Bio

Jeanine Prindle began her community college athletic career with her twin sister, Donna, at Cerritos College where they played volleyballlthe only womenns sport offered at the college at the time. She transferred to Long Beach State (CSULB) where she joined the womenns volleyball and basketball teams. As a junior, her team finished 2nd in the AIAW Volleyball National Championships and in the following year, 1973, played on the universityys first national championship team completing an undefeated season. She earned her BA and MA in physical education from CSULB and a second Masterrs degree in Counseling from Azusa Pacific University.

Jeanine returned to Cerritos College as the volleyball and basketball coach in 1976 and remained the Falconns volleyball coach until 1999. In her 22 seasons she compiled a 335-106 record, including a State Championship in 1992 where she was also named Coach of the Year. She guided her teams to eight straight South Coast Conference championships and led eight teams to the COA (now CCCAA) State championships. In one three-year span, her teams advanced to the COA State Championship match and went four straight seasons undefeated in conference play. She coached 6 All-Americans, 14 All-State players, and more than 50 of her student athletes received scholarships to four-year universities.
She was named the South Coast Conference (SCC) Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1992 and was named the SCC Volleyball Coach of the Year four times. Jeanine was inducted into Long Beach Statees 49er Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the California Community College Womenns Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2001.

In addition, to Jeaninees accomplishments as a coach, she has had a tremendously successful administrative career, most recently as the PE Department Chair. Over her career, she has held various positions including Interim Division Dean and Athletic Director. After leaving coaching, her passion for teaching continued in the areas of fitness and self defense. She was recognized as an outstanding educator by the CCCPE in 2001.