Head Coach, Lauryn Jordan

Lauryn Jordan, a former Heptathlete for the Oregon Ducks, begins her second season on the San Joaquin Delta Mustang coaching staff as the Head Coach, specializing in hurdles, jumps, and multis.

“ As a graduate and a former student-athlete at Delta, I am extremely excited to lead a program that has been such a big part of my life,” Jordan said. “I’m approaching this second year with the attitude of reaching back into history and bringing back the once state contending team and carrying on that tradition that was once set.  I most definitely look forward to taking this team to a higher level of excellence than ever before.”

 

Coach Jordan’s served two years as an Assistant Coach at Northern Arizona University. During her two years at NAU, the Lumberjacks captured three Big Sky Track and Field team Conference Championships. Her experience had a significant role in the return to conference prominence in the jumps, hurdles, and multi-event athletes. Her assistance helped guide Ryan Eck to a fifth place finish at the 2008 Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the Decathlon.  Eck became the first Lumberjack since Nils Wiklund in 2000 to score in the event.

Jordan competed at University of Oregon from 2005 to 2007, after winning the JUCO Heptathlon (two consecutive years), Long Jump, and Triple Jump at the State Championship in 2004 for San Joaquin Delta College.  As a Duck, she recorded her personal bests in the Triple Jump (43-2) Long jump (20-11), High Jump (5-10) and Heptathlon (5499). Jordan became a two-time All-American in the Heptathlon and Long Jump.

Head Coach, Mike Speer

Michael Speer enters his second season as the Mustangs head coach/throws coach.  He has coached the past three seasons at Tracy High School.  During that time, he has coached state qualifying athletes.  He recently graduated from California State University, Stanislaus with a degree in Kinesiology.  He is pursuing a career in teaching and coaching.  His goal is for the Delta throwers is to get to a level where their academic and throwing achievements will be recognized by four-year colleges. Speers has also been a member of the Delta Football coaching staff for the past two seasons.  He was a linebacker for the Delta Mustangs in 2004 & 2005.

 

Mike Sandler

Pole Vault Coach

 

Mike Sandler is entering his second year as the Pole Vault Coach at Delta College. Since his addition, the Mustangs have steadily improved and attracted some of the area's finest vaulters. Delta's Track and Field team enjoys success at the next level and hopes to continue growing and adding to the success of Delta's Track and Field program.  Coach Sandler is also the wrestling coach at Delta College.

 

Lester Bond

Jumps Coach

Lester Bond comes to Delta with a wealth of Track coaching experience.  He was a member of the San Jose State Track & field Team from 1961-1965 where he was ranked in the top ten long and triple jumpers in the United States. He was elected by a team vote as the Team Co-Captain of the San Jose State Track and Field Team.  He was the first African American captain of a SJS Track and Field team.  He was the first African American track and field athlete to room with a Caucasian teammate during team travels.  In l964, Lester was selected as a member of the All-American Track and Field Team.  In that same year, he was selected to compete in the Long and Triple Jump USA Olympic Trials competition.  From 1965 – 1975 he held the San Jose State triple jump record at 52’3/4”.  In March 1965 he held the United States top NCAA Division I triple jump mark at 52’3/4”.  1965 – present he is the San Jose State record holder for the longest combination long and triple jump distance:  77’6 ¼” = LJ 25’5 1/2” + TJ 52’ ¾”.  In 1978 Lester won the Pan American Games Sub-Master long jump competition at the age of 35.  (23’8”) 

Lester began coaching at Delta College in 1984-1986.  He then coached as an assistant coach at St. Mary’s High School from 1988 – 200l and again from 2002-2009.  From 1998-2001 he was on the Kids on Track Youth Team board and a jump coach.  He has been a clinic presenter at many local high schools.  Lester was a teacher and administrator for several years in the Stockton Unified School District as well as a college administrator, instructor and counselor at San Jose State University and San Jose City Community College.

 

Emosi Raura

Distance Coach

Les Anthony III, Sprints Coach