SAN RAMON – A ground-breaking administrator, three track and field standouts--including a two-sport athlete who was also tabbed Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Year--and a men's soccer player make up the 2017 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Hall of Fame Class.

CSU Bakersfield's Cecelia Barnes made a name for herself in the sport of track and field and was a two-time CCAA Track and Field Athlete of the Year (2005, 2006), 2005-06 CCAA Athlete of the Year, 2006 West Region Field Athlete of the Year, 2006 USTFCCCA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year and Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.

From 2004-2006 she snagged five national titles, in the discus, hammer throw, shot put and the indoor weight throw. In 2006 Barnes became the first hurler in Division II and just the second across all three divisions to win three consecutive NCAA National Championships in the discus.

The seven-time All-American still holds the CCAA record in the discus at 191-10. Immediately after graduating in 2006, Barnes went on to finish fourth in the discus at the 2007 USA Outdoor National Championship Meet.

The CCAA will honor Barnes and the other four inductees on June 6, 2017 at the Pomona Mining Company in Pomona.

The CCAA Hall of Fame was created during the 2013-14 academic year, in conjunction with the celebration of the Conference's 75th Anniversary. Past Inductees are:

Class of 2014

Nicole Duncan-Chance, Cal State LA

Bob Hiegert, Cal State Northridge; CCAA

Carmelita Jeter, Cal State Dominguez Hills

Darlene May, Cal Poly Pomona

Kim Morohunfola, Cal State San Bernardino

John Scolinos, Cal Poly Pomona

Class of 2015

Rudy Carvajal, Cal State Bakersfield

Sonja Garnett, San Francisco State

Ruth Van't Land-Parkes, Cal Poly Pomona

Michael Krukow, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Gary Torgeson, Cal State Northridge

Class of 2016

Angela Collins, Cal State Northridge

Julia Cuder, UC San Diego

Shannon Donnelly, Stanislaus State

Joseph Patrick Douglass, Cal State Bakersfield

Jarin Todd, Sonoma State

Kathy Welter, Cal State Bakersfield

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