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Vigil says his biggest accomplishment has yet to be fulfilled
The following is a one-on-one interview with Luna’s Athletic Director Carl Vigil.
Name: Carl Vigil
Position: Athletic Director
What year did you start working for Luna? 2007, as a part-time temporary Wellness Center Technician.
What do you like most about Luna and why? Location near the mountain, family-like atmosphere. In addition, this is where I began my journey. I am a 2004 Criminal Justice graduate.
What does your job entail? What does a day at Luna look like for you? I am also in charge of the wellness center. My day begins at 7 a.m. Monday through Friday.
As far as the wellness center, my staff and I are constantly cleaning making sure all machines are up and running. We have to make sure the gym is cool on these hot summer days, assisting gym members with exercise or making sure machines are used correctly, helping new members register or making sure all registered members check-in.
Athletics is an on-going process. Right now, we are preparing for another year with incoming student-athletes. The athletic staff has to assist all student-athletes through the registration process, finding them a place to stay, at either the HU dormitories, apartments, or house rentals. We then have to get them cleared with the NJCAA to participate in athletics. I also work with other city entities to make sure we have a place to play games and have hotels reserved. I work with umpires and visiting teams as well. Most of all, I make sure LCC Athletics is NJCAA compliant.
Favorite food and why? I love grilling smoked meats. From breakfast on the flat griddle to dinner from the smoker. Grilling, for some odd reason, relaxes me.
Favorite TV show and why? If any show, it is Sports Center or hunting shows. I love sports and the outdoors.
Where would you like to see yourself in five years? I would still love to be with Luna hoping we progress, as I would like to be the first AD to be on a Luna-owned baseball or softball field.
What is your greatest strength? My ability to lead. From being a father, to my playing days in sports as a team captain, to coaching, to teaching exercise classes, to officiating sports. I have never been afraid to lead, speak for the unspoken, or step up when no one else wanted to.
What would you consider your biggest accomplishment in life and why? My biggest accomplishment has yet to be fulfilled. Its making sure I succeeded as a father to my son and daughter. Making sure my kids do not make the same mistakes I made and sending them in the right direction. But big accomplishments for me have been 1. The first of my immediate family to graduate college, 2. Becoming a collegiate basketball and baseball official (NCAA Div. II basketball and NJCAA Div. I umpire), 3. Becoming an athletic director.
What do you consider a good day in your life? A good day in my life would be waking up with my family in the wilderness somewhere, going hiking, fishing, or hunting, and come back to enjoy a campfire and enjoy the peace of mother nature. Harvesting an animal would be the icing on the cake.
What do you enjoy doing outside of working at Luna? As mentioned before, coaching my kids in sports, spending time with my family, and, what I’m most known for, officiating high school and college sports.
Any final comments? I am very grateful to the Luna community, past and present, for giving me the opportunity to get where I am now. I started from the bottom and have worked my way to the top. Who knows what will be next as my journey is not done. My accomplishments at Luna will give me bigger opportunities if I choose to ever move on, but I have no intention of leaving any time soon.