T.W. Johnson
Lacrosse Head Coach
Phone: (315) 781-3588
Email:
tjohnson@hws.edu
Following the 2008 season, T.W. Johnson was promoted to head coach of the storied Hobart lacrosse program. He served the previous four seasons at Hobart's top assistant coach.
Since arriving at Hobart in 2004, Johnson has been instrumental in the team’s success. During the 2008 season, the Statesmen posted an 8-6 record, including a 4-3 mark in the ECAC Lacrosse League. Working closely with Hobart’s defense, Johnson guided the Statesmen into the top 10 nationally in man-down defense twice over the past four years, No. 4 in 2008 (.810) and No. 10 in 2005 (.750). The 2008 defense also set a Hobart Division I record by allowing just 7.71 goals per game, 15th in the nation. His work with the defense has influenced the development of two All-ECAC selections, two North-South All-Stars, and an All-American.
Johnson came to Hobart in 2004 following three seasons as the head coach at Limestone College. During his tenure with the Saints, Johnson posted an impressive record of 41-7 (.854), including a perfect 19-0 in Deep South Conference play and 9-0 in the Deep South Tournament. Johnson managed Limestone to three consecutive conference championships and three NCAA Division II Championship games, capturing the 2002 title.
Johnson, the 2004 Francis L. "Babe" Kraus Division II Coach of the Year, mentored 22 All-Deep South selections, including three straight Deep South Players of the Year. He also coached 16 USILA All-Americans, including two Division II Players of the Year.
Prior to his time at Limestone, Johnson served as an assistant coach at Lynchburg College for five years, helping the Hornets to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1999.
A native of Chesapeake, Va., Johnson is a 1996 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history. The three-year starting defenseman served as team captain as a senior. In 1995, he led the Tigers to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. In 1998, he earned a master’s degree in education from Lynchburg.
Johnson lives in Geneva with his wife, Elizabeth, and their daughter, Abigail.
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