Racism, Diversity and the Student AthleteVentura College alumni participated in a panel on Racism, Diversity and the Student Athlete to discuss racism and diversity and how their experiences as student-athletes can help bing change. The 10 person panel featured former student athletes from the 80's, 90's and 2000's.
Panel members:
Cedric Ceballos-1988 VC Men's Basketball Alum and current Vice President for the Dallas Mavericks after his 14 year NBA career
Ron Jenkins- Current mentor and player development coach for Ventura College Football. He's been a State Department of Corrections Officer for over 25 years after playing football at East Los Angeles College and Fresno State University
Joey Ramirez- 1994 VC Men's Basketball Alum and current Ventura College Men's Basketball Head Coach
James Ennis- 2011 VC Men's Basketball Alum and current Orlando Magic players
Daisy Cardona- 2013 VC Women's Soccer Alum, 2012 JC/CC Women's Soccer National Player of Year and former University of Oklahoma soccer student athlete
Justin Friedman-2017 VC Baseball Alum and former Chicago White Sox minor leaguer
Kierra Joyner- 2017 VC Women's Indoor and Beach Volleyball Alum and a student at Historically Black University, Langston State
Jessie Lemonier- 2017 VC Football Alum, Liberty University football player and current San Diego Charger
Paris Dosch- 2017 VC Women's Indoor and Beach Volleyball Alum and Cal Lutheran University student-athlete and graduate
5 Questions With Mason TeronMason is a redshirt sophomore on our Men's Golf Team. As a freshmen in 2019 he was an All WSC selection and narrowly missed qualifying for the State Tournament. This past season, he was leading the charge for the Pirates until COVID 19 ended their season.
5 Questions with Raphaella Rosales and Vanessa IhrkeRaphaella and Vanessa are the #1 duo on the VC Beach Volleyball team, a 2019 State Tournament participant (seeded #6) in Beach Volleyball, finished in 3rd in the WSC in 2019, and this season were ranked in the top 3 in So Cal. Both also played on the indoor team and as freshmen in 2018 helped the Pirates win the WSC North and make a run to the So Cal Regional Finals
5 Questions With Omar GastelumOmar Gastelum is a former Ventura College baseball student-athlete who will be attending UC Santa Barbara on a baseball scholarship next fall. He only spent 1 year at Ventura College before earning the scholarship.
5 Questions With Jarell KnightJarell Knight is a Ventura College Football student-athlete who just recently signed with Bethune-Cookman University. This past year he helped VC win a share of the Northern Conference title, led the conference in tackles for loss, was a 2nd Team All Conference player and was named VC Lineman of the Year.
5 Questions with Talia TaufaasauTalia is a 2X All WSC North 1st team player, 2X CCCWBCA All State selection and recently signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her athletic and academic career at Cal State Northridge.
5 Questions with Madison KastMadison Kast was an All WSC North selection in 2019-2020 and recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play and attend West Texas A&M
5 Questions With Raylynn LipskyRaylenn Lipsky is a 2x All WSC Women's Water Polo player and VC Swim team member. She will be transferring in the fall to UCSB and hopefully walk on their Women's Water Polo team.
5 Questions with Daniel MoragaDaniel Moraga is a Ventura College football student-athlete who recently signed to the University of Pittsburgh. Daniel is a transfer from Fresno State University and is currently ranked as the 12th best JUCO tight end by 247 Sports.
5 Questions with Tim TurnerTim is a 2 year Men's Basketball starter. 2019-2020 WSC North MVP and CCCMBCA All State selection. Recently signed with Angelo State University
5 Questions with...Tone PattonEpisode 2 of 5 Questions With...
Tone Patton of VC Men's Basketball answers the 5 questions. Tone is a 2x All WSC player and the 2019-2020 WSC North Defensive Player of the Year. He signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Cal State East Bay.
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2020 Women's Soccer Alumna
Transfer to UCLA
Madison Kast #25; 6'2" Forward; Ventura College Class of 2020Madison Kast #25; 6'2" Forward; Ventura College Class of 2020
2020 1st Team All-Conference
Led VC to State Sweet 16 in 2020
2020 Stats: 12.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.1 BlkPG, 46% FG, 71% FT, 28% 3FG
Played 2017-18 at Westmont College
Redshirted at montana State, 2016-17
Redwood High School Class of 2016 (Visalia, CA)
19 PPG, 15 RPG as a senior
First team All-State, West Yosemite League MVP
Tulare County Player of the Year
Ventura College
Head Coach Ned Mircetic, nmircetic@vcccd.edu
Asst Coach Robin Hester, rhester@vcccd.edu
Complete game video available on Synergy
Talia Taufaasau #2; 5'7" Point Guard; Ventura College Class of 2020Talia Tuafaasau, #2
5'7" Point Guard from Ventura College (CA) Class of 2020
1st Team All-Conference, 2nd Team All-State 2020
1st Team All-Conference, 3rd Team All-State in 2019
Led VC to State Elite Eight in 2019
Over 900 points with 200+ assists at VC
Canyon High School Class of 2018 (Canyon Country, CA)
1st Team All-League 3x
Named All-Area 2x
Led Canyon HS to CIF-SS Finals 2x
Ventura College
Head Coach Ned Mircetic, nmircetic@vcccd.edu
Asst Coach Robin Hester, rhester@vcccd.edu
Complete game video available on Synergy
Ventura College women's volleyball snaps 17-match losing streak to rival Moorpark CollegeParis Dosch and Armonee Hunter had 15 kills apiece, Tori Hiott and Brittney Muklar had 10 kills apiece, Jaimelene Salgado had 45 assists and Cassandra Lacanilao had 20 digs as the No. 13-ranked Ventura College women's volleyball team came from behind to beat rival Moorpark College in four games to snap its 17-game losing streak in the rivalry on Nov. 11, 2015 at Raider Pavilion JOE CURLEY/STAR STAFF
