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.
As Hobart's head coach, Johnson's influence on the Statesmen is reflected in the 28 ECAC All-Academic, 10 All-ECAC, six North-South All-Stars, two USILA Scholar All-America, and two USILA All-America awards earned by his student-athletes over the past four seasons.
Hobart played a highly competitive schedule in 2013, facing six teams ranked in the Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Yearbook top 20. The Statesmen finished the year with a 6-8 record, a two-win improvement over 2012. In 2013, Hobart scored impressive upsets of No. 15 Colgate, No. 20 Bellarmine and No. 3 Syracuse.
At the end of the 2012 season, several Statesmen were ranked among the nation's statistical leaders including Peter Zonino, who led the nation in saves per game, and Bobby Dattilo, who ranked second in both faceoff percentage and ground balls per game.
Currently a member of the USILA All-America Committee, Johnson served as a head coach in the 2011 USILA North-South All-Star Game.
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 helped 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 daughters, Abigail and Evelyn.
