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Hall of Fame

THE HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE

The committee is comprised of a diverse group of volunteers who represent the generations of College Park athletics from the schools inception in 1960 to the present. Collectively they comprise an institutional memory of over 6 decades of athletes and athletic endeavors. They are made up of former College Park athletes, teachers, and athletic directors. They meet several times per year to consider various candidates proposed by the committee as well as other interested individuals. The committee is chaired by Steve Christie, and comprised of: Al Hurtado, Bill Kepler, Steve Gee, Dane Lance, Jim Keck, Joe Battle and Jerry Pollard, the Founder and Director of the Falcon Foundation. 

SELECTION CRITERIA

The following criteria is considered for inclusion into the College Park Hall of Fame.

ATHLETE

  • Must have attended College Park High School
  • Must be out of high school a minimum of 5 years prior to induction.
  • Must have demonstrated leadership and good citizenship.
  • Must have been an outstanding athlete competing at a high level of achievement.
  • Must have earned exemplary honors in their sport(s) such as All-American, All-State, All Conference, MVP or Captain, etc.

COACH

  • Must have coached at College Park for a minimum of 5 years.* 
  • * An exception may be made for a coach who is a product of College Park and has distinguished himself/herself in the coaching profession elsewhere.
  •  Must have dedicated himself/herself to the development of the complete athlete, to include leadership, citizenship and sportsmanship, in addition to athletic ability.
  • Teams must have competed successfully at the highest level possible.

TEAM

  • Must have attained excellence on league, section or state/international level.
  •  Must have compiled an outstanding winning record or have achieved other equally outstanding accomplishments. 
  • Teams are to be selected based on their achievements during a single season or over an extended period of time.
  • Consideration for this award must include the level of integrity, sportsmanship, and character exhibited by the nominated team.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

While the recipients of this award may have been
athletes or coaches at one time, the award is
intended to recognize the recipient’s other
contributions to the College Park sports experience.

  • Must have promoted, sustained, or added significantly to the experience of College Park athletes and the local sports scene.
  • Must have given unselfishly of their time and resources for the betterment of College Park athletics.
  • Must have demonstrated exemplary leadership and/or citizenship characteristics. 

PLEASANT HILL SPORTS HISTORY RECOGNITION

  • Must have enriched the Pleasant Hill sports scene through actions, records, character, history, lore, etc. To include Pleasant Hill High School Athletes to be recognized as Hall of Fame recipients and so honored by a place and time to be announced

CPHS Hall of Fame Nominating Committee

Jim Keck-Class of 1989 Student, Athlete, Teacher, Coach
Jerry Pollard - Class of 1963 - Student, Athlete, Teacher & Coach
Al Hurtado - Teacher, Coach, Athletic Director
Steve Gee - Class of 1970 - Student, Athlete
Dane Lance - Class of 1976 Student, Athlete
Bill Kepler - Class of 1976 Student, Athlete & Coach
Steve Christie-Class of 1996 Student, Coach

 

Hall of Fame Induction

In 2007, the Falcon Foundation hosted their first CPHS Hall of Fame Induction Dinner. The inaugural dinner honored athletes in the first decade of CPHS Athletics, the 1960's, and recognized outstanding athletic performance in all sports, both male and female and their dedication to upholding the high standards of College Park High School....Courage, Pride, Honor and Sacrifice. These words were true in 1960 and remain true to this day.  A banner/plaque will proudly be displayed in the gym to honor their accomplishments.

  • 2017 HOF INDUCTEES
  • 2011 HOF INDUCTEES
  • 2X OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MELISSA SEIDEMANN

CLASS OF 2017

  • Dan Peters (1983) Baseball
  • Kelly Leavy (1996) Basketball, Volleyball, Softball
  • Michelle Flood (1996) Basketball, Volleyball, Track
  • Coach George Robinson (1970-1998) Baseball, Football
  • Olive Barnes (1962-2000) Teacher, Coach, Athletic Director
  • Darlene Bjork (1964-2004) Teacher, Coach, Athletic Director
  • 1966 Wrestling Team-NORCAL Champions

CLASS OF 2015

  • Dave Whipple (1971)
  • Mick Sytkowski (1962)
  • Carl June (1971)
  • Norm White (1971)
  • Steve Nesheim (1977) Coached 15 years cross country and track leading the Falcons to 10 league championships
  • Coach Chuck Woolridge (1989) Coached College Park to 2X-State Championship Coach in Cross Country and 16 NCS Championships in Cross Country and Track (has since won two more State Titles as the head coach at Campolindo and numerous NCS titles)
  • Oscar Rodriguez "Voice of College Park"
  • Audra Kepler (2009) golf and softball
  • 1994 Baseball Team-MBAL Champsions, NCS Runner-Ups

