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The Official Athletics Site of the Yavapai College Roughriders

HOF Class of 2023

1982-83 Women's Basketball Team
  • One of just two region championship teams in program history
  • Advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament after defeating Central Arizona (the six-time reigning champs)
  • 25-5 overall record
  • Perfect 11-0 record at home
  • Three All-Conference and All-Region Players
  • Dave Brown named Conference and Region Coach of the Year
Tania Sheldahl, Women's Basketball, Associate Vice President - Student Affairs, Dean of Students (1982-Present)
  • Member of the 1982-83 Region Championship Women's Basketball Team
  • Current Associate Vice President - Student Affairs and Dean of Students at YC
  • Has dedicated 30-plus years to the betterment of student experiences at Yavapai College
1997 Men's Soccer Team
HOF
  • First Roughrider team to capture National Championship with unbeaten record
  • Outscored their competition in the playoffs by a combined score of 12-0
  • 17 shutouts and only 10 goals allowed all season
  • Outscored their opponents 110-10 
  • 23-0-1 Overall Record
  • Conference, Region, District and National Champions
Kevin Jeffrey, Men's Soccer (1996-97)
  • 1997 National Champion
  • 38 career goals scored (sixth in program history), 23 assists (10th in program history) and 99 points (seventh in program history)
  • 1996 & 1997 NJCAA All-Tournament Team
  • Led the 1997 Championship team in goals (31), assists (15) and points (77)
  • 1997: All-Conference, All-Region, NSCAA All-America, NJCAA All-America, ACCAC Player of the Year, NSCAA JUCO Player of the Year, Team Captain, Team MVP, Team Most Inspirational Player
  • NJCAA Hall of Fame member
  • Scored six postseason goals, including one in the National Championship game
  • Went on to an illustrious career at VCU and as a professional
Jim McKaskle, Baseball Coach, English Department (1972-77)
  • Coached baseball at YC from 1972-77, including the 1975 and 1977 National Championship Teams
  • Team won over 200+ games under McKaskle and Head Coach Gary Ward
  • Led the recruiting efforts for the Roughriders, focused in Tucson
  • While coaching, McKaskle was also an English instructor at YC and rose all the way up to Department Chair before departing
Haley Shackelford-Neufeld, Volleyball (2009-10)
  • 2010 Second-Team NJCAA All-American
  • First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Region in 2009 and 2010
  • 2009: NJCAA POTW and 2X ACCAC Player of the Week
  • 2010: ACCAC POTW
  • Helped lead the Roughriders to a 51-27 overall record while at YC
Jenna Rodriguez-DiPrima, Softball (2008-09)
  • 2009 National Champion
  • 2008 & 2009: First-Team All-Conference and First-Team All-Region
  • 2008: NFCA Second-Team All-American
  • 2009: NJCAA & NFCA First-Team All-American
  • Tossed a one-run CG in the National Championship game in 2009
  • Top-ten at YC in the following statistical categories: hits, homers and RBIs as a hitter and wins, innings pitched, ERA, strikeouts and shutouts as a pitcher