LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Campolindo named the Division III School of the Year by Cal-Hi Sports


Emmanuel Callas

Cal-Hi Sports has selected its State Schools of the Year for their athletic programs, and for the sixth time since 2005 and the third time this decade, Campolindo was chosen as the Division III School of the Year. Mark Tennis, the co-founder and publisher of the paper, chooses the teams himself: "Campo was a fairly easy winner," he explained. "They have been very good in a number of different sports and they're always in the mix."

In its announcement, Cal-Hi cited Campolindo's boys basketball team winning the state tournament, along with the success of the boys and girls cross country teams, the boys and girls swimming teams and the boys volleyball team. "Besides these teams," says Tennis, "the school is solid in just about everything else. "

Campolindo Athletic Director Shannon Rogers spoke glowingly of the award: "The D3 State School of the Year Award is truly an honor. It reflects the deep commitments of our student-athletes, their parents, the school community and the community as a whole. Our student-athletes and their supporters balance tremendous effort and achievement in athletics, academics and holistically as humans - that is the deeper significance of the award!"