Terry Gurnett (born 1955) is an American who was

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at the

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in Rochester, NY, in the United States. He is notable for having achieved a coaching record of 400 victories in September 2009.Rochester's Gurnett marks women's 400th victory, "...400 wins is a milestone for any coach at any level. And Coach Terry Gurnett of Rochester achieved this great milestone tonight ... Gurnett is only the third women's coach in all divisions to achieve 400 wins...", November 13, 2009 In the

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, he is the third coach in women's soccer to win over 400 games, and he is the first

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coach to achieve this distinction. His team the ''Yellowjackets'' won two championships in 1986 and 1987, and ten University Athletic Association titles during his years of coaching. In 2009, he is coaching for his 32nd season. Gurnett stepped down from coaching in 2010 and was succeeded by his longtime assistant coach Thomas "Sike" Dardaganis.

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Gurnett graduated from Spencerport High School where he played on two Sectional Championship teams. He attended

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where he played on nationally ranked teams. He transferred to the

where he started for two seasons. While at the university, he was a member of the

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fraternity. He graduated in 1977 with a degree in

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. Right after graduation, he became a coach for Rochester's women's soccer. Gurnett explained "I hadn't the foggiest notion of what I was doing––and some will say I still don't" in an interview in 2010. The team often plays at Rochester's Edwin Fauver Stadium which has 5,000 seats, fieldturf, lights, a press box, locker rooms, and a training room. While Gurnett was coaching, the Rochester women's soccer teams were consistently ranked in the "top 25" in national polls. The Yellowjackets won National Championships in 1986 and 1987. There were 33 consecutive years when the team had ten or more wins in the season. In the 1980s, he was honored as the "

women’s soccer coach of the decade for the 1980s." Gurnett was honored at the 24th Annual WHAM Sportswomen of the Year Awards in 2002. At the end of the 2008 soccer season, he had 397 wins. Gurnett has coached and worked at the

while the office of the university's president has changed six times. On September 14, 2009, Gurnett achieved his 400th win. At that point, his overall record was 400 wins, 127 losses, and 60 ties. In November 2009, his team is working towards a playoff spot. By September 2010, the record was 410 wins, 131 losses, and 62 ties totaling 603 games. Gurnett commented on changes he's witnessed during his lengthy career:

The biggest change has been in the respect given to female athletes and the way that female athletes are thought about. You don't even have to say ''female athletes''. They're athletes, and they represent the very highest ideals. – Terry Gurnett, 2010.

Gurnett is the National Chair of the NSCAA All-America Committee, a member of the Division III Ranking Committee, and a member of the ECAC Women’s Soccer Tournament Selection Committee. He is Rochester's Associate Director of Athletics for Advancement. He received the Goergen Award for Distinguished Contributions to undergraduate learning. He lives in

Spencerport, New York Spencerport is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States, and a suburb of Rochester. The population count was 3,601 at the 2010 census. The Village of Spencerport is within the Town of Ogden and is a village on the Erie Canal. Spencerp ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gurnett, Terry Living people American soccer coaches Rochester Yellowjackets coaches College women's soccer coaches in the United States Women's soccer in the United States 1955 births People from Spencerport, New York University of Rochester alumni

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