Sam Koch is up for coach of the year.
The UMass soccer coach has been named a finalist for the NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year Award. What an amazing honor this would be for Koch, especially since he didn’t even get Coach of the Year honors in the Atlantic 10.
From UMassAthletics.com:
The Concord, Mass., native has led the Minutemen to three regular season Atlantic 10 titles, two Atlantic 10 Tournament titles, two NCAA Tournament appearances, and one NCAA College Cup appearance. During his tenure in Amherst, the 23-year head coaching veteran has produced two All-Americans in Jeff Deren (2001, 2002) and Zack Simmons (2007), a College Cup All-Tournament selection, a two-time Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year, two Atlantic 10 Rookies of the year, two Atlantic 10 Tournament MVPs, 17 All-New England selections, 53 All-Atlantic 10 players, 25 Academic All-Atlantic 10 honorees, and 20 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament picks.
Then later:
Assistant coach Jon Davy was earlier named East Region Assistant Coach of the Year and is now in the running for the National Assistant Coach of the Year as well.
Dan Donagan, Saint Louis’ soccer coach, is also on the list of head coaches and was named the A-10 Coach of the Year earlier.
