Hartnell College rallies after Men’s, Women’s Soccer, Cross Country wins
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) The Hartnell Women's Soccer team won their first-ever state championship title on Sunday, and the Men's Soccer team took second in the state. The Women's Cross Country team also placed 2nd in the State Championship on Nov. 21. The college celebrated their victory on Thursday.
"It was so surreal. I didn't believe what we just have done," the Women's Soccer team captain, Jada Taylor, said. "Like, I wanted this so bad knowing that this could possibly be my last season. It was amazing."
The Hartnell's athletes represent Salinas, Soledad, Gilroy, Hollister, Castroville, Greenfield, Gonzales, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and Seaside. According to Montery County Board of Supervisor who plans to honor these athletes, all members of the team are full-time students at Hartnell, with many of them holding part-time or full-time jobs.
"I knew that we had to work to get to where we wanted, and I knew that every one of these girls wanted to achieve the same thing," Taylor added. "So it felt really good knowing that we all had each other's backs on doing that."
on Dec. 14 the Monterey County Board of Supervisors plans to recognize the Hartnell Women’s Soccer Team after winning their first California Community College Athletic Association State Championships title for the first time in the program’s history. This year, the team won the Coast Conference title and broke several program records. They ended the season with a 24 game non-losing streak, the longest streak for Division 3 Junior Colleges in the country.
