Debby Colberg inducted into AVCA Hall of Fame

Sacramento State former volleyball coach Debby Colberg will be inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Thursday at the Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon in Sacramento. The luncheon will from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $45 at the desk on the first floor of the Convention Center.

Hornet baseball athletes named to preseason list

Junior Gabe Jacobo and senior Ryan Blair were named on the preseason watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award by the College Baseball Foundation. The honor is named after former Texas Tech player and assistant coach Brook Wallace.

Colberg and Stidham earn Region honors

Former volleyball coach Debby Colberg was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Pacific Region Coach of the Year for the fifth time in her 32 years of coaching at Sac State. After 32 years, she tallied a 828-292 record, two titles, 20 NCAA Tournament appearances, 18 conference championships and 17 coach of the year awards. Senior Missie Stidham was honored with a honorable mention all-Pacific Region. This was Stidham’s first and final season at Sac State. The senior finished with 710 kills, averaged 5.30 kills per game, 30 double-doubles, in kills and digs. She earned five Big Sky Conference Player of the Week awards and was named Big Sky Tournament MVP and .

Five men’s soccer players earn all-MPSF honors

Junior Adams Owens was named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation first team for the second consecutive year. Senior Eli Millan and junior Omar Martinez were named to the second-team for the second and first year, respectively. Freshman Ernesto Carranza and junior Blake Nunes were honorable mentions honors. Karyn Gilbert can be reached at [email protected]