Collegiate coaches who achieved success during the 2008 season have been recognized with the announcement of the NSCAA/adidas Regional Coaches of the Year. The recipients are selected based on a vote of their peers within their region.

Regional Coaches of the Year are finalists for the NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year award at their respective levels. In NCAA play, any coach who is not selected a Regional Coach of the Year but advances to the national tournament semifinals is added to the ballot for National Coach of the Year.

The national awards will be announced at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet, which will be held Friday evening, Jan. 16, in the Grand Ballroom of the America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Mo., as part of the 2009 NSCAA Convention.

NCAA Division I Men
Far West: George Kuntz, University of California-Irvine
Great Lakes: Joe Baum, Michigan State University
Mid-Atlantic: Samuel C. Koch, University of Massachusetts
Midwest: Bob Warming, Creighton University
North Atlantic: Mark Mettrick, Loyola College (Md.)
Northeast: Dave Masur, St. John’s University
South: Jay Vidovich, Wake Forest University
South Atlantic: Sasho Cirovski, University of Maryland
Additional finalists: Elmar Bolowich, University of North Carolina

NCAA Division II Men
Atlantic: Steve Widdowson, Millersville University
Central: Tim Hankinson, Fort Lewis College
East: Marc Hubbard, Southern New Hampshire University
Far West: Joe Flanagan, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Midwest: Tony Tocco, Rockhurst University
South: Adrian Bush, University of Tampa
South Central: Doug Elder, Midwestern State University
Southeast: Brett Teach, Tusculum College
Additional finalists: John DiRico, Dowling University

NCAA Division III Men
Central: Paul McGinlay, Trinity University (Texas)
Great Lakes: Carl Capellas, Hiram College
Metro: Brian Sentowski, Montclair State University
Mid-Atlantic: Eric Wagner, Swarthmore College
New England: Dave Saward, Middlebury College
Northeast: Shawn Griffin, Hobart College
South: Sonny Travis, Emory University
West: Bob Carlson, Carleton College
Additional finalists: Dave Brandt, Messiah College; Tim O’Donoghue, Stevens Inst.; Justin Serpone, Amherst College

NAIA Men
Central: Paul Furey, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Far West: Dave Wolf, Westmont College
Mid-South: Melvin Belong, Bethel College (Tenn.)
Midwest: Christopher Kranjc, Hastings College
Northeast: Bill Ashby, University of Maine at Fort Kent
South: Peter Fuller, University of Mobile
South Central: Brian Harvey, Oklahoma City University
Upper Central: Scott Morrissey, University of Rio Grande

Junior College Division I Men
East: Richard Zinkland, CCBC-Essex (Md.)
North: Jose Gonzalez, South Suburban College
South: David Santesteban, San Jacinto JC (Texas)
West: Mike Pantalione, Yavapai College (Ariz.)

Junior College Division III Men
East: Pepe Aragon, Herkimer County CC (N.Y.)
North: Tom Cholewa, Triton College (Ill.)
Northeast: Jim Insinga, Manchester CC (Conn.)
West: Benny Artiaga, Cerritos College (Calif.)

NCAA Division I Women
Central: Colin Carmichael, Oklahoma State University
Great Lakes: Randy Waldrum, University of Notre Dame
Mid-Atlantic: Kelly Cagle, Virginia Tech
Northeast: Jim O’Brien, Fairfield University
South: Anson Dorrance, University of North Carolina
West: Paul Ratcliffe, Stanford University
Additional finalists: Jillian Ellis, UCLA

NCAA Division II Women
Atlantic: Betty Ann Townsley, West Chester University
Central: Ali Omar, Winona State University
East: Laurie Darling Gutheil, College of Saint Rose
Midwest: Troy Fabiano, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
South: Joe Bartlinski, University of West Florida
South Central: Lewis Theobald, University of Central Missouri
Southeast: Jay Entlich, Columbus State University
West: Travis Connell, Western Washington University
Additional finalists: Adrianne Almarez, Metro State; Chuck Sekyra, Seattle Pacific University.

NCAA Division III Women
Central: Keren Gudeman, Carleton College
Great Lakes: Tim Wassel, Penn State University-Altoona
Mid-Atlantic: Brianne Weaver, St. Mary’s College (Md.)
New England: Michelyne Pinard, Williams College
New York: Aliceann Wilber, William Smith College
South: Bobby Lessentine, Rhodes College
West: Randy Hanson, University of Puget Sound
Additional finalists: Pete Felske, Wheaton (Ill.); Scott Frey, Messiah

NAIA Women
Appalachian: Drew Burwash, Lindsey Wilson College
Central: Joshua Lenarz, Trinity Christian College
Midwest: Ken Hefner, Park University
North: Fred Wagenaar, Graceland University
Northwest: Grant Landy, Concordia University (Ore.)
South: Matt Yelton, Lee University
Southeast: Ty Brewer, Northwood University
Southwest: Josh Gibbs, Texas Wesleyan University

Junior College Division I Women
Central: Tim Rooney, Lewis and Clark CC (Ill.)
North: Kathy Bannan, CC of Rhode Island
South: Ken Veilands, Darton College (Ga.)
West: Jonathan Berzins, Chandler-Gilbert CC (Ariz.)

Junior College Division III Women
Central: Deb Hare, Rochester Comm. & Tech. Coll. (Minn.)
North: Bill Rich, Broome CC (N.Y.)
South: Karen Trump, Ocean County College (N.J.)
West: Emiria Salzmann, Santa Rosa JC (Calif.)

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