Emory Head Soccer Coach Sonny Travis Named the NSCAA/ Adidas South Region Coach of the Year
Emory University Men's Soccer Head Coach Sonny
Travis was named the NSCAA/ Adidas NCAA Division III South
Region Coach of the Year for 2008.
Travis led the Eagles to a 16-2-1 record during the 2008 campaign,
matching a school record for wins in a season, and set a
school-record with 10 home victories during the campaign.
Travis led Emory to its first University Athletic Association (UAA)
Championship since the 1998 season, as the Eagles advanced to the
round of 16 in NCAA Tournament. In his two years at the helm
of the squad, the Eagles have compiled a 32-5-1 record, including a
12-2-0 mark in conference play.
This is the second post-season award of the season for the Eagles'
coach. Earlier in the season, Travis and his assistant
coaches were named the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. This
is the fourth NSCAA/ Adidas Regional Coach of the Year honor for
Travis, who spent 18 years at the helm of the Virginia Wesleyan
College program and three years at Centre College before coming to
Emory in July of 2007.
Travis' honor marks the fourth time that an Emory head coach has
won the NSCAA/ Adidas Regional Coach of the Year honor.
Former Eagle coach Mike Ruebesch won the award in 1988, 1989, and
1991.
Travis will receive the honor at the NSCAA 2008 National Convention
and Awards Banquet in St. Louis, MO, on January 14th-18th.
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