December 01, 2022 | General, Men's Track & Field, Women's Indoor Track, Women's Track & Field
IRVINE, Calif. - Joe Utzurrum has joined the UC Irvine track & field staff as a volunteer assistant pole vault coach.
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"Joe has great experience in the pole vault and will be an added asset to our coaching staff and the program," said head coach Jeff Perkins. "We welcome his experience with the university and the team, having been the pole vault coach here in the past."
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This is Utzurrum's second stint in Irvine as he previously worked with the UCI pole vaulters from 2004-07. Most recently, he served as a volunteer assistant at USC from 2018-20. In his time with the Trojans, Utzurrum helped train decathlete Ayden Owens-Delerme, who earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2019, and scored 8,130 points to break a 35-year old school record.
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Utzurrum also coached former Anteater Borya Celentano during his post-collegiate career. He worked with Celentano, who has held the UC Irvine pole vault record since 1995, for five years through his U.S. Trials bid in 2000.
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In addition, Utzurrum has experience at the high school level, serving as head coach at President William McKinley High School in 2014 and as the pole vault coach at both Punahou School (2015) and Kamehameha Schools (2013) in Hawai'i.
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Utzurrum was a member of the Philippines National Team in 1991, but his athletic career was slowed down by injuries. He graduated from UC Irvine with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1989 and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University School of Law in 1993.
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Utzurrum is a licensed attorney in Los Angeles and Honolulu, while he is also a licensed solicitor in England and Wales.
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"Joe has great experience in the pole vault and will be an added asset to our coaching staff and the program," said head coach Jeff Perkins. "We welcome his experience with the university and the team, having been the pole vault coach here in the past."
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This is Utzurrum's second stint in Irvine as he previously worked with the UCI pole vaulters from 2004-07. Most recently, he served as a volunteer assistant at USC from 2018-20. In his time with the Trojans, Utzurrum helped train decathlete Ayden Owens-Delerme, who earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2019, and scored 8,130 points to break a 35-year old school record.
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Utzurrum also coached former Anteater Borya Celentano during his post-collegiate career. He worked with Celentano, who has held the UC Irvine pole vault record since 1995, for five years through his U.S. Trials bid in 2000.
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In addition, Utzurrum has experience at the high school level, serving as head coach at President William McKinley High School in 2014 and as the pole vault coach at both Punahou School (2015) and Kamehameha Schools (2013) in Hawai'i.
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Utzurrum was a member of the Philippines National Team in 1991, but his athletic career was slowed down by injuries. He graduated from UC Irvine with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1989 and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University School of Law in 1993.
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Utzurrum is a licensed attorney in Los Angeles and Honolulu, while he is also a licensed solicitor in England and Wales.
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