York County to Offer Intercollegiate Athletics
WELLS, ME- York County Community College has strived over the years to create the best, most progressive environment for their students, staff and faculty, as well as their local community. The most recent development for the college is the addition of intercollegiate athletic competition; set to begin the fall of 2021.
WELLS, ME- York County Community College has strived over the years to create the best, most progressive environment for their students, staff and faculty, as well as their local community. The most recent development for the college is the addition of intercollegiate athletic competition; set to begin the fall of 2021. The sports being offered in this inaugural year include: co-ed golf, men’s and women’s cross country, baseball, softball, and men’s and women’s track and field.
With the new addition of athletic competition, York County now offers the opportunity for new students - now considered student-athletes - to thrive both academically and athletically. They are given the tools to develop the soft skills that intercollegiate competition provides and match those with the hard skills they attain in the classroom.
York County has also recently become a member of both the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC), which entails numerous conference and national competition opportunities. York County joins fellow Maine Community College System schools, Central Maine and Southern Maine, with this affiliation.
York County currently has coaches in place for softball, baseball, and co-ed golf; while there is currently a search for the cross country and track & field coach. Coach Enrique (Kike) Calero (baseball@yccc.edu) will be at the helm of the baseball team, Coach Guy Gagnon (golf@yccc.edu) is the head coach of the golf team, and Coach Melvin Torres (softball@yccc.edu) is the head coach for the softball team. Each of these coaches are ready to build new teams for York County and develop programs that align with the mission of the college.
York County’s goal is to enhance the values of innovation, empowerment, accountability, and cooperation. These can all be developed and promoted within the new athletic department, the new memberships with the USCAA and YSCC, and most importantly with the new student-athletes and coaches that are set to represent York County.
Keep up to date with all things athletic related on York County’s new athletics website at yorkcountyhawks.com. Go Hawks!
Contributed by Anna Allen