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Stephen Cooksey is no stranger to success. In his two decades at the helm of the Navy men's track and field program, the former All-American high jumper and four-time Patriot League Coach of the Year has guided 11 Midshipmen to a total of 18 All-America honors, with Class of 2008 graduate Paul Harris earning the most recent distinction with a sixth-place 800-meter finish at the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championship.
His teams have registered at least 10 combined victories for 16-straight seasons and in 17 of his 20 years as the Midshipmen's top mentor. Moreover, since the start of the 1998-99 season, he has led Navy to a stellar 151-11 (.932) record. Last season, Cooksey directed the Mids to a combined 17-1 dual mark and the program's first sweep of the indoor and outdoor Patriot League titles. For his efforts, Cooksey garnered the league's coach-of-the-year accolades during both seasons and was named USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. The Midshipmen have now won three of the last four Patriot League Indoor Championships (2004, 2005, 2007) with Cooksey at the helm. Additionally, Navy won the Heptagonal outdoor competition three-straight years from 1991-93 and posted back-to-back wins in the Heptagonal indoor championship in 1992 and `93. The team also captured the Colonial Athletic Association outdoor crown following the 1991 season. Cooksey's success has also carried over into Navy's Star Meet competitions against archrival Army, where his teams own a 26-14 career mark against the Black Knights. Over the last 11 years, the Mids have won 18-of-22 dual meet competitions against Army, including seven indoor and outdoor season sweeps. Cooksey came to Annapolis in 1984 and assisted Al Cantello with both the cross country and the track & field teams at Navy for four seasons before taking over the reins of Navy's track program.
An associate professor in the physical education department at the Academy, Cooksey was named the recipient of the 2003 Superintendent's Distinguished Athletic Leadership Award for teaching and coaching. His road to becoming one of the top collegiate track coaches began in Terre Haute, Ind., where he was a nationally-ranked high-jumper, two-time captain and team MVP for the Indiana State track program. Cooksey enjoyed a decorated athletic career for the Sycamores, collecting an impressive list of accolades, including U.S. Track &Field Federation All-America honors after placing in the high jump at the 1972 NCAA Championships. Cooksey and his wife, Valerie, have one daughter, Brooke, and reside in Annapolis. The Cooksey File Year-by-Year Record Year Ind. vs. Army Out. vs. Army 1988-89 5-1 L, 68.7-67.3 5-1 L, 86-77 1989-90 3-2 W, 77-59 5-2 W, 88-75 1990-91 6-0 W, 77-59 3-1 W, 100-63 1991-92 8-0 W, 91-45 1-0 W, 93.2-69.8 1992-93 8-0 W, 88-48 4-0 W, 109-54 1993-94 5-3 L, 77-59 6-2 L, 82-81 1994-95 6-2 L, 79-57 4-1 L, 87.5-75.5 1995-96 6-1 L, 84-52 6-1 L, 106-57 1996-97 7-1 L, 82-63 9-1 L, 89-74 1997-98 7-3 W, 80-65 7-0 W, 92-71 1998-99 11-0 W, 93-88 10-0 W, 157-132 1999-00 7-0 W, 101.5-79.5 6-0 W, 108-95 2000-01 5-1 L, 106-75 7-0 W, 102-101 2001-02 4-1 W, 92-89 6-1 L, 114-89 2002-03 9-1 W, 92-88 7-0 W, 103-100 2003-04 6-1 W, 101-80 13-0 W, 105-98 2004-05 5-1 W, 101-80 8-0 W, 102-100 2005-06 8-1 W, 93-88 8-1 L, 105-97 2006-07 6-1 W, 95-86 8-1 L, 103-100 2007-08 7-1 W, 95-86 10-0 W, 118-85 |
 
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