Her small 5-foot-2 stature didn't prevent Gina Punaro from putting together a brilliant career at PCC as a two-sport athlete. In softball as the Lancers’ shortstop, she was named the 1996 South Coast Conference Player of the Year after breaking PCC school records for most stolen bases (41) and runs scored (44) in a single season. She batted .463 and was voted All-Southern California Region and then named NFCA All-American, leading the Lancers in fielding assists with 97. An All-SCC First Team outside hitter, she helped the ’95 volleyball team to a Cinderella third place finish at the state championships, the highest placing by PCC volleyball in school history. She was instrumental with her strong serving talents in the team’s three wins at the Elite Eight tourney. She later played two years of softball at San Diego State University, and held the Aztecs school record for stolen bases in a season with 32 in 1997.