Wednesday, July 30, 2025

The Muskegon Community College (MCC) 2010 National Championship softball team has been inducted into the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame, cementing their place in local sports history.

Known for their mental toughness, resilience, and depth, the team defied the odds to secure Muskegon Community College’s only softball national title — and just the fourth national championship in any sport since the college’s founding in 1926.

Muskegon entered the 2010 NJCAA Division II National Tournament as the No. 3 seed and finished their historic season with a 59-9 record. The title win marked the first-ever national championship for MCC in a women’s sport and the first DII softball national title for any Michigan-based NJCAA school since Lansing Community College’s win in 2002.

The 2010 team joins an elite group of athletes and teams enshrined in the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame, which since 1986 has celebrated the region’s rich athletic legacy. Located in Trinity Health Arena in downtown Muskegon, the Hall of Fame honors heroes from Ludington to Grand Haven and beyond.

“Muskegon Community College is incredibly proud of what that 2010 team accomplished, and their story continues to inspire our student-athletes today,” said Muskegon Community College Athletic Director Cooper. “That team exemplifies what it means to be a Jayhawk — heart, grit, and unity. As an athletic department, we’ve grown significantly, now offering 20 intercollegiate sports —the most of any community college in the state of Michigan and in the top 10 nationally.”

The induction serves not only as a tribute to a championship team, but as a symbol of the tradition, perseverance, and excellence that define MCC athletics.