Saddleback College inducted 78 new members into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 29th, during halftime of its Homecoming football game against Santa Ana College.
Dr. Tod Burnett, president of Saddleback College, stated, “Congratulations to our Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, who have made all of us proud for their impressive accomplishments, both in their performance in their sport and in the classroom. It was a pleasure to see them back on campus for this Saddleback College tradition.”
”This is always a great opportunity for us to recognize our former student-athletes who excelled at Saddleback. It was paired with our Homecoming event to make this a fun event for everyone and I think those alumni we inducted really have grown to appreciate what we do here at Saddleback. The foundation we set helps them be successful down the road,” said athletic director Tony Lipold.
Saddleback only holds this Hall of Fame ceremony every four years and selected this year’s induction class from those student-athletes who participated during the 2004-2008 school years. Eighteen of the college’s 19 teams were represented, including 12 former football players, 11 former baseball players, and 12 former golfers. Hall of Fame inductees are selected by the coaches and athletic director and must have been named o the all-conference team in their sport at least once.
The induction class of 78 brings the total number of Athletic Hall of Fame members up to 655 since the Hall of Fame was established in 1982. The names of these new members will be added to the college’s Athletic Hall of Fame wall in the lobby of the Kinesiology and Athletics Department.
Inductee Sport__
Armando Carrasco Baseball
Pat Ferguson Baseball
Dan Goldberg Baseball
Ben Lasater Baseball
Scotty McKnight Baseball
Colin Rooney Baseball
Sean Rooney Baseball
Robby Ross Baseball
Shevis Shima Baseball
Jon Townsend Baseball
Kyle Walton Baseball
Gerard Anderson Men’s Basketball
Tremaine Ford-Townsend Men’s Basketball
TJ Lipold Men’s Basketball
Dominique Ricks Men’s Basketball
DJ Smedley Men’s Basketball
Perry Webster Men’s Basketball
Carly Andrews Women’s Basketball
Rekeshia Jones Women’s Basketball
Cassie Klockgether Women’s Basketball
Kyle Hughes Men’s Cross Country
Jess Beets Football
Colt Brennan Football
Zach Clarke Football
PT Gates Football
Ian Hammond Football
Andrew Larson Football
Quincy Lever Football
Derik Martinez Football
Rasheed Prescott Football
Jerard Rabb Football
Rico Russo Football
Cheyne Verhagen Football
Kris Assawapimonporn Men’s Golf
Mike Bench Men’s Golf
Robbie Berton Men’s Golf
Tim Joerin Men’s Golf
David Kendall Men’s Golf
Kevin Kim Men’s Golf
David Lyons Men’s Golf
Gavin Reid Men’s Golf
Linda Baad Women’s Golf
Sami Freitas Women’s Golf
Connie Gonzalez Women’s Golf
Camille Guyton Women’s Golf
Leila Brewster Soccer
Danielle D’Amico Soccer
Kylie Duszynski Soccer
Annie Lacko Soccer
Katie Povey Soccer
Torri Catalano Softball
Brooke Elkins Softball
Traci Everett Softball
Emily Hillis Softball
Jenn Von Pohlmann Softball