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Stephen Cooksey, owner of a 245-32 (.884) record at Navy, enters his 20th season at the helm of the men's track & field teams in 2007-08. Last season, Cooksey directed the Mids to a combined 14-2 mark during the indoor and outdoor campaigns. The 2006-07 Midshipmen finished 23rd at the IC4A Championship during the outdoor season and a 42nd-place effort at the NCAA East Region Championship. Navy sent one of its own, Paul Harris, to both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships for the seventh time in Cooksey's career. Over his first-19 seasons as head coach of the Midshipmen, teams coached by Cooksey have had 11 individuals earn to a total of 18 All-America honors. Last season, Paul Harris earned All-America distinction at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter run. Under the guidance of Cooksey, the Mids have registered at least 10 combined victories for 15-straight seasons and in 16 of his 19 years. Since the start of the 1998-99 season, he has guided his teams to a stellar 134-10 (.931) record. Cooksey has maintained that success against Army in Star Meet competitions, where he owns a career 24-14 (.632) record over the Black Knights. He has posted a 16-4 (.800) mark against Army over the past-10 years, including six indoor and outdoor season sweeps. The Midshipmen have won two Patriot League Indoor Championships (2004 and '05) with Cooksey at the helm. In both of those years, he was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year. 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 came to Annapolis in 1984 and assisted Al Cantello with both the cross country and the track & field teams at Navy until 1988 when he took over the reins of Navy's track program. Before coming to Navy, Cooksey spent six years as the head cross country and track & field coach at Ball State, where he began as an assistant in 1974. He was acting head cross country coach for the Cardinals in the 1978-79 season and became the head coach of the cross country and track & field teams in 1979. During his time at Ball State, Cooksey worked with 18 NCAA qualifiers, three All-Americans and an NCAA champion. In 1998, he was named the head coach for the United States World Junior Championship team and has served as a coach on several other U.S. National teams. Cooksey, an associate professor in the physical education department at the Academy, was named the recipient of the 2003 Superintendent's Distinguished Athletic Leadership Award for teaching and coaching. Cooksey and his wife, Valerie, have one daughter, Brooke, and reside in Annapolis, Md. Cooksey's Year-by-Year Record Year In 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 Totals 122-20 13-6 123-12 11-8 Cooksey's Year-by-Year Postseason Record - Indoor - - Outdoor - Year IC4A NCAA IC4A Reg'l NCAA 1989 6th 49th 14th --- --- 1990 DNS --- 13th --- --- 1991 DNS 41st 12th --- DNS 1992 25th 42nd 25th --- 50th 1993 7th 41st 4th --- 59th 1994 12th --- 17th --- --- 1995 42nd --- 35th --- --- 1996 19th --- 31st --- DNS 1997 4th 64th DNS --- DNS 1998 8th DNS 24th --- DNS 1999 13th DNS 13th --- --- 2000 21st --- 15th --- DNS 2001 DNS --- 20th --- --- 2002 13th --- 9th --- --- 2003 DNS --- 34th DNS --- 2004 15th 44th 14th 40th DNS 2005 22nd --- 19th DNS --- 2006 9th --- 38th 42nd DNS 2007 41st 51st 23rd 42nd DNS 11 All-Americans Under Cooksey
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