CIF State Champions – SCCAL Teams & Individuals

There are over 1300 high schools in California, and each year almost 2 million student-athletes participate in high school athletics in our state. To win a state championship in California, individually or as a team, is a remarkable accomplishment. Below is the list of State Champions from the SCCAL.

CIF Team State Champions

SCCAL SchoolSportYear
HarborGirls Volleyball – D II1992
SLVFootball – D III (no playoffs, selected by Cal-Hi Sports)2000
SLVGirls Cross-Country – D IV2004
Santa CruzBoys Basketball – D III2005
SLVGirls Cross-Country – D IV2005
AptosGirls Cross-Country – D II2005
Mt. MadonnaGirls Volleyball – D V2007
SLVGirls Cross-Country – D IV2013
AptosGirls Cross-Country – D III2015
Mt. MadonnaGirls Volleyball – D V2019
AptosGirls Volleyball – D IV2019
SoquelFootball – D 4AA2023

*Before Cheerleading became a CIF sport, the Aptos Cheerleading team won four NCA California State Championships (1993, 1997, 2001 & 2002).

CIF Individual State Champions

Individual & SchoolSportYear
Gus Paz – WatsonvilleWrestling – 135 lbs.1982
Johnny Cleveland – SoquelTrack & Field – Long Jump1983
Gary Passanisi – AptosTrack & Field – 3200m1998
Alejandra Barrientos – SLVCross-Country – D III 1999
Alejandra Barrientos – SLVTrack & Field – 1600m1999
Alejandra Barrientos – SLVTrack & Field – 1600m2001
Alex Dunn – SLVCross-Country – D II2002
Eddie Olson – AptosGolf2004
Cody Rodebaugh – SLVWrestling – 140 lbs.2009
Vanessa Fraser – Scotts ValleyCross-Country – D IV2011
Vanessa Fraser – Scotts ValleyCross-Country – D IV2012
Nikki Hiltz – AptosTrack & Field – 1600m2012
Anna Maxwell – SLVCross-Country – D IV2013
Anna Maxwell – SLVTrack & Field – 1600m2013
Cate Ratliff – Santa CruzCross-Country – D IV2015
Dominique Parrish – Scotts ValleyWrestling – 118 lbs.2015
Danica Kelley – Scotts ValleyWrestling – 135 lbs.2024
Eli Fitchen-Young – Santa CruzCross-Country – D IV2024