Player Bio: Mark Gower - NAVY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Mark Gower

	Position: Assistant Coach
	Experience: 10th Season
	Alma Mater (Yr.): Maryland (1987)

Mark Gower returns for his 10th season as an assistant coach to Rich Miranda, working primarily with Navy's goalkeepers.

Under Gower's tutelege, former standout Brian Steckroth earned All-America honors in 2001, Navy's first All-American in 26 years. Steckorth posted a career goals-against average of 0.97, breaking the Patriot League career record. He also guided Frank DiFilippo to second-team All-Patriot League honors in 2004, while posting a 0.97 GAA and 97 saves, the second-highest total in school history.

Three years ago, 2008 graduate Thomas Jenkins came on in the middle of the year and recorded one of the top seasons ever by a Navy sophomore goalkeeper.

Two years ago, three of Navy's four goalkeepers last year suffered an injury at some point during the year, but the group still recorded a .734 save percentage and a 1.48 GAA.

Prior to arriving in Annapolis, Gower spent five seasons as an assistant coach with the Georgetown women's team (1994-98). Gower entered the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Suitland High School (1990-92), taking over the head coaching duties in 1993. Suitland made the playoffs in all four of his seasons after missing the postseason for 30 consecutive years. He has been coaching goalkeepers since he began club coaching in 1986.

Gower, a 1987 graduate of Maryland, recently earned a master's degree in counseling psychology at Bowie State.

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