Hohokam Junior College Athletic Conference
Head Coach: John O'MeraCoach O’Mera, has been a successful Western States Football League coach for two decades. During his tenure as head football coach at Eastern Arizona College he made the football program a force to reckon with year after year, leading the Gila Monster team to 13 out of 14 winning seasons, and winning the WSFL championship in 2018. Coach O’Mera is currently ranked #3 on the active NJCAA coaches most wins list (143 wins - 91 losses), and is #21 on the all-time wins for NJCAA football coaches. He accumulated an impressive 103/51 record at EAC and a career record of 143/91.
Coach O’Mera and his staff recognize their responsibility to not only produce a winning team, but to help student-athletes see the importance of teamwork and giving service to the community. EAC’s team volunteers at local schools and serves their community at various functions and clean-up projects.
Coach O’Mera started his college career at the University of Oklahoma. After two seasons, he left OU to play for his father at Western New Mexico University, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach for Las Cruces High School in 1991, and then continued as an assistant coach for New Mexico Military Institute in 1993. After just one year, he was named the head coach for NMMI’s high school team, and five years later, in 1998, Coach O’Mera took over as the NMMI head coach, where he enjoyed seven years and many successes, including winning the Canon Empire Bowl game in 1999. Shortly after accepting the head coaching position at EAC in 2005, he received his master’s degree in education from Grand Canyon University.
Outside of football, Coach O’Mera values family; he enjoys the opportunity he has to work with his lifetime mentor and father, EAC assistant coach Bob O’Mera. He is grateful for and attributes much of his success to the unwavering support of his mother, Roberta. His most treasured moments are those spent with his wife, D’Anna, and his children, Crimson, age 15, and Bryant, age eight.
Coach O’Mera and his staff recognize their responsibility to not only produce a winning team, but to help student-athletes see the importance of teamwork and giving service to the community. EAC’s team volunteers at local schools and serves their community at various functions and clean-up projects.
Coach O’Mera started his college career at the University of Oklahoma. After two seasons, he left OU to play for his father at Western New Mexico University, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach for Las Cruces High School in 1991, and then continued as an assistant coach for New Mexico Military Institute in 1993. After just one year, he was named the head coach for NMMI’s high school team, and five years later, in 1998, Coach O’Mera took over as the NMMI head coach, where he enjoyed seven years and many successes, including winning the Canon Empire Bowl game in 1999. Shortly after accepting the head coaching position at EAC in 2005, he received his master’s degree in education from Grand Canyon University.
Outside of football, Coach O’Mera values family; he enjoys the opportunity he has to work with his lifetime mentor and father, EAC assistant coach Bob O’Mera. He is grateful for and attributes much of his success to the unwavering support of his mother, Roberta. His most treasured moments are those spent with his wife, D’Anna, and his children, Crimson, age 15, and Bryant, age eight.
