The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will host its 16th Hall of Fame Induction and Student Athlete Recognition Banquet on Sunday May 5, 2024 at the beautiful Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel. Four distinguished honorees will be introduced as the newest Hall of Fame members and each of the Pirates' 19 intercollegiate sports will send their best and brightest to be recognized for outstanding achievement on the playing field and in the classroom. We will also summarize our 2023-24 athletic team and individual student athlete achievements, recognize our conference Coach of the Year award winners and crown our 2023-24 Male and Female Scholar Athletes and Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
Please join us for the festivities that begin at 4:00 pm with a social hour followed at 5:00 pm with dinner and at 6:00 pm with the Hall of Fame Induction and Student Athlete Awards. Those interested in attending can purchase tickets online.
Any questions can be directed to Ventura College Athletic Director Jimmy Walker at jwalker1@vcccd.edu.
Our 2024 Hall of Fame inductees include:
Cori Herman '93, Women's Basketball
* Two-Time Western State Conference North Division Most Valuable Player
* Two-time All-State honoree, 1993 State Co-Player of the Year
* Graduated as first-ever VC-WBB 1,000-point scorer
* Transferred to New Mexico State University
Mike Michel '74, Football
* Two-time All-Western State Conference kicker/punter, defensive back
* Transferred to Stanford University, UPI All-West Coast and All-Pac-8, 1976
* Drafted by Miami Dolphins in 1977 NFL Draft
* Played Two seasons in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins in 1977 and Philadelphia Eagles in 1978
Darren Reed '84, Baseball
* All-Western State Conference catcher at VC in 1984
* Drafted by Oakland A's and New York Mets in MLB drafts, 1984
* Played in parts of 10 seasons in the Minor Leagues including seven at AAA.
* Played for the Montreal Expos and Minnesota Twins during the 1992 season.
Steve Staniland '79, Football
* Returned to VC following minor league baseball career.
* Two-time All-Western State Conference offensive tackle, All-State & All-American in 1979
* Transferred to Southern Methodist University, playing for the 'Pony Express' in 1980 & 1981
* Has volunteered with VC Football for over 20 years