Teams
1976-77 Women’s Cross Country Team
Head Coach Dale Kennedy
Won NCWSA CC Championship, led by Becky Curryer, Debbie Larson, Lois Hunt, and Anna Brown. First women's cross country team to ever run for Spokane, set the pace and led the way for the 8 runner-ups and 12 NWAACC Championship teams that followed them at CCS.
1977-78 Women’s Cross Country Team
Head Coach Dale Kennedy
Won unofficial NWAACC CC Championship; led by Joan Corbin (1st), Kathy Kinniburgh, Tracy Binsfield, Debbie Larson, Nancy Quatier, Becky Curryer, and Doris Lahti.
1977-78 Women’s Track Team
Head Coach Dale Kennedy and Assistant Coach Max Jensen
First NWAACC Women's Track Champions with the meet held at SCC. Led by NWAACC Champions Lynn Kinney 100HH, HJ and 1600R, Joan Corbin 800 and 1500, Julie Weigelt 400, LJ and both relays, Pam Thompson Javelin and 100, Jody Myers 400IM and both relays, and Tracy Binsfield winning the 3000. Scored 184 points to win over SFCC with 123 and Bellevue with 69 (10 NWAACC teams in meet).
1978-79 Women’s Cross Country Team
Head Coach Dale Kennedy
Team won first NWAACC Championship ever held with the second lowest winning score (16) of all time. Individual Conference Champion Kelly Warren (1st), Joanne Lahti (2nd), Kathy Kinniburgh (3rd), Tracey Binsfield (4th), Doris Lahti (6th), Alison Smith (7th), and Gayle Falconer (8th), all in the top ten for SCC.
1978-79 Women’s Track Team
Head Coach Dale Kennedy and Assistant Coach Les Rurey
NWAACC Champions for second straight year, meet held at Olympic College. CCS were team champions with 235 points, SCC/SFCC combined into one CCS team, won over Wenatchee (107) and Everett (52). Team led by Joanne Lahti 5000 (1st) and 3000 (2nd), Paula Nickerson won the High Jump and Shot Put and took second in Discus, Jennifer Chapman won the Javelin, Lois Jensen won the 100 and 200, Gayle Falconer won the 800 and Debroa Clark was the 400IM Champion.
1979-80 Women’s Cross Country Team
Head Coach Dale Kennedy
1978-79 Women’s Cross Country Team won NWAACC title for second straight year. NWAACC Champions with 31 points. Team led by Joanne Lathti in first place, Kelly Warren (3rd), Eve Nicacio (8th), Pam Schrieber (9th) and Alison Smith (10th).
1979-80 Women’s Track Team
Head Coach Dale Kennedy
Team won the NWAACC Championship for third straight year, meet held at SCC. Team led by individual NWAACC Champion Joanne Lahti in the 1500 and 5000. Janet Buntin (LJ), Lisa Hoffman (D),Lois Jensen(200-400) all placed high and won key points for the Sasquatch combined with Pam Schreiber who won the first Pentathlon. Team scored 154 points to win championship over a strong Bellevue team with 121 points and WVC with 111.
1979-80 Gymnastics Team
Head Coach Rick Harrison, Assistant Jo McDonald
The 1979-80 CCS women’s gymnastics team won the NJCAA National Championship and set a new championship meet team scoring record in the process. Coaches Rick Harrison and Jo McDonald were named Coaches of the Year at the end of the meet. The team was led by All-Americans Kerri Kanegae who won the Floor Exercise and All-Around championships and Dauphyne Yocom who won the Uneven Bars. Jennifer Moseman and Shelli Waddell were also named All-Americans for their performance in the championship meet. Helen Balabanis, Suzy Barrett, Karla Everett, Tracey Hildebrand, Suzy Hutchinson, and Becky McWilliams were the other team members who contributed to the championship effort.
