Salem soccer coach placed in NCAA record
book tor winning coaches
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Salem
College soccer
coach Jay
Callahan has
entered the
NCAA record
books for win
ningest NCAA
Division III soc
cer coaches.
Callahan's
overall record of
124-53-9 (.691
winning percent
age) places him
as the 41st high
est active soccer
coach in
Division III out
of over 435 Dili
programs.
"I owe a lot
of the credit to
my first and sec
ond teams here at
Salem,'' said
Coach Callahan.
"We struggled
that first year in
2006, but with
out those players
sticking it out,
we would never
be where we are
now. Then we
brought in a big
recruiting class
in 2007 that led
us from 1-15 to
15-1-2, and that
really got the
program going!"
Callahan
joins coaches
from such
schools as John
Hopkins, Emory
University,
MJ.T. and
Carnegie Mellon
on the list. In his
ten years,
Callahan has
won four Great
South regular
season titles, two
Great South
Tournaments,
one NCAA D3
Independents
Atlantic region
title, five Coach
of the Year hon
ors and advanced
to the NCAA
Dili National
Tournament
twice. He has
coached six play
ers to NCAA All
South Region
Teams, and four
more to All
South Academic
Region Teams.
Callahan
said, "Salem
College is a great
place, which
makes my job
easy to get excel
lent student-ath
letes to come
play here. The
fact that it is nes
tled right in the
heart of my
favorite city in
the world is an
added bonus. It
has been a thrill
to work with
great assistant
coaches, admin
istrators, and a
great group of
players over my
decade."
Callahan will
lead the team
into their first
season in the
USA South
Athletic
Conference this
September.
NCAA
Record Book
Link
http://fs.ncaa.
org/Docs/stats/w
_soccer_RB/201
6/Coaches.pdf
Jay Callahan
Head Women's Soccer Coach stats
2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 Great South
Coach of the Year
2013 and 2014 NCAA Tournament Partici
pants
2013 and 2014 Great South Tournament
Champions
2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 Great South
Regular Season Champions
Sports Information Director
Director of Athletic Recruiting
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Team Invasion won the AAV boys under 13 national championship by defeat
opponents by the score of 58-56.
Team
from page Bl
first half even though it
was a close game through
out. He says his team
pushed the lead to eight
points in the third quarter
then became a little com
placent. This allowed the
Pelicans to come back dur
ing the fourth quarter and
take the lead. With under a
minute and a half to go in
the game, Team Invasion
was down by four points.
With the game tied 56
to 56, James Wilkins in
drove to the basket and
was fouled. With ice in his
veins, he stepped to the
line and drained two free
throws to put Team
Invasion up by two points
with nine seconds left.
They were able to hang on
for the victory.
"At the end of the sea
son, we really came togeth
er and played as a team," a
Team Invasion player said.
"We were coming to win
and we expected to win.
During warm ups, I was a
little nervous, but come
game time, you have to get
focused and just look at it
as another game," he went
on to say.
Another Team Invasion
player said he was very
nervous before the game
because this was his sec
ond time playing in the
championship game. He
stated during his fifth
grade year, his team lost in
the championship.
"I really just felt the
pressure to help the team
win because I really want
ed to be first in the nation
this time," he concluded.
The parents were very
proud of their children and
were happy they were able
to bring home the champi
onship.
"I was really proud of
them and it was a great
accomplishment for them,"
a parent said. Another
teammate's mother added,
"I think they played won
derful as a team and they
really pulled together. It
was a tough game and they
all worked so hard to get
there. To see the smiles on
their faces after they won
that game was just unbe
lievable."
One of the players'
mothers wanted to give a
special thanks to the
coaching staff. She stated
that the current coaches
provided so much encour
agement for the kids. She
was happy the staff was
focused on more than just
wins. That meant a lot to
her and the other parents.
Team Invasion looks to
defend its title next year.
When asked what the
team's expectation's were,
officials said, "Defend and
repeat, simple as that."
The Team Invasion
roster and jersey
number
(in alphabetical order)
'Garrett Bolder) (10)
'Caleb Curtain (30)
'Jahleel Deberry (25),
'Christopher Joines Jr. (6)
'Tyreik Leach (3)
'Markell Lloyd (11)
'Thomas Ridley (9)
'Joseph Walker (24)
'Scott Walker (0)
'James Wilkins III (23)
Head coach is Desmon Baldwin, .
assistant coach is Oonnie Baldwin
and another assistant coach is
Steven Epps.
Honor
from page BI
giate athletics and advanc
ing women and student
athletes. She has high
expectations to succeed
and is known to take risks
as a leader to promote
causes that fuel her pas
sions.
She is a successful
fundraiser who has
revamped the university's
athletic brand as well as
developing and implement
ing her own leadership pro
grams for coaches and stu
dent-athletes. WSSU ath
letics have thrived under
her watch, with seven
CIAA championships and
140 student-athlete gradu
ates in 2015 and 2016 com
bined.
Her nominator calls her
a highly respected leader,
guide, mentor, and friend
who understands her role in
making a difference in edu
cation and protecting the
welfare of student
athletes.
Nominated by their
peers and selected by the
NACWAA Awards
Comthittee fortheirservice
during 2015-16, the 2016
honorees are:
?NCAA Division I FBS:
Sarah Baumgartner, Deputy
Athletic Director, Rutgers
University
?NCAA Division I PCS:
DianeMelM^DBBCtercfAthletics
Devdcpmert, University of New
Hamprfire
?NCAA Division I:
Karina Herold, Associate
Director of Athletics for
External Operations/SWA,
Pepperdine University
?NCAA Division II:
Tonia Walker, Director of
Athletics, Winston-Salem
State University
?NCAA Division III:
Nikki Fennern, Director of
Athletics/SWA, Saint
Mary's University
?NAIA/NJCAA Krishna
Dass, Diectr cf Athletics, Ho**
Conmrity College
?AssociatkxvOiganization:
Me MuBer, Commissioner (fcr
mer), North Adaric Conference
?Ndl Jackson Awani Shndle
Jackson, Assistant Athletic
Director of Student Athlete
Development, University
of Miami
"Each year, NACWAA
is thrilled to celebrate and
honor such extraordinary
women who live out our
mission each and every
day," said Patti Phillips,
NACWAA CEO. "We are
continually inspired and
energized by their commit
ment and dedication to
intercollegiate athletics and
the advancement of women
both in our industry and
beyond."
About the National
Association of Collegiate
Women Athletics
Administrators
The National
Association of Collegiate
Women Athletics
Administrators
(NACWAA) is the premier
leadership organization
that empowers, develops,
celebrates and honors
women working in college
sports. NACWAA takes an
active role in advancing
women into positions of
influence and in doing so,
helps shape the landscape
of women leaders changing
our world today. Learn
more at www.nacwaa.org.
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