2022 Ventura College Men's & Women's Cross Country News
Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2022-23, achieving an overall 3.29 grade point average in the fall and following that up with a 3.19 overall GPA in the spring semester. A total of 108 Pirates achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher, earning mention on the Dean's List in the fall 2022 term while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 53 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In spring 2023, 110 VC student athletes were named on the Dean's List with 45 posting perfect GPA's.
The VC men's and women's cross country teams completed their 2022 seasons at the CCCAA State Championships in Fresno on Saturday. The Pirate men finished 12th in the 21-team field while the women came in 16th. Sofia Godina paced the women in 18th place overall while Joshua Weinerth was the top finished for the men in 42nd.
The Pirates' men's and women's cross country teams both qualified for the CCCAA State Championships with their performances Friday in the Southern California Regionals in Bakersfield. The VC men came in eighth of 28 competing teams, easily making the cut while the women came in under the wire in 14th place of the 18 competing squads. Sophia Godina led the women with a 6th-place finish individually while Adrian Valdez finished 10th in the men's race.
The Pirates' men's and women's cross country teams both qualified fo rthe Southern California regionals Friday with strong showings at the Western State Conference Championships in Moorpark Friday. The VC men placed fourth of 11 scoring teams while the women came in sixth of the eight teams in the meet. Joshua Weinerth, Adrian Valdez and Erick Tienda paced the men in seventh, 10th and 11th place, respectively while Sophia Godina came in fourth for the Ventura women to lead the crew.
The VC men's and women's cross country teams had another strong performance at the Western State Conference preview Friday at Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills. In the meet hosted by LA Mission College, the Pirate men were fourth of the 10 competing teams led by Adrian Valdez, Ramiro Mateos and Erick Tienda all in the Top-17. Meanwhile Sophia Godina finished third in the women's race to lead Ventura.
The VC men's and women's cross country teams ran at the Southern California Preview meet Friday in Bakersfield. The Pirate men finished eight of the 25 participating teams led by Adrian Valdez who finished11th of the 247 runners. The Ventura women had four competitors, led by Sophia Godina who crossed the finish line fourth of the 138 runners, and she was also the top-performing freshman in the field.
The Pirates' men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2022 seasons at the Seawolf Invitational Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno, the site of November's CCCAA State Championships. In the meet hosted by Sonoma State against primarily four-year competition, the Pirate women were led by freshman Sofia Godia while Adrian Valdez paced the men.
The VC Athletic Department's fall seasons jump into full swing Labor Day weekend with six of the seven sports in action with the seventh opening it's season less than a week later. With the start of the new seasons, VC Athletics is excited to announce our promotional schedule for Fall 2022, beginning with a pizza party/tailgate party on Saturday Sept. 3 in partnership with the Associated Students of Ventura College.
After a banner year for Ventura College athletics in 2021-22, the Pirates are back in action to start the 2022-23 academic year. The season starts on Friday Aug. 26 with VC volleyball hosting its annual Kick-Off Tri with matches against Copper Mountain at 12:00 noon and versus Imperial Valley at 5:00 pm in the Athletic Event Center. The Pirate soccer team also kicks off Friday hosting College of the Canyons at 5:00 pm at the VC Sportsplex. Tickets for both teams' home contests are available online at https://ventura.vbotickets.com/events and can be bought and printed at home. Additionally, fans can scan a QR code at the door and purchase tickets on their smart device.