A collegiate coach for more than 30 years, Kersee was an assistant at Cal State Northridge after serving as a student assistant at his alma mater, Long Beach State. At Northridge he helped the women's team to consecutive AIAW national titles in 1978-79. He then went on to an assistant role at UCLA before becoming the women's head coach. As head coach from 1984-1993, Kersee led the Bruins to five conference titles with many of his sprinters earning NCAA honors. His nine-year tenure at UCLA earned him the Pac-12 Coach of the Century award in 2016.
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