John Officer
	Position: Head Coach Experience: 27th Season Alma Mater: Boston College '79

John Officer is in his 27th season as the head coach of the Navy men's tennis program. He has led the Mids to winning seasons in all but three of his 26 seasons at the school, and is the winningest coach in school history with having compiled an overall record of 409-273.

Officer has guided Navy to five NCAA Tournament appearances over the last 13 years. This includes a stretch of four appearances from 2007-10. During that recent four-year span the Mids posted an overall record of 69-42 and a Patriot League mark of 27-1.

The Mids have totaled seven Patriot League titles and placed second at the league tournament four times during Officer's 19 seasons of coaching them in the league. Four of those crowns were accrued from 2007-10, with the additional titles coming in 1996, `97 and `99.

The seven league titles won by Officer is the most of any men's tennis coach in Patriot League history and places him second for the most Patriot League titles won by a Navy head coach in any sport.

Navy players have totaled 25 All-Patriot League honors under the current format for selecting the all-league teams that was adopted in 2003. Included in this tally were four all-league selections during the 2010 season: Owen Bullard, first team; Jeremy New, first team; Nicholas Gutsche, second team; Marcus Rebersak, second team.

The prior format utilized by the league saw 13 of Officer's singles players and nine of his doubles teams receive all-league accolades.

Additionally, members of the Navy team have been selected as the Patriot League Player of the Year on seven occasions, including Mitchell Koch and Nate Nelms who both received the honor twice and Owen Bullard who won the laurel last season.

Navy players also have been regulary recognized for their academic achievements. Nick Birger was selected as the Patriot League's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's tennis following the conclusion of the 2010 and `11 seasons, and was the valedictorian of the USNA's Class of 2011. Also, Navy players have accrued 48 placings onto the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll over the years.

Navy and Officer also enjoyed a great deal of success as a five-year member of the Colonial Athletic Association prior to joining the Patriot League. The Mids won CAA titles twice and placed no lower than third in the remaining three seasons. On a national level, Navy attained its highest ranking of No. 75 during the 2000 season and have received a regional ranking 10 times. Individually, Craig Moringiello and Mitch Koch earned top-100 national rankings in 1991 and `99, respectively, while the duo and Chris Thompson totaled five regional rankings in singles. Officer also has had four of his doubles tandems garner a regional ranking.

Officer himself is a six-time recipient of the Patriot League Coach-of-the-Year accolade. He earned the laurel annually from 2007-10, as well as in 1996 and `99. His tally is the most by any men's tennis coach in league history and places him in a tie for second for the most Patriot League Coach-of-the-Year honors garnered by a Navy head coach.

Other recognition for Officer has included him being selected as the 1986 CAA Coach of the Year, as the USPTA Mid-Atlantic and National Coach of the Year in 1991, as the ITA Regional Coach of the Year in 1991 and `99, and as the Naval Academy Athletic Association's Spring Season Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2007.

A native of Hanover, N.H., Officer graduated from Boston College in 1979 (history) before earning a Master's Degree (education) from Boston University. He served as the head coach of tennis team at B.U. for two years before arriving on The Yard.

Along with his coaching duties at Navy, Officer also is a Professor of Physical Education at the school.

Outside of Navy, Officer has completed a 10-part series of tennis instructional videos, and recently authored the book, Discovering Your Passion: The Path of the Spiritual-Warrior.

He and his wife, Cathy, are the parents of four daughters.