» » Sports » Hall of Fame inductees announced, ceremony April 17

Hall of Fame inductees announced, ceremony April 17

City College athletes and coaches honored

Chris Fiala | Sports Editor
fialac@imail.losrios.edu

City College has a lasting tradition of excelling in athletics. That traditioncontinued last week when City College announced the 2009 athletics Hall of Fame honorees:

Carol James – 1965-1967 – basketball,

field hockey, softball

Jeff Kubiak – 1985 – swimming

Jose Reyes – 1983-84 – wrestling

Shawna Smith Virga – 1982-1983 – softball

Alex Van Dyke – 1991-1993 – football,

track

Pete Vartanian – 1951-1952 – baseball,

football

Beth Hightower – administrator – inducted posthumously

1941-1942 track team inducted posthumously

These athletes and administrators join a respected group of City College

alumni, which includes Larry Bowa, current third-base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers and two-time Super Bowl starter, tight end Robert Awalt.

A ceremony will take place at the Dante Club on April 17 at 6 p.m.

For more information contact Maggie

McLaughlin-Jordan at (916) 558-2420.