Induction Year: 2017

Born: December 29, 1977 in Westlake Village, CA

Thousand Oaks High School
Oxnard College
Grand Canyon University
2015 Business of Sports Management

Mastery with the glove was Jack Wilson’s calling card as one of the best fielding shortstops during his 12-year Major League baseball career.

No better example for his defensive skills was his 2004 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

That season, Wilson led the National League in assists, putouts and total chances. He set a club record with 129 double plays, ranking No. 1 in the majors for shortstops that season. He did not make an error in 31 consecutive games.

That 2004 season was memorable for more than Wilson’s glove. He became only the ninth shortstop in National League history to have 200 hits. With 201, he became the first Pirate shortstop since Hall of Famer Honus Wagner in 2008. Wilson also had 41 doubles and 12 triples that season.

The following season, Wilson led all major league shortstops in assists, total chances and double plays.
Wilson’s path to the majors began at Thousand Oaks High. He played two seasons at Oxnard College before being drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998. He was traded to Pittsburgh in 2000 and broke into the majors in 2002.

In 2009, Wilson was traded to the Seattle Mariners. He finished his career with the Atlanta Braves in 2012.

Coached the Thousand Oaks High baseball team to the 2021 Division 2 section title

Wilson and his wife Julie are the parents of three children.

Born: January 24, 1960 in North Hollywood, CA

1978: Oconomowoc High School, WI
1990: Oxnard College (Valedictorian)
1996: U.C. Santa Barbara
B.A. Sociology
1999: CSUN
M.S. Counseling
2013: Kaplan University
Certificate Applied Behavior Analysis

The sheer numbers of Laurie Singer’s competitive racing career are impressive:

9,259 miles of running, 2,371 miles of cycling and 36.1 miles of swimming. And counting.

From 5k races to ultra-marathons to 500-mile bike rides to Ironman triathlons, Singer has done it all.

Singer helped the Oxnard College women’s cross country program place third in the 1989 Southern California championships.

That same year, she stepped to the starting line in the Las Vegas and Los Angeles marathons. Other career 26.2-mile races include trips to Boston (twice), New York, Long Beach, Orange County and Napa Valley.

Singer has raced in nearly two dozen events of 50 miles or longer. In the Western States 100-Mile Endurance run, she could not finish after enduring a 31-mile stretch on a broken ankle.

Singer has completed numerous 100-mile cycling competitions, including the Death Ride-Tour of the California Alps, as well as 400-to-500 mile rides in Oregon and Yellowstone.

Singer lists more than two dozen top-three age group finishes.

For three decades, Laurie and her husband Bob have raised more than $250,000 for the Jacob Singer Endowment in memory of their son, who died shortly after his second birthday after struggling with rhabdomyosarcoma.

Singer was honored with the 2010 Adult Service Provider of the Year by the Ventura County Autism Society.

Born: April 12, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA

1977 – Thousand Oaks High School
1979 – Moorpark College
1981 – West Texas State University

At one juncture of his high school career, Steve Ornelaz owned nine Thousand Oaks boys basketball individual records.

Thirty-nine years after his prep year ended, three remain on the books.

He was the first Lancer to score 1,000 points in a career – accomplished in just two seasons. His single-game school record of 42 points lasted until bettered in 2014.

Ornelaz was the Marmonte League Player of the Year for the 1976-77 season, which saw him average 24.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per game.

In leading Thousand Oaks to the 1976-77 Marmonte League title, Ornelaz averaged 23 points and 10 rebounds. He was named as the league’s and county’s player of the year. Ornelaz was selected to the All-CIF Southern Section Division 4A team.

He played two seasons for Moorpark College, averaging 23 points and 10 rebounds per game and receiving first-team All-Western State Conference honors.

After leaving Moorpark College, Ornelaz played two seasons at West Texas State University.

Ornelaz signed with the Washington Bullets in 1981, but was released because of an injury.

An injury would not slow Ornelaz’ career. He played five seasons for three teams in Mexico, averaging 27.3 points and 8.8 rebounds. He was a three-time league MVP.

In 2006, Ornelaz was named to the Mexican Pro League Hall of Fame.
Ornelaz remains active in the game, working with young Ventura County basketball players through his company, “Prepare to Excel.”

Born: April 28, 1979 in Ventura, CA

1997: Rio Mesa High School
2001: U.C. Berkeley
BA in Political Science
Masters in Education

From college walkon to being a member of a Super Bowl championship team, it has been an incredible journey for Rio Mesa High graduate Scott Fujita.

Fujita was a three-sport athlete at Rio Mesa, competing in football, basketball and track and field.

His academic achievements – 4.2 GPA and honors awards in numerous classes – served as a ticket to the University of California-Berkeley, where Fujita would join the football program as a walkon.
By the end of his freshman year, Fujita had earned a full athletic scholarship.

Fujita earned numerous school athletic and academic awards at Cal, graduating with B.A. in Political Science with honors.

He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He was a member of the team’s 2003 AFC West Division championship team.

Fujita spent five seasons with the New Orleans Saints. For three seasons, Fujita was named as the team captain. He was a member of the Saints’ 2009 Super Bowl championship team. Fujita ended his career as a member of the Cleveland Browns.

He was elected to the NFL Players Association’s Executive Committee in 2009.

Fujita was very active in the community during his tenures in Kansas City and New Orleans. He was named as a finalist for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2009.

Fujita and his wife Jaclyn are the parents of three children. They reside in Carmel Valley, California.

Born: December 5, 1962 in Glendale, CA

1980: Ventura High School
1982: Ventura College
U.C. Santa Barbara

Responding to a drowning woman in front of the Ventura Pier in April 2001, Mark Cleavenger, in full police uniform, jumped over the side rail.

In 50-degree water, Cleavenger swam 100 meters and kept her afloat for 14 minutes while extra help arrived.

A lifetime of competitive aquatics had helped Cleavenger for that moment.

Cleavenger won all-league boys water polo honors at Oxnard and Ventura highs as well as setting school swimming records at each.

At Ventura College, Cleavenger was honored as the Athlete of the Year in 1982. He was an All-American swimmer for the college in 1981 and 1982 in four events. In 1981, he became the first ever VC men’s water polo goalie to win All-American honors.

Transferring to UC Santa Barbara, he recorded the second-highest percentage of blocks/goal saves in school history at the time in 1982.

He qualified for U.S. World kayak team trials and Olympic kayak team trials for in 1990 and 1992, respectively.

Cleavenger was in the second tier of alternates for the 1992 Olympic Games.
He placed seventh in the 1,000-meter kayak event at the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival.
At one time, Cleavenger owned five U.S. Masters swimming records.
Cleavenger has participated in numerous national police Olympics. At age 54, he remains a certified state lifeguard.

The Camarillo resident has two children, Dillon and Dana.