Charley North -- Director of Football Operations, Texas A&M Aggies

(as of football season 2007) Charley North was named the Aggies Director of Football Operations on December 10, 2002. In that capacity, his duties include a broad range of responsibilities, but primarily coordinating the on-campus recruiting efforts. He will also oversee office management and administration, game-day responsibilities, liaison with athletic and university departments and team travel. In between, he handles any other crisis that may erupt. North has spent his life in the coaching profession, including 12 years in the high school ranks in Oklahoma and then 16 years at the University of Oklahoma and then three years at Arkansas. He posted a 64-12 overall record as a high school head coach.

COACHING EXPERIENCE
· 2003-07: Texas A&M (dir. of football operations)
· 2000-02: Alabama (dir. of football operations)
· 1997-2000: TCU (dir. of football operations)
· 1995-97: Arkansas (OL)
· 1979-95: Oklahoma (OL)
· 1975-79: McAlester HS (Okla.) (OL)
· 1972-75: Tecumseh HS (Okla.) (head coach)
· 1969-72: McAlester HS (Okla.) (OL)
· 1967-69: Wagoner HS (Okla.) (OL)

Martin Novak -- Head Women's Tennis Coach, University of Maryland Terrapins

(as of tennis season 2008-09) With seventeen years of coaching experience under his belt, the former University of Arkansas and University of Minnesota head coach, Martin Novak, comes to Maryland to elevate the women's tennis program to national prominence. Following former coach Jim Laitta's success, who helped turn Maryland women's tennis into a fully-funded program, Novak too will look to guide the Terrapins in the right direction.
Starting out by coaching the Razorbacks in 1985, Novak compiled a record of 71-45 at Arkansas, leading the Razorbacks to the Southwest Conference semifinals twice. Additionally, his 1990 squad finished second in the conference.
In 1990, he took over the coaching responsibilities at Minnesota, where he led the Gophers to four NCAA Championship appearances. The Gophers earned the distinction as the only women's tennis team from 1996-2000 to boast a winning Big Ten record in each of those five seasons. For his accomplishments, Novak was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year following a 7-3 conference finish during the 2000 season, and a trip to the league's championship finals. Carrying the Gophers as high as No. 28 in the nation in 1997, it is Novak's goals for the Terrapins to emulate these results. After 11 seasons at Minnesota, Novak compiled a winning record of 126-118.
Born in Czechoslovakia, Novak has had a diverse upbringing, growing up in Sweden where he earned an engineering degree. Moving to America, Novak played collegiate tennis at Central Florida Community College at the No. 2 singles spot, reaching the junior college national semifinals in 1981. He was also a member of the NJCAA champions team in 1981 and played on the Swiss circuit in 1983.
In 1984, Novak earned a bachelor's degree in education with a concentration in kinesiology from the Texas Christian University, where he served as co-captain of the tennis team for two seasons. Novak also has a master's degree in physical education with a concentration in sports management from the University of Arkansas.

Richie Nye -- Head Softball Coach, Cameron University Aggies

(as of softball season 2007-08) Nye became the softball coach at Comeron University on November 16, 2006 after three seasons (2003-06) at Carl Albert State College. In his first two seasons at Carl Albert he put together back-to-back 36 win seasons, won the Region II Tournament and made a National Tournament appearance in 2004.
Nye began his coaching career as an assistant baseball coach at Bacone College in Muskogee. He then spent two years as a head high school softball coach at Panama, leading his team to the state tournament in his second season.
Nye prides himself on teaching and coaching the fundamentals of the game brought forth to him from his experience playing college and professional baseball. After pitching for the University of Arkansas (1996), he played in the Minnesota Twins organization.

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