In leading up to the official start of the 2019-20 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley, which starts on Aug. 27 with the IVC men's soccer team hosting Rio Hondo and the Laser women's soccer team playing at San Diego Mesa, the Irvine Valley athletic department will count down the top 10 sports stories from the 2018-19 school year.
Honorable mention on the list is the impressive number of Irvine Valley student-athletes that signed to continue their athletic and academic careers at four-year universities and colleges. The baseball team led the way with nine players signing with four-year colleges. Four players from both the men's and women's soccer teams each moved on and the women's basketball and women's volleyball teams each had two players sign to continue their athletic and academic careers.
The full list of Irvine Valley student-athletes and where they are headed is below.
Baseball
Trent Whitaker – Dixie State
Justin Dunham – Dixie State
Paul Colignon – Oklahoma Baptist
Anthony Castillo – Vanguard University
David Rojas – Georgetown College
Keenan Cisneros – Georgetown College
Spencer Weston – Western Oregon
Ryan Santa Cruz – Western Oregon
Chad Burchit – Chico State
Women's basketball
Megan Herrera – Ottawa University
Ryane Bradbury – Simpson University
Men's basketball
Geoff Salas – Southwestern College
Men's soccer
Michael Davis – Westcliff University
Sergio Montes – Westcliff University
Daniel Segal – Westcliff University
Eder Olivas – UC Irvine
Women's soccer
Savanna Hayes – Wisconsin-Green Bay
Cassandra Fuentes – Missouri Valley College
Heaven Hernandez – Missouri Valley College
Emily Rodriguez – Missouri Valley College
Women's tennis
Halla Alajeely – UC Irvine
Women's volleyball (and beach)
Renata Bath – UC Riverside
Alyssa Vortouni – Grand Canyon University
Men's volleyball
Grant Marocchi – Long Beach State
