Campolindo High School is a public high school located in

Moraga Moraga is a town in Contra Costa County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The town is named in honor of Joaquín Moraga, member of the famed Californio family. As of 2020, Moraga had a total population of 16,870 people. Moraga ...

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, United States, and is in the Acalanes Union High School District. In 2019, Campolindo was ranked 30th in California (and 239th nationally) by '' U.S. News & World Report''.

Athletics

The Campolindo Cougars have programs in men's football, women's

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, men's/women's

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, men's

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, men's/women's water polo, men's/women's cross country, men's/women's

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, men's/women's tennis men's/women's swimming and diving, men's/women's soccer and men's volleyball. 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

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(2014, 2016). The men's basketball team has won two CIF

(2019, 2020 (co-champions)). The men's cross-country team has won one CIF state championship in 2019.

Notable alumni

* Matt Biondi, Olympic swimmer * Stephen Bishop, Actor *

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, MLB second basemanEnos, Ben. May 26, 200
"Contra Costa County prep notebook"
Contra Costa Times blog. * Chip Hale, pro baseball player and coach * Cameron Ochs, musician * Bryce Pinkham, actor * Aaron Poreda, professional baseball player * James H. Rathlesberger, government and non-profit executive, founder of the Conrad Veidt Society * Stephen Robinson, astronaut * Peter Rocca, Olympic swimmer * Carey Schueler, first woman ever drafted by a

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team * Jeff Stevens, professional baseball player * Giorgio Tavecchio,

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placekicker *

Kim Vandenberg Kimberly Vandenberg (born December 13, 1983) is an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. Vandenberg grew up in Moraga, California, and swam for Campolindo High School and Orinda Aquatics. She was a member of the bronze medal-winni ...

, Olympic swimmer * Peter Varellas, Olympic water polo player * Matt Vasgersian, sportscaster and television host *

Jon Zuber Jon Edward Zuber (born December 10, 1969) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1996 and 1998. He also played one season in Nippo ...

, pro baseball player * Jennifer Ketcham, reality TV star, author, blogger, and adult film actress and director who worked under the name “Penny Flame" * Erika Henningsen, actress * James Marvel, Minor League pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization * Still Woozy, musician *

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, author

Notable staff

* Wayne Franklin, a former MLB player, coached the baseball team from 2015 to 2016.

References

External links

* {{authority control High schools in Contra Costa County, California Public high schools in California 1962 establishments in California Educational institutions established in 1962