Coach Doug Christofis has returned this year as interim Head Coach after previously serving as Head Coach of the Desert Vista Girls Cross Country team from 2003 to 2012.
Coach C received his undergraduate degree in Business from Iona College, where he also played football (Div. IAA). He went on to receive his Master's degree in Secondary Education at Long Island University. He has taken post-graduate classes through Loyola Marymount’s enhancement program, Arizona State University, Chapman University, and the University of Phoenix. The majority of the post-graduate classes have been in the area of athletic performance training and sports performance psychology. He has lectured to different populations concerning various topics related to strength and performance training. In the late 90s he worked as a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service. He is the full-time strength and performance coach at Desert Vista High School and writes and coordinates the performance training programs for all sports.
Throughout the years of the DVCC Girls Program, the teams and its individuals have received many local, state, and national accolades. Coach C feels fortunate and blessed to have been a part of the journey these amazing and dedicated young ladies have taken; the memories and experiences of each individual runner, regardless of talent, are of the utmost importance.
He is blessed to have a beautiful family that includes his wife Shawna, and his two daughters
Brooklyn (class of 2020) and
Bailee (class of 2023).