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Sports Hall of Fame Bio.

Natasha Gordon

Hall of Fame Class of 2010

Natasha Gordon (class of 1999) - The sport for which Natasha is best known would depend on when you watched her compete. Natasha played volleyball, basketball, and track & field, and was selected to the All-County Team in all three sports. She was the Santa Cruz Sentinel’s Athlete-of-the-Week many times, and in 1999 she was selected as the Sentinel’s Female Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year and as the AHS Female Athlete-of-the-Year. Natasha was also the AHS Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year in all three sports her senior year. In volleyball, Natasha was a two-year varsity player, 1st team All-League and All-County her senior year, and team captain. In basketball, she was a four-year starter, twice All-League and All-County, a two-time team MVP, and a two-year team captain. She was also selected as the MVP at the Santa Clara Basketball Camp and at the Wildcat Invitational, and selected to play in the North- South All-Star Classic. In four years of varsity track, Natasha was a three-time SCCAL champion (100mH – 1997, shot put – 1998, discus – 1999), a multi-league medalist, team MVP, and helped the Mariners win three consecutive SCCAL team championships. At the 1998 SCCAL championships, Natasha earned 28 individual points, which would have placed her 5th if she competed as a team, beating Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and MVC. In addition to accumulating over sixty medals in four years, in 1999 Natasha also set a school record in the shot-put, breaking a twenty-one year old record set by Katie Brown in 1979. Natasha also competed in the Youth National Track & Field Invitational in Hawaii, earning a gold medal in the shot-put and a bronze medal in the 100 meter hurdles. After high school, Natasha attended UC San Diego. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, went on to law school, and today is a practicing attorney in Orange County. Natasha was presented into the Hall by her former coach, Mark Dorfman.

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