{"id":1573,"date":"2024-12-07T03:26:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T03:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/?page_id=1573"},"modified":"2024-12-07T03:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T03:28:57","slug":"why-yuba-college-track-field","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/","title":{"rendered":"*WHY YUBA COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-page pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1573?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1573?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><p><strong>Affordability &amp; Curriculum<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuition is free, offering the same education as a 4-year institution without the cost.<\/li>\n<li>Many athletes can live at home, and the area is more affordable than most of California.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer-friendly with IGETC, CSU\/UC, and HBCU pathways.<\/li>\n<li>Coaches monitor academic progress, assist with clearinghouse requirements, and guide athletes through NCAA processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Better Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focused on helping you achieve your dream school, not settle.<\/li>\n<li>Proven track record of athletes advancing to D1 and D2 programs\u2014never pay-to-play.<\/li>\n<li>Specialized coaching by track-specific coaches who prioritize your development.<\/li>\n<li>Our connections open doors to opportunities beyond your expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Personalized Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tailored programs for every athlete with year-round coaching.<\/li>\n<li>Small teams for more one-on-one attention and personalized individual coaches meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Coaches support academics, personal well-being, and overall growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These quotes are from 4-year college coaches who have recruited our athletes, highlighting their positive experiences with Yuba College athletes and our program<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;We know that athletes from Yuba College are going to be coachable, hardworking, and dedicated to becoming better.&#8221; \u2013 Kansas<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I recruit Yuba athletes because we have a 100% graduation rate for them [at UCR]. On top of that, they are high character and work their butts off when they get here.&#8221; \u2013 UC Riverside<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;We recruit Yuba athletes because they come from a program where they are used to working hard and being well-coached, which makes the transition to the Division 1 level much easier.&#8221; \u2013 University of Nevada<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I recruit Yuba athletes because I know the training the athletes have been through and trust the advice of the coaches on who is a good fit for the next level.&#8221; \u2013 Mansfield University<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Chico State track has a bond with Yuba Track. Beyond the fact that Coach Howdy Atkinson was an All-American Wildcat, his athletes that come to Chico always thrive. I\u2019ve long said that Howdy has the Midas touch.&#8221; \u2013 Chico State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Family Atmosphere<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Close-knit team with athlete-driven bonding activities like games, outings, and events.<\/li>\n<li>Live at home but still experience a supportive, university-like environment.<\/li>\n<li>Strong accountability system ensures athletes stay on track for timely graduation.<\/li>\n<li>Coaches build lasting relationships and offer personal support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Competitive Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compete against top-tier talent, including 4-year institutions.<\/li>\n<li>Four consecutive conference championships and over 20 All-Americans.<\/li>\n<li>Among the nation\u2019s best in throws and multi-events programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expert Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 80 years of combined coaching experience at JUCO and university levels.<\/li>\n<li>Coaches have developed more than 40 All-Americans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Proven Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every coach on staff competed at the JUCO level and transitioned to 4-year programs, bringing firsthand insight into your journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Affordability &amp; Curriculum Tuition is free, offering the same education as a 4-year institution without the cost. Many athletes can live at home, and the area is more affordable than most of California. Transfer-friendly with IGETC, CSU\/UC, and HBCU pathways. Coaches monitor academic progress, assist with clearinghouse requirements, and guide athletes through NCAA processes. Better Opportunities Focused on helping you &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":0,"parent":314,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"coauthors":[30],"class_list":["post-1573","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>*WHY YUBA COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD? - Yuba College Athletics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"*WHY YUBA COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD? - Yuba College Athletics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Affordability &amp; Curriculum Tuition is free, offering the same education as a 4-year institution without the cost. Many athletes can live at home, and the area is more affordable than most of California. Transfer-friendly with IGETC, CSU\/UC, and HBCU pathways. Coaches monitor academic progress, assist with clearinghouse requirements, and guide athletes through NCAA processes. Better Opportunities Focused on helping you ... Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Yuba College Athletics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-07T03:28:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"hatkinso\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/sports\\\/track-field\\\/why-yuba-college-track-field\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/sports\\\/track-field\\\/why-yuba-college-track-field\\\/\",\"name\":\"*WHY YUBA COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD? - Yuba College Athletics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-07T03:26:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-07T03:28:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/sports\\\/track-field\\\/why-yuba-college-track-field\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/sports\\\/track-field\\\/why-yuba-college-track-field\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/sports\\\/track-field\\\/why-yuba-college-track-field\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sports\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/sports\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Track &amp; Field (M&amp;W)\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/sports\\\/track-field\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"*WHY YUBA COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/\",\"name\":\"Yuba College Athletics\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yc.yccd.edu\\\/athletics\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"*WHY YUBA COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD? - Yuba College Athletics","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"*WHY YUBA COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD? - Yuba College Athletics","og_description":"Affordability &amp; Curriculum Tuition is free, offering the same education as a 4-year institution without the cost. Many athletes can live at home, and the area is more affordable than most of California. Transfer-friendly with IGETC, CSU\/UC, and HBCU pathways. Coaches monitor academic progress, assist with clearinghouse requirements, and guide athletes through NCAA processes. Better Opportunities Focused on helping you ... Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/","og_site_name":"Yuba College Athletics","article_modified_time":"2024-12-07T03:28:57+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes","Written by":"hatkinso"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/","url":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/","name":"*WHY YUBA COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD? - Yuba College Athletics","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-12-07T03:26:11+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-07T03:28:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/why-yuba-college-track-field\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sports","item":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Track &amp; Field (M&amp;W)","item":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/sports\/track-field\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"*WHY YUBA COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/#website","url":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/","name":"Yuba College Athletics","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1573\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1573"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yc.yccd.edu\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}