COUGARS SOFTBALL

JOHNSON, ZAFIRIS NAMED REGIONAL COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR

1-4-05
CALDWELL, N.J. - Caldwell College head softball coach Dean Johnson and assistant coach Barbara Zafiris have been chosen the Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association. The award was announced at the NFCA convention, which was held in Las Vegas, Nev., last month.

Johnson has an overall coaching record of 257-130 in 10 seasons as the head softball coach at Caldwell. He also serves as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team and is the associate athletic director in charge of compliance. Zafiris begins her second year as an assistant coach at Caldwell this spring.

Johnson and Zafiris guided the Cougars to a 45-7 record last spring, which included Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and Northeast Regional tournament titles and a berth in the NCAA Division II College Softball World Series. The Cougars were ranked seventh in the final NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, the highest final national ranking ever achieved by an athletic program at Caldwell College. Academically, the Cougars ranked 37th among all NCAA Division II softball programs with a team grade-point average of 3.12, which also was the highest GPA among the eight teams at last spring's College Softball World Series.

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