Donald R. Green

Track & Field Coach at Simi Valley H.S., Cal Lutheran University, Moorpark College

Born: October 29, 1951 in Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina

Pomona High School 1969
California Lutheran College
1973 -B.A.
1981 -M.A.

Doni was born at Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina in 1951. Moving to California, he graduated from Pomona H.S. in 1969, after excelling in both Football and Track. He was honored with the coveted “Red Devil Award” in Football.

After attending Mt. SAC for one year, he transferred to California Lutheran College where he competed in Football and Track. He played on the 1971 NAIA National Football Champion team and was inducted into the CLU Hall of Fame in 2005. He received his BA in 1973 and MA in 1981, both from CLU.

From 1973 to 1981 he served as the Kingsmen’s linebacker coach producing five All Americans. He simultaneously began his teaching career in Simi Valley.

From 1979 to 1986, as the Boy’s Track and Field coach at Simi Valley H.S., he compiled a remarkable record of 64-1 in Marmonte League meets winning thirty-three straight Duals. The Pioneers won six league championships, were second in CIF-SS twice and were third in the 1985 State Meet. In 1986, Doni was named CIF Track Coach of the Year. Also in 1986 he began assisting his father, Don Green Sr. (Hall of Fame Member 1997), at CLU. In two years, their program produced eight NAIA All Americans in Track and their Cross Country team won the District III Championship.

In 1988 Doni began as an assistant coach at Moorpark College and became Head Coach in both Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track in 1997. His achievements are almost too numerous to mention entirely. In 1997 the Raiders Cross Country team won the Southern California and State Championships. In 1998 they were Southern California champs and second in State.

In Track, Doni’s teams won eleven Western State Conference Championships, three Regional Championships and one State Championship. His program has produced ninety-six All Americans in Track and Field and five in Cross Country.

His Women’s Track teams had a record of 86-7 with thirty-seven consecutive wins. The Men’s team compiled a record of 131-2 with one hundred and seven consecutive wins.

He was California Coach of the year in 2003. Doni has fielded teams in Europe, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia and Mexico.

He has volunteered with the Junior Olympics, Special Olympics and has organized junior high duals and leagues finals.

Doni and his wife Becky live in Thousand Oaks where they enjoy their children Jessica and her fiancé Mike Dilucchio, Sean, Eric, Joy and Danny Prouty, Tom Harmon and grandchildren Gracie and Brandon.