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Pictured: 2012 De Anza scholar-athletes, coaches and staff members. Click image for larger view.

De Anza College

Winner of the Coast Conference 
All Sports Trophy 2011-12

(18 out of the past 28 years)

At De Anza, the Athletics Department is an extension of the Physical Education Division.
It serves the needs of everyone interested in competing at a higher level of athletic competition.

Our comprehensive all-sports program includes:

• 19 sports programs for men and women, with 480 student-athletes who compete on these teams
• 9 Men's sports and 10 Women's sports
• Approximately 70 coaches, staff, and administrators who comprise the De Anza College Athletics Department: 15 head coaches, 36 assistant coaches, and 9 staff and administrators
• Consistent success rate both on the field and in the classroom
• De Anza Institutional Research reports a GPA of about 3.01 for student-athletes last year. 
• De Anza student-athletes have been successful in transferring to the university level.
• 5 All-Americans and 18 All-Californians during the 2010-11 school year.
• Aprox $1.4 million in academic and athletic scholarships secured by De Anza student-athletes last year (10-11).                   

See our sports listing on the left forprogram overviews, coaching staff and all team schedules.

For more information,contact Athletics Director Kulwant Singh at 408.864.8745 or e-mail singhkulwant@ deanza.edu

Sports Calendar

Season	Start Dates
Fall Sports Men's Cross Country, Football, Men's Soccer, Men's Water Polo   Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo	All Fall Sports begin August 15. Contact the coach  during the Spring/Summer prior to the season.
Winter Sports Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball	All Winter Sports begin October 15. Contact the coach during the Spring/Summer prior to the season.
Spring Sports Baseball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field   Women's Badminton, Softball, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field	All Spring Sports begin January 15. Contact the coach during the Fall prior to the season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Athletes

De Anza coaches, staff, and administration are eager to assist student athletes in academics and sports. Our student athletes

• receive exposure to university coaches
• receive opportunities to acquire athletic scholarships
• are very successful in regards to retention ( 90%) & transfer (87%)
• have high grade point averages (GPA)

The following teams were recognized as the Scholar Team Award recipients for their sport for all of California for the year listed

• Softball 2012                             Coach Rachel Pacheco
• Women's Water Polo 2011         Coach Danielle Von Matt
• Men's Cross Country 2010         Coach Nick Mattis
• Women's Tennis 2009                Coach Ron Ward
• Women's Track & Field 2009      Coach Nick Mattis
• Men's Cross Country 2008         Coach Nick Mattis
• Women's Basketball 2004          Coach Arden Kragalott
• Baseball, 2003                          Coach Scott Hertler
• Men’s Soccer, 2001                   Coach Kulwant Singh
• Women’s Soccer, 1996              Coach Kulwant Singh
• Football, 1995                           Coach Mario Verduzco
• Women’s Cross Country, 1994   Coach Jim Linithicum

More Information

• We have a full-time Academic Advisor, Matt Trosper, 408.864.8646, who monitors the academic progress of all the student athletes and programs. If you are a prospective student athlete, see our steps for getting started.
• If you are interested in participating in intercollegiate sports, complete the information form and a coach will contact you.
• Kulwant Singh, Athletics Director, can be reached by calling 408.864.8745 or by e-mail at singhkulwant@ deanza.edu.
• Our sports medicine program has two full-time trainers and several student assistants. Every program receives equal support. See our athletics staff directory for more information about our athletic training staff.
• Every team in season has a team room with video and computer connections. There are equipment managers that serve all programs and provide equipment laundry service.