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Jun. 17, 2026General
The Ventura College Athletic Department capped its celebration of 100 years of competition with another top finish in the 2025-26 all-sports National Association of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Ron Case Cup standings. Pirate Athletics placed 23rd among California community college athletic departments. It is the 19th Top-25 finish for VC in the 27-year history of the award.
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May. 09, 2026Track & Field
VC's Brianna Richards qualified for the 3C2A State Championships Saturday in the regional finals of the 1500m run at Bakersfield. Meanwhile, the Pirate men's 4x100m relay team of Makaio Thompson, Max Daniel, Ja'Varien Salter and Jeremiah Penny just missed an automatic qualification for the final meet of the year, settling for an alternate position.
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May. 02, 2026Track & Field
VC's Brianna Richards ran an easy sixth place in the 1500m run, and Ja'Varien Salter had a solid race in the 200m dashin Saturday's 3C2A Southern California Regional Prelims in Bakersfield, both moving to next week's regional finals. The men's 4x100m elay team of Makaio Thompson, Max Daniel, Salter and Jeremiah Penny also qualified for the regional finals in competition Saturday.
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Apr. 24, 2026Track & Field
The VC men's and women's track and field teams qualified a number of athletes for the 3C2A Southern California Preliminaries at the Western State Conference Championships Friday at Moorpark. Brianna Richards was the top qualifier for the Pirate women finishing second in the 800m run while the men's 4x400m relay team of Ty Brown, Luke Carnaghe, Jeremiah Penny and Ja'Varien Salter also ran second. The VC men were sixth place overall in the conference standings while he women finished eighth.
Apr. 24, 2026
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Women's Track & Field - Week of May 4-10
Ventura College women's track and field standout Brianna Richards is the final VC Pirate Student Athlete of the Week for the 2025-26 academic year. The first-year Pirate from Oxnard High School Richards ran a personal best of 4:45.08 in the 1500m at the Southern California Regional Finals Saturday to claim the fifth and final automatic qualifying position for next week's 3C2A State Championships at Mt. San Antonio. She finished less than four seconds off the winning pace in a race in which the top six finishers were separated by 3.93 seconds.
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Men's Track & Field - Week of Apr. 27-May 3
The VC men's track and field team competed at the Southern California Regional Preliminaries on Saturday and sprinter Ja'Varien Salter had an outstanding day. The sophomore from Ocala, Fla. qualified for the regional finals in the 200m with a time of 21.49, a mere .07 seconds ahead of the cut line. He then helped the Pirates' 4x100m relay team, including teammates Makaio Thompson, Max Daniel and Jeremiah Penny, run a 42.28 to move to the finals in an event where 1.5 seconds separating first place from 13th.
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Men's Tennis - Week of Apr. 20-26
The VC men's tennis season came to an end last week at the 3C2A State Championships hosted at The Ojai Tournament. The Pirates were well represented as freshmen Caua Coimbra and Abladj Mondroha sliced through the draw, advancing to the doubles final on Sunday. Coimbra, who came to VC from Araras, SP, Brazil, and Mayotte, France product Mondroha raced through the first three rounds of the tournament, dropping just five games in six sets. In the quarterfinals, the duo again won in straight sets before prevailing in the semifinals in a super tiebreaker, becoming the second Pirate pair to advance to the Ojai doubles finals in the past 10 years.
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Women's Swimming - Week of Apr. 13-19
The VC women's and men's swimming and diving teams had a great weekend at the Western State Conference Championships with a number of record-setting performances. One record setter was first-year Pirate Faith Marshall. The Royal High School product from Simi Valley set two school and meet records in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke races. She swam a 1:04.83 in the 100, breaking a 28-year-old mark set by Lori Turner in 1998 before touching in 2:24.34 in the 200 breaking her own program standard. Marshall won gold in both events and was also a member of two silver medal and two bronze medal relay teams.
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Beach Volleyball - Week of Apr. 6-12
The VC beach volleyball team has completed another strong regular season with an overall record of 15-5. Leading the way for the Pirates have been their No. 1 duo of Shai Daniels and Viola Barrios. The pair, both sophomores, have posted a 17-3 record on the season and a 10-2 mark in Western State Conference play. The team, both products of Buena High School, are preparing for the WSC Pairs Championships this week at Santa Barbara's East Beach and also anticipate leading VC into the 3C2A Southern California Regional Playoffs on Tuesday Apr. 28.
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Men's Tennis - Week of Mar. 30-Apr. 5
VC men's tennis standout Victor Peyrebonne had an outstanding Western State Conference Tournament. The first-year Pirate from Saint-Pierre, La Reunion, France was the only member of the team to qualify for the 3C2A State Championships in both singles and doubles. In singles he qualified for one of the conference's 12 state spots by winning three matches to advance to the quarterfinal round before falling. In doubles play with partner Shingo Ono, the pair lost in the round of 16 before working through the backdraw, defeating teammates Yanis Guerrout and Ariitea Cotti-Helme to move to the state championships at The Ojai Tournament later this month.
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Men's Golf - Week of Mar. 23-29
The Ventura College golf team is again in the thick of the Western State Conference race, this season behind the leadership of Freddie Carcamo. The freshman from Calabasas High School has led the Pirates all season and averaged a 4-over 76.1 on the season. In the March 23 Western State Conference event at River Ridge Golf Course in Oxnard, Freddie posted his fourth Top-10 placing in five WSC meets with an even-par 72 to lead VC to a runner-up finish.
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Women's Swimming & Diving - Week of Mar. 16-22
VC sophomore Olivia Badaracco picked up where she left off a year ago and continues to be a dominant force for the Pirates' women's swim team. The Lake Havasu City High School product won two more races over the weekend at the Bob Miyashiro Invitational in Santa Rosa. She smashed the competition in the backstroke events, claimed gold in the 100-yard back by over two seconds before winning the 200-yard back by a whopping six seconds. Additionally, Olivia swam very fast splits in the Pirates' relay races, helping VC to a bronze in the 200-yard medley relay and a fourth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
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Men's Swimming & Diving - Week of Mar. 9-15
The VC men's swimming and diving team had a great day Saturday in the Western State Conference No. 2 meet at Los Angeles Valley, placing a strong second place as a team among nine competing teams. Leading the way was sophomore Jaiden Monroe. The Ventura El Camino High School product touched in 51.41 to win the 100-yard butterfly and swam a 52.28 to claim the 100-yard backstroke races. He also finished second in the 200-yard backstroke. In the final race of the day, Monroe anchored the quartet that also included Jacob Otsuki, Parker Steen and Shea as they swam a 3:21.02 to win the 400-yard freestyle relay.
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Pirate Softball - Week of Mar. 2-8
After a difficult, injury-riddled start to the 2026 season, the VC softball team had its best week with a 6-6, 13-inning effort at No. 13 Long Beach that was suspended by darkness, a run-rule victory at Santa Monica to open Western State Conference play, and a big home doubleheader sweep over San Bernardino Valley. Leading the way at the plate has been redshirt freshman Samantha Soto. In the final three games of the week, the Camarillo High School product reached base on nine of 11 at bats with six hits and three walks. She scored six runs and had a pair of RBI in the three Pirate victories.
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