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A former Falcon, Mark
Schulist is entering his fifth year as the
defensive line coach for Cerritos College.
Schulist will oversee the defensive ends and
defensive tackles this year. While with
Cerritos College, Schulist started all 11
games on the 1993 team that played in the
Orange County Classic Bowl Game. After
graduating from Gahr High, Schulist attended
Whittier College and started for them at
defensive end for one season. He then came
to Cerritos and led the defensive line in
tackles while earning All-Mission Conference
honors and was voted the team’s Most
Outstanding Defensive Lineman and earned the
Coaches BYA Player of the Year Award. He
then moved on to the University of Hawaii
before an injury ended his playing career.
Schulist then enrolled at Cal State
Fullerton, where he earned his Bachelor’s
degree in Kinesiology-Exercise
Physiology/Sports Management in 1998 and
completed his Master’s degree in Physical
Education from Azusa Pacific University. In
1999, Schulist returned to Whittier College
as a graduate assistant strength and
conditioning coach, while he also taught
classes and supervised the George Allen
Fitness Center. At that same time, he
returned to Gahr High as the defensive line
coach and head of strength and conditioning
for all levels of football. Schulist is
beginning his 10th year of
instructing at the high school and
collegiate level.
During his coaching career, several of his
players have gone on to play football at the
Division I level. From the 2008 team, Johnny
Tivao is now at the University of
Washington, while Ryan Davis received a
scholarship to the University of
California-Berkeley. Additionally, Matt
Agiava is playing at Sacramento State
University and Chris Slack is at the
University of Nevada.
Schulist is also certified as a strength and
conditioning coach by the NSCA,
health/fitness instructor by ACSM and as a
club weight training coach by the USWA.
Additionally, Schulist is a head wrestling
coach at the high school level. He and his
wife Beatris reside in La Mirada. |
