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Coaches
Coach Mattis is in his fifth season as Head Men's and Women's Track and Cross Country Coach. Coach Mattis has 14 years of Track and Cross Country Coaching Experience from Junior High thru the Community College Ranks in Illinois, Iowa and now California. He has coached numerous national and state qualifiers throughout his career and also placed numerous athletes into 4-year schools to continue their athletic careers. Coach Mattis is also a full-time faculty member in the Physical Education Department at De Anza College. Nick received his Bachelor's Degree in K-12 Physical Education from Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa and his Master's Degree in Kinesiology (Sport Management) from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. Coach Mattis is USATF Level I Coaching Certified. Assistant Coaches Ray Cornell - Coach Cornell is in his fifth season coaching at De Anza. His primary responsibilities are with the De Anza hurdlers. Coach Cornell has previously been head coach at Monta Vista and Fremont High Schools. Ray is also a member of the De Anza football coaching staff. He lives with his wife Teresa and two kids. Gordon Hovey - Coach Hovey enters his third season with De Anza. Coach Hovey is responsible for the throwers here at De Anza. He is a graduate of the USC School of Business and was PAC-10 Champion of the Discus while at USC. Coach Hovey is also a high school graduate of Monta Vista High School in Cupertino. He lives in Cupertino with his wife Ola. Al Hernandez - Al begins his second season with De Anza and will be focusing on coaching the jumpers. Al has coached many years as a distance coach, hurdles, jumps. Al has developed many outstanding jumpers and hurdlers who have won league, section and placed highly at the state level with many athletes from around the Bay Area. Al was the distance coach for the 2003 Pan American Juniors Track and Field Championships in Barbados. Al is a Level II certified USATF coach. He also serves as the Men's Chair of the Pacific Association USA Track and Field. Al was a Division II All American in the six mile run. He qualified for the Puerto Rican Olympic Marathon Team in both 1976 and 1980. He was inducted into the the San Francisco Hall of Fame in 2004 for his outstanding high school Track and Cross Country career. Al and his wife live in Fremont. Jessica Burns - Coach Paranthaman is in her second season of coaching with De Anza. Jessica was a two time cross country state meet qualifier and also qualified for the 1500 in track as a sophomore at De Anza. She is helping out with the distance runners this spring for the track team. Ted Green - Coach Green begins his first season coaching at De Anza. Ted ran at De Anza for two years in 2009-2010. Ted was a sprinter and a jumper in his time spent at De Anza. Ted is originally from Fremont, CA. Coach Green will focus on assisting with the sprinters and jumpers at De Anza. |
