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Sean Ricketts

2172 Lapis LN Ramona,CA

Summary

To continue to develop and improve as a Community College Full -Time Exercise Science Professor/Head Coach for Track and Field and Cross Country at SD Mesa College

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AP Exercise Science and Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country

San Diego Mesa College
08.2017 - Current

Men's and Women’s Cross Country

  • Men's PCAC Champions: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Men's Team 3C2A State Champions: 2019, 2021, 2nd Place in 2022, 2023 3C2A State Championships, 3rd Place in 2018 3C2A State Championships, Seventeen All Americans, 1 Individual State Champion
  • Women's PCAC Champions: 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Women 2nd Place in 2022 and 2023 3C2A State Championships, Four All Americans,1 Individual State Champion

Men's and Women’s Track and Field

  • Men’s PCAC Champions: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Men 2nd Place in 2022 3C2A State Championships, 11 All Americans, 2022 State Champions Men’s Steeplechase, Javelin
  • Men 2nd Place in 2023 3C2A State Championships, 12 All Americans, 2023 State Champions Men’s Steeplechase, Shot Put, 800m, Decathlon
  • Men 3rd Place in 2024 3C2A State Championships, 11 All Americans, 2024 State Champions Men’s 800m, Men’s Javelin, Men's 800m, Men’s 4x400m Relay
  • 2019 Men’s 5K State Champion
  • Women’s PCAC Champions: 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • 2022 3 All Americans, 2022 Women’s Pole Vault State Champion
  • Women 3rd Place in 2023 CCCAA State Championships, 5 All Americans, 2023 State Champions Women’s Pole Vault, Javelin
  • 2024 5 All Americans, State Champions Women's 800m, Women's Shot Put

Owner and Camp Director

Central Coast Runners
06.2007 - 08.2017
  • Directed youth running and Track & Field camps for kids ranging from ages 7 -18 with a focus on promoting running as a healthy lifestyle

Full Time Middle School Physical Education and Health Teacher

Paulding Middle School
08.2008 - 06.2017

High School Head Cross Country & Assistant Track and Field Coach

Arroyo Grande High School
08.2006 - 06.2017
  • Coached the boys & girls cross country teams to a combined 9 PAC 7 league titles with numerous individual titles, 5 school records, and 5 boy’s & girl’s Div
  • 1 and 2 state meet championship appearances
  • Coached the track and field distance runners to 12 individual league titles, 3 league meet records, 14 school records, 1 CIF Southern Section 800m Div
  • 2 Champion, 3 CIF Southern Section 800m and 2 1600m Masters Meet Finalists

Full Time High School Physical Education and Health Teacher

Arroyo Grande School
08.2006 - 06.2008

Education

MA - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

University of Northern Iowa
01.2017

MA - Educational Leadership and CA Preliminary Administration Credential

California Polytechnic State University SLO
01.2011

Single Subject Teaching Credential - Physical Education

California Polytechnic State University SLO
01.2006

BS - Kinesiology, Teaching Concentration

California Polytechnic State University SLO
01.2005

Certification

  • USATF Level 1 and Level 2 Certified Coach for Endurance Events
  • Completed USTFCCCA Course 409 Sports Science for the Endurance Events
  • Attended LA84 Foundation XC and Track & Field Coaching Clinics
  • Attended the 2014 IAAF Level V Elite Coaching and the USATF Level 3 Academy for Endurance Events
  • Attended USTFCCCA Convention/Training Courses in Phoenix, AZ (2018-2022)
  • Attended CCCAA State Coaches Convention Track and Field and Cross Country (2018)
  • Attended Microaggressions Training with Frank Harris at SD Mesa (2018)
  • QPR Training at SD Mesa (2019)
  • SDCCD Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (2019)
  • Attended USATF Annual Convention in Reno, NV (2019)
  • Safe Zone Training at SD City (2020)
  • USATF Safesport Training Certification (2020)
  • SDCCD Canvas Online Training Certification (2020)
  • Participated in President’s Walking Tour for Exercise Science and Athletics (2022)
  • Participated in Olympian Olympics Work Group for SD Mesa College Athletics (2022-2024)
  • Participated in SD Mesa College Athletics Coaches Corner Recruiting Panel for Professional Development (2023)
  • SD Mesa College NFI Mentor (2023-2024)
  • PCAC Cross Country and Track and Field Representative
  • Member of 3C2A SoCal Executive Board/Secretary,
  • Member of 3C2A SoCal Games Committee and Rankings Committee

Awards

  • 1999 & 2000 San Diego CIF 800m Champion (Rancho Bernardo HS)
  • 2001 CA Community College 1500m State Champion (SD Mesa)
  • Team Captain of Back to Back CA Community College XC State Championship Teams (SD Mesa College)
  • 2002 & 2003 All Region Honors NCAA D1 XC (Cal Poly SLO)
  • 2003 Big West Conference XC Champion (Cal Poly SLO)
  • Inducted into the 2016 SLO Marathon Hall of Fame for contributions to the local running community in

      San Luis Obispo County

  • 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 PCAC Coach of the Year Men’s Cross Country
  • 2022, 2023 PCAC Coach of the Year Women’s Cross Country
  • 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 PCAC Coach of the Year Men’s Track and Field
  • 2023 PCAC Coach of the Year Men’s Track and Field
  • 2019 3C2A State Men's Cross-Country Coach of the Year
  • 2020 PCAC Men’s Coach of the Year
  • 2023 3C2A State Women's Cross-Country Coach of the Year
  • Updated student learning outcomes, assessments, grading, course resources, and textbooks in EXSC 206, 207, 136A, 180, 222, and 223 , 238 A and B
  • Created and launched new courses, which included EXSC 180A, 180B, 180C, 180D, 232A and B

Timeline

AP Exercise Science and Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country

San Diego Mesa College
08.2017 - Current

Full Time Middle School Physical Education and Health Teacher

Paulding Middle School
08.2008 - 06.2017

Owner and Camp Director

Central Coast Runners
06.2007 - 08.2017

High School Head Cross Country & Assistant Track and Field Coach

Arroyo Grande High School
08.2006 - 06.2017

Full Time High School Physical Education and Health Teacher

Arroyo Grande School
08.2006 - 06.2008

BS - Kinesiology, Teaching Concentration

California Polytechnic State University SLO

MA - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

University of Northern Iowa

MA - Educational Leadership and CA Preliminary Administration Credential

California Polytechnic State University SLO

Single Subject Teaching Credential - Physical Education

California Polytechnic State University SLO
Sean Ricketts