Doug Wells spent his first 10 years on campus as an assistant football coach, as well as the head coach of the track and field program. Now retired from coaching football, Wells is serving as one of the assistant coaches with the cross country program, while he also maintains his role as the director of the track and field program. Wells has had a great deal of success as a track and field coach, as he led the women’s team to the state championship last season. In his 10 years at Taft College, before he came to Cerritos, he guided his teams to two state championships, while Wells was named California Coach of the Year twice. At Cerritos, he was named the California Coaches Association Coach of the Year for the third time in his career, while he was awarded the Coach of the Year honor by the California Track and Running News five times.

            This past summer, Wells was chosen to serve as the Head Manager for the U.S. National Track and Field Team. Wells was selected by a special staff selection meeting of the International Competition Committee at the USA Track and Field National Convention. He guided them at the NACAC Under-23 Team, which was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 7-9.

            Wells attended Porterville Union High School, where he was a football and track star. He transferred to the University of Utah, where he competed in the NCAA Championships and was an All-American as a decathlete, while also playing fullback on the football team. Wells continued to compete in track events and won several shot put and discus National Championships in Master’s competition.

            Wells and his wife Darlene reside in Carson and have five children – Ron, Rene, Cherri, Gordon and Jason, along with six grandchildren.