Campolindo High School is a public high school located in
Moraga,
California
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,
United States
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, and is in the
Acalanes Union High School District
Acalanes Union High School District is a public union high school district, high school district in Contra Costa County, located in the Bay Area of California. The district takes its name from Rancho Acalanes, an 1834 ranchos of California, Me ...
.
In 2022, Campolindo was ranked 27th in California (and 221st nationally) by ''
U.S. News & World Report''.
Athletics
The Campolindo Cougars have programs in men's football, men’s/women's
volleyball
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, men's/women's
basketball
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, men's
baseball
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, men's/women's water polo, men's/women's
cross country, men's/women's
track and field
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, men's/women's tennis men's/women's
swimming
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and
diving, men's/women's
soccer
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, and
wrestling
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.
The women's cross-country team has won seven
CIF state championships (2001, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022).
The football team has won two CIF
state championships (2014, 2016).
The men's basketball team has won two CIF
state championships (2019, 2020 (co-champions)). The men's cross-country team has won two CIF state championships (2019, 2024).
Campo has been named the division III school of the year seven times by Cal-Hi Sports, in 2005, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020 (D2), and 2022.
Notable alumni
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Conrad Bassett-Bouchard, professional Scrabble player
*
Matt Biondi, Olympic swimmer
*
Rob Bisel, music producer
*
Stephen Bishop, actor
*
Paul Faries, professional baseball player
[Enos, Ben. May 26, 200]
"Contra Costa County prep notebook"
Contra Costa Times blog.
* Sven Gamsky (
Still Woozy), musician
*
Chip Hale, professional baseball player and coach
*
Erika Henningsen, actress
*
Herbie Herbert, music manager and musician
*
Jennifer Ketcham (Penny Flame), reality TV star, author, blogger, and adult film actress and director
*
Nina LaCour, author
*
Aidan Mahaney, college basketball player
*
James Marvel, minor league baseball player
*
Cameron Ochs, musician
*
Bryce Pinkham, actor
*
Aaron Poreda, professional baseball player
*
Stephen Robinson, astronaut
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Peter Rocca, Olympic swimmer
*
Carey Schueler, first woman ever drafted by a
Major League Baseball
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team
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Jeff Stevens, professional baseball player
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Giorgio Tavecchio, American football player
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John Torchio, American football player
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Kim Vandenberg, Olympic swimmer
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Peter Varellas, Olympic water polo player
*
Jon Zuber, professional baseball player
Notable staff
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Wayne Franklin, a former professional baseball player, coached the baseball team from 2015 to 2016.
References
External links
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High schools in Contra Costa County, California
Public high schools in California
1962 establishments in California
Educational institutions established in 1962