Pomona-Pitzer Athletics

Jon Hart is the longest tenured coach on the Sagehen staff. Hart first coached with the Sagehens in 1987 as a linebackers coach under Head Coach Clarence Thomas. He rejoined the staff in 2011 and currently serves as the outside linebackers coach for the Sagehens.

His prior coaching stops include head coaching positions at Needles and John W. North High Schools. He also served as a coach and director for several football programs in Finland for four years. His last year coaching in Finland, he led his team to a 10-1 finish and a league championship.

Hart graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering before getting his master’s in education from the University of La Verne. He and his wife Jean have lived in Claremont for the last 43 years, 36 of which Hart spent as a math teacher in the area.