Biola University Athletics

Robert Hernandez began his tenure as Asst. Track & Field Coach at Biola in 2026, working with the Eagles' pole vaulters.

In his first season, the Biola women won the program's first PacWest Conference track and field championship in 2026.

Hernandez came to Biola from Pomona-Pitzer, where he coached the Sagehens' pole vaulters as an assistant track and field coach from 2019 to 2023.

Hernandez also spent 19 years at Rosemead High School as the pole vault coach, and served as the school's head track and field coach and head cross country coach. He built a well-recognized pole vault program at Rosemead and guided multiple athletes to league championships and CIF Southern Section Finals appearances.

A native of Montebello, Calif., Hernandez earned an associate degree in liberal arts from East Los Angeles College and a bachelor's degree in social science, with a concentration in history, from Cal State LA.