Los Angeles Valley College honored two teams and six individual athletes in their second Hall of Fame ceremony on June 28.

“It was a phenomenal ceremony. Just an incredible event,” LAVC athletic director Ferrero said. “And our actual wall of fame is just fantastic. I think it’s the premier hall of fame community college ceremony. I consider it to be the benchmark.”

There were some 300 people who attended the ceremony. The following were honored by the Monarchs:

• The 1975 football team — Metro State Conference Champions who also earned a No. 2 national ranking.

• The 1975-76 women’s basketball team — state champions

• Melanie Clark (1990-1991) — two-time California state junior college heptathlon champion, Western State Conference champion in the 200 and 400 meters

• Sue Gossick (1966-67) — 1968 Olympic springboard diving gold medalist and 1967 Pan American Gold Medalist

• David Summers (1951-52) — earned six varsity letters (tennis, football, basketball) and a tennis team captain for a group that earned a Metro Conference and state championships

• Lazlo Tabori — former track and field and cross country coach who coached seven indivdual national title winners, led the Monarchs to three state championships in cross country (1968, 1969, 1970). Tabori was also an Olympian in 1956 and was the third person to eclipse the 4-minute mark in the mile.

• Richard Windham (1954-56) — Was an all-Metro Conference running back and a conference player of the year as a center fielder for the baseball team.

• Eric Yarber (1982-83) — a member of the 1988 Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins.

LAVC decided to start honoring their athletes with a hall of fame ceremony because of the caliber of athletes that have come through the community college in its nearly 60 years of existence. “We’ve already honored four or five gold medalists and four state championship teams,” Ferrero said. “The list is huge of all the potential candidates for the hall of fame here.”

While the Monarchs just recently honored their athletes, the athletic facilities at LAVC are in the process of getting a $16 million facelift.

The aquatics facilities are being completely refurbished and are expected to be finished when the Fall semester begins on Sept. 2. There will be a 50-meter pool, a 25-yard lap pool, and also a diving jacuzzi.

“It will be the absolute state of the art aquatic (facility) in this area, that’s for sure,” Ferrero said. “It’s a beautiful facility.”

The athletic offices and classrooms surrounding the offices are also being renovated. LAVC also completed a project six months ago to renovate their visitor’s side of the stadium, including the concession stand and ticket booths.