2025 Varsity Coaching Staff

Jason Bornn enters his 36th year of coaching football and his 23rd as Head Coach of the Saugus Centurions with a record of 123 wins 117 losses, four Foothill League titles (2008, 2011, 2020, 2021), while reaching the playoffs 14 out of the past 19 seasons, with four CIF Semi-Final appearances (2016, 2013, 2008, and 2007). Prior to coaching at Saugus, Coach Bornn was an assistant coach at Occidental College, Canyon H.S. (Canyon Country, Ca), John Muir H.S. (Pasadena, Ca), and Village Christian H.S. (Sun Valley, Ca). While at Village Christian, Coach Bornn worked with the defense and built a reputation for hard-nosed, aggressive defenses that were consistently in the top statistical categories in the San Fernando Valley. From there, Coach Bornn moved on to John Muir HS in Pasadena. While at Muir, Coach Bornn coached a variety of positions and served as the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator. From there, Coach Bornn would move on to the Santa Clarita Valley and coached at Canyon HS for the 2001 season. Following the 2001 season, Coach Bornn would move on and join the college ranks coaching the defensive secondary at Occidental College in Eagle Rock, CA.

Coach Bornn received his Bachelor of Science degree in History from California State University Northridge. While in college, Coach Bornn served as a reservist in the United States Marine Corps, stationed in Long Beach, CA. In the Fall of 2001, Coach Bornn received his Masters Degree in Educational Administration from Point Loma University.

As a published author of the book, Winning Without A Championship, Coach Bornn continues to eschew his beliefs on lessons that can affect young men for the remainder of their lives.

Coach Bornn currently lives in the Santa Clarita Valley and is married to his beautiful wife, Veronica and has three adult children. Coach Bornn enjoys sharing time with his family, vacationing, reading, and dining out.

Coach Maxwell is a graduate of Village ChristIan (Class of ‘12) where he lettered in three sports and was a Team Captain for the Football program. Coach Maxwell completed his Accounting Degree at California State, Northridge while coaching for five years at Heritage Christian as the Offensive Coordinator. He transitioned to Saugus during the Summer of 2019 as he was completing his Teaching Credential and is now a teacher on campus. In 2020 he took over coaching the Defensive Backs. He prides himself on getting the most out of his players by educating them and preparing them to handle the many different scenarios they may encounter on the field. He thanks his beautiful wife for letting him devote so much time and energy to the young men and this program.

Coach Kwak is thrilled to be back on the coaching staff this season! He played 4 years at Saugus and graduated in 2014. He then played 4 years of football at Linfield University majoring in History. During one of his college years he took a season off in 2015 to coach varsity and freshmen at Saugus. After graduating college, he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Linfield during the 2019 season. In 2021 I moved back to Santa Clarita with his girlfriend Sarah and this spring he graduated with a Masters degree and teachers credential from Grand Canyon University. Next fall he begins his first teaching position at Rancho Pico Jr. High School in the Hart District.

This will be Coach Stiman’s 6th year coaching at Saugus High School and 10th year coaching overall.  His coaching career started in Santa Maria until he moved back to Santa Clarita to come to Saugus.  Currently, he is teaching basic Algebra and Biology.  On the field, he is the JV head coach, JV Offensive Line Coach and Varsity Offensive Line Coach.  In the past he has coached wide receivers, defensive backs, special teams and now the offensive line.  There is no other school he would rather be at and he can’t wait for this season to kick off!

Coach Arana enters his fourth year at Saugus high school. Coach Arana oversees all aspects of the athletic performance of the Saugus High school football team. His primary responsibilities include developing, implementing, and leading the football team’s sports performance program. In addition, coach Arana provides the Saugus high school football program comprised of short- and long-term physical preparation training. A highlight of this training is implementing the multi-year training system to cater to the skills of our frosh/soph and varsity teams. This program includes a holistic approach to the development of athletes, ensuring the mastery of one skill before moving forward with the development of a more advanced skill. Coach Arana comes to Saugus high school after finishing a two-year learning experience with the UCLA Football Performance staff under strength coach Frank Wintrich. Coach Arana’s responsibilities at UCLA were the supervision, maintenance, and oversight of the weight room, assisting with the design, implementation, and management of strength training and conditioning programs for the football team, and specializing in working with the OL/DL. Previously, Coach Arana worked at nearby Bishop Alemany high school boys’ and girls’ soccer teams (2018 – 2021), California State University-Los Angeles, assisting the staff that serves 13 NCAA Division II teams. College of the Canyons (women’s soccer) and California State University-Northridge (student/assistant) helping to oversee and maintenance of the weight room that serves 19 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s teams. Coach Arana is a COC alumnus and transferred to CSUN to finish his education in Kinesiology-Sport Studies.