Megan T. Bryant Position: Head Coach Experience: 12th Season Alma Mater: University of Bridgeport '81

Bryant Year-By-Year Records

Megan T. Bryant was named Stony Brook's head softball coach in 2001 and has won at least 20 games in every season since. Now in her 12th season, she is the winningest coach in program history with 297 victories with the Seawolves. Bryant has won 642 games overall in her 24-year coaching career and was recently honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for surpassing the 600-win plateau.

Bryant made school history in 2008 when she led the Seawolves to their first-ever America East Championship and into the NCAA Tournament. Stony Brook made history for the second-straight season in 2009, winning its first-ever America East regular season title with a program-best 36 wins. For her efforts, Bryant was named the 2009 America East Coach of the Year.

In 2010, Bryant again guided the Seawolves to the America East tournament final after a 32-win regular season.

During her tenure, Bryant's players have received numerous national and conference accolades. She has coached six NFCA All-Region players, 15 All-America East selections, eight America East All-Rookie team players, one America East Pitcher of the Year winner and three Stony Brook Female Athletes of the Year.

As successful as Bryant's teams have been on the diamond, they have enjoyed equal success in the classroom. Her teams traditionally have one of the highest GPA's among Stony Brook's female teams, and since 2006 have placed six players on the America East All-Academic team.

Prior to Stony Brook, Bryant served as the head coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1988-99. Before Bryant's arrival, the Bulldogs had endured five straight losing seasons and three straight last-place finishes in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). After a 13-44 finish her first season, Bryant led Drake to a 33-24 record, 10-6 in the MVC, in 1990, which earned her MVC Coach of the Year accolades. In 1993, just four years after her arrival, Drake won both the MVC regular season and tournament titles while compiling a 35-16 record (13-3 MVC), the most wins in a season in school history. Bryant once again received MVC Coach of the Year honors. In 1994, Drake repeated as MVC Tournament champions and obtained a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs registered winning records six times and finished in the top four in the MVC five times in the last eight seasons Bryant was at the helm.

Bryant began her college coaching career at Stetson University in Deland, Fla., where she compiled a 63-40 record as head coach from 1985-87. Bryant inherited a program that had begun just the season before her arrival, and in her first season led Stetson to the New South Athletic Conference championship in 1986, receiving NSAC Coach of the Year honors. Stetson repeated as NSAC champions in 1987. Bryant has also served as an assistant coach at both Furman University in Greenville, S.C., in 1988 and at St. John's University.

Bryant also spent four years as a physical education instructor and head coach at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, N.Y., from 1981-85.

In addition to her coaching expertise, Bryant has also served on two NCAA Certification Review Equity Subcommittees and as a member of the NCAA Division I Softball Midwest Region Committee from 1994-95. Currently, Bryant represents the America East Conference in voting for the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top-25 poll.

Bryant graduated from the University of Bridgeport in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in physical education, K-12. She competed in both volleyball and softball at Bridgeport.

Megan Bryant Year-By-Year