Spring semester sports have come to a conclusion at Citrus College here are the athletes that were awarded for their outstanding play as well as the team’s final position in standings.
- BASEBALL: Owl baseball season ends with the team finishing in sixth place with a 9-12 conference record and a 16-24 overall record. Three players were awarded with all-Conference second team honors. Ryan Luiz Harney, a freshman pitcher, earned his spot with a 4.69 ERA and a total of 66 strikeouts for the season. Connor McKinney, freshman first baseman, finished the season with 10 home runs batting at .387 for the year. The final honor went to freshman outfielder Devon Diaz, who ranked 10th in conference for his 13 stolen bases, accumulated 59 hits, 33 RBIs, while batting at .351.
- SOFTBALL: Citrus softball had a similar season to baseball. The softball team finished in fifth place with a 6-6 record in the Western State-East Conference and an overall record of 16-24. The Owls had four players that were acknowledged for their outstanding play during the season earning themselves all-team awards and honorable mentions. Jaidyn Harris was named first-team all-conference throwing 95 strikeouts this season. Mia Godoy earned second-team all-conference with a batting average at .370. The two honorable mentions went to Tatiana Figeroua who accumulated 25 hits and Patty Rodrgiuez with a .395 batting average and 45 hits.
- MEN’S GOLF: The Citrus men’s golf team had two standout athletes be named all-Western State Conference players, Corrtez Herrera and John Dearth. The SoCal regional tournament May ninth at Olivas Links golf course in Ventura, Dearth shot a 144 combined for both days of the tournament, earning him the honors of being named to the all-SoCal team on top of all-Western State. The team finished ninth at the regional tournament.
- SWIM/DIVE: The Citrus swim and dive team took eighth place at the Western Conference championships April 21-23 at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. Teghan Miller led the women’s side to three top-10 finishes, fifth in the 500-yard free, sixth in the 100-yard free, and eighth in the 50-yard free. While Julian Nichols earned the men’s side their own three top-10 finishes, sixth in the 200-yard free, ninth in the 50-yard and 100-yard free.
