Staff from CDCR and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) showed up at the recent US Police and Fire National Championship (USPFC) in San Diego.
Regional nurse practitioner takes seven gold medals
“I represented CDCR at these games in the swimming competition,” said Brock Sheela, regional nurse practitioner at the Bakersfield regional office. “I had a great time and ended up winning seven gold medals in five individual events and two relays.”
Sheela, who has been with the department since 1998, also broke the standing record in all five individual events.
“It was a cool added bonus,” he said.
Next up for Sheela is the Police and Fire World Championships in Perth, Australia in March 2027.
Read the earlier story published on Sheela when he competed in Iowa.
Centinela officers earn gold, silver
Two correctional officers from Centinela State Prison, competed in the US Police and Fire National Championship. Officers Rodriguez and Carpio walked away with gold and silver medals in the cornhole competition.
CIW, CIM and LAC team take silver
Staff from the California Institution for Women (CIW), California Institution for Men (CIM), California State Prison-Los Angeles County (LAC) in Lancaster and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department competed in the US Police and Fire National Championship games in San Diego.
Team No Force Used competed against teams from eight different law enforcement agencies, playing a total of nine games in two days. The team took home the silver in softball.
“Congratulations No Force Used,” wrote California Institution for Women. “We recognize all athletes who took part of this year’s games.”
Wasco State Prison staff strike gold at the games
Wasco State Prison–Reception Center (WSP-RC) welcomed the victorious return of staff from the 2026 United States Police & Fire Championships (USPFC) held in San Diego from June 13-20. Competing against elite law enforcement athletes from across the nation, three WSP-RC staff members successfully secured multiple gold and silver medals across varied athletic disciplines.
The USPFC is an Olympic-style competition featuring athletes representing various law enforcement agencies from corrections, firefighters, probation, border protection and customs agencies nationwide. The 2026 games saw participants challenge themselves in 40 different sporting events hosted at 33 venues throughout San Diego County.
The WSP-RC staff achieved dominant finishes in three distinct categories:
- Lt. S. Thomas utilized exceptional speed and agility to capture both gold and silver medals.
- Sgt. T. Burns demonstrated raw power to secure gold medals in both the bench press and deadlift events.
- Officer J. Schutte showed elite coordination and mobility to earn a gold medal in tennis doubles.
“A big congratulations and thank you goes out to all the CDCR staff throughout the state who competed in this year’s event and thank you for your exemplary representation,” said WSP-RC officials.
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