Glen Moser
Glen Moser
Year: 2005
Previous College Sports Played: Coach: Tennis

One of the top collegiate tennis coaches in the country, Glen Moser was the driving force behind the tremendous success of Johnson County Community College tennis since taking over the program in the fall of 1979.  Moser had over 1,300 wins in his career and that success, combined with his longevity, made Moser one of the winningest coaches in collegiate tennis. Aside from his sterling win-loss record, JCCC’s men’s team has competed in the NJCAA National Tournament 31 times. Moser guided the men to 22 top-10 finishes and four top-five finishes.  JCCC also captured 11 Jayhawk Conference and NJCAA Region VI championships under Moser, including five straight from 1985 to 1989.  JCCC finished runner-up on 15 occasions. 

On the women’s side, they have appeared in 25 national tournaments, placing among the country’s top-20 programs each time, and have 12 top-10 finishes at nationals at the Division I and Division II levels, including a best finish of third place in 1999. His women’s program also captured 11 Jayhawk Conference and Region VI championships, including three straight from 1995 to 1997. 

The list of individual honors was also impressive. On the men’s side, Moser had 20 Cavaliers earn All-American honors a total of 27 times, along with to national individual singles champions and two national champion doubles teams. He also had 13 individuals earn 18 ITA All-America honors, and he had 79 players capture Region VI/Jayhawk Conference championships a combined 140 times in singles and doubles action.

The women’s team also had remarkable success under Moser’s guidance. A total of seven player earned All-American honors nine times, including two singles national champions. Moser also had three doubles teams reach the finals, one from each position. Additionally, 72 JCCC tennis players captured a combined 131 Region VI/Jayhawk Conference singles and doubles championships. He also had 10 players earned a total of 19 ITA All-America honors. 

In 1992, he was selected by his peers as the recipient of the Herschel Stephens coaching award, which recognizes outstanding service and dedication to the NJCAA Tennis Coaches Association.  In the spring of 2001, Moser received his coaches association's highest honor, as he was inducted into the NJCAA Men’s Tennis Hall of Fame at a banquet prior to the start of the 2001 NJCAA Men’s Tennis Championship.  Two years later, he earned induction into the NJCAA Women’s Tennis Hall of Fame.  Later that year, Moser was honored as the Wilson ITA Women’s Coach of the Year.  Moser was also active on the national level of junior college tennis.  In May of 2000, Moser was selected as vice president of the NJCAA Tennis Coaches Association.  In May of 2002, he took over as president.