Class of 2014

  • Cory Salmon-Wrestling Coach (1983-1996) 72-12 League Dual Meet Record, 5 League Championships, 6 top 5 NCS team finishes, 2 top 10 CIF State Finishes 
  • Mike Healy (2005) Football, DFAL MVP, All-Metro, 1st Team All West UC Davis
  • Cori Alexander (2003) Soccer/Softball-Captain NCS Softball Championship Team,  NCAA All-American Portland and National Championship MVP in soccer, first round pick WPSL, current coaching soccer at CAL Berkeley 
  • Melissa Seidemann (1994) Water Polo DFAL Champion Captain, 2X All-American Stanford, 3X Olympic Gold Medalist
  • 1993 & 1994 Wrestling Team 4th CIF State (94) and 8th CIF State (95)
  • Rose and Anna Lujan
  • Kevin Mullaney

CLASS OF 2013

  • Dustin Torrez (1994)
  • Mike Huff (1978) Coach-Athlete
  • Casey Torrez (1994)
  • Dan Stoll (1991)
  • Alison Suto (1988)
  • 1968-1970 Gymnastics Team League Champions

CLASS OF 2012

  • Cal Percy (1964)
  • Lindsay Allen (2004)
  • Bill Kepler (1978) Coach-Athlete
  • Bobby Glover (1994)
  • Dawn Block-Contributer
  • Jim Percy (1972)
  • 2003-2004 Cross Country-Back to Back State Champions

CLASS OF 2011

  • Karen Semenza (1988) Basketball, Track
  • Sally Sutton (1963)
  • Coach Ed Sias-Cross Country and Track 1961-1993 
  • Casey Strand (1993) Wrestling, 2X State Champion, HS National Record Holder, 2X NCAA All-American ASU
  • 1993 Football Team-MBAL Champions

CLASS OF 2010

  • Kevin O'Brien (1970)
  • Ron Havniear (1966)
  • Ted Gilje (1968)
  • Jerry Pollard (1963) Founder of Falcon Foundation and HOF
  • Coach Johnny Owings (1960-2000) Wrestling, Football, Softball
  • Lisa Lipencott (1980)
  • Gary Buckmann (1970)
  • Mike Holland (1966)
  • 1975, 1975, 1976 Wrestling Teams (Undefeated 3X DVAL Champions)

CLASS OF 2009

  • Kevin Searles (1976)
  • Brett Cargill (1973)
  • Art Doria (1968)
  • Al Hurtado-(1965-2002) Teacher, Football/Basketball Coach, Athletic Director, Vice-Principal
  • Coach Bob Pardi (1965-2002)
  • Stuart Reuter (1977)
  • Shannon Eggbert (1988) Basketball, Volleyball, BYU All-American in Volleyball
  • Bill Trask (1964)
  • 1976 Football Team-DVAL Champions

CLASS OF 2008

  • Terry Henson (1964)
  • Don Pederson (1973)
  • Doug True (1976)
  • Mark Lance (1972)
  • Coach Jim Gault (1966-1970) Gymnastics
  • Bill Barnwell (1969) Wrestling, Gynastics
  • Dance Lance (1977) Football, Wrestling, Track
  • Coach Tedd Abbott (1960-1975) Baseball, Football
  • 1976 Boys Basketball Team

CLASS OF 2007

  • Bob Roberts (1964)
  • Fred Boeger (1964)
  • Roger Mower (1964)
  • Jerry Cook (1964)
  • Loran Speck (1962)
  • Coach RV Johnson-(1960-1995) Football, Golf
  • Tim Ryhyan (1962) Student, Teacher, Coach-Wrestling/Football-wrestler on 1962 DVAL Championship team and Coached 3X DVAL Wrestling Champs 1974,1975,1976
  • 1962 Boys Golf DVAL Champions (1st League CP League Championship)

We are looking to add more Hall of Fame Nominees to our list.  If you know of an athlete, coach, individual or team that deserves to be in the Hall of Fame please email Steve Christie, Jerry Pollard or Jim Keck with your nomination and any qualifying information.

Jerry Pollard

HOF Founder

Jim Keck

Athletic Director

Steve Christie

HOF President