Head Coach Tim Tracey
Head Women’s Soccer Coach Tim Tracey begins his 11th season with the program. Tracey is in his second stint with Citrus, having started the program back in 1995 and staying with them until 1997. Tracey returned seven years later in 2004 and helped resurrect the program he began. Since taking the reins back over the program, Tracey has turned the Lady Owls from an also ran into a well respected program across Southern California.
During the 2006-2007 seasons, Tracey led the team to its first back to back winning seasons in program history and in 2007 led them to a program best 15-4-3 record. Tracey was rewarded for his efforts in 2006, by being named the Western State Conference South Coach of the Year.
An accomplished player himself, Tracey is a 1981 graduate of Claremont High School where he helped lead the Wolfpack to back to back Baseline League titles and CIF playoff appearances. Tracey was also named an All-Baseline League honoree in 1981.
Upon graduating from Claremont Tracey moved onto to nearby Mt. San Antonio College where he continued his collegiate career. Tracey earned All-Conference honors both seasons and eventually went on to play to All-Conference seasons for Cal Poly Pomona. After his collegiate playing days came to an end, Tracey played semi-professional soccer for three seasons in the Pacific Soccer League.
Shortly after his playing career came to an end, Tracey moved into the coaching ranks serving first as the Assistant Men’s Coach at his alma mater Cal Poly Pomona. Tracey served on the Broncos staff for three seasons from 1986-1989 before taking over as the Head Men’s Soccer Coach right here at Citrus College. Tracey helped start up the men’s program and served as the Head Coach for nine seasons, guiding the Fighting Owls through the 1997 season.
Along with his duties at Cal Poly and Citrus, Tracey has also coached at the high school level in one capacity or another for the past 28 years. Currently, Tracey serves as the Head Varsity Girl’s Soccer Coach for Claremont High School. Tracey has also been active at the club level serving as a coach for the Claremont Stars and Alta Loma Aztecs.
Tracey, who did his undergraduate work at Cal Poly Pomona, also has an M.A. in Education. He currently resides in Claremont and has two children, a daughter Taylor and a son Jordan.
Assistant Coach Brian Dorman
Coach Brian Dorman has played a pivotal role in revitalizing plenty of teams, and he plans to bring that experience to Citrus. Dorman is a Citrus alum having played for the Owls for one year in 1997 before transferring to NCAA Division II Cal Poly Pomona where he played from 1998-2000. While at Cal Poly Pomona, Dorman was a member of the only men’s Bronco squad to have qualified for the NCAA Division II post season tournament in 1998.
After Dorman graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with his Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology, he went on to become an assistant in the Broncos program for both the men’s and women’s squads. While there from 2001-2002 the women qualified for the C.C.A.A. championship both years, and also led them to a NCAA tournament birth in 2001.
Once he left Cal Poly Dorman took the helm of the San Dimas High School boy’s soccer team. While at San Dimas, he took over a program that had not won a game in over three years, and made them a competitive squad in the area. After spending time 3 years at San Dimas (2003-2006), Dorman arrived at Citrus once again as the assistant coach for the women’s squad.
Along with his assistant coaching position at Citrus Dorman, is a physical education teacher at El Roble Intermediate School in Claremont, CA. In his spare time Dorman loves to golf and play anything competitive. Dorman has wife Yvette and a son Ryan who was born on December 16, 2005.