VC Athletics 13th in California in NATYCAA Cup

The Ventura College Athletic Department claimed its 14th Top-13 finish in 19 years, placing 13th in California in the 2023-24 all-sports National Association of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Cup standings. Pirate Athletics totaled 106 points overall, besting its 105.5 points earned in 2022-23 that placed 12th. Ventura was also 17th for the second straight year in the Daktronics Cup Standings with two-years schools from California, Oregon and Washington.

Mt. San Antonio topped the table for California community colleges with 183.5 points, followed by Riverside (162) and Orange Coast (146.5). Other schools in the Top-10 included Sierra (133.5), San Diego Mesa (130.5), Long Beach (129.5), Fresno (127.5), Modesto (124.5), American River (121.5), West Valley (119.5), El Camino (118.0) and San Joaquin Delta (114.5).  VC was the top Western State Conference school in the NATYCAA standings followed by Santa Barbara (97, 14th), Bakersfield (96, 15th) and Glendale (78, 19th). In total, 85 of California' 112 community college athletic programs earned points toward the Cup.

Ventura completed another banner year in athletics in 2023-24 with 14 of 19 sports with teams or individuals in the post-season. Men's Tennis led the way claiming the program's third 3C2A State Championship in April with a thrilling victory over American River at the VC Tennis Center, earning 20 points. The Pirate football team's march to the SCFA Championship Game earned 17.5 points while Beach Volleyball and Volleyball earned 15.5 and 14.5 points, respectively, with their state tournament appearances. Women's Water Polo, Women's Basketball and Men's Golf each recorded 7.5 points for their post-season successes and Women's Cross Country contributed six points to the VC total. Men's Swimming and Diving (3 points) and Men's Cross Country (1 point) rounded out the Pirates NATYCCA Cup earnings.

Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Track and Field and Women's Swimming and Diving also made post-season appearances for Ventura in 2023-24. 

Colleges are awarded points based on their teams' final positions in post-conference competition with state championships worth the most points (20). 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 history of the NATYCAA Cup is available on the 3C2A website, http://cccaasports.org/NATYCAA/index. This year's complete 3C2A standings are also available through the 3C2A Press Release.

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 3C2A in conjunction with the California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA).

Ventura College History in the NATYCAA Cup Standings