The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has announced its NSCAA/adidas Regional Coaches of the Year for women's intercollegiate play. The regional coaches, along with those of NCAA teams that advanced to the their respective College Cup, now are eligible for NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year honors. Those recipients will be announced at the Association's annual Awards Banquet, to be held Friday, Jan. 18, in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore, Md.

The 2007 NSCAA/adidas Regional Coaches of the Year for women's intercollegiate soccer are:

Division I
Region, Coach, Schoot
Central, G Guerrieri, Texas A&M University
Great Lakes, Rob Klatte, Purdue University
Mid-Atlantic, Nikki Izzo-Brown, West Virginia University
Northeast, Simon Riddiough, Hofstra University
South, Patrick Baker, University of Georgia
West, Ali Khosroshahin, University of Southern California
Additional finalists: Jillian Ellis, UCLA; Mark Krikorian, Florida State; Randy Waldrum, University of Notre Dame.

Division II
Central, Christine Miskec, Minnesota State University
Far West, Chuck Sekyra, Seattle Pacific University
Great Lakes, David DiIanni, Grand Valley State University
Midwest, Mike Cook, University of Central Oklahoma
New England, Chris Flint, Bryant University
Northeast, Drayson Hounsome, Long Island University/CW Post
South, Patricia Hughes, University of Montevallo
Southeast, Jay Entlich, Columbus State University
Additional finalists: Jeff Bailey, Franklin Pierce College; Gerry Lucey, University of Tampa.

Division III
Central, Pete Felske, Wheaton (Ill.) College
Great Lakes, Norm Riker, Wittenberg University
Mid-Atlantic, Joe Russo, The College of New Jersey
New England, Michelyn Pinard, Williams College
New York, Colette Gilligan, Hamilton College
South, Phil Benne, Roanoke College
West, Sean Bushey, Whitworth University
Additional finalists: Joe Mingachos, Western Connecticut State University.

NAIA
Central, Mark Persson, Southern Nazarene University
Great Lakes, Derek Begich, Saint Xavier University
Great Plains, Mike Dibbini, Kansas Wesleyan University
Northwest, Tim Strange, McKendree University
South, Ty Brewer, Northwood University
Southeast, Matt Yelton, Lee University
Southwest, Gerry Cleary, Martin Methodist University
West, Jason Surrell, Azusa Pacific University

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