Irvine Valley College Athletics
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Irvine Valley College
(IVC) is a community college
in Irvine, California
and it is a part of the California Community Colleges system
.
Sponsoring intercollegiate competition at the 2-year college level, Irvine Valley College Athletics competes in the Orange Empire Conference, widely regarded as the nation's premier community college conference.
IVC Men's Soccer has twice been named National Champions among small colleges (1993 and 2003), and IVC won a historic four consecutive state titles in Badminton from 2002-2005. In all, IVC Athletics has captured a total of 13 State titles since the program's inception in 1993, the most recent by Women's Golf in 2010. Other highlights include Men's Volleyball with back-to-back State and National titles in 2007 and 2008, and Women's Badminton winning a state record 5th championship on their home court in 2009.
Premier among the Coaching staff is National Coach of the Year award winner Martin McGrogan in Men's Soccer who won his 200th career victory in 2008, placing him second all-time among the nation's community college soccer coaches. Tom Pestolesi has captured three national titles in men's volleyball, and is now turning his attention to his assignment as the Director of Volleyball and Head Coach of the Women's program. He is also assisting with the men's and women's US National Teams at their training center in Orange County. AVP standout Misty May-Treanor
is a consultant for Pestolesi and Men's Coach Ki Yi between her stints on the tour. Head Men's Basketball Coach Jerry Hernandez notched his 250th career win at IVC in 2008.
IVC sponsors intercollegiate athletics competition in 13 sports:
Irvine Valley College
Irvine Valley College is a community college in Irvine, California and it is a part of the California Community Colleges system. The college inherites its name from the Irvine family and The Irvine Company that were key in the development of the city of Irvine...
(IVC) is a community college
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
in Irvine, California
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
and it is a part of the California Community Colleges system
California Community Colleges system
The California Community Colleges System consists of 112 community colleges in 72 community college districts in the U.S. state of California...
.
Sponsoring intercollegiate competition at the 2-year college level, Irvine Valley College Athletics competes in the Orange Empire Conference, widely regarded as the nation's premier community college conference.
IVC Men's Soccer has twice been named National Champions among small colleges (1993 and 2003), and IVC won a historic four consecutive state titles in Badminton from 2002-2005. In all, IVC Athletics has captured a total of 13 State titles since the program's inception in 1993, the most recent by Women's Golf in 2010. Other highlights include Men's Volleyball with back-to-back State and National titles in 2007 and 2008, and Women's Badminton winning a state record 5th championship on their home court in 2009.
Premier among the Coaching staff is National Coach of the Year award winner Martin McGrogan in Men's Soccer who won his 200th career victory in 2008, placing him second all-time among the nation's community college soccer coaches. Tom Pestolesi has captured three national titles in men's volleyball, and is now turning his attention to his assignment as the Director of Volleyball and Head Coach of the Women's program. He is also assisting with the men's and women's US National Teams at their training center in Orange County. AVP standout Misty May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor
Misty Erie May-Treanor is an American professional volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 107 career wins....
is a consultant for Pestolesi and Men's Coach Ki Yi between her stints on the tour. Head Men's Basketball Coach Jerry Hernandez notched his 250th career win at IVC in 2008.
IVC sponsors intercollegiate athletics competition in 13 sports:
- Men's Baseball Head Coach Kent Madole
- Women's Badminton Head Coach Martin McGrogan
- Men's Basketball Head Coach Jerry Hernandez
- Women's Basketball Head Coach Julie Hanks
- Men's Golf Head Coach Ben Burnett
- Women's Golf Head Coach Ben Burnett
- Men's Soccer Head Coach Martin McGrogan
- Women's Soccer Head Coach Dr. Simon Davies
- Men's Tennis Head Coach Mike Meissenburg
- Women's Tennis Head Coach Joan Meissenburg
- Men's Volleyball Head Coach Ki Yi
- Women's Volleyball Head Coach Tom Pestolesi (indoor and sand volleyball)