2012
N.C. Soccer Hall of Fame Inductees |
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Rennie
To Be Inducted Into NSCAA Hall of
Fame
John Rennie, former
men’s coach at Duke University,
and M. “Chick” Jacobus,
the highly successful boys coach at
Kingswood School of West Hartford,
Conn., comprise the 2012 induction
class to the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America’s Hall
of Fame.
The two will be inducted into the
NSCAA’s Hall of Fame as part
of the Association’s annual
Awards Banquet, to be held Friday,
January 13, in conjunction with the
annual NSCAA Convention, which will
run from January 11-15 in Kansas City,
Mo.
Rennie, who was inducted into the
North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame
in 2011, built Duke into a soccer
powerhouse, winning the first NCAA
national championship by any Blue
Devil athletics squad in 1986. During
his 36 seasons he compiled a career
mark of 454-207-49, including a 410-161-35
record in his 29 seasons at Duke,
the nation’s most successful
program during that time frame. |
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Lady
Eagles’ Lee Horton Inducted Into
USL HOF
Lee
Horton,
the only head coach in the history of
the Charlotte Lady Eagles, has been
inducted into the United Soccer League’s
Hall of Fame. With an overall record
of 107 wins, 31 losses and 9 ties, Horton
has guided the Charlotte W-Leagueteam
to eight playoff appearances including
a W-League championship (2001), two
championship game defeats (2000 and
2002), as well as conference championships
(2000, 2001, 2002, 2006).
Horton is a member of the North Carolina
Soccer Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
and has been the head boys and girls
soccer coach at Charlotte Latin School
for more than 20 years, winning 11
NC State Championships during that
time.
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Kepner
Inducted Into USASA Hall of Fame
Durham’s Bob
Kepner, a member of the North
Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame (Class
of 2004) was among five individuals
selected by the United States Adult
Soccer Association (USASA), the governing
body of amateur adult soccer in the
U.S., for induction to the USASA Hall
of Fame, Class of 2011. The honorees
were inducted at the USASA Hall of Fame
Ceremony Awards Dinner on Saturday,
October 8th, during the USASA Midyear
Meeting in Clearwater, Florida. Inductees
were chosen on the basis of having made
a significant contribution toward the
development and advancement of adult
amateur soccer at the national or regional
level.
The Class of 2011,
chosen by the USASA Hall of Fame Committee,
includes: Dick Burns, Brandi
Chastain, Casey Frankewicz, Hector
Nava and Kepner. |
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