Friday, 03 May 2024

Mendocino College inducts five into 2011 Hall of Fame; group includes Lake County standouts

UKIAH, Calif. – Five former Mendocino College student-athletes are being inducted into the 2011 Mendocino College Athletic Hall of Fame.


The group will be honored at the sixth annual Mendocino College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet, which will be held on Saturday, March 12, at 6 p.m. at Barra of Mendocino in Redwood Valley.


Included in the group are Brian Sallee, a Middletown High School graduate, and Lisa Falleri, who graduated from Kelseyville High School.


For tickets, please contact Anna Daugherty at 707-468-3255.


Bios of the five inductees follow.


 

 

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Brian Sallee. Courtesy photo.
 

 

 


Brian Sallee


Sallee played football at Mendocino College from 2002 to 2003, and was team captain in 2003.


During his time with the college he recorded 86 tackles and 36 assists, and in 2003 had 12.5 sacks.


He was an All Conference Selection in 2002 and 2003, and was named Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2003.


Sallee went on to accept an athletic scholarship at Duke University in North Carolina.

 

 

 

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Lisa Falleri. Courtesy photo.
 

 



Lisa Falleri


Falleri played volleyball and basketball for Mendocino College from 1991 to 1992.


She was named Team MVP in volleyball in 1991 and 1992, and Team MVP in basketball in 1992.


In 1991 and 1992 she was named a BVC All Conference Selection for volleyball, taking BVC All Conference honors in 1992 for basketball. In both 1991 and 1991 she was named to the BVC Academic All Conference.


Falleri later accepted an athletic scholarship at California State University, Chico.

 

 

TJ Bird


Bird graduated from Cloverdale High School and went on to play baseball for Mendocino College from 1999 to 2000.


Bird was team captain in 2000, the same year he became a BVC All Conference Selection.


In 2000 he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies.

 

 

 

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Ben Riley. Courtesy photo
 




Ben Riley


Riley, who graduated from Grace Davis High School in Modesto, was a basketball standout for Mendocino College from 1997 to 1998.


He was team captain in 1998, becoming the state's No. 1 scorer with a 27-point average. Riley would become the No. 2 all-time scorer in Mendocino College history.


Riley accepted athletic scholarship with the College of Idaho in Caldwell.

 

 

 

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Marc Selberg. Courtesy photo.
 

 



Marc Selberg


Selberg, a Cloverdale High School, played football from 1999 to 2000 for Mendocino College.


Selberg was an All Conference Selection in 1999 and 2000, and was named Offensive Lineman of the Year for 1999 and 2000.


He accepted a scholarship to Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia.


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