Coach Bryan Johnson begins his third season as an assistant coach with the Northern State University softball program in 2009. Johnson’s responsibilities include working with pitchers and catchers, assisting with recruiting and directing some of the fundraising activities for the Wolves.
Before coming to NSU, Coach Johnson served as an assistant to the athletic director and an assistant softball coach at Green River Community College in Auburn, Washington.
Originally from Alaska, Bryan is a 2008 graduate of the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama with an MSS in Sports Administration and Sport Studies, and a 2003 graduate of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota with a BS in Sociology. While at BHSU, Coach Johnson was one of the founders of the club hockey program at Black Hills State, and later ascended to the role of coach in 2002, leading the team to a 14 and 16 overall record in 2004 before leaving to attend classes at USSA.
Coach Johnson has also played baseball and softball competitively, and high school and junior hockey as a goaltender. He remains active in hockey as a certified official, sometimes working local and statewide games for the SDAHA. He has three children - Kaylee, Sierra and Josh – who reside in Sheridan, Ind.
