Mt. San Antonio College Men's Cross Country

Kamaka guided the men's team to a second place finish at the CCCAA State Championships, without a single individual event state champion.  The team also finished second at the Southern California Championships and second in the South Coast Conference.  Under his direction the men's 4X100 Meter Relay Team captured a state championship, while Freshman Hurdler Toure McCully, Sophomore Long Jumper Marquise Cherry and Sprinter/Jumper Dominic Jones were all named South Coast Conference Athletes of the Year.  Cherry also qualified for the USA Track and Field (USATF) National Championships, while freshman Kyree King, qualified for the USATF Junior National Championships in the 200 meters.  Prior to arriving at Mt. SAC, Kamaka served at Cal State Fullerton for 12 years as an Assistant Coach (8 years) and Associate Head Coach (4 years).  During his tenure at Cal State Fullerton, Kamaka guided 5 NCAA Division 1 All-Americans and numerous conference and all-conference award winners.  His technical knowledge has been chronicled by NCAA qualifiers such as Brandon Campbell, Matt Turner, Kurt Webber, Joe Thomas and Jonathan Golden in the jumps and former Mt. SAC Pole Vaulter and 2004 Olympian Giovanni Lanaro. At Mt. SAC, Coach Kamakas focus has primarily been on the High Jump, Hurdles and Multi Events. This season he will work primarily with the Long and Triple Jumpers.  Kamaka has guided numerous individual athletes to conference, regional and state accolades including State Champions Marcus Pope (400 Hurdles), Tomek Cerwinski (Decathlon), Nate Koch (Decathlon) and State Runner Justin Bethea (High Jump). A former California Community College High Jump Champion while at Santa Rosa Community College, he later competed at Arizona State University where he jumped 7031/2 and was PAC 10 Conference Runner-Up.  Two highlights of his athletic career include being inducted into the Santa Rosa Community College Athletic Hall of Fame (2000) and the Rancho Cotate High School Hall of Fame (2010) for his athletic accomplishments in Basketball and in Track and Field.