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ISAA Player Of The Year
The ISAA Player of the Year was an annual U.S. college soccer award presented by the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America (ISAA) between 1984 and 1995. In 1984, the ISAA began recognizing outstanding men's NCAA soccer players with an annual Player of the Year award. In 1985 the ISAA expanded its recognition program to include women's collegiate players. The ISAA continued to award this honor through the 1995 season, the last year that any player was named. The NCAA recognizes these players in its record books. Men's Player of the Year * 1995 — Matt McKeon, Saint Louis Billikens, St. Louis * 1994 — Brian Maisonneuve, Indiana Hoosiers, Indiana * 1993 — Brian McBride, Saint Louis Billikens, St. Louis * 1992 — Robert Ukrop, Davidson College, Davidson * 1991 — Henry Gutierrez, NC State Wolfpack, NC State * 1990 — Billy Thompson (soccer, born 1968), Billy Thompson, UCLA Bruins, UCLA * 1989 — Robert Paterson (soccer), Robert Paterson, University of Evansville, Eva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College
A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering vocational education, or a secondary school. In most of the world, a college may be a high school or secondary school, a college of further education, a training institution that awards trade qualifications, a higher-education provider that does not have university status (often without its own degree-awarding powers), or a constituent part of a university. In the United States, a college may offer undergraduate programs – either as an independent institution or as the undergraduate program of a university – or it may be a residential college of a university or a community college, referring to (primarily public) higher education institutions that aim to provide affordable and accessible education, usually limited to two-year as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Huskies
The UConn Huskies (or Connecticut Huskies) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Connecticut, located in Storrs. The school is a member of the NCAA's Division I and the Big East Conference. The university's football team plays at Rentschler Field, and the men's and women's basketball teams play on-campus at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and off-campus at the XL Center. History Nickname The university's teams are nicknamed "Huskies", a name adopted following a student poll in '' The Connecticut Campus'' in 1934 after the school's name changed from Connecticut Agricultural College to Connecticut State College in 1933; before then, the teams were referred to as the Aggies. Although there is a homophonic relationship between "UConn" and the Yukon, where Huskies are native, the "Huskies" nickname predates the school's 1939 name change to the University of Connecticut; the first recorded use of "UConn" (as "U-Conn", both separately and with "Huskies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra (; born March 17, 1972) is an American retired professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon, she played as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 2004. Hamm was the face of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, where she played for the Washington Freedom from 2001 to 2003. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team and helped the team win four consecutive NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship titles. During her tenure with the national team, Hamm competed in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: the inaugural 1991 in China, 1995 in Sweden, 1999 and 2003 in the United States. She led the team at three Olympic Games, including: 1996 in Atlanta (the first time women's soccer was played), 2000 in Sydney, and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Soccer
The North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I soccer."2007 North Carolina Women's Soccer Media Guide." ''tarheelblue.com.'' Retrieved on March 23, 2009. The team has won 22 of the 35 championships, and 21 of the 41 NCAA national championships. The team has participated in every NCAA tournament. History The UNC women's s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tisha Venturini
Tisha Lea Venturini-Hoch (; born March 3, 1973) is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health. She is a gold medalist in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and a world champion in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup held in the U.S. Early life and youth career She was born in Modesto, California and attended Grace M. Davis High School. She attended University of North Carolina, and played for the Tar Heels women's soccer team. As a Tar Heels team member, she was NCAA Champion in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player in 1995. Career Venturini played professional soccer in the W-League for San Jose CyberRays, Delaware Genies and Bay Area CyberRays. Venturini is the only athlete in any sport to ever hold all five titles as 1) a Collegiate Champion at University of North Carolina, 2) a four-time NCAA National Champion at University of North Carolina, 3) a World Cup Champion in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Of William And Mary
The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world. Institutional rankings have placed it among the best public universities in the United States. The college educated American presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Tyler. It also educated other key figures pivotal to the development of the United States, including the first President of the Continental Congress Peyton Randolph, the first U.S. Attorney General Edmund Randolph, the fourth U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, Speaker of the House of Representatives Henry Clay, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Winfield Scott, sixteen members of the Continental Congr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Neaton
