| John Officer |
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Head Coach
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| Experience:
24th Season
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| Alma Mater:
Boston College '79
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Head Coach, Navy, 1985-pres.
Navy Career Information
* Has posted an overall record of 358-240 during his 23-year tenure at Navy.
* Navy has posted a winning record in 20 of his 23 previous seasons.
* Is the winningest coach in Navy history.
Academic Honors
* Mitch Koch was named as a First-Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America in 2000.
* Dan Gordon was named as the 1994 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
* Navy players have earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll accolades 34 times under Officer, with four garnering the honor in 2008.
League Tournaments
* Has guided Navy to Patriot League Tournament titles in 1996, `97, `99, 2007 and `08.
* The Mids also have placed second at the league championship in four additional seasons during Officer's tenure -- 1992, `95, 2000, `01.
* Navy competed in the Colonial Athletic Association during Officer's initial five seasons at the school, winning the league title in both 1986 and `87 and placing no lower than third in the remaining three seasons.
Coach of the Year
* Officer was tabbed as the Naval Academy Athletic Association's Spring Coach of the Year in both 1999 and 2007.
* He was selected as the USPTA Mid-Atlantic and National Coach of the Year in 1991.
* He also was named as the ITA Region I Coach of the Year in 1991 and `99.
* On a conference level, Officer was named as the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 1996, `99, 2007 and `08, while garnering CAA Coach-of-the-Year honors in 1986.
* His four nods from the Patriot League is tied for the most coach-of-the-year awards from the league in the sport.
ITA Rankings & Honors
* Navy achieved its highest national ranking of No. 75 during the 2000 season.
* The Mids also have earned regional rankings at the conclusion of seven seasons under Officer, including a ranking of 13th at the end of the 2007 campaign.
* Individually, Craig Moringiello and Mitch Koch both earned top-100 rankings in 1990 and `99, respectively.
* Koch, Moringiello and Chris Thompson totaled five top-12 regional rankings in singles, with four of Officer's doubles teams also receiving a top-10 regional rank.
Individual Player League Honors
* Silas Bouyer was named as the Patriot League Player of the Year in 1996.
* Mitchell Koch was selected as the league player of the year in 1997 and `99.
* Nate Nelms received the player-of-the-year accolade in 2007.
* A Navy player has garnered the league's freshman/rookie of the year accolade in four of the seven seasons the award has been presented. Stanley Kahl earned the honor in 2004, Nate Nelms won it in `06 followed by Ramsey Lemaich in `07 and Owen Bullard this past year.
All-League Players
* Under the current format for selecting all-league players (adopted in 2003), Navy players have garnered 15 all-league accolades. First-team selections during this five-year span include Cameron Lickle (`03), Davy Lee (`03), Stanley Kahl (`04), Brandon Carter (`05), Nate Nelms (`06, `07, `08), Adrian Lai (`07) and Johnny Waters (`08). Second-team selections under Officer include Ryan Osgood (`04), Davy Lee (`05), Lai (`06), Kahl (`07), Waters (`07) and Hill (`08).
* Using the previous format of bestowing all-league honors, Navy players totaled 13 all-league selections in singles and nine in doubles.
Prior to Navy
* Officer served as the head coach at Boston University for two years (1983-84) prior to arriving at Navy.
Personal Information
* A native of Hanover, N.H., Officer is a 1979 graduate of Boston College who also earned a Master's Degree from Boston University.
* Along with his coaching duties, is also an Associate Professor of Physical Education at the Naval Academy.
* He and his wife, Cathy, are the parents of four daughters -- Katie, Lindsay, Sarah, Emily.
* Has completed a series of 10 instructional videos on the sport.
