Coach Candaele came to CMS in 1993 and has been head coach since 1995. Prior to coaching in Claremont, Rick was the head coach at UC Santa Barbara for four years. He compiled a record of 22-8, giving him the highest winning percentage in Gaucho history. Before he became the head coach, Rick also served as defensive coordinator for UCSB and his defense ranked fifth in the nation among Division II teams. He has also served as head football coach/teacher at Armijo High School in Fairfield, CA and Nampa High School in Nampa, ID.

Candaele attended the College of Idaho and earned twelve varsity letters playing football, baseball, and basketball. He received All-American honors in football and baseball his senior year. Rick enjoys all types of movies, travel, and attending athletic events to watch his five grandchildern (Peyton, Emery, Devyn, Bobby and Olivia). His son Coley is currently the Head Football Coach at Vista Murrieta High School and has been both California Athlete of the Year and California Coach of the Year. Daughter Kirsten teaches 5th grade and coaches basketball in Oxnard, CA. Kirsten earned 12 varsity letters at Carpinteria High School and has been honored as teacher of the year in the Oxnard School District.

Wife of 40 years, Maren, resides in Claremont and spends many hours watching her grandchildren, going to games, and dealing in her favorite hobby,antiques.

Thanks to family, coaches, parents and players for making CMS a great place to coach. 

Coach Retz arrived with Coach Candaele in 1993. He returned to coach the defense in 2005 after a seven year stint on the offensive side of the ball. Steve has been in college coaching since '85 when he joined the coaching staff at UCSB with Coach Candaele. At UCSB he started as the defensive line coach and became the defensive coordinator in 1989 helping guide the team to its best three-year stretch in history. After leaving UCSB he coached briefly in the CFL before joining the staff at Hofstra University in Uniondale, NY. He is a graduate of Principia Upper School in St. Louis, MO where he lettered in 3 sports (Football, Basketball and Track). He then played two years at Palomar Junior College before transferring to UC Santa Barbara where he finished his career. He graduated with a B.S. degree in mathematics in 1985 and holds a NY state teaching credential obtained at Long Island University.

In addition to coaching football, Steve has served as CMS' golf coach as well as having coached softball and rugby. He has taught mathematics at both the junior high and high school level. His hobbies used to include golf, cooking, travel and his yellow Lab, Copa. Steve makes him home in Claremont with his wife Maxanne (2006 NCAA Tennis Coach of the Year) where he now enjoys his time with their sons Reggie, Jake and Danny which along with football take up much of his time.

Amahl is entering his 11th year of coaching receivers at the collegiate level and his ninth with the Stags. After prepping at Santa Barbara High School, Amahl attended UC Santa Barbara where he set various records which included most catches in a season, most touchdowns in a season and most catches in a game. He also has the distinction of scoring the last touchdonw in UCSB football history (the program was cut following the 1991 season).  These accomplishments earned him All-American honors in 1991. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara in 1992, Amahl began teaching high school. He received his Master's degree in Education from Claremont Graduate University in 1995 and is finishing his PhD program there as well. Currently, he teaches both undergraduate and graduate level courses at Claremont Graduate University. Coach Thomas lives in Fontana with his beautiful wife Charrma and their four children Apollo, Savannah, Justice and Pristine.

After graduating from Claremont McKenna and being commissioned a lieutenant in the United States Army in 2001, Josh spent four years serving our country as a logistics officer at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. During his time in the Army, Josh married his college sweetheart Marisa Pearlman (CMC '98).  After fulfilling his active Army commitment, Josh and Marisa returned to Claremont. Josh now works as an Associate Director of Annual Giving at CMC and is in his third year coaching the Stags. On October 22, 2008, Josh and Marisa welcomed their first son, Kannon Jameson Walter, into the world and the Stag family.  Josh thoroughly enjoys coaching the Stags safeties with military precision and insurmountable toughness.

Coaching the Stags since 2003, Bob coaches defensive backs and all returners. He was born and raised in Compton, CA. He moved to Norwalk where he played high school football and went on to play college football in 1976. From college he went on to coach varsity football at Norwalk High School. Bob went on to coach at a couple of other schools and is now in his 24th year of coaching. Bob is currently living in Claremont and is single.

Jake Campbell starts his second year with Stags and will be coaching the running backs.  He graduated from the Air Force Academy where he was a halfback and kick returner.  He is one of only two players in Academy history to have led the team in both rushing and receiving and had back to back years of over 1,000 all-purpose yards.  His senior season he was a team captain and led the Academy to one of its three Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championships.  Jake then went on to be the running back and quarterbacks coach, and then offensive coordinator for the Air Force Academy's Prep School team.  Jake also works with the nation's most elite high school athletes, many of whom are now playing in Division I programs, at the Nike Football Training Camps as the lead running back coach and a SPARQ trainer.  He is also a certified Speed, Agility and Quickness Trainer.  Jake currently lives in Upland and is single.