▁team ▁M VP ▁ ▁Athlet ic ▁champion ships ▁ ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Des ert ▁has ▁numerous ▁accomplish ments ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁compet itive ▁sports . ▁Below ▁will ▁soon ▁include ▁a ▁listing ▁of ▁those ▁athlet ic ▁achiev ements ▁only ▁best owed ▁on ▁a ▁select ▁few . ▁ ▁National ▁champions ▁ ▁State ▁champions ▁ ▁Conference ▁champions ▁ ▁Wright ▁G ymnasium ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁vot ers ▁in ▁the ▁Co ach ella ▁Valley ▁approved ▁a ▁new ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁bond ▁issue ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁CO D ▁construction . ▁Within ▁three ▁years , ▁construction ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁the ▁g ymnasium ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁buildings ▁on ▁campus . ▁The ▁architect s ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁g ymnasium ▁and ▁related ▁areas ▁were ▁Williams ▁and ▁Williams , ▁a ▁Pal m ▁Spr ings ▁firm . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁a ▁resolution ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Haz el ▁C . ▁Wright , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Harold ▁D . ▁Wright , ▁who ▁gra ci ously ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁Co ach ella ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College ▁District ▁( as ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁at ▁that ▁time ) ▁and ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Des ert ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁gift ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁ref urb ishing ▁the ▁interior ▁and ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁g ymnasium ▁which ▁would ▁hence for th ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁Wright ▁G ymnasium ▁with ▁appropriate ▁pla que ▁and ▁sign age .