Born: June 27, 1948 in Plymouth, Indiana
Pierce Community College
1968 – AA
San Fernando Valley State College
1970 – BA (English, Humanities, Anthropology, Physical Education)
California State University, Northridge
1972 – Secondary Teaching Credential
1976 – MA (Reading Specialist)
Coach Evans was hired by the Simi Valley Unified School District as a Reading Specialist at Simi Valley High School in 1977 after having taught five years for the L.A. Unified School District. After losing the funding for the Learning Skills Lab in 1982, Coach Evans taught English at Simi Valley High School until his retirement from teaching in 2008.
From 1984 – 1989 he coached his daughter Allison, and her teams for the Simi Valley Vikings Track Club. During the 1990 track and field season he began his coaching career at Simi Valley High School, where he continues as the Head Girls’ Cross-Country and Track coach.
Through a coaching philosophy that is coach driven but athlete centered, Evans has built a program focused on hard work, attention to detail, dedication, teamwork, high standards for achievement and ethics, and most important, sportsmanship. In the ultra – competitive Marmonte League the girls’ have compiled a 116-37 record in cross-county and 121-46 record in track. The Pioneers ended their stay in the Marmonte League with 42 consecutive victories in cross-country and 21 in track.
Cross – Country
– Marmonte League Championships: 5 (2009 – 2013)
– Marmonte League Individual Championships: 10 (Anna Sperry 2004-2006, Liberty Miller 2007-2009, Sarah Baxter 2010-2013)
– Coastal Canyon League Championships: 2014 – Inaugural year
– 7 Ventura County Championships: (2008, 2009 – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
– 9 Ventura County Individuals Championships: (Anna Sperry 2004-2006, Liberty Miller 2007,2009, Sarah Baxter 2010-2013)
– 2 CIF-SS Championships: (2011 , 2013)
– 1 State Championships: (2013)
– 5 State Meet Top 5 Finishes: (2010-2014)
– Nike Team Cross-Country Nationals: 9th (2013), 11th (2011 )
– 2 Nike Team Cross-Country Individual Champions: (Sarah Baxter, 2011-2012)
– California Gatorade Cross-Country Runner-of-the-year: Sarah Baxter (2010,2011 ,2013)
– National Gatorade Athlete-of-the-Year: Sarah Baxter 2012
Track & Field Highlights
– Marmonte League Championships: 3 (2012, 2013, 2014)
– Ventura County Championships Meet Records: 1600M (Anna Sperry), 3200M (Sarah Baxter)
– Ventura County Records: Distance Medley (11:47.74), 4 x 800M (9:28.46), 4x 1600M (20:26.16)
– CIF-SS Championships: 2012
– Individual Masters Meet Champions: 5 times
– Individual CIF-SS Champions: 4 times
– Individual State Champions: 3 times
Coaching Achievements
– CIF-SS Honored Coach: 1998
– Marmonte League Coach-of-the-year: 8 times
– Ventura County Coach-of-the-year: 7 times
– Daily News Prep Sports Coach-of-the-year: 2012
– California Coaches Association Girls Track and Field Coach-of-the-year: 2014-2015
Coach Evans and his wife, Andrea, have lived in Simi Valley since 1975. Their daughter, Allison, lives in Carlsbad, California with her husband, Ian, and their three children: Isabella, Sean, and Declan.