Women's History Month: Legacy
March 27, 2023 | General
As we close out Women's History Month, let's look back at the women that have excelled and shaped the UC Irvine Athletic legacy.
22 women have been inducted into the UCI Athletics Hall of Fame.
UCI ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
1983 - Lindsay Morse-Bennett, Tennis
1985 - Darlene Bailey, Volleyball
1989 - Katherine Hamilton, Basketball
1997 - Linda Dempsey, Athletic Director
1988 - Buffy Rabbitt, Cross Country/Track & Field
1999 - Jill Harrington, Cross Country/Track & Field
2000 - Jean Nachand, Tennis
2002 - Beth McGrann-Alsen, Cross Country/Track & Field
2003 - Allah-mi Basheer, Basketball
2005 - Popi Edwards, Track & Field and Volleyball/Leticia Oseguera, Basketball
2006 - Nicole Bucciarelli, Soccer
2007 - Cheri Graham, Basketball
2020 - Jane Chin, Golf/Kris Roberts, Volleyball/CoCo Goodson, Soccer
2021 - Chelsea Nagata, Swimming/Tanya Taylor, Soccer/Kelly Wing, Volleyball
2022 - Jessy Cardey, Water Polo/Skye Green, Track & Field/Selanee Henderson, Golf
*UCI did not have any Hall of Fame inductees from 2008-19
Gallery: Women's Hall of Fame Members
The women's cross country team earned UCI's first conference championship in 1983. The Anteaters have 33 championships and 13 tournament titles.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Sport
2022-23 Women’s Basketball
2021-22 Women’s Soccer
2018-19 Women’s Water Polo
2017-18 Women’s Soccer
2016-17 Women’s Water Polo
2014-15 Women’s Water Polo
2013-14 Women’s Water Polo
2012-13 Women’s Tennis/Women’s Water Polo
2011-12 Women’s Soccer/Women’s Water Polo
2010-11 Women’s Soccer/Women’s Water Polo
2008-09 Women’s Water Polo
2007-08 Women’s Golf
2006-07 Women’s Golf/Women’s Tennis
2005-06 Women’s Cross Country/Women’s Golf
2004-05 Women’s Swimming & Diving/Women’s Golf
2001-02 Women’s Golf
1999-00 Women’s Cross Country
1995-96 Women‘s Cross Country
1992-93 Women’s Cross Country
1991-92 Women‘s Cross Country
1990-91 Women’s Cross Country
1989-90 Women’s Cross Country
1987-88 Women’s Cross Country
1986-87 Women‘s Cross Country
1985-86 Women’s Cross Country
1984-85 Women‘s Cross Country
1983-84 Women‘s Cross Country
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
2022-23 Women’s Soccer
2021-22 Women’s Soccer//Women’s Water Polo
2017-18 Women’s Water Polo
2016-17 Women’s Water Polo
2014-15 Women’s Water Polo
2011-12 Women’s Water Polo
2010-11 Women’s Water Polo
2009-10 Women’s Water Polo/Women’s Tennis
2008-09 Women’s Water Polo
1997-98 Women’s Soccer
1994-95 Women’s Basketball
Gallery: UC Irvine Women's Conference Champions
Women's cross country finished fourth at the 1990 NCAA Championship, the best performance at a Championship
Gallery: Women's NCAA Teams
ALL-AMERICANS (87)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Cheri Graham 1984
Allah-mi Basheer 1996
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Buffy Rabbitt 1987-89-90
Brigid Stirling 1989
Maria Akraka 1990
Rayna Cervantes 1990
Christy Villa 1998
WOMEN’S GOLF
Walailak Satarak 2002
Selaneé Henderson 2007
Jane Chin 2009
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Tanya Taylor 2010
CoCo Goodson 2010-11
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Wanda Boda 1979
Beth Gerard 1979
