PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Soccer Coaches Association and sports flooring leader Mondo announced the winners of the 2009 NSCAA/Mondo National Coach of the Year awards. The announcement was made in Philadelphia at the annual NSCAA awards banquet, which was held in conjunction with the 2010 NSCAA Convention. Mondo is the official turf supplier to NSCAA, which is the world’s largest soccer organization with more than 30,000 members.
Paul Ratcliffe of Stanford University and Matt Yelton of Lee University each were honored for the second consecutive year. Ratcliffe led his Stanford squad to its first NCAA Division I women's championship match and a 25-1 record last fall, while Yelton's team earned its second NAIA women's national title in as many years.
Seven other coaches added this year's honor to prior awards. Ray Wells of Lindsey Wilson College claimed his third NAIA men's award, while Craig Ewing of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kan., received his first award in the High School Boys Private/Parochial division after previously winning the honor twice (1995, 2005) with his girls' teams. Two colleges, Messiah College (NCAA Division III) and The Master's College (NCCAA Division I) swept both the men's and women's awards.
The 2009 NSCAA/Mondo National Coaches of the Year are:
- NCAA Division I Men: Caleb Porter, Akron
- NCAA Division I Women: Paul Ratcliffe, Stanford
- NCAA Division II Men: Chad Duernberger, University of Charleston
- NCAA Division II Women: Laurie Darling Guthiel, College of St. Rose
- NCAA Division III Men: Brad McCarty, Messiah College
- NCAA Division III Women: Scott Frey, Messiah College
- NAIA Men: Ray Wells, Lindsey Wilson College
- NAIA Women: Matt Yelton, Lee University
- NCCAA Division I Men: Jim Rickard, The Master’s College
- NCCAA Division I Women: Curtis Lewis, The Master’s College
- NCCAA Division II Men: James Whitaker, Clearwater Christian College
- NCCAA Division II Women: Eric Ingmire, Manhattan (Kan.) Christian College
- Junior College Division I Men: Steve Clements, Tyler Junior College (Texas)
- Junior College Division I Women: Corey Rose, Tyler Junior College (Texas)
- Junior College Division III Men: Alex Louis, Union County College
- Junior College Division III Women: Cesar Plasencia, Cosumnes River College
- High School Boys Division I: Chuck Scanlon, Apple Valley High School (Minn.)
- High School Boys Division II: Paul Beggin, Mahtomedi High School (Minn.)
- High School Boys Private/Parochial: Craig Ewing, St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Kan.)
- High School Girls Division I: Judson Hamby, Parkview High School (Ga.)
- High School Girls Division II: Claire Collins, Broad Run High School (Va.)
- High School Girls Private/Parochial: Christopher Martinelli, Madison Edgewood High School (Wis.)
- Youth Boys: Dominic Wren, Discoveries Soccer Club, South Carolina
- Youth Girls: David “Smitty” Smith, Challenge Soccer Club, Houston, Texas
- Glenn “Mooch” Myernick College Assistant Coach of the Year: Colin Clarke, University of Tulsa
- High School Assistant Coach of the Year: Lester Hager, Francis Howell North High School (Mo.)
For more information about the award winners, visit http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20100113161118561.php
About Mondo
Mondo is the global leader in the sports flooring market, manufacturing floor surfaces for virtually every sport. Throughout its 60-year history, the company has invested heavily in research and development to produce cutting-edge products that meet the highest quality standards, deliver optimal athletic performance, are durable, require minimal maintenance and are environmentally safe.
More than 1,100 Mondo tracks and 800 Mondo artificial turf fields are installed worldwide. The official supplier of the athletic track for the past nine Olympic Games, Mondo also is the official supplier or official sponsor of more than 100 sports federations and associations, including Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, FIBA, IAAF, National Soccer Coaches Association of America, NIRSA, U.S. Track Coaches Association and YMCA.
The company also supplies a wide variety of commercial flooring and is the world’s largest producer of sports and toy balls with an average daily production of 450,000 units. In addition, it manufactures large luxury yachts under its Mondo Marine division.
A family-owned business since its founding in 1948, Mondo sells its products in more than 196 countries. The company’s global headquarters are in Italy, and it has manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. More information about Mondo is available at www.mondousa.com.
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