YC on the National Stage

Panthers qualify for Nationals in 3 sports

The next few days will be big for YC Athletics as we take the national stage again. For some athletes a trip to the national tournament is a repeat performance; for others, it's their first ever.

Wrestling

Marin

Arreola

Clarke

Carls

Lotulelei

The York College wrestling team finished 5th out of the 11 teams in the central region two weeks ago and qualified 5 wrestlers for the NAIA National Tournament to be held March 1-2 in Des Moines, Iowa. Wrestlers had to place in the top 4 at the region tournament or receive an at-large berth. YC qualified the following:

125: Oscar Marin, freshman from Arvin, Calif. (at-large berth)
133: Jason Arreola, junior from Anaheim, Calif. (finished 1st in his weight class)
149: Nicholas Clarke, senior from Miami, Fla. (finished 2nd)
197: Brad Carls, senior from Bakersfield, Calif. (finished 2nd)
Heavyweight: Saia Lotulelei, freshman from Kihei, Hawaii (finished 3rd)

Head coach Ramon Diaz and associate head coach Greg Smith are anticipating a great tournament this weekend and hoping this year to bring back to campus several NAIA All-Americans.

NAIA Championships | Brackets | Team Scores

Track and Field

Carlock

Aragon

Head coach Justin Carver will be accompanying two of his student-athletes to the NAIA National Indoor Track and Field meet in Geneva, Ohio on March 1-2 . For both of them, this is a repeat performance as they return to the national spotlight. Two weeks ago at the NCCAA Indoor Track and Field Tournament, Shaylee Carlock, a senior from Turney, Missouri, finished 3rd in the women’s shot, and Delta, Colo., senior, Andrew Aragon, placed 2nd overall in the men's shot. Both were named NCCAA All-American for the second year in a row and will represent the York College track and field program once again at the NAIA National Meet. Aragon is currently ranked #8 in the nation and Carlock is #14. Results

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team received word through an on-line selection show on Wednesday night that they are indeed heading to the NAIA Div. II National Tournament next week in Point Lookout, Mo. York was in a pool of teams hoping for an at-large bid and knew they stood a great chance at getting in because of their overall record and impressive statistics.

Since transitioning to a four-year college in 1992-93, the men's basketball team secured their first regular season conference championship, sharing the 2013 MCAC title with Bellevue University. In his third year as head coach, Delton Deal has transformed the team into a nationally ranked squad, with the highest ranking in the Coaches’ Poll at No. 15 on February 12. The Panthers are 23-8 on the season and finished 12-4 in the MCAC. They will take on #9 Davenport University (Mich.), March 6, at 8:30 a.m. in the first game of the tournament.

Go Panthers!