University of Hawaii at Hilo Men's Cross Country

Guerpo. A Big Island native, Guerpo took over the Vulcan program in 1999. He guided the women's team to Pacific West Conference titles in 2006 and 2007. Guerpo came to Hilo after a coaching stint at his alam mater, Azusa Pacific. He was the head cross country and distance coach in 1998-99, and was a graduate assistant and assistant coach from 1994-97. At APU, he coached the women's 800 meter national champion (NAIA) and a runner-up in the marathon, along with numerous conference champions and All-Americans. Guerpo began his collegiate running career at Hawaii Pacific, where he won the PacWest cross country title as a freshman and was the runner-up as a sophomore.  He transferred to Azusa Pacific for his junior and senior seasons, where he was a member of two NAIA national championship track and field squads, and also qualified for NAIA marathon twice. In cross country, Guerpo's Cougar squad won the Golden State Athletic Conference team crown in 1993. A standout athlete at Honokaa High School, he was a state boxing champion and participated in the Junior Olympics. He was a BIIF champion in the 3,200 meters on the track and won the BIIF cross country title twice. He also played football and basketball. Also serving as the Recreation Director for the County of Hawaii, Guerpo lives in Mountain View with wife Vicky and sons Alex and Zachary.