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Starting
his 6th year at Sacramento City College as the Head Men’s
Coach, Coach Dewar brings a wealth of experience, knowledge
and success. Before starting at Sacramento City College
Coach Rob was the Assistant Head Coach for the Men’s and
Women’s, sprints/jumps coach and recruiting coordinator for
the University of California, Davis for 8 years. Before
joining UC Davis in 1996, Coach Rob was the sprints and
jumps coach at CSU-Stanislaus for 8 years.
In his fourth season at the helm, Coach Rob and his staff
continued the success from the previous 3 years with a clean
sweep of the Big 8 Conference title, Nor Cal title and 2nd
place finish in the State Championship. For the third season
in a row the men’s team won the Big 8 Conference
Championship by 30 points, scoring a record 227.5 points to
American River College with 207.5 points and 3rd was host
school Modesto Junior College with 167 points. The men
continued the success with an impressive 3rd consecutive Nor
Cal title with 164 points followed by Hartnell College with
110 points, Fresno City College with 99 points and American
River College was 4th with 80.5 points. Going into the State
Championships, the Sacramento City College men’s team had a
good chance of winning the title, but things can change very
rapidly. Riverside had a great year, Southern Cal Champions
going up against the Nor Cal Champions (Sacramento City
College) and Riverside City College showed their talents in
winning the 2008 State Championship title with 112 points
followed by Sacramento City College with 67 followed by
Fresno with 52, and 4th was Long Beach with 47.
The Panther’s had 9 Conference Champions, 25 All-Conference
Honors, 7 Nor Cal Champions, 14 All-Americans and 1 State
Champion (Neelon Greenwood – State Champion, Triple Jump
51-2).
For the second year in a row, a Sacramento City College
athlete was named the Big 8 Conference Athlete of the Meet
(Running) with impressive triple win in the 100m (10.46),
200m (21.20) and in the 4 x 400m Relay (41.05). Neelon
Greenwood as named the Big 8 Conference Athlete of the Meet
(Field) with his double repeat win in the Long Jump (23-6)
and Triple Jump (47-11) Neelon Greenwood repeated his
honors, as he did in 2007, as he was named the 2008 Nor Cal
Regional Athlete of the Year (Field) and David Reid was
named the Nor Cal Regional Athlete of the Year (Running).
Head Coach Rob Dewar was named the Big 8 Conference Coach of
the Year and Nor Cal Regional Coach of the Year, this is the
3rd year in a row for the Conference Coach of the Year and
2nd year in a row for the Nor Cal Coach of the year. The
Panther’s had 11 All-Time Top Ten Performances and 90
Personal Best for the 2008 season. There were 12 sophomores
transferring onto a 4-year University:
Matt Challender – Concordia
University (Portland, Oregon)
Eric Fremd – CSU Northridge
Neelon Greenwood – University of Oklahoma
Pierien Inniss – Oklahoma Baptist University
Armahd Lewis – Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls,
Texas)
Wil Lightfoot – Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
Marco Moon – University of Oklahoma
Matt Novak – CSU Sacramento
David Reid – CSU Northridge
Ben Santos – CSU Northridge
Carolos Suarez – Concordia University (Portland, Oregon)
Brendan Ward – UC Davis (Transferred Back)
In
the 2007 season, Coach Rob and his staff continued the
success from the previous 2 years with a clean sweep of the
Big 7 Conference title, Nor Cal title and a State
Championship title. For the second season in a row the men’s
team won the Big 7 Conference Championship by 191 points,
scoring a record 337 points to American River College with
146 points and 3rd was Diablo Valley with 106 points. The
men continued the success with an impressive consecutive Nor
Cal title with 152 points followed by San Francisco City
with 86 points, Fresno City College with 85 points and
Hartnell College with 84 points. Going into the State
Championships, the Sacramento City College men’s team had a
good chance of winning the title, but things can change very
rapidly. Going into the final event, the 4 x 400m relay,
Sacramento City College had to defeat Pasadena City College
in order to win the title. Pasadena was the clear favorite
in the all the sprints and relays, with all of this, they
were the favorites to win the team championships. Pasadena
went on to win the final event and Sacramento City College
finished 3rd in the 4 x 400m and the placed 3rd for the
second time in the last two years, by only 6 points again.