Natalie Margaret Neaton (born May 24, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. She made six appearances for the United States women's national team between 1995 and 1998, and is a member of the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame. Career Neaton played for the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets in high school, scoring 222 goals in four seasons, three shy of the national record. She was also an All-State basketball player for the Yellowjackets. In college, she played for the William & Mary Tribe. In total, she scored 81 goals and recorded 28 assists during her career with the Tribe, making her the school's record goalscorer. She also has the second most career points (goals and assists) for the school, with 190. She was ISAA Player of the Year in 1995, NSCAA and ''Soccer America'' First-Team All-American in 1994, and NSCAA Second-Team All-American in 1992, 1993, and 1995. She was included in the ''Soccer America'' All-Rookie Team in 1992, and was a final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Lions
The Columbia University Lions are the collective athletic teams and their members from Columbia University, an Ivy League institution in New York City, United States. The current director of athletics is Peter Pilling. Ivy League athletics The eight-institution athletic league to which Columbia University belongs, the Ivy League, also includes Brown University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University. The Ivy League conference sponsors championships in 33 men's and women's sports and averages 35 varsity teams at each of its eight universities. The League provides intercollegiate athletic opportunities for more men and women than any other conference in the United States. All eight Ivy schools are listed in the top 20 NCAA Division I schools in number of sports offered for both men and women. The Lions Columbia University was founded in 1754 and currently fields 31 co-ed, men's, and women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amr Aly
Amr Aly (born August 1, 1962) (Arabic: عمر علي) is an American retired soccer forward. He attended Columbia University where he won the 1984 Hermann Trophy as the college player of the year. He was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Soccer Team and earned a total 8 caps, scoring no goals between 1984 and 1985. He was a member of the U.S. National Soccer Team 1980–1987, including the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia. He scored two of the U.S. team's four goals in the 1980 China Great Wall Tournament. He appeared in one match at the 1983 Pan American Games and two matches at the 1987 Pan American Games, but these are not considered full internationals. After graduating from Columbia, Amr played indoor soccer for the New York Cosmos, LA Lazers and New York Express for its single season in 1985–1986. He also played a single outdoor season in 1989 with the New Jersey Eagles of the American Professional Soccer League. In 1990, he played for the Brooklyn It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American University Eagles
The American Eagles are the athletics teams that represent the American University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition. American is a member of the Patriot League in all sports except wrestling, where it is a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Many of the teams have gone on to win championships over the years, particularly their field hockey, volleyball, and wrestling teams. The team colors are red and blue. Athletic directors Early athletic directors American University was founded in 1893, and the first building opened for classes in 1907. But it wasn't until the fall of 1925 that the university organized intercollegiate athletics. The university fielded both a men's and women's basketball team, and a football team. George Springston was appointed athletic director (AD) and head coach of the men's basketball team and football team, fielding his first teams in October 1925. In February 1929, Springston resigned an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Brady (soccer)
Michael Brady is a retired soccer player who is an assistant coach for the Duke University men's soccer team. He previously coached the American University women's soccer team. He played professionally, both indoors and out, in the United States. He also earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1984 and 1985. Born in the United States and raised in England, he represented the United States at international level. Player College Brady was born in Chicago to English parents but returned to Coventry, England at 6 months old. In 1981, Brady traveled from Coventry to Jacksonville, Florida for a trial with the Jacksonville Tea Men. On the advice of the coaching staff, he elected to attend college in the United States instead. After some thought, he chose American University, a private college located in Washington, D.C.. Brady spent four seasons with the AU Eagles as both a midfielder and forward. In 1985, the Eagles went to the championship match only to fall to UCLA in eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Blue Devils
The Duke Blue Devils are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry battalion. Duke joined the Southern Conference in 1929, and left in 1953 to become a founder of the Atlantic Coast Conference. History Teams for then Trinity College were known originally as the Trinity Eleven, the Blue and White or the Methodists. William H. Lander, as editor-in-chief, and Mike Bradshaw, as managing editor, of the Trinity Chronicle began the academic year 1922–23 referring to the athletic teams as the Blue Devils. The Chronicle staff continued its use and through repetition, Blue Devils eventually caught on. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