1980-81 Women’s Volleyball Team
Head Coach Mary Jo Tracy and Assistant Coach Jane Horne
The 1980-81 women's volleyball team are NWAACC Champions. They beat Fort Steliacoom and Edmonds on the first day, Green River in semifinals and beat Edmonds in the finals to win the championship. Robi Purington (S), Kari Hilliard (S) and Kalei Kepa (F) were named to the All- NWAACC Tounament First Team for their role in winning the championship for Assistant Coach Jane Horne and Head Coach Mary Jo Tracy, who was named NWAACC Volleyball Coach of the Year. The team finished with a 36-7 record and no losses with a two year college.
1980-81 Gymnastics Team
Head Coach Rick Harrison, Assistant Jo McDonald
The 1980-81 CCS women’s gymnastics team won the NJCAA National Championship for the second straight year and set a new team scoring record as well. Head Coach Rick Harrison was named the Coach of the Year for his effort with the team. The team was led by All-Americans Lisa Bollinger (Floor Exercise and All-Around), Kerri Kanegae (Uneven Bars), Rhona Roberts (Beam and All-Around), Theresa Peterson (Beam), and Gail Thieman who won the individual vault medal. Other team members who helped win the championship included DeAnn Brewer, Shelly Bolton, Tracy Flanigan, Shelli Waddell and Assistant Coach Jo McDonald..
1981-82 Women’s Volleyball Team
Head Coach Mary Jo Tracy and Assistant Coach Jane Horne
The 1981-82 women's volleyball team won the NWAACC Championships for the second straight year. The team was led by sophomore Jenny Stevens who as selected All-Tournament Second Team and First Team freshman Sheri McNeal and sophomore Kalie Kepa who repeated as a first team selection. The team won in finals by sweeping host Edmonds (15-2,15-2,15-12) and finished 31-7 for the season. Head Coach Mary Jo Tracy announced her retirement and left CCS with a 211-64 record for her 8 seasons.
1981-82 Gymnastics Team
Head Coach Rick Harrison, Assistant Jo McDonald
The 1981-82 CCS women’s gymnastics team won the National NJCAA Championship for the third straight year and again set a national team scoring record. Rick Harrison was named the National Coach of the Year at the end of the meet for the fourth year in a row. Four Spokane gymnasts were named All-American for their performance in the championship meet; Lisa Bollinger (All-Around), Rhona Roberts (All-Around), Gail Thieman (Vault) and Karen Erickson who won both the Beam and Floor Exercise Championships. Debbie Gettig, Tracy Grant, Vivian Norby, Jolene Olson, Theresa Peterson, and Assistant Coach Jo McDonald all contributed to the championship effort.
1990-91 Men’s Soccer Team
Head Coach Cor van der Meer, Assistant Rick Harrison
The team captured the Southern Region and than the NWAACC Men’s Soccer Championship with a 17-1-2 season record. The team was lead by Doug Birdtail who was selected First Team All-Star and NWAACC Tournament MVP and James Jasso who was selected NWAACC First Team All-Star and was the fifth leading scorer in league play. Other NWAACC All-Stars were First Team Brett Hubert, Adam Johnson, Rick Mullins and Second Team Kevin Scuderi. Other notable players were future All-Stars Pat and Brian Dreves who helped the 1990 team win the league title. Six players went on to play at four-year colleges and universities.
1999-00 Men’s Basketball Team
Head Coach Sam Brasch, Assistants Jay Humphrey & Jose’ Hernandez
The 1999-00 teams’ memorable season was capped off with the NWAACC Championship. With an overall record of 20-10, the team was led by Andre Ervin, Steve Chamberlain and Chris Allen. Ervin was selected as the MVP (Phil Pesco Award) and named First Team All NWAACC at the NWAACC Championships. Steve Chamberlain was also named to the First Team and Chris Allen was named as the Most Inspirational Player (Art Ferio Award) at the Championships. CCS started the season on a rebuilding note but finished very strong to win the second NWAACC title in Spokane history at Longview, Washington. Sam Brasch was named NWAACC Coach of the Year for his role in the championship run.