for Comet Week, Springfest, and some campus-wide activities. Members of the ASG have opportunities to attend conferences, special on-campus parking, and serve on campus-wide committees as the "voice of the students." The Associated Students periodically participates in meetings sponsored by a statewide community college student organization named Student Senate for California Community Colleges. The statewide Student Senate is authorized by law "to advocate before the Legislature and other state and local governmental entities". Athletics The intercollegiate athletic program at Palomar College consists of a combined 22 men's and women's sports teams, averaging over 450 participating student-athletes per year. Men's and women's sports include basketball, volleyball, tennis, soccer, swimming, water polo, and cross country. Other Sports are football, baseball, softball, golf, wrestling, track and field. Notable alumni Todd Bankhead – professional football player Joey Beltran – professional mixed martial artist for Bellator Fighting Championships, formerly fighting for King of the Cage, Strikeforce, and UFC Ken Block – Rally Car driver, and founder of DC Shoes Travis Browne – professional MMA fighter, current UFC heavyweight contender, played basketball for Palomar Matt Chico – professional baseball player Tom Dempsey – professional football player best known for his then-record 63-yard field goal with the New Orleans Saints Ryan Dahl - software engineer, inventor of Node.js Pita Elisara – professional football player Lina Fanene – professional wrestler for WWE and plus-sized model Saalim Hakim – professional football player Tim Hill (attended) – professional baseball player James Hoyt – professional baseball player Candi Kubeck – captain of ValuJet Flight 592, which crashed into the Florida Everglades on May 11, 1996. Bobby Lee (attended) – comedian and actor Tommy Lister Jr. - Actor and former professional wrestler Tom Luginbill – college football quarterback and college football analyst for ESPN Brett Salisbury – college football quarterback and author of the Transform Diet Robert Stromberg - Oscar-winning art director, production designer, special effects artist, and filmmaker Jesse Taylor (attended) – Junior College State Champion in 2004; current professional MMA fighter, two-time Ultimate Fighter Finalist, UFC Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Season Champion Kenbrell Thompkins (attended) – professional football player Nick Vincent (born 1986) - professional baseball player Notable faculty Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz (1921–2014), surfer and physician References External links Official website California Community Colleges Universities and colleges in San Diego County, California Education in San Marcos, California North County (San Diego County) Educational institutions established in 1946 1946 establishments in California