Jane Ward 1979
Jennifer Chandler 1980
Chelsea Nagata 2006-07
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Jean Nachand 1976-77
Lindsay Morse 1977-78
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Jill Harrington 1988
Beth McGrann 1988-89
Buffy Rabbitt 1988-89-90-91
Maria Akraka 1991
Traci Goodrich 1992
Marieke Veltman 1992
Skye Green 1997
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Kelly Wing 2003-04
Amanda Vazquez 2005
Lauren Kellerman 2008
Kari Pestolesi 2009
Julianne Piggott 2009
Kristin Winkler 2012
Onye Ofoegbu, 2022
WOMEN’S WATER POLO
Melissa Fernandez 2002
Erica Horman 2003
Robyn Kaake 2005-06-07
Lauren Machanis 2006
Kat Plummer 2010
Caitlin Haskell 2011
Cortney Collyer 2010-11
Jessy Cardey 2010-11-12-14
Danielle Warde 2011-12-14-15
Katie Croghan 2012
Kelsey Klatt 2013
Hannah Croghan 2013-14
Jillian Yocum 2013-14-15
Mary Brooks 2015-16-17-19
McKenna Mitchell 2015-17
Natalie Seidmann 2018
Tara Prentice 2018-19-20-22
Toni Shackelford 2020
Morgan Jones 2020-21
Piper Smith 2020-21
Megan Falcon 2021
Elena Flynn 2022
Faith Tedesco 2022
Gallery: Women's All-America Honorees
CONFERENCE ATHLETE/PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Women's Cross Country (13)
2005 - Amber Steen
2000 - Kareen Nilsson
1998 - Christy Villa
1995 - Jo-Jo Yaba
1991 - Rayna Cervantes
1990 - Buffy Rabbitt
1989 - Brigid Stirling
1988 - Brigid Stirling
1987 - Buffy Rabbitt
1986 - Jill Harrington
1985 - Jennifer Abraham
1984 - Lori Shanoff
1983 - Lisa Gonzales
Women's Golf (3)
2009 - Jane Chin
2006 - Selaneé Henderson
2002 - Walailak Satarak
Women’s Soccer (11)
2022 - Scarlett Camberos – Offensive
2022 - Maddy Chavez - Defensive
2022 - Glo Hinojosa – Goalkeeper
2018 - Maddie Newsom – Goalkeeper
2017 - Noel Baham – Offensive
2017 - Kiana Palacios – Midfielder
2013 - Zoya Farzaneh - Defensive
2011 - CoCo Goodson - Defensive
2010 - Tanya Taylor – Offensive
2010 - CoCo Goodson – Defensive
2010 - Danielle de Seriere – Goalkeeper
Women’s Swimming & Diving (2)
2007 - Lyndsay DePaul
2006 - Chelsea Nagata
Women's Tennis (4)
2013 - Kristina Smith
2005 - Anna Bentzer
2004 - Anna Bentzer
1985 - Stephanie Rhorer
Women's Track & Field (3)
2014 - Itos Aikhionbare - Field
1993 - Jade Preato - Track
1989 - Beth McGrann – Track
Women's Volleyball (1)
2004 - Kelly Wing
Women’s Water Polo (7)
2022 - Tara Prentice
2017 - Mary Brooks
2016 - Mary Brooks
2014 - Danielle Warde
2012 - Jessy Cardey
2011 - Jessy Cardey
2009 - Gianna Rossi
CONFERENCE FRESHMAN/NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Women’s Basketball (3)
2021 - Kayla Williams
2018 - Jordan Sanders
2010 - Jazmyne White
Women’s Cross Country (2)
2010 - Colleen Lillig
2005 - Laura Olvera
Women’s Golf (2)
2011 - Ronnie Valerio
2007 - Patty Chawalitmetha
Women’s Soccer (2)
2017 - Sydney Carr
2011 - Cami Privett
Women’s Tennis (1)
2009 - Stephanie Hammel
Women’s Volleyball (2)
2018 - Abby Marjama
2007 - Kari Pestolesi
Women’s Water Polo (5)
2017 - Isabel Rack
2014 - Mary Brooks
2010 - Danielle Warde
2009 - Jessy Cardey
2008 - Morgan Vickers
CONFERENCE COACH OF THE TEAR
Women’s Basketball (2)
2021 - Tamara Inoue
1995 - Colleen Matsuhara
Women’s Golf (5)
2013 - Julie Brooks
2008 - Julie Brooks
2007 - Julie Brooks
2006 - Kelly Crawford
