1982-83 Women's Basketball Team
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- One of just two region championship teams in program history
- Advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament after defeating Central Arizona (the six-time reigning champs)
- 25-5 overall record
- Perfect 11-0 record at home
- Three All-Conference and All-Region Players
- Dave Brown named Conference and Region Coach of the Year
- Roster:
- Head Coach: Dave Brown
Assistant Coach: Sam Ballard
Jeannie Abele
Tami Brewster Bendal
Pam Cizan
Veronica Dickenson
Darla Foutz
Tania Sheldahl
Nadene Handley
Julie Hanks
Shannon Peterson
Mindy (Sherred) Martinez
Diane Sterkowitz
Charlene Church
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Tania Sheldahl, Women's Basketball, Associate Vice President - Student Affairs, Dean of Students (1982-Present)
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- Member of the 1982-83 Region Championship Women's Basketball Team
- Current Associate Vice President - Student Affairs and Dean of Students at YC
- Has dedicated 30-plus years to the betterment of student experiences at Yavapai College
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1997 Men's Soccer Team
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- First Roughrider team to capture National Championship with unbeaten record
- Outscored their competition in the playoffs by a combined score of 12-0
- 17 shutouts and only 10 goals allowed all season
- Outscored their opponents 110-10
- 23-0-1 Overall Record
- Conference, Region, District and National Champions
- Roster:
- Head Coach: Mike Pantalione
Assistant Coach: Hugh Bell
Trainer: Scott Farnsworth
Matt Kirkpatrick
Kevin Jeffrey
Kelvin Jack
Hakim Bakhti
Kim Briels
Thomas Munck
Daniel Roe
Cody Okuda
Junior Becerra
Ty Engram
Ryan Lockhart
Marc Dudley
Dan Lundgren
Andy Hutchison
Alan Watson
Travis Sterling
Ty Hibbert
Jason Martin
Arturo Romo
Nathan Barton
Alberto Mancera
Ramon Garcia
Santiago Aceves
Alex Zametkin
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Kevin Jeffrey, Men's Soccer (1996-97)
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- 1997 National Champion
- 38 career goals scored (sixth in program history), 23 assists (10th in program history) and 99 points (seventh in program history)
- 1996 & 1997 NJCAA All-Tournament Team
- Led the 1997 Championship team in goals (31), assists (15) and points (77)
- 1997: All-Conference, All-Region, NSCAA All-America, NJCAA All-America, ACCAC Player of the Year, NSCAA JUCO Player of the Year, Team Captain, Team MVP, Team Most Inspirational Player
- NJCAA Hall of Fame member
- Scored six postseason goals, including one in the National Championship game
- Went on to an illustrious career at VCU and as a professional
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Jim McKaskle, Baseball Coach, English Department (1972-77)
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- Coached baseball at YC from 1972-77, including the 1975 and 1977 National Championship Teams
- Team won over 200+ games under McKaskle and Head Coach Gary Ward
- Led the recruiting efforts for the Roughriders, focused in Tucson
- While coaching, McKaskle was also an English instructor at YC and rose all the way up to Department Chair before departing
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Haley Shackelford-Neufeld, Volleyball (2009-10)
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- 2010 Second-Team NJCAA All-American
- First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Region in 2009 and 2010
- 2009: NJCAA POTW and 2X ACCAC Player of the Week
- 2010: ACCAC POTW
- Helped lead the Roughriders to a 51-27 overall record while at YC
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Jenna Rodriguez-DiPrima, Softball (2008-09)
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- 2009 National Champion
- 2008 & 2009: First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Region
- 2008: NFCA Second-Team All-American
- 2009: NJCAA & NFCA First-Team All-American
- Tossed a one-run CG in the National Championship game in 2009
- Top-ten at YC in the following statistical categories: hits, homers and RBIs as a hitter and wins, innings pitched, ERA, strikeouts and shutouts as a pitcher
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