Athletics
John Burroughs has produced All-State, and CIF athletes. Burroughs alumni have gone on to play at the Division 1 level, as well as compete professionally.
The football team at Burroughs hve won Foothill League titles in the 1970s, as well as a Pacific League Championship (Coached by Keith Knoop) in the 2006 season, their first competing in the Pacific League, as well as their first league championship in 25 years (the 1981 varsity team won the Foothill League). Burroughs gained top seed in CIF Central Division 5 although they went on to suffer a crucial defeat from the Moreno Valley High Vikings in the first round.
In 2009, the football program had its most successful season to date as the Varsity, JV, and Freshman teams all won league championships, combining for a 25-5 record (Freshman 9-0, JV 9-1, and Varsity 7-4). Also, the track and field team produced Olympic silver medalist Ron Morris (Rome, 1960).
The distance program, headed by Coach John Peebles, has produced a CIF champion, four state finalists (track) and his cross country squads have made appearances in the post-season each year since 2000, with the varsity men winning the foothill league title in 2006.
The basketball program, headed by coach Art Sullivan, made the semi-finals of the CIF tournament in the late 1990s, and again in 2006. The varsity baseball team also enjoyed much success in the late 1990s, led by Coach Jose Valle, making the CIF quarter finals round. In the mid 1990s, Coach Kodoma led the men's varsity soccer team to a few CIF southern section playoff appearances as well, and also produced several All-CIF athletes. The softball program, led by head coach Doug Nicol, has won three straight Pacific League championships (2010, 2011, 2012), and in 2012 were ranked #10 in the State of California by Cal-Hi Sports, as well as finishing the regular season ranked #2 in CIF Division 3. Former University of Virginia All-American third baseman Sara Larquier, a John Burroughs graduate, is an assistant coach for the Indians.
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