2002 - Kelly Crawford
OLYMPIANS
Lara Bjargardottir/Swimming 2000, 2004 (Competed for Iceland)
Lanee Butler-Beashel/Sailing 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Jennifer Chandler/Diving 1976, 1980 (1976 Gold in Springboard)
Pamela Poletti-Healy/Sailing 1992 (Bronze in 470s)
Persis William-Mensah/Track & Field 2016 (Competed for Ghana)
So far in 2022-23
ALL-REGION
Onye Ofoegbu – Women's Volleyball
Maddy Chavez – Women's Soccer (Second Team)
Glo Hinojosa – Women's Soccer (Third Team)
BIG WEST SPECIALTY AWARDS
Nevaeh Parkinson – Best 6th Player - Women's Basketball
ALL-BIG WEST
Sameen Andar – Women's Cross Country
Hannah Chau – Women's Cross Country
Anna Vogtmann – Women's Cross Country
Gianna Creighton – Women's Soccer (Second Team)
Glo Hinojosa – Women's Soccer (Second Team)
Alex Jaquez – Women's Soccer (Second Team)
Alyssa Moore – Women's Soccer (Second Team)
Kiera Smeenge – Women's Soccer (Honorable Mention)
Emilie Castagna – Women's Soccer (All-Freshman Team)
Onye Ofoegbu – Women's Volleyball (First Team)
Joy Umeh – Women's Volleyball (Second Team)
Campbell Jensen – Women's Volleyball (All-Freshman Team)
Hunter Hernandez – Women's Basketball (First Team)
Déja Lee – Women's Basketball (Honorable Mention)
Nevaeh Parkinson – Women's Basketball (Honorable Mention)
Nikki Tom – Women's Basketball (Honorable Mention)
Diaba Konate – Women's Basketball (All-Defensive Team)
BIG WEST ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Women's Basketball (2)
Hunter Hernandez (1/23, 2/13)
Women’s Track & Field (2)
Deandra Tyler (Field – 3/7, 3/28)
Women’s Volleyball (6)
Joy Umeh (Offensive – 9/12, 10/24)
Campbell Jensen (Freshman – 9/12, 10/24, 11/14)
Onye Ofoegbu (Offensive – 9/5)
Women's Water Polo (2)
Nioka Thomas (2/1)
Elena Flynn (1/25)
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK
Glo Hinojosa – Women's Soccer (National Player of the Week – 11/14)
Alyssa Moore – Women's Soccer (8/22)
TOP DRAWER SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK
Maddy Chavez – Women's Soccer (11/15)
Amber Huff – Women's Soccer (11/8)
BIG WEST ALL-ACADEMIC
Tea Akiaten – Women's Cross Country
Montgomery Allison – Women's Cross Country
Sameen Andar – Women's Cross Country
Hannah Chau – Women's Cross Country
Nikki Fulcomer – Women's Cross Country
Olivia Liuson – Women's Cross Country
Evelin Meza – Women's Cross Country
Diane Molina – Women's Cross Country
Hana Nip – Women's Cross Country
McKenna Paulson – Women's Cross Country
Cathy Salzar-Gasca – Women's Cross Country
Maggie Sczupak – Women's Cross Country
Roxane Thomas – Women's Cross Country
Laura Yontz – Women's Cross Country
Sophia Zago – Women's Cross Country
Maddy Chavez – Women's Soccer
Gianna Creighton – Women's Soccer
Suus de Bakker – Women's Soccer
Laila El Behery – Women's Soccer
Sophie Gillies – Women's Soccer
Destinee Manzo – Women's Soccer
Desiree Mendoza – Women's Soccer
Alyssa Moore – Women's Soccer
Lilli Rask – Women's Soccer
Kiera Smeenge – Women's Soccer
Autumn Thompkins – Women's Soccer
Marianna Bertolone – Women's Volleyball
Bailey Darnell – Women's Volleyball
Indy DeSmet – Women's Volleyball
Kelly Negron – Women's Volleyball
Onye Ofoegbu – Women's Volleyball
Joy Umeh – Women's Volleyball
Ellen Veargason – Women's Volleyball
