The Irvine Valley athletics program had another solid finish in the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletics Administrators (NATYCAA) standings.
The Lasers finished in 21st place out of the 110 schools in the California Community College Athletic Association with 78 points.
IVC was competitive with the top schools in the state, most that include football and more than the 10 sports the Lasers offered this past 2021-22 school year.
Irvine Valley finished second among non-football schools in the state.
Irvine Valley also placed 26th in the 2021-22 Daktroniks Cup State Associations Division with 78 points. That list included all two-year colleges on the West Coast.
A college is awarded points based on its team's final positions in post-conference competition. Each college's top-five men's and top-five women's team results count toward the school's overall point total. Complete standings, scoring criteria, and more information about the NATYCAA Cup pleaase visit the CCCAA website
NATYCAA is the professional organization of two-year college athletic administrators and membership is open to all two-year institutions throughout the country. The NATYCAA Awards were designed to recognize and reward overall program excellence at the two-year college level. The criterion for the State Association's division was developed by the CCCAA in conjunction with the California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA).
Irvine Valley had teams shine all year, but especially in the spring season and its women's sports put the college among the best in the state.
During the winter season, Irvine Valley's women's basketball team won another Orange Empire Conference title and finished tied for third in the state, garnering 14.5 points.
And then during the spring season, IVC had its men's volleyball team make the state tournament, its women's badminton team place as the runner-up in state, its men's tennis team finished tied for fifth in the state and the women's beach volleyball team wrapped up the year with a CCCAA State Championship.
The men's volleyball team scored 10.0 points by making the state semifinals, the men's tennis team scored 14.5 points for reaching the regional semifinals, the women's badminton squad claimed 16.0 points as the state runner-up and the women's beach volleyball team came through with 20.0 points in its title win for the Lasers.
Mt. San Antonio was first with 180 points, Riverside came in second with 153 points and Sierra was third with 146 points.
IVC athletics also placed 26th in the NATYCAA Cup Results for the State Associations Division with 96 points. That list was for all community colleges on the West Coast.
Now in its 34th year, NATYCAA is the professional organization of two year college athletics administrators and membership is open to all two year institutions from throughout the country. NATYCAA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 57th year.
