JACKIE MARIN / 2021-22 Female Athlete of the Year
Women’s soccer standout Jackie Marin has been named the 2021-22 Rio Hondo College Female Student-Athlete of the Year for her impressive accomplishments for the Roadrunners this past season.
Marin, a freshman originally out of Smidt Tech High School in Los Angeles, played a big role in another successful Rio Hondo women’s soccer season in the fall.
She was voted team captain and started all 20 games at center midfield for a Roadrunner squad that went on to capture a South Coast Conference championship and advanced to the finals of the Southern California Regional Playoffs. Rio Hondo was ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation and ended the season second in the final state power points rankings.
Marin was a first-team All-South Coast Conference selection and earned All-Southern California honors after she totaled 22 points with 6 goals and 10 assists.
In the classroom, Marin was named a California Community College Soccer Coaches Association (CCCSCA) Scholar-Athlete with a 3.50 grade point average.
“Jackie's success comes from her commitment to excellence on and off the soccer field,” said women’s soccer head coach Jennifer Tanaka-Hoshijo. “It's evident in her academic endeavors by earning over a 3.5 GPA since being at Rio Hondo and on the soccer field as a captain for our top-10, nationally-ranked program. Jackie was instrumental in helping the team earn national, state, and conference awards for its soccer and academic successes. She has spent hundreds of hours training and at games, all while working part-time and finding time to enjoy her family, friends, and teammates. The coaching staff is very proud of Jackie.”
Marin is the second consecutive women’s soccer student-athlete to earn the honor after Serina Vargas was the 2019-20 selection. Due to COVID-19, Rio Hondo did not participate in athletics during the 2020-21 season.
