Porterville College Athletics celebrated an outstanding 2018-19 season on and off the field on Monday night at the 11th annual Academic and Athletic Achievement Awards.
PC Director of Student Programs and Athletics Joe Cascio was proud to announce the following award winners:
Freshmen of the Year: Dominic King (Men's Basketball), Claire Nuno (Women's Tennis)
First year student-athlete, demonstrated excellence in his or her sport
Sophomores of the Year: Alfredo Vasquez (Baseball), Kathy Rodriguez (Women's Basketball)
Second year student-athlete, must have competed two years at PC, demonstrated excellence in his or her sport
Pirates of the Year: Treager Wallace (Men's Basketball), Sierra Perez (Women's Basketball)
Student-Athlete that demonstrates a "team-first" attitude, shows heart, spirit and dedication to his or her teammates and coaches
Tyler Curry Sportsmanship Award: Nico Portillo (Baseball), Auzia Mosley (Softball)
Student-Athlete who consistently displays outstanding behavior and conducted themselves with a high degree of character and good sportsmanship
Tiffanee Anderson Most Inspirational Award: Christopher Brandon (Baseball), Kuea "Kiki" Angilau (Softball)
Eligible Student-Athlete (1st or 2nd year) who has overcome personal odds/adversity and is an inspirational and valuable member of his or her team
Kathie Gifford Special Recognition Award: Diana Cabrera
Individual from campus who demonstrates interest, support and/significant contribution to PC Athletics
Above and Beyond Award: Rufus Alford
Individual from campus who demonstrates interest, support and/significant contribution to PC Athletics
Athletic Director's Award: Gracie Steidley
Special recognition for outstanding contribution to the Athletic Department
Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Alonso Valle (Men's Basketball), Alexis LaFarga (Softball)
Second-year Student-Athlete with the top overall Grade Point Average, also must have competed two years at PC
Also, 11 PC student-athletes earned President's Honors while another 16 were named to the Dean's List.