9/26/23

A HUGE GROUP OF INDUCTEES WAS ADDED TO THE YAVAPAI COLLEGE SPORTS HALL OF FAME OVER THE WEEKEND. INCLUDED AMONG THEM WERE TWO TEAMS. ONE IS THE 1997 MEN’S SOCCER TEAM. THEY WENT 23-0-1 ON THE SEASON EN ROUTE TO THEIR THIRD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN PROGRAM HISTORY. THE OTHER TEAM IS THE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SQUAD FROM 1982-1983. THEY WENT 25-5 AND WON THE REGION CHAMPIONSHIP. 

THREE FORMER YC ATHLETES ARE ALSO NEW HALL OF FAMERS. KEVIN JEFFREY WAS ON THAT 1997 YAVAPAI MEN’S SOCCER TEAM THAT WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WAS THE NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. JENNA RODRIGUEZ WAS ON THE 2009 YAVAPAI COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM THAT WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN. HALEY SHACKELFORD PLAYED VOLLEYBALL FROM 2009 TO 2010 AND WAS AN ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTION. 

FINALLY, THERE’S JIMMY MCKASKLE, A TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION AS AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE BASEBALL TEAM.

****PHOTO OF NEW YAVAPAI COLLEGE HALL OF FAMER JENNA RODRIGUEZ, WHO TRANSFERRED TO HAWAII AFTER PLAYING AT YC.