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Carla Criste has enjoyed terrific success over her 19-year tenure as Navy's head coach, guiding her teams to a 244-50-1 (.827) mark, including three undefeated seasons and a 78-1 record in dual-scored meets dating back to the 2004-05 season.
In addition to her team's performance on the track, Criste's student-athletes have also done their part in the classroom. It would, thus, come as no surprise that Criste's track & field team would be awarded the Naval Academy Athletic Director's Cup for being the most successful all-around team on The Yard for the 2007-08 athletic season. Criste came to the Academy in 1991 after spending three years as an assistant with the women's program at George Mason, where she oversaw the jumps, sprints, hurdles and multi-events. There, five athletes earned All-America status and two became NCAA champions under her tutelage. The Patriots also captured the ECAC Division I Championship in each of her three seasons. Criste has also been recognized on the national scene. She was selected as the field events coach for the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival and coached the East team to victory, marking the East's first-win in the history of the festival. In 1999, Criste was named head coach for that year's Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Canada. A standout performer in her own right, Criste was a four-year letterwinner in track at Penn State, serving as captain of the Nittany Lion women's squad in 1985-86. She was an NCAA qualifier in the triple jump and was a national qualifier and ECAC record holder in both the pentathlon and heptathlon. After concluding her own collegiate career, Criste continued competing at the national level. For three years (1986-89) she competed at the U.S. Olympic Festival and was a member of the U.S. National Team from 1986-91. She was nationally ranked in both the triple jump and multi-events, representing the United States in several international team competitions. The daughter of Joan and Dave Criste (USNA `60), Criste also serves as an Assistant Athletic Director and professor at the Academy. Year-by-Year Record
Year Ind. vs. Army Out. vs. Army
1991-92 0-1 L, 69-49 0-1 L, 93-61
1992-93 2-1 L, 65-53 3-1 L, 81-73
1993-94 1-1 L, 82.3-35.7 6-1 L, 89-65
1994-95 3-3 L, 64-54 8-0 W, 83-71
1995-96 3-6-1 T, 74-74 5-3 L, 80.3-73.7
1996-97 10-0 W, 73-63 5-0 W, 82.5-71.5
1997-98 8-6 L, 74-71 2-3 L, 103-60
1998-99 7-2 W, 93-88 5-1 W, 103-100
1999-00 8-2 W, 113-68 5-0 W, 118-85
2000-01 9-2 W, 100-81 9-2 W, 107-96
2001-02 17-2 W, 93-88 9-2 W, 109-94
2002-03 10-2 L, 97-81 4-1 L, 106-97
2003-04 11-2 W, 94.5-86.5 10-1 L, 112-91
2004-05 11-2 L, 92-89 14-0 W, 110-92
2005-06 9-0 W, 99.5-81.5 5-0 W, 104-99
2006-07 7-0 W, 107-73 10-0 W, 107-96
2007-08 7-0 W, 93.5-87.5 4-1 L, 119.5-83.5
Criste's Career Totals (Entering 2009-10) Outdoor Record Pct. Overall Record Pct. Criste's Coaching Timeline *Navy (1991-Present) - Head Coach Compiled a 244-50-1 (.827) Three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year
Guided team to first victory
Coached five athletes to All-America honors, two to national titles
Earned master's degree in exercise physiology |
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