Bio

Sylvia Gurrola led her El Camino College teammates to not one, but two state titles: one in volleyball, and the other in softball in 1981 and 1982. Her athletic honors include being a member of the 1980 and 1981 conference championship teams, receiving the Honorable Mention Award in 1980, and being a force on the 1981 state championship team, the first ever in El Camino College history. That year, she was honored by making First-Team All-Conference. She was also named the Metro Conference's Most Valuable Player of the League, the all-state first-team, and El Camino College's Athlete of the Year.

Beginning with spring 1981, Sylvia competed in softball for two seasons. She was a pitcher and once again led a new group of athletes to become conference champions in l982 and was selected to the all-conference first-team, named the Metro Conference's Most Valuable Player of the League, made the All Star Team, and once again was named the Athlete of the Year at El Camino College.

Sylvia received a full athletic scholarship to United States International University in San Diego for volleyball. She was the El Camino College women's assistant volleyball coach for two years. Eventually, she took on a head coaching position at Leuzinger High School, where she coached both the boys and girls varsity volleyball teams for three years. She is a first-class athlete and coach who has a winning attitude toward life.