Bakersfield College coaching icon Carl Ferreira retires after 20 seasons
After 20 seasons at Bakersfield College as women's volleyball head coach, Carl Ferreira has retired from his post. | ORIGINAL RELEASE
Ferreira's career as a head coach spans parts of four decades after starting first at the NCAA level with stops at the University of Idaho (1997-1999), then a brilliant run at Cal State Bakersfield (1994-1996) before directing the University of Oregon from 2000-2004.
Beginning at Bakersfield in 2005, Ferreira turned the program into a Southern California Region power as he guided the Renegades to six Western State Conference championships, 16 playoff appearances, and three trips to the state championship tournament ('09, '18, '21).
His Bakersfield teams put together six 20+ win seasons, including a spectacular 25-2 year in 2018 and a 19-match win streak. The Renegades finished ranked #5 in the final CCCWVCA State Top 25 and Ferreira was named SoCal Coach of the Year.
In the spring of 2021, with many athletic programs still being shut down due to the pandemic, Ferreira helped champion a mini Central Cali Bubble League that consisted of six colleges and allowed Bakersfield to compete. BC won all nine of their contests while also earning AVCA 2-Year College Southwest Region Coach of the Year honors. Later that year with the '21 regular season returning all teams to play, he directed the Renegades to a 22-2 season, another 19-match win streak, and his last trip to the 3C2A elite eight tourney plus a second #5 state final ranking.
Ferreira's final career record at Bakersfield is 337-148 with an impressive .695 winning percentage. Previously at Cal State Bakersfield, his teams compiled a dominating 100-13 record as one of the Division II top programs.
Among his many talented players at BC were First Team AVCA All-Americans Sarah Armendariz (2018) and Aly Dees (2021), and Second Team All-Americans Caitlin Bernardin (2012) and Penelope Zepeda (2019).
Known for his positive approach to coaching on and off the court, Ferreira finishes a coaching run that produced 528 victories at the CCC and NCAA levels.
Zepeda served as an assistant coach for the Renegades in 2024 and will now step in as the interim head coach for the upcoming season.
