It's hard to believe that summer is coming to a close. In reality, we have a great deal of "summer" left, but in just a week, fall student-athletes will arrive on our campuses. In two weeks, faculty return to campus. This signals the nearness of the new academic year.
As the new year approaches, we pause to catch you up on CNCC news.
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Spartan Alumni Search Winners!
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The Great Spartan Search of 2019 has come to a close! Over 110 alumni updated their profiles during the two-month contest, representing a variety of athletic and academic programs. Softball held a strong lead throughout the contest, but second and third place varied from day to day and week to week.
THE WINNERS OF THE ALUMNI CONTEST ARE:
SOFTBALL - $1,000
ARTS AND SCIENCES - $500
AVIATION - $250
Funds for the prizes were made available by CNCC President Ron Granger.
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Members of the CNCC Wrestling team during 1976-1979 held a reunion July 12-13 in Lander, WY. Bob Strickler & Mark Haskins hosted the event. Besides the wrestling team members, they also included some good friends of the team. In attendance were:
Blake Roush, Grand Junction, CO; Bob Strickler, Lander, WY; Don Gittleson, Walden, CO; Dorn Wilcox, Fort Mohave, AZ; Ed Underwood, Casper, WY; Greg Sowder, Kansas City, MO; JD White, Earlsboro, OK; Jerry Holder, Grand Junction, CO; Jim Strickler, Las Vegas, NV; John Horsley, Sheridan, WY; Kurt Wulff, Douglas, WY; Mark Haskins, Lander, WY; Coach Mike Miller, Casper, WY; Mike Sober, Kailua, HI; Richard Fink, Evansville, WY; and Steve Speak, Brighton, CO.
Mark Nickel and Carl Simco, (former team mates) have both passed away and were remembered in a toast (second photo).
Thank you to Bob Strickler for sharing the photos!
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2019 CNCC Student-Athletes receive academic honors
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Fourteen CNCC student-athletes received honors through the National Junior College Athletic Association for the 2018-2019 year.
NJCAA All-Academic First Team members are those who earned a 4.00 GPA. CNCC athletes receiving this honor include: Aaliyah Brady, softball; Brilynd Pence, volleyball; Jessica Rogers, softball; Madison O'Driscoll, softball; and Reese Pertile, basketball.
Second Team members, who earned a 3.80-3.99 GPA, include: Cameron Aragon, soccer; Katelyn Brown, basketball; Nakeva Mack, basketball; Natalie Ziegler, softball; and Savanna Goodin, softball.
Third Team members, who earned a 3.60-3.79 GPA, include: David Riley, basketball; Emily Wright, volleyball; Erica Burkhart, softball; and Jayla Weston, softball.
In addition to the individual honors, two CNCC teams received team honors for excellence in academics demonstrated by a team GPA of >3.0. CNCC Volleyball (3.11) and Softball (3.0) received this honor.
CNCC Athletics strives for excellence in all areas. These student-athletes demonstrated the work ethic and drive both on and off the court that will bring them success in all of their future endeavors. We are proud to call them Spartans!
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President Ron Granger named to AACC Commission on Small and Rural Colleges
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CNCC President Ron Granger was recently named to the American Association for Community Colleges Commission on Small and Rural Colleges.
This commission offers the association advice and counsel on trends and issues impacting these institutions and highlights innovative practices in small and rural colleges that can serve as models for other institutions.
The commission will also make suggestions to the association on ways that it may address the needs of the segment of this sector.
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CNCC Women's Soccer Coach
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The Colorado Northwestern Community College women's soccer program will have a new face leading the program in the 2019 season.
CNCC athletic director Candra Robie recently announced that in-state soccer figure Kyle Kazemi has agreed to becoming the program's head coach. A Colorado native, Kazemi most recently coached at Ralston Valley High School in Arvada, Colo.
Robie said the search revealed that Kazemi was the best person to lead the program forward.
"We have hired a great new coach (Kyle Kazemi) that is up to the challenges that he is going to face and is already making strides to put a great product out for us this fall," she said. "We are so excited to move women's soccer in a new and positive direction."
Kazemi grew up playing club and high school soccer in Colorado, leading his alma mater of Ralston Valley to success in both the men's-and-women's competition as a coach. He competed as a midfielder for Concordia College (Minn.), helping the team maintain their nationally-competitive status.
His collegiate experience includes working with the University of New Mexico soccer program during the 2016 season and working as an academic advisor at Concordia. In his role at Concordia, Kazemi held leadership roles and advised students on admission and enrollment guidelines.
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Join us for the Spartan Scramble and Celebration!
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You are invited
to the Inaugural Spartan Scramble Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 14, 2019. The event will benefit CNCC scholarship and program enhancements to help us better meet our mission of enhancing people's lives by providing accessible, affordable, quality educational opportunities.
Not a golfer? Join us for dinner, an auction and music that evening! Information on both of these events can be found at:
Call Sue Samaniego, Foundation Director, for more information.
We would love to see some alumni here for this event!
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