The Orange Empire Conference Character Champion Award
Each year, the Orange Empire Conference names one male and female student athlete from each member college to the Character Champion Team while naming overalll winners of the Character Champion Award. The award is given to the student athlete who displays the following values; sportsmanship, respect, caring, fairness, civility, honesty, integrity and responsibility shown through a specific action, ideally directed toward an opponent during competition. The criteria also includes the action of putting the team and teammates before oneself while acting as a positive role model. The inaugural award was given out following the 2009-10 academic year.
Click on the name of the Male and Female Character Champion of the Year for a complete story.
Below is the list of 2012-13 OEC Character Champions.
Male Character Champions of the Year
Josh
Popke – Irvine Valley College
Female Character Champions of the
Year
Araceli
Rodriguez - Golden West College
Honorable Mention |
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Male |
Female | ||
Name | College | Name | School |
Brett Mackay | Cypress | Nicole Nobbe | Cypress |
Mitchell Hoertz | Fullerton | Rebecca Gross | Fullerton |
Ricardo Guimares | Golden West | Avae Masaniai | Irvine Valley |
Austin Pollok | Orange Coast | Carmille Garcia | Orange Coast |
Matthew Nunnally | Saddleback | Julia Reedy | Saddkeback |
Daniel Jones | Santiago Canyon | Morgan McGee | Santiago Canyon |