Chaffey College has named a pair of new coaches as Rob Lander has been selected cross country coach while Trisha (McCormick) Senyo will direct the softball team.

Lander has been a fixture in the local cross country scene, having served as head coach at Claremont High School since 2004, a position he had to give up to take the post at Chaffey.

He also had coaching stints at Sonoma State and Cal State Fullerton. He started out as an assistant at Claremont in the 1990’s before moving around a bit.

Chaffey will be reviving its program after a long absence, having last fielded a team in 1993. It will be looking to battle local power San Bernardino Valley which has been the dominant team in the Foothill Conference.

“Certainly there is a lot of high school talent in this area, some of the best teams in the state,” he said. “We’re looking to tap into that and we think we can be competitive right away.”

Lander spent two years at Mt. SAC, then got his undergraduate degree from Sonoma State. He later earned a Master’s from Cal State Fullerton.

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