CYPRESS, CA - The Cypress College Athletics Department has signed a partnership agreement with Return On Inclusion (ROI), which delivers online sport-specific diversity and inclusion education to coaches, administrators and staff in college athletic departments.
BOILING SPRINGS, NC - Ashley Hawkins, a standout player for the Cypress Women's Basketball program during the 2022-23 season, has been named to the Big South All-Conference First-Team, Big South Newcomer of the Year, and the Scholar Athlete of the Year at NCAA Division 1 Gardner-Webb University.
CYPRESS, CA - Cypress College Athletics recognizes National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 7. The department offers eight women's athletic programs: basketball, beach volleyball, soccer, softball, swim and dive, tennis, volleyball, and water polo, with over 100 athletes participating.
SACRAMENTO, CA - The 3C2A officially announced that Cypress College track and field alum Dan Ripley will be one of six inductees honored as a member of the 2024 3C2A Hall of Fame Class.
SACRAMENTO, CA- The 3C2A has announced Bernice (Orwig) O'Connor from Cypress College Water Polo to the 2024 3C2A Hall of Fame Class. Orwig is a Olympic Games silver medalist, NCAA National Player of the Year, Three-time All-America selection at USC and National Champion, and served as a coach at the National, Division 1, and Community College levels.
CYPRESS, CA - Cypress College Athletic Trainer Rachael Kirkpatrick worked with the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball team to secure the gold medal this past tournament.
CYPRESS, CA - Two exemplary former Chargers, Mark Eaton and Trevor Hoffman, were named to the California Community College Athletic Association Hall of Fame, and will be inducted later this year.
CYPRESS, CA – Michelle Navarro has been named the new Cypress College Sports Information/Marketing Representative, according to Cypress College Athletic Director, Wes McCurtis. The appointment comes following a comprehensive national search.
Cypress men's water polo star, Cameron Davidson, and Chargers women's basketball leader, Tanya Carbajal, represented Cypress College on the 2021-22 NEVCO Character Champion Team. Davidson and Carbajal have both been excellent examples of character, as they have lead their respective teams over the last three seasons.
The Cypress Chargers are celebrating the 36th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) on Feb. 2, a day made to recognize and honor their athletic achievements. NGWSD was chartered by Congress in 1986 to remember Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyam, who was considered the best women’s volleyball player of her time and was also known for her work to assure equality for women’s sports.
CYPRESS, CA- The Cypress College Athletics Department announced on Wednesday that the department's 228 student-athletes posted a 3.02 grade point average (GPA) where nine of the athletic teams achieved a team GPA of 3.0 or higher during the Fall 2021 semester.
The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted their first meeting of the 2021-22 school year led by Head Men's Basketball Coach and Kinesiology Faculty member, Drew Alhadeff, and Athletic Director, Wes McCurtis.
After battling through a season of the unknown, Cypress College student athletes were not only forced to change their athletic routine but also continued to adapt to remote learning. Our student athletes went above and beyond achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.1 during the 2020-21 school year, improving from 3.0 the previous year. 59% of our student athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or higher during the 2020-2021 school year.
CYPRESS, CA - Cypress mourns the loss of former NBA center and 1980 Cypress College Hall of Fame inductee, Mark Eaton, who tragically passed away over Memorial weekend.
CYPRESS, CA - The Cypress College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted a panel of industry leaders to discuss mental health topics and strategies for helping student athletes who may be struggling.
The Orange Empire Conference (OEC) has nominated Cypress College men's soccer, Dakota Nering, and women's tennis athlete, Jayda Steele, as the recipients for the 2021 Nevco Character Champion Award.
Each year, the OEC names one male and one female student-athlete from each member of every OEC college to the Nevco Character Champion Team, while naming two top winners of the Nevco Character Championship Award. This award is given to the student-athletes who display the following values; sportsmanship, respect, caring, fairness, civility, honesty, integrity, and responsibility shown through a specific action, ideally directed toward an opponent during competition.
The Chargers returned to action this season beginning on March 24th when women's basketball hosted Golden West College for the first Cypress athletic event in over a year. With no competition in the fall of 2020 the CCCAA ruled to create a Spring I and Spring II season. For Cypress Athletics, the Spring I season would consist of seven sports; men's and women's basketball, men's and women's water polo, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball. Each season was far from normal for each sport, but our coaches and staff were overjoyed to have an opportunity that allowed our student athletes to compete and return to competition to bring a glimpse of normalcy to their physical and mental health.
After five years as Athletic Director at El Camino College, Colin has accepted the interim Dean of Kinesiology & Athletics role at Cypress College. Originally from Modesto, CA, Colin grew up playing soccer and was an avid sports competitor. As our new Dean of Kinesiology & Athletics, Colin is ready to make an impact on our student-athletes academically and support our athletic programs at Cypress.
Cypress Athletics is taking a step in continuing the conversation about social injustice through the voices of you the students, the faculty, employees, and community members of Cypress College to insure that everyone feels supported, heard, and seen.
CYPRESS, CA - Cypress College Athletics has made the decision to opt-in for both Spring I and Spring II competition in 2021, providing an opportunity for student athletes to compete in each of the college's 14 sports during the California Community College Athletic Association's modified season.
The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted their first meeting of the 2020-21 school year led by KIN Instructor and Head Men's Basketball Coach, Drew Alhadeff, and Athletic Director, Wes McCurtis.