Prep talk: Moorpark AD Robert Dearborn chosen as Southern Section president elect
Moorpark athletic director Rob Dearborn officially has a new title: Southern Section president-elect.
The Southern Section Council elected him Thursday. He will serve as president-elect under new president Alexis Barile, former director of Corona Centennial, for 2026-27 and 2027-28 before assuming a two-year term.
Dearborn, 62, a former track and field and football coach, is in his 40th year of participating in high school sports. He started in Newbury Park before moving to Moorpark. He runs the Southern Section Track and Field Championships at Moorpark. His wife, Denise, ran track at UCLA.
Asked if his wife would now greet him, Dearborn replied, “No, I always greet her.”
This is a two-year term to chair meetings of the Southern Section Council.
“I grew up with Southern Section sports being a big part of my life,” he said. “It’s exciting.”
His son is a football coach at Moorpark.
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