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year colleges. The program includes a fall practice and game
schedule and spring season with a spring trip to Panama City,
Fla. in March.
Home games are played on KCC’s baseball diamond, just east
of the activities center. For more information, call Todd Post at
(815) 802-8616 or e-mail tpost@kcc.edu.
Men’s soccer
Coach: David Acevedo
Assistant coach: Leandro Cutuli
The Cavaliers soccer team played its fifth season in the fall of
2008 and ended the season with a 1-15 record. The season begins
with practice in August and runs through the end of October.
For more information, call Ted Petersen, KCC’s athletic director,
at (815) 802-8602 or e-mail tpetersen@kcc.edu.
Women’s softball
Coach: Dennis Clark
Assistant coaches: Bill Wendling and Jim Grimes
KCC’s women’s softball team ended the 2008 season with a
43-11 record. In 2008, the team won the Region IV championship
for the 13th time in 15 years and advanced to the national
tournament, placing seventh in the nation. The Cavaliers softball
program has produced 27 NJCAA All-Americans and 13 NJCAA
Academic All-Americans. The program includes a fall exhibition
season and a spring schedule, with play in several tournaments.
Home games are played on KCC’s softball diamond, just southeast
of the activities center. For more information, call Dennis
Clark at (815) 802-8606 or e-mail dclark@kcc.edu.
Women’s volleyball
Coach: Gary Sien
The Cavalier volleyball team has won the Region IV championship
13 times in the last 22 years and has made 12 national
tournament appearances. With an 871-264 record since 1985, the
Cavaliers are the dominant team in Region IV and a respected
national power. Nineteen Cavaliers have been selected for All-
American honors.
The Cavaliers play their home matches in the George Ryan
Gymnasium in the activities center.
Practice will begin Aug. 1. For further information on the
volleyball program, call Gary Sien at (815) 802-8608 or e-mail
gsien@kcc.edu.
George H. Ryan
Activities Center
The George H. Ryan Activities Center, located southeast of the
main building, includes regulation-size basketball court/volleyball
courts with a seating capacity of 1,200 spectators and is the home
for the KCC Cavaliers men’s and women’s athletic teams.
It also provides the college with a large, attractive facility for recreational
classes, cultural events, and commencement programs.
Fitness center
The KCC Fitness Center is located in the OAK Orthopedic
Sports Arena.
The 3,500 square-foot facility is carpeted and air-conditioned,
and features all new equipment from LifeFitness, the No. 1 brand
of fitness equipment in health clubs worldwide. Treadmills, bicycles,
elliptical cross trainers and stair climber machines, as well
as resistance strength training equipment and a free weight area
offer a full range of options for various training goals.
Enrollment in the Fitness Center is open to members of the
community. Modern locker rooms are available, including showers
and spacious changing areas.
The KCC Fitness Center is open six days a week, Monday
through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Fridays 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon.
To enroll in the Fitness Center, register and pay tuition in KCC’s
Department of Student Services, then phone (815) 802-8610
or stop by the Fitness Center to schedule a 90-minute personal
orientation and testing session. At the time of registration, there
are three enrollment options – credit class with a grade, credit
class with pass/fail option, or non-credit through the office of
Corporate and Continuing Education.
The fitness center located in the Oak Orthopedic Sports Arena
remains available to KCC’s athletes as part of their training.
For more information about the Fitness Center, phone (815)
802-8610.
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