Pasadena finished with 75 points, followed by Moorpark
College with 70 points and Sacramento City College with 69
points.
In the following months, there was an investigation into
Pasadena City College track and field program, and found out
they competed an athlete who was ineligible. The
commissioner from the South Coast Conference had determined
that the Pasadena City College Men’s Track and Field team
permitted an ineligible student-athlete to participate
during the State Track and Field Championships. Pasadena is
striped from the points earned by the ineligible
student-athlete and re-score the meet. After re-scoring the
meet, Sacramento City College was determined the State
Champion with 73 points, followed by Moorpark with 72 points
and Riverside with 70 points. This is the first State
Championship since 1942 for the men’s track and field
program. What a year.
The Panther’s had 11 Conference Champions, 31 All-Conference
Honors, 6 Nor Cal Champions, 9 All-Americans and 1 State
Champion (J.T. Leggins – State Champion, 110 High Hurdles
14.65). One school record was broken and that was in the
High Jump Relay.
Brandon Waller was named the Big 7 Conference Athlete of the
Meet (Running) with impressive double win in the 400m
(48.76) and 400m Hurdle (54.77) and placing 2nd in the 4 x
400m Relay. Freshman Neelon Greenwood he was named the Nor
Cal Regional Athlete of the Year (Field). Head Coach Rob
Dewar was named the Big 7 Conference Coach of the Year and
Nor Cal Regional Coach of the Year. The Panther’s had 9
All-Time Top Ten Performances and 90 Personal Best for the
2007 season. There were 11 sophomores transferring onto a
4-year University:
Anthony Albericci – Chico
State (Spring Transfer)
Matt Artau – Concordia University (Portland, Oregon)
Marchaun Bassett – Morgan State (Maryland) (Spring Transfer)
Mo Fontenot – Sacramento State (Spring Transfer)
David Graves – Sacramento State
Michael Kirkendolle – Bethune Cookman (Daytona, Florida)
J.T. Leggins – Western Washington
Chad McCammon – Chico State
Webster Moreland – Chico State (Spring Transfer)
Matt Novak – Sacramento State
Jared Russell – Chico State
Brandon Waller – Utah State
In
the 2006 season, Coach Rob and his staff continued the
success from 2005. The men’s team won the Big “7” Conference
Championship by a margin of 96 points. The men continued the
following week with another team championship at the Nor Cal
Championship winning by 25 points, San Francisco City
College was second and American River College a distance
3rd. Not knowing what to expect at the California State
Championships, the men placed 3rd only 6 points from the
state championship. San Fransico City College earned their
3rd consecutive State Championship with 77 points, followed
by Moorpark College with 75 and Sacramento City College with
71 points. The past years the men’s team has had great
success (2003-19th, 2004-16th, 2005-9th, 2006-3rd), are
closing on a State Championship in the near future.
The Panthers had 13 Conference Champions, 31 All Conference
Honors, 9 Nor Cal Champions, 12 All State/All-Americans and
2 State Champions (Michael Johnson-2nd 400m 47.20, Jonier
West – 2nd Triple Jump 48-10, Shane Mervau – State Champion
Shot Put 57-5, Matt Artau – State Champion Discus 176-11,
4x100 Relay (Gerald Hinkle, Michael Johnson, Marcus Brand,
Jamar Gooden) 3rd place 41.30, 4 x 400 Relay (Moe Fontenot,
Brandon Waller, Marquis Brand, Michael Johnson) 2nd place
3:13.00. Two school records fell this past year, Matt Artau
broke a 17 year old record in the Discus with a throw of
176-11 and the 3000m distance was broken with a time of
9:05.73
Jonier West was named the Big “7” Conference Athlete of the
Year with a triple championship, Long Jump, Triple Jump, and
High Jump. The Panthers also had 14 All-Time Top Ten
Performances and 95 Personal Best for the 2006 season. There
were 8 sophomores are tranfering onto a 4-year
University/College. With all of this success, it shows the
dedication and direction the staff and the student-athlete
are going.
