News Release

Edwards Takes Position at North Park

LONGVIEW, TEXAS � LeTourneau University head women�s soccer coach Troy Edwards informed Director of Athletics Dr. Duane Trogdon on Tuesday that he would be accepting the head women�s soccer coaching position at North Park University in Chicago, IL.
Edwards inherited a LeTourneau LadyJacket program in 2004 that had never had a winning season and was coming off a 5-9-2 record in 2003. In his three years at the helm, he turned the program around culminating in two straight American Southwest Conference Playoff appearances and a winning season in 2006. In his three years his student-athletes have earned nine all-conference honors, 14 ASC Academic Honor Rolls, two ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Region honors, one NSCAA all-region honor and one D3Kicks.com all-region honor. His career record at LeTourneau is 22-33-3 in three seasons.
�I am very sorry to see Troy leave us,� said Trogdon. �He has been an integral part of our athletic department for the past three years and has done a great job with the women�s soccer program.�
Edwards inherits a North Park program that went 5-11-2 last year and competes in the ultra-competitive College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). �While my wife and I are sad to leave LeTourneau, we are thankful that God has provided an opportunity for me to coach near our family in Chicago. We are leaving wonderful friends and a great group of young women. LeTourneau University has been good to us, but we could not pass up the opportunity to raise our daughter near family,� said Edwards.
The search for a new head coach at LeTourneau will begin immediately.


Submitted 2007-06-19 09:56:28 by D3Kicks.com Sports Information Department