Rocco Constantino has resigned athletic director at SBCC.
Rocco Constantino has stepped down as the athletic director at Santa Barbara City College to take an AD position at a four-year college in his home state of New Jersey, Noozhawk has learned.
“It was a difficult decision to make for sure, but Covid really kind of put things in perspective when it came to my family, Constantino said in an email to Noozhawk. I saw this job posted and decided to give it a shot and was offered the position.
Constantino is headed to Middlesex College after guiding the SBCC Athletic Department since July of 2017.
Turf Project at SBCC’s La Playa Stadium On Track to Finish Ahead of Schedule
Construction, originally slated to be done by Aug. 21, could be complete a week or two early, in time for a Vaqueros football scrimmage
The new artificial turf project is underway at Santa Barbara City College’s La Playa Stadium. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT Holland
June 25, 2021
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Santa Barbara City College is expected to have new artificial turf in late August, just in time for the Vaqueros football team to play a scrimmage against Ventura College.
SBCC’s first scheduled event on the field is Aug. 21. The start time has yet to be announced as of this week.
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SBCC hasn t played sports since mid-March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We re disappointed to opt out of late spring competition, but hope we can re-examine things at a later date if conditions improve, SBCC Director of Athletics Rocco Constantino said. We re still in the most restrictive purple tier, and while numbers are improving, we have not yet been able to move out of the purple tier as a county.
Constantino added that the college is keeping its options open for some level of competition, which could include competition between schools or intrasquad scrimmages.”
The cost of testing and transportation have been key issues in the school s decision.
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The artificial turf at La Playa Stadium is 11 years old, which is three years beyond its eight-year warranty and expected life span, the school’s athletic department said in a previous board meeting. We couldn t be happier that the turf project is going to be moving forward,” SBCC Athletic Director Rocco Constantino said. “The current turf is in dire need of replacement, and I am grateful to our supporters, administration and the board members for recognizing that.
“We want a facility that we can take pride in and one that is safe for our students and the public to use, and we will now be able to move in that direction.”