Athletics: Century Club honors six Vikings at annual Sports Night banquet

Three former Long Beach City College student-athletes, two current Vikings, and one former head coach were honored by the Long Beach Century Club at their annual Sports Night Award Banquet on Tuesday night at The Grand in Long Beach.

A former LBCC standout quarterback received the Century Club’s highest honor, as Greg Barton was inducted in the Hall of Fame. Barton started for two years in 1964 and 1965, leading his Vikings to an undefeated national championship in 1964. He was named an All-American both years, as the Vikings won the Junior Rose Bowl in '64 and the Prune Bowl in '65. Barton went on to play at the University of Tulsa before playing in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, the Canadian Football League, and the World Football League.

Former LBCC Women’s Soccer head coach Mauricio Ingrassia was honored as the Century Club’s Coach of the Year. This past fall, Ingrassia led the Long Beach State women’s soccer team to its third straight Big West Conference championship and a historic NCAA Championships Elite Eight appearance.

Over nine seasons at LBCC (1995-2003), Ingrassia led the Vikings to a pair of No. 1 final national rankings and five California Community College state titles.

2010-11 LBCC athletes of the year Scott Butler and Sarah Agopian were also honored by the Century Club. Butler and Agopian both starred in aquatics, with Butler competing in water polo and swimming and Agopian leading the women’s water polo team. The duo earned All-American, All-Southern California, and All-South Coast Conference honors.

Rounding out the LBCC honorees were current Viking sophomores Dylan Marquess of the men’s volleyball team and Danielle Hannan from softball. Both received the $2500 Harold Hoffman scholarship.