2023 HALL OF FAME Inductees

 Gary Woolfolk – Basketball – Class of 1982

Four year Varsity Starter; two time Valley Scoring Champion; All Time SYL Leading Scorer for ten years; first in Highest Average Points per Game; first team All-League and All City; played two years at Bakersfield College averaging 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Clint Hunt – Track and Field/Football/Basketball – Class of 1981 

Seven Varsity Letters across three sports; still holds 42 year Foothill High School pole vault record; placed sixth at State Decathlon Championships; All-City, Most Outstanding Varsity Football as wide receiver; three year Varsity Basketball; member Azusa Pacific College NAIA Championship Football Team; 1982 Silver Medalist Pole Vault – USA Men’s Track Team at World Games in Mexico City.

Lanette Covington-Hopkins – Track and Field/Volleyball – Class of 1980 Six varsity Letters across two sports; still holds 42 year records at Foothill and 41 year Track record at Bakersfield College for 400 meters; set multiple Foothill Track records; Valley Champion 100 meters and 400 meters; Valley and State Champion 440 yards.

Lashay Alexander – Basketball/Volleyball/Track – Class of 2012

Varsity Basketball MVP and Captain all four years; All-League and All-Area multiple years; still holds combined Scoring and Rebounding Record; Varsity Volleyball All-League, MVP and Captain; Excelled in Track in the sprints and shot put events; graduated with 4.45 GPA.

Connie St. John-Preston – Basketball / Volleyball / Track / Swimming / Coach / Teacher – Class of 1975 

Pepsi-Cola Athlete of the Year; ASB President; Played on the JV Boys Basketball Team as a Junior as there was no girls basketball team prior to Title IX; Excelled in Track; played open league fast pitch softball; Coached Varsity Girls Basketball; Frosh-Soph Basketball, Volleyball and Softball; Special Ed Teacher; active Foothill volunteer and advocate.

Craig O’Brien – Aerial Camera Specialist/Director of Photography/Cross Country and Wrestling – Class of 1981 

Two times World Stunt Taurus Award Winner; Best Specialty Stunt (Iron Man 3); Stunt Man and Cinematographer for multiple movies; Director and Photographer for multiple projects; Three time World Champion Skydiver with over 26,000 jumps; participated in Track, Cross-Country and Wrestling at Foothill.

Pamela Swearingen-Gates – Freelance Violinist – Class of 1966

Has played violin for over 500 motion pictures and TV shows; recorded with Earl Klugh, Aretha Franklin, Ann Margaret, Earth Wind and Fire and many others; played at Hollywood Bowl, the Pantages and Greek Theatre and is an accomplished studio musician; Extraordinary musical career.

Christy Houston (Porter) – Accomplishment/Contributions – Class of 1994 

Founder, Owner and Operator of the Jasmine Nyree Day Care; Owner-Operator of the Dr. Phillip Birdine Learning Center; Married to fellow Trojan and Hall of Fame inductee Joey Porter; Seeing a need to serve needs of severely autistic children such as her daughter Jasmine Nyree, Christy founded the Jasmine Nyree Day Care center in Bakersfield; Again seeing the need in Pittsburgh PA she founded the Dr. Phillip Birdine Learning Center named after her mother’s brother, which provides exceptional learning opportunities for persons with disabilities; named by Bakersfield College as among the Top 100 Individuals who have made a difference in the community; Standout basketball and track athlete at Foothill.

1980 Girls Track Team

1980 Valley Champions – Girls Track; Undefeated in Dual League Meets; 1980 SYL League Meet Champions