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New faces at West Hills Lemoore include new men's and women's athletic coaches
WHCL recently announced the addition of men’s basketball and women’s volleyball to its roster of sports offerings and recently hired a pair of coaches to lead the programs. The school announced this week that Donnye Ross was selected as the new basketball coach while Kelly Wigton will coach the new women’s volleyball team.
WHCL has also hired new Dean of Student Services, Elmer Aguilar. Aguilar will assist in program and policy development.
Aguilar comes to West Hills from Porterville College, where he served as the Student Success and Support Program/Student Equity Program Manager. There, he helped develop policies and processes. He has also previously served as an Educational Advisor at Porterville College and as an outreach counselor at California State University, Fresno in addition to other student services leadership roles at UCLA, USC, Cal State LA, and East Los Angeles College. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of Business Administration from California State University, Fresno.
Wigton, WHCL’s first ever women’s volleyball coach, has a breadth of experience both as a volleyball player and in leadership roles. Wigton has previously worked as a Beachbody coach and high school volleyball coach. She has been playing volleyball since the age of 11 and has played competitively for Humboldt State, Vanguard University, Santa Rosa Junior College, and on high school and club teams. She holds a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from California State University of Bakersfield.
Ross is the inaugural men’s coach at West Hills College Lemoore. He comes to WHCL after serving as the head women’s coach, assistant athletic director and physical education and psychology instructor at Imperial Valley College. He has also served as a coach or athletic administrator at Solano Community College, Cosumnes River College, Richmond High School and Sacramento High School. His coaching experience stretches back to 2000.
He holds an MS in sports management from Nova Southeastern University and is in the process of earning his doctorate in psychology with a specialization in sports and performance psychology from University of the Rockies.
