ABOUT ATHLETICS
Moorpark College has a proud history of highly successful athletic programs and equaled by student athlete academic success since 1967. Moorpark College belongs to the very competitive Western State Conference (WSC), Southern Californa Football Association (SCFA), and the Southern California Wrestling Association (SCWA) all governed by the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)
To date, Moorpark College has 12 California Community College Athletic Association State Championships and 20 Postseason Bowl appearances highlight the athletic excellence.
Those State Championships are:
Wrestling 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000
Men’s Volleyball 2005, 2010
Men’s Track and Field 2003
Men’s Cross Country 1996, 1997
Women’s Soccer 1991
Men’s Golf 1981
Academic highlights include: two California Pepsi Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards–2000 Cherisse Meichtry, 2007 Mary Hanley
Moorpark College has won 158 Western State Conference Championships and 10 Mountain Valley Conference Championships along with it's 12 California Community College State Championships.
Baseball (6) Men’s Basketball (9, with 1 Final Four) Women’s Basketball (10, 1 Second in State) Men’s Cross Country (15, with 2 State Titles) Women’s Cross Country (6) Football (12 with 20 Bowl Games) Men’s Golf (7, with 1 State Title) Women's Golf (3) Men’s Soccer (2, with 1 Second in State) Women’s Soccer (6, with 1 State Title) Softball (17, with 1 Third in State) Men’s Tennis (1) Women’s Tennis (1) Men’s Track and Field (15 WSC, 2 Moutain Valley Conference, with 1 State Title) Women’s Track and Field (9). Women’s Volleyball (16) Wrestling (23 with 5 State Titles)
Athletic Directors in Moorpark College History:
1967-1973 Jim Moore (Athletic Director/Dean)
1973-1993 Paul Dunham (Athletic Director/Dean)
1993-2006 John Keever (Athletic Director)
2006-2016 Howard Davis (Athletic Director)
2016-2020 Vance Manakas (Athletic Director)
2021-2024 Matt Crater (Athletic Director)
2024 - Aaron Hedland (Interim Athletic Director)
Dunham (1996) and Keever (2008) both have been inducted into the California Community College Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame. Keever was named the 2006 California Community College Athletic Director of the Year, inducted into the 2019 Callifornia Community College Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame, and into the 2020 California Community College Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Manakas was named to the 2012 Callifornia Community College Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame.