For the 2005 Track and Field Season Coach Rob and his staff
established a foundation of success for the men’s team to
follow each year. The men placed 2nd in the Bay Valley
Conference Championships only 9 points out of first place.
Placed 3rd at the Nor-Cal Championships behind San Francisco
City and College of Sequoias. Placed 9th at the California
State Track and Field Championships out of 45 teams. This
was a great improvement from the previous years, placing
19th and 16th. With this success and improvement it shows
the dedication and direction the staff and the
student-athletes are going. The Panthers had 7 Conference
Champions, 17 All-Conference Honors, 3 Nor-Cal Champions, 2
All-State and All-Americans (Logan Moore –2nd Decathlon
6,799 pts) and (Jonier West – 2nd Triple Jump- 49’0, 6th
High Jump – 6’6, 7th Long Jump 22-11). There was one school
record broken which was in the decathlon with Logan Moore
surpassing Chris Madden (1986) record of 6760 points to a
new record of 6,822 points. There were more honors given out
when Brody VanKoten was named the Conference Athlete of the
Year with a triple win, 800m 1500m and the 4 x 400m relay.
Coach Rob has coached 94 Conference Champions, 67 School
Record Holders, 38 NCAA All-Americans, 3-National Champions
– Men’s Triple Jump, Decathlon 1994, and Men’s Long
Jump-2003, 4-Junior College State Champions, 37-Junior
College All-Americans, 11-Nor Cal Champions. Coach Rob has
coached on 8 teams who have placed in the top ten at the
National Outdoor Championships, three teams which placed 3rd
and 4th, and coached on 14 Conference Championships, 3 Nor
Cal Championship (2006, 2007, 2008) and State Championships,
9th 2005, 3rd 2006, 1st 2007 first State Championship since
1942, and 2nd 2008.
In 2001, he guided the UC Davis Aggie men’s 4x100 relay to
it’s first-ever NCAA Championship berth. The squad posted a
6th place finish (40.56) and garnered All-American
distinction. Then in 2002, Dewar performed a similar feat
when he mentored the Aggie women’s 4x100 team to its first
All-American status, placing 9th and running a school record
of 46.67.
Other Dewar protégés in recent years include Sarah Chan, who
took seventh at nationals for an All-American in the triple
jump, 40-3, 2002; Jamal Bush National Champion in the men’s
triple jump, 52-8, 1994 and Josh Flexman, who garnered CCAA
Freshman of the Year honors in 2001 and All-American status,
2-Time JC All-American Jonier West (Triple Jump 49-1) 3rd &
2nd place State Meet (2005, 2006), 3-Time JC All-American –
Michael Johnson (400m 47.20, 4 x 100, 4 x 400) 2nd, 3rd, and
2nd place), J.T. Leggins State Champion/All American in the
110 High Hurdles, Brandon Waller, a 3 Time All-American (4 x
400m Relay-2006, 2007, 400m Hurdles, Neelon Greenwood 2008
State Champion/All-American in the Triple Jump 52-1, 2nd
place in the Long Jump 25-1 respectfully.
A native of Pasadena, California, Coach Dewar graduated from
Alta Loma High School. Where he was an all-conference prep
sprinter in the 100, 200, 400, 4x100, and 4x400 meters and
set school records in the 100, 200. He was Alta Loma’s most
valuable track athlete in each of his four years and also
competed in football as a wide receiver and free safety.
He spent his first two collegiate seasons at Mount San
Antonio College (Mt. Sac) in Walnut, California, before
transferring to California State University, Stanislaus. He
earned All-American recognition at CSU-Stanislaus placing
second in the 4x100 relay before receiving his bachelor’s
degree in physical education in 1990.
Dewar has an Associate of Arts degree from Mount San Antonio
College, a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, minor in
Recreation from CSU-Stanislaus and a Master’s degree in
Organizational-Administrative Management from University of
Phoenix in Sacramento. He also was the competition support
crew chief for the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Track and
Field Trials and the 2005, 2006 and 2007 NCAA Division I
National Track and Field Championships.
He and his wife, Mary reside in Woodland. He has a daughter
Kylei Lynn, and three son’s Ryland David, Trenton Robert,
and Alexander John.
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