Melody Axtell Named Women's XC Head Coach

The Ventura College Athletic Department has announced that Melody Axtell has been named the women's cross country head coach. Axtell, a 2013 VC graduate, has been the assistant coach for both the men's and women's cross country teams for two years, helping lead the VC women to two CCCAA state championship appearances and helping the men back to the state championships in 2016.  

Coach Axtell received her Associate Degree from Ventura College in 2013 where she was a two-year standout in both cross country and track and field. She competed in the heptathlon on the track and was the Pirates' high point scorer as a sophomore. She also earned a Western State Conference Scholar-Athlete Award in cross country.

Axtell transferred with a scholarship to compete in the heptathlon for Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. She graduated with honors from PLNU in 2015 with a degree in Exercise Sciences. She is currently completing her masters degree at Azusa Pacific University.

Axtell will also continue in her role as assistant coach with the Pirates' track and field teams, a position she has held for two seasons.