Lacey Campbell is in her eighth year as the head coach here at Santa Rosa Junior College and her fifth in the full-time teaching/coaching position. She attended Point Arena High School where she lettered in three sports, compiling a record of 91-13 in basketball and capturing four league titles. Lacey went on to play at Sonoma State University for four years where the Seawolves made regional playoffs two of those years. She graduated from Sonoma State, getting her degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Pre-Physical Therapy. Six years ago she tried out for the German professional basketball league, but decided to coach at SRJC instead. Lacey earned her Master’s of Sports Science Degree in Sports Coaching. The 2011-2012 Bear Cubs compiled an overall record of 24-7 and 13-1 in conference play, bringing Lacey’s seven-season coaching record to 162-70 overall and 77-17 in conference.
Last season Lacey was selected Big 8 Conference Coach of the Year for the 4th straight season.
Tosha Wilson
Tosha Wilson joins the Bear Cub coaching staff after growing up in Central Oregon. Tosha played point guard for 4 years at NAIA Corban University in Salem, Oregon, where she earned All-Conference First Team honors her sophomore through senior years. She was also Conference Defensive Player of the Year her junior and senior years. Her team made it to the NAIA National Championships her sophomore and senior years.
Tosha earned her BS in Human Performance, Sports and Fitness in 2008. Following her graduation from Corban, Tosha coached the freshman girls' basketball team at Redmond High School in Oregon in 2008-2009, and was a volunteer assistant at Corban in 2009-2010. Tosha moved to Santa Rosa in February, 2010 for a change of pace, choosing the area because a friend of hers from college and her husband had previously moved here. Tosha's goal is to earn a Master's Degree in Sports Management and eventually become a college head coach.
Natalie Wisdom
Natalie Wisdom begins her 3rd season as an assistant coach for the Bear Cubs. Natalie graduated from Rincon Valley Christian High School in 2007 where she lettered in 3 sports: Basketball, Soccer and Cross-Country. She came to SRJC and redshirted her 1st season due to injury. Natalie played for SRJC from 2008-2010 and earned Academic All-Conference honors. She was a 2-year captain for the Bear Cubs and was a part of the 2010 State Tournament FinalFour effort. Upon earning her AA at SRJC, Natalie transferred to Sonoma State University where she currently is a full time student. Natalie is a Criminal Justice major and plans on completing her degree with a Political Science minor this next year. Upon earning her AA at SRJC, Natalie transferred to Sonoma State University where she majored in Criminal Justice with a Political Science minor. She graduated in December of 2012 and plans on pursuing a career in either the Criminal Justice or Legal field.
Leslie Hirshfield
Leslie played for the Bear Cubs under Coach Lacey Campbell for two years (2005-2007) after which she assisted for one. She graduated from SRJC with an Associate’s Degree and then transfered to Simpson University in Redding, California to finish her playing career. Leslie graduated from Simpson in 2010, earning a BA in Psychology. She is currently enrolled in the Veterinary Technician program here at SRJC. This will be her fourth year assisting at SRJC.
Karen Horii, Statistician
Karen joined the Lady Bear Cub program as an assistant coach
in the fall of 1990. In 1992, she assumed the role of statistician/computer
expert. Before coming to Santa Rosa, Karen served as the assistant coach
and statistician for the Santa Barbara City College Women's Basketball
program from 1983-1990. Conveniently, Karen is a full-time Lab Assistant for the Computer Studies Department here at SRJC, so she does all of the computer-related tasks, including preparing game programs and Media Guides for both the men's and women's teams.
t year’s success. Whitney Edens from Cloverdale and Arianna Hanson from Rincon Valley Christian were also major contributors.
Outlook for the 2012-13 Season: The Bear Cubs have a great group of freshmen coming in to accompany the six returners and four redshirt players from last year’s program. Returning six post players will be important as the Bear Cubs try to make a run winning their fourth straight conference title. Mangino, Jimenez, Edens and Hanson are four of the six sophomores who will be very important in our tough schedule this year. Skyler Olsen, a returning guard, Jade Hudson, who played on the state championship team in 2011
, and Holly Cramer from Rancho Cotate are all expected to make a big impact. Emma Vierra from El Molino and Erin Skinner from Rancho Cotate are redshirt freshmen who have learned the system and will bring toughness to the team. Freshmen Madison Sowards and Taylor Graham from Maria Carrillo as well as Stephanie Sack from Casa Grande will be impact players right away.
I have been pleased with the hard work and dedication of this team. They are a focused group and I am certain that I will enjoy working with them this year. With so many freshmen we are committed to becoming a team and willing to work towards our goals. We are committed to our goal of winning the Big 8 Championship and the State Championship in 2012-2013. 