Coaching Staff

Damon Godfrey joined the Monmouth University Track & Field Program as an Assistant Coach in November of 2019.

Godfrey comes to West Long Branch following a five-year tenure as the Holmdel High School Boys and Girls Head Cross Country and Head Distance Coach. During his time at Holmdel, he had a combined 50-5 XC record across the five seasons. Godfrey coached five All-State Performers in both XC and in Track & Field.

For the 2019 season, a Godfrey-led 2019 Girl’s XC Team earned the Central Jersey Group 2 Championships and overall Group 2 State Champions. In 2018, the Girls XC Team placed third overall in New Jersey and earned seventh overall in the Northeast Region. For his coaching, he was named the 2018 NJ.com New Jersey State XC High School Coach of the Year.

Since his arrival on campus in 2019 Coach Godfrey has played a key role in the success of multiple mid distance and distance athletes with the Hawks. In March of 2020 the Men’s Indoor track and field won the MAAC Indoor Championship while the athletes in the distance events shined. The Hawk men dominated the 800 meter run as freshman Ian Moore captured the individual championship while sophomore Louis DiLaurenzio finished second. Senior Kyle Mueller was the champion in the 5,000 meter run which helped the Hawks men out distance their closest competitor in the team standings by 69 points. In March of 2021 Godfrey helped guide the Men’s and Women’s XC teams to their best finish ever at the MAAC XC Championships. The Men’s team placed second out of 11 teams while the women placed 4th. Both XC teams had their lowest point totals in conference history. Junior Louis Dilaurenzio placed 10th to attain All Conference status while sophomore Cam Janovic finished in 14th place to also earn the honor. Freshman Sebastien Reed garnered a spot on the MAAC All-Freshman team with his 26th place finish. On the women’s side freshmen Allie Pierontoni placed 6th while fellow freshmen Katie Locker placed 13th as both made the All Conference team. Both Locker and Pierontoni were also named to the MAAC All-freshman team.

Godfrey competed in XC and Track & Field while attending Lynchburg University from 1994-98. During his time in Lynchburg, VA, he qualified individually in XC for the 1994 Division III XC National Championships.