Servite High School

Coach Dane Jako has been teaching Physical Education at Servite for 15 years and this season marks his 14th year as head coach of the golf program. During his tenure, Jako has been named Coach of the Year seven times by various organizations.

The Varsity golf team is coming off another championship season in 2011. The Friars compiled a 17-3 overall record with a 9-1 record in the very competitive Trinity League. Coach Jako guided Servite to its third consecutive Trinity League title, third consecutive CIF Southern Section team championship, third consecutive Orange County Register Player of the Year, as well as a sixth place finish at the State Championship. Preston Valder, who is now playing his collegiate golf at UCLA, won the Trinity League Individual Championship, placed second in the CIF Individual Regional, and was named the Orange County Register Golfer of the Year.

Servite alum, Patrick Cantlay is currently ranked #1 in the world for amateurs. For the past two years Coach Jako has caddied for Patrick at the US Amateur Open tournament where Patrick made it to the semi finals in 2010 and lost in the finals in 2011.

Under Coach Jako’s guidance, the golf program has tripled in size and Servite has become one of the largest programs in all of California. Servite now hosts one of the best high school golf tournaments in Southern California. The Servite Invitational was Coach Jako’s vision and he has now hosted this top-notch event for the past four seasons, of which Servite has won every year, including 2012.

Dane is a graduate of Artesia High School where he played football, baseball and track. Coach Jako has a bachelor’s degree in physical education and exercise physiology from Upper Iowa University (UIU) where he also played football and baseball. He was an All American wide receiver in football and an all conference center fielder in baseball. Dane went on to play three years of football in the USFL before returning to UIU to begin his coaching career. He is married to his lovely wife, Eva, and they have two boys, Nick (age 10) and Beau (age 7), who keep them very busy. You may contact Coach Jako at 714-774-7575 ext. 1405 or email djako@servitehs.org.

John Morris enters his eighth season with Servite golf and this year marks his first as the head coach of Servite basketball. A former college football player, John brings a level of intensity and a love for competition into the program and hopes to instill respect for the honor and integrity of the game of golf into all of the players. He anticipates another successful year for all levels of Servite golf. Morris received his bachelor’s degree in Human Communications from California State University, Fullerton in 2006. He is currently the Sophomore Formation Director at Servite and is working as an Admissions Counselor. John is happily married to his wife Casey and they currently reside in Fullerton with their two dogs, Mulligan and Callaway.

Coach Cook graduated from Servite in 1987 and went on to play baseball at Long Beach State University. This is his first season with Servite golf and his 20th year as an English teacher on campus. From 1993-2007, Todd was first the assistant, then the head baseball coach at Servite. During his tenure, the team won five league championships and made 12 CIF appearances. Todd also worked in professional baseball as a scout for the Atlanta Braves from 1996-2000. Coach Cook is excited to finally get to coach golf, one of his other passions in life, and to have the opportunity to work with Coach Jako, Coach Morris, and the young men of Servite golf.

After a long absence, John Ebbe returns to the golf coaching staff. He previously coached the Varsity golf team for two years and the JV team for 12 years. Ebbe is taking over for coach Tony Gabler with the JV Gray team. Mr. Ebbe has taught Advanced Placement US History at Servite for 26 years, and has added other AP courses in World and European History in the past 10 years. He is happy to again be involved with the Friar golf program. Coach Ebbe’s primary focus is to motivate his young men to improve their personal performance and love of the game.

Andrew De Martini is a graduate of Servite High School and the youngest member to the coaching staff. This is his second year coaching, but first with the frosh/soph gray team. While at Servite, De Martini played on two CIF golf championship teams with a varsity record of 44 wins and 3 losses. Andrew has four years of experience as an instructor at the Orange County Golf Academy, working as a swing coach, and is excited to be coaching the frosh/soph gray team.