San Diego –On Monday, July 22 to Thursday, July 25, 2024, the San Diego Mesa College Softball program and Nike’s US Sports Camp program will host a half day and day camp for local girls, ages 6-14, at all levels of experience with Softball. Campers will learn the skills required to successfully play at a competitive level and maximize their potential as players.

San Diego, CA. — It is with great sadness and deep regret that San Diego Mesa College announces the passing of one of the greatest long jumpers in history, Arnie Robinson, at the age of 72. Arnie Paul Robinson, Jr. had a nearly life-long connection to Mesa College as a student, a coach and a Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient. He lived in San Diego and began his track career as a stand-out athlete at Morse High School. In 1967, he enrolled at Mesa College, where he set school records in the long jump, high jump, and triple jump for track and field.

Troy Cristobal is the winner of this year’s 2020 Mesa Scholarship President’s Award, given annually to a deserving Mesa College student who demonstrates leadership and academic excellence in their undergraduate career. Troy is a worthy recipient on both counts, having served as team captain for Mesa’s track and field team since the spring of 2019, and set to graduate this May as an Engineering major with a cumulative 4.0 GPA.

San Diego, CA ---- This past weekend, San Diego Mesa College’s former Cross Country/Track and Field Coach Manny Bautista was honored at the 2018 California Community College Cross Country and Track Coaches Association (5CTCA) Annual Convention held at the Renaissance Club Sport Hotel in Walnut Creek. As part of the Ceremony, Bautista was inducted into the 5CTCA Hall of Fame.

Each year at the STAR (STudent Athlete Recognition) Awards Ceremony, a special award is reserved for a student-athlete who embodies the Olympian experience by demonstrating scholastic and athletic excellence, leadership, community involvement, inspiration, and team spirit. Samantha Schmidt, a sophomore and swimmer at Mesa College, was awarded the 2018 Super Star Award for her dedication to - and passion for - her academics and sports lifestyle.

San Diego, CA. — On Saturday, October 28, the San Diego Mesa College Olympian Football team will face College of the Desert. Mesa’s 28-23 win over Victor Valley on October 21 secured the Olympians as #1 in the American Conference and #21 in the state rankings. Mesa’s defense ranks #1 in the state in five defensive categories.

Newly hired Mesa College Dean of Athletics, Ryan Shumaker is a native San Diegan, who grew up in East County. After graduating from West Hills High School, Shumaker started his college journey at Cuyamaca College as a first generation college student where he majored in Business. He competed on the basketball team, and threw for track and field, earning All-PCAC honors during each season. Shumaker then transferred to Southern Illinois University- Carbondale (SIUC) where he threw shot put, discus, hammer, and weight for the top NCAA Division 1 College program in the country.

For a full decade, San Diego Mesa College has been honoring Olympian student athletes for their hard work on the fields, pools and courts, as well as in the classrooms and community, as the tradition continued during a STAR (STudent Athlete Recognition) Awards ceremony and luncheon on Tuesday, May 9.