El Camino track and field hurdler thrives in regional and state competitions

By Greg Fontanilla|June 1, 2023

Arts & Features

Three-time Olympic Medalist April Ross gives tips to a student during a the volleyball clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 23. at the El Camino College sand courts. Ross was hired to take over for longtime beach volleyball coach LeValley Pattison, who retired in the spring. “I feel like being here at El Camino close to home, I can coach, pursue this career, mentor the girls here and then spend a lot of time with my family - those two things were really important,” Ross said. (Mario Trejos | The Union)

Serving up a new era: a coach on and off the court

El Camino College Academic Senate President and cosmetology professor Charlene Brewer-Smith demonstrates hair trimming techniques on Lucy Dallavo's hair on Oct. 16. Brewer-Smith has worked at El Camino since 2008.(Angel Pasillas | The Union)

From student to president: the rise of a cosmetology educator

Advanced dance students rehearse on Nov. 13 at Marsee Auditorium in preparation for the Advanced Dance Concert. The concert will be on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. in the Marsee Auditorium. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students with valid ID. (Kayla Mitchell | The Union)

A sneak peek of the Fall Advance Dance Concert

With a handheld stopwatch in hand, longtime track and field and cross-country coach Dean Lofgren prepares to send long-distance runners out for intervals on the track at Murdock Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Lofgren will be calling it a career at El Camino College after almost 40 years of coaching. (Greg Fontanilla | The Union)

Racing for the finish: longtime cross-country, track and field coach to retire

El Camino College’s new Associate Dean of Humanities Edward Rice with his debut book, Cosmic Granny, in his office on Oct. 14. Cosmic Granny tells the story of retired space commander Norma Gnarly and her adventures with her grandchildren. (Katie Gronenthal | The Union)

Out of the box, into the cosmos

Three-time Olympic Medalist April Ross gives tips to a student during a the volleyball clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 23. at the El Camino College sand courts. Ross was hired to take over for longtime beach volleyball coach LeValley Pattison, who retired in the spring. “I feel like being here at El Camino close to home, I can coach, pursue this career, mentor the girls here and then spend a lot of time with my family - those two things were really important,” Ross said. (Mario Trejos | The Union)

Serving up a new era: a coach on and off the court

After clinching a playoff berth and a National Northern League title, Warriors defensive coordinator Matt Kirk holds up one finger to signify his team as league champions. Kirk and the Warriors will wrap up the regular season on the road against Allan Hancock on Nov. 16. (Greg Fontanilla | The Union)

Warriors football team execute comeback against Ventura, clinch National Northern League title

El Camino College Warriors defender Frankie McKinnon, right, and East Los Angeles College Huskies defender Veronica Diaz Chino contest each other for control of the ball near the Huskies’ penalty area during the women’s soccer match on Tuesday, Nov. 5. After leading 1-0 in the first half, the Warriors would win its final game of the regular season against the Huskies 6-0. The Warriors will play against the Cerritos College Falcons in the first round of the South Coast Conference Tournament on Friday, Nov. 8. (Eddy Cermeno | The Union)

Sanchez, Camacho, guide women’s soccer team to victory over East Los Angeles in final South Coast Conference clash

The El Camino College men's soccer team line up for a photograph after winning 4-0 against the East Los Angeles Huskies. The Warriors' next game takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 12, against an opponent that is yet to be announced. The men's soccer team remained unbeaten at home throughout the season. (Angel Pasillas | The Union)

El Camino men’s soccer team shuts out East Los Angeles, clinch South Coast Conference title and first-round bye

With a handheld stopwatch in hand, longtime track and field and cross-country coach Dean Lofgren prepares to send long-distance runners out for intervals on the track at Murdock Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Lofgren will be calling it a career at El Camino College after almost 40 years of coaching. (Greg Fontanilla | The Union)

Racing for the finish: longtime cross-country, track and field coach to retire

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