Community college track and field: Hodgert to assist track and

cross country teams

COSTA MESA - Allan Hodgert, a former assistant track and field

coach at Cuyamaca College, will become an assistant for the Orange Coast

College track and field and cross country teams, once formalities

subside.

OCC President Margaret Gratton will recommend Hodgert to the Coast

Community College District Board of Trustees for approval as an assistant

track and field and cross country coach at the college, Athletic Director

Fred Hokanson said.

“He is a very qualified coach and physical education instructor,”

Hokanson said. “He was a part of a new program at Cuyamaca and he had a

lot of success. In the past four years, the college has become dominant

in the area of track and field.”

As an assistant at Cuyamaca, Hodgert developed a recruiting program

that helped produce undefeated seasons in 2000 and 2001. He coached long,

triple and high jumpers and multi-event athletes for both the men’s and

women’s teams.

Before coaching with the Coyotes, Hodgert coached at San Diego City,

Grossmont, Northern Colorado, San Diego State and Torrey Pines High

School.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from San Diego State and added a

master’s in education from Azusa Pacific. He is working on a doctorate in

sports administration at the University of Northern Colorado.