Trojan Shield Weekly Update: July 16, 2018
Greetings from Trojan Country!
The heat of July has settled in, but in the athletic department we have not slowed down to enjoy it. We are exactly a month away from our first fall scrimmages and 38 days away from our first official soccer and volleyball competitions of 2018. If that doesn’t make it seem real enough, in three weeks we will already have over 60 athletes on campus. It won’t be long and the athletes will be marching through the streets of Trinidad in the Labor Day Parade.
Our search for assistant coaches for the 2018-2019 season is wrapping up. We have coaches in place for most of the sports with Baseball and Soccer conducting final interviews this week. These assistant coaches are vital to the success we have had over the past couple of seasons. I am excited by the ones that are returning and can’t wait to meet the new ones.
Coach Steve Swazo was recently asked by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association to speak at their 74th annual coach’s clinic at the end of July. He will be speaking about building culture in a program and motivating student athletes. Coach Swazo has had great success with the athletes he has recruited out of New Mexico and we are excited for him to have the chance to speak to the coaching association. Finally, I have to give a shout out to coach Peter Freeman. He predicted France would win the world cup and he was spot on. Glad our soccer coach has such a great knowledge of the game at all levels!
Summer Camp Schedule
- June 5-8 – Boys Basketball Camp (completed)
- June 20-22 – Girls Basketball Camp (completed)
- August 7-9 – Volleyball Camp
Final Academic Awards
In the past weeks I have shared the names of the student-athletes that earned national academic awards. We also garner Region IX awards each year. The standard for these awards is a 3.25 GPA over two semesters. TSJC had 73 students achieve Academic All-Region. They are:
Lucas Quimby - Baseball
Reese Patterson - Baseball
Jess Pratt - Baseball
Mason Campbell - Baseball
James Janco - Baseball
Anthony Durbano - Baseball
Reid Baty - Baseball
Ethan Castro - Baseball
Alex Bedard - Baseball
Niko Guzman - Baseball
Guillaume Beaudry - Baseball
Jeron Petterson - Baseball
Eli Sievert - Baseball
Vance Ferraro - Baseball
Seth Crummer - Baseball
Angel King – Men’s Basketball
Issac Essien – Men’s Basketball
Rene Melendez – Men’s Basketball
Devin Smith – Men’s Basketball
Ian Kelly – Men’s Basketball
Job Alexander – Men’s Basketball
Daniel Holyfield – Men’s Basketball
Hannah Gilmore – Women’s Basketball
Mandie Perea – Women’s Basketball
Kaitlyn Rodriguez – Women’s Basketball
Julia Trujillo – Women’s Basketball
Jordan Wyatt – Women’s Basketball
Destinee Vigil – Women’s Basketball
Daniela Ortega – Women’s Basketball
Ueslei Silva – Men’s Soccer
Victor Lujan – Men’s Soccer
Satchel Bruney – Men’s Soccer
Hakim Williams – Men’s Soccer
Ronaldo Watson – Men’s Soccer
Jonathan Ordaz – Men’s Soccer
Jose Esparza – Men’s Soccer
Claire Gay – Women’s Soccer
Ariana Acosta – Women’s Soccer
Maizy Burbank – Women’s Soccer
Caitlyn Cox – Women’s Soccer
Tierra Lozano – Women’s Soccer
Madison Luttrell – Women’s Soccer
Amber Mitchell – Women’s Soccer
Thayla Grigorio – Women’s Soccer
Breelyn Craig – Softball
Darian Morlan – Softball
Alyssa McWilliams – Softball
Avery Boccella – Softball
Roni Beavers – Softball
Abigail Madrid – Softball
Megan Nunez – Softball
Teddi Garcia – Softball
Rachel Duran – Softball
Gabrielle Gonzalez – Softball
Deanna Zamora – Softball
Avery Bohn – Softball
Sydney Kouns – Softball
Kaitlyn Glaze – Softball
Daniel Haymes – Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Emmett Reimer – Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Riley Allen – Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Brandon Cardenas – Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Godfrey Chama – Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Maria Montes – Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Benadine Chelimo – Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Toni Moore – Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Priscilla Sanchez – Volleyball
Alyssa Suazo – Volleyball
Antonia Harrison – Volleyball
Caitlyn Nuschy – Volleyball
Jasmine Brown – Volleyball
Heloisa Niespodzinski – Volleyball
Mya Jimenez – Volleyball
Volleyball set to host 2018 Youth Camp
Trojan Volleyball will host its annual summer camp the week of August 7. The camp with be split with sixth through eighth grades in the morning and high school students in the afternoon. Cost is $65. Instruction will be provided by the Trojan coaching staff as well as the 2018 Lady Trojan squad.
Learn more at - http://trinidadstate.edu/xyz/athletics/camps/camp_vb_2018.pdf
Women’s Basketball releases 2018-19 schedule
Coach Rich Holden enters his 27th year at Trinidad State Junior College and his ninth leading the Lady Trojan Basketball team. He recently released the 2018-19 basketball schedule. With changes in the way the region shapes up, the schedule is a bit different than in years past. Holden has put together a great schedule for this seasons squad. They will play 30 games with 12 of those coming at home. They will play conference games with Otero, Lamar, Western Nebraska, McCook and Northeastern. They will also see a few region teams in non-conference play including Eastern Wyoming, Western Wyoming, Laramie County and Casper.
Following consecutive trips to the region tournament, look for a young but talented squad on the floor for Holden. Key match-ups early include the home opener with ASU JV on November 6 and a home contest with 2018 NJCAA Tournament qualifier Casper College on November 28.
See the schedule at - https://www.tsjctrojans.com/sports/wbkb/2018-19/schedule
Some photos from the week
Quote of the Week -
"If you're gonna be great, you can't ever be satisfied." - Dabo Swinney
GO TROJANS!
#StriveForExcellence
Mike Salbato
Athletic Director
Trinidad State Junior College