Padre Varsity Athletics Championships

#	Sport	Year
1	Football	1968	Team
2	Swimming	1968	Team
3	Football	1969	Team
4	Swimming	1969	Team
5	Swimming	1970	Team
6	Tennis	1970	Team
7	Swimming	1971	Team
8	Tennis	1971	Team
9	Football	1972	Team*
10	Swimming	1972	Team
11	Swimming	1973	Team
12	Cross Country	1974	Team
13	Swimming	1974	Team
14	Cross Country	1975	Team
15	Golf	1975	Team*
16	Swimming	1975	Team
17	Cross Country	1976	Team
18	Baseball	1977	Team
19	Baseball	1980	Team
20	Soccer	1980	Team
21	Golf	1981	Team
22	Baseball	1984	Team
23	Baseball	1985	Team
24	Wrestling	1987	Team
25	Baseball	1990	Team
26	Golf	1990	Team
27	Tennis	1990	Team
28	Baseball	1991	Team
29	Soccer	1991	Team
30	Baseball	1992	Team
31	Swimming	1995	Team*
32	Baseball	1997	Team
33	Baseball	1998	Team*
34	Golf	1998	Team*
35	Golf	2000	Team*
36	Baseball	2001	Team*
37	Golf	2001	Team*
38	Soccer	2001	Team*
39	Football	2002	Team*
40	Volleyball	2002	Team
41	Baseball	2003	Team*
42	Basketball	2003	Team*
43	Cross Country	2003	Team*
44	Baseball	2004	Team*
45	Basketball	2004	Team*
46	Basketball	2005	Team*
47	Golf	2005	Team*
48	Baseball	2006	Team*
49	Football	2006	Team*
50	Baseball	2007	Team*
51	Golf	2007	Team
52	Wrestling	2007	Team*
53	Baseball	2008	Team*
54	Football	2008	Team*
55	Baseball	2009	Team
56	Soccer	2010	Team*
57	Baseball	2012	Team*
58	Baseball	2013	Team*
59	Football	2013	Team*
60	Tennis	2013	Team*
61	Wrestling	2013	Team
62	Football	2014	Team*
63	Baseball	2016	Team*
64	Wrestling	2016	Team*
65	Football	2016	Team*
66	Wrestling	2017	Team
67	Football	2017	Team
68	Baseball	2018	Team*
69	Football	2019	Team*
70	Golf	2022	Team
71	Football	2022	Team
	*Team-Co-Championship

 

#	Sport	Year		League
1	Football	1948	Team*	CCAL
2	Football	1949	Team	CCAL
3	Baseball	1950	Team	CAL
4	Baseball	1951	Team	CAL
5	Football	1951	Team	CAL
6	Football	1952	Team	CAL
7	Baseball	1953	Team	CAL
8	Football	1954	Team	CAL
9	Football	1956	Team	CAL
10	Track	1957	Team	CAL
11	Baseball	1959	Team	CAL
12	Baseball	1960	Team	CAL
13	Golf	1960	Team	CAL
14	Football	1961	Team	CAL
15	Track	1961	Team	CAL
16	Baseball	1962	Team*	CAL
17	Football	1962	Team	CAL
18	Track	1962	Team	CAL
19	Soccer	1966	Team	NPSL
20	Soccer	1967	Team	NPSL
21	Swimming	1967	Team	CAL
22	Swimming	1983	Team	PAL
23	Water Polo	1983	Team	PAL
24	Swimming	1984	Team	PAL
25	Water Polo	1984	Team	PAL
26	Swimming	1985	Team	PAL
27	Water Polo	1985	Team	PAL
28	Water Polo	1986	Team*	PAL
29	Water Polo	1988	Team	PAL
30	Water Polo	1989	Team*	PAL
31	Swimming	1989	Team	PAL
32	Swimming	1990	Team	PAL
33	Swimming	1991	Team	PAL
34	Volleyball	1994	Team	SERV
35	Volleyball	1995	Team	League
	*Team-Co-championship
	CCS-Central Coast Section
	WCAL-West Catholic Athletic League
	CCAL-California Catholic Athletic League
	CAL-Catholic Athletic League
	PAL-Peninsula Athletic League
	NPSL-North Peninsula School League

1970 Lynn Swann Long Jump Title:

Serra's Lynn Swann leaped 24 feet 10 inches to beat Fresno Edison's Randy Williams by one-quarter of an inch to win the long jump at the 1970 CIF State Track Meet.  Williams would later go on to win an Olympic gold medal in 1972. Swann became a consensus All-American football player at USC, won four Super Bowls while being named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl X for the Pittsburgh Steelers and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

1991 State Baseball Title:

Serra was voted by the Coaches Poll of Sacramento as the State’s top ranked baseball team. With high school baseball having no regional or state competition available beyond section play, the Padres were voted to the top spot based on their 26-5 record during Coach Pete Jensen’s WCAL and CCS championship season. League MVP Matt Bazzani, the WCAL Triple Crown Winner (leader in batting average, homeruns and RBIs) led the way while pitchers Mike Wolger (10-1) and Dan Serafini (9-1) anchored a stellar pitching staff.

1998 State Baseball Title:

Cal High Sports selected Coach Pete Jensen’s Padres as the top Division II baseball team in the state. Catcher Geoff Comfort led the way for the 27-5 Padres being selected as the San Mateo County Baseball Player of the Year by the San Mateo Times. Serra earned a WCAL Co-championship and a CCS title along the way with significant contributions by Jimmy Lintt, Josh Berta, Patrick Peavey and Bryan Williams.

2016 State Basketball Champs:

During the 2015-2016 basketball season the Padres set new school records for most wins with 26 and best season winning percentage at .839 (26-5) on their way to their first state basketball championship title.  A hard fought 48-43 final game win by Coach Chuck Rapp’s Padres over perennial powerhouse Long Beach Poly was led by WCAL MVP Jake Killingsworth who finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds. In a post-game celebration Coach Rapp enthused, “It’s like getting to the top of Mount Everest and planting the Serra banner. And doing something that can never be taken away from us and something truly significant and something that’s never been done before. So, it’s a truly historic day, and it’s a great day to be a Padre.”

2017 State Football Champs: 

In a season filled with so many “firsts” Coach Patrick Walsh’s Padres strung together 12 consecutive victories culminating with a  38-14 win over Cajon High School of San Bernardino to win the D1-AA State Football Championship in Sacramento.  Serra went undefeated in WCAL play for the first time since 1969, extending their winning streak over league opponents to 18 consecutive games. Numerous team and individual school records fell throughout the championship run including Isiah Kendrick with most career touchdowns and career points, Shane Villaroman with most career receptions and career yards receiving and quarterback Luke Bottari with records for completions, passing yards and attempts.

2021 Will Denning Triple Jump Title:

A few weeks following graduation, Will Denning bested all participants in the unofficial 2021 CA State Track Championships to win the triple jump with a personal best jump of 46 feet 3.5 inches.  Will had earlier won this year’s WCAL and CCS championships in the triple jump. CIF had canceled the official state meet as multiple sections throughout the state had canceled their seasons early due to Covid-19 restrictions. The unofficial meet, held in Arcadia, still drew some of the state’s top athletes and provided championship caliber competition.