In addition to his duties as the women’s track and field head coach, Michael Allen also serves as an assistant with the men’s and women’s cross country program. He has spent the last nine years as the Cerritos College women’s track and field coach, and has coached over a dozen state champions. This past season, he coached them to the state championship, which was the second for the Falcons in school history. The year before, they placed a close second at the state championships, while the team has also recorded a third place finish, a fourth place finish and two fifth place finishes. In his first year at the Norwalk campus, Allen also served as one of the defensive line coaches on the football team.

            Nine new track and field school records have been set during Allen’s tenure, including April Brown, who became just the second person to win the 100-meters at the State Championships three seasons in a row. Coach Allen has led the Cerritos women’s track & field team to some of its greatest successes, including three Southern California Championships top five finishes in the last five years, the state runner-up award in 2005 and the State Championship in 2006.  For his effort, Coach Allen has received the conference Coach of the Year award in both 2005 and 2006 and the State Coach of the Year award in 2006.

            Allen came to Cerritos after spending eight years (1991-98) at Banning High, where he helped lead the Pilots to the 1991 LA City Championship. Prior to coaching at Banning, Allen coached at Los Angeles Harbor College from 1980-87 and guided them to five Western State Conference championships and a 45-0 dual meet record.

            Allen, who was an All-Marine League selection in football and track and field at Banning High, was also a two-time All-Conference selection in both sports at LA Harbor. Allen went on to earn All-Conference honors for two years at Long Beach State, while he also qualified for the NCAA Championships two years in a row. Allen earned his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Long Beach State and also works full-time for the County of Los Angeles Probation Department.

            Allen and his wife Vicki and one child (Aja) and live in Long Beach.