Gustavus Adolphus College

 

Jon Carlson

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Jon Carlson returns for his 19^th year as head coach of the Gustavus Adolphus Women's Tennis team. Carlson has had a long and successful tenure directing the women's tennis program as he has compiled a record of 398-118 overall and 180-1 in the MIAC in his 18 seasons as the head coach.

A 1988 graduate of Gustavus, Carlson served as a supervisor at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Fla. from 1988-89 before returning to his alma mater to assume direction of the women's tennis program in 1990. In his first season at Gustavus, Carlson led his squad to the 1990 NCAA National Title and his squads have finished in the top four at the NCAA Championships five other times including second in 1991 and 1993, third in 1999, and fourth in 1992 and 1994.

Gustavus has won the MIAC title 17 times in Carlson's 18 seasons and earned NCAA Tournament bids every season he has coached. Carlson has earned the MIAC Coach of the Year honors six times (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004), and was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III Coach of the Year in 1994 and 2002. During the span of his tenure, Carlson has coached 39 separate athletes to 104 all-conference honors and 18 individuals to 32 All-America honors, including two-time NCAA Division III Doubles Champions Tara Houlihan and Lyndsey Palen (2005, 2006).

Coach Carlson is active in the tennis community as he has served as a member of the NCAA National Championship Committee including serving as the National Chair for Division III in 1997-98 and 1999-2000. He has also been an active member of the ITA, serving as the ITA National Awards Chair and on several other ITA regional committees.

Along with his duties directing the women's tennis team, Carlson is also the head coach of the men's and women's swimming and diving teams. Jon and his wife, Heidi, live in St. Peter with their three daughters, Calleigh, Grace, and Josie.