Born:
January 31, 1958
Inglewood, California
CSUN – B.A. 1982
California Lutheran – 1990
Grand Canyon Univ. – M.A. - 2000
Coaching Achievements:
Coach Benkert began his coaching career at Crespi High School
as an assistant in football and track and field., becoming
Head sophomore coach and offensive coordinator in football
and head coach in track and field.
In 1989 he became the Head Football coach at Westlake High
School and
in 1992 he became the Head Track Coach at Westlake High School,
where he also coached the girls’ Freshman basketball
squad and the Freshman baseball team.
Since he became head coach in 1989, his football teams have
won six Marmonte League Championships, and gone to the CIF
playoffs 14 times. Five times they have been CIF quarter-finalists,
four times semi-finalists, were a finalist in 2002 and won
the CIF SS Championship in 1999 and 2003. Also, in 1999 and
2003 the Westlake football team were CIF State DIV II champions.
In 1999, 1998, 1997 his teams won the CIF Scholastic Team
Award – Highest Team GPA in CIF-SS.
Coaching Honors:
2006: Head Coach, Public School Shrine All-Star Classic;
Asst. Coach (West) Army, Marmonte Leage Football Coach of
the Year
National High School All-American All-Star Classic, Ventura
County Large Schools Football Coach of the Year
2005: National Football “Coach of the Year” Finalist;
Head Coach Public School Shrine All-Star Classic
2004: California Coaches’ Association “State Football
Coach of the Year”; Offensive Coordinator Cali/Florida
All-Star Football game.
2003: Offensive Coordinator Cali/Florida All-Star Football
game; L.A. Times Regional Football Coach of the Year; CIF-SS
Football Coach of the Year; Head Coach, CIF Div. IV, State
Div. II Football Champions
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