Five UNCW Coaches Recognized As CAA Coach of the Year

Thursday, June 02, 2011

Five of University of North Carolina Wilmington's 13 head coaches were honored in 2010-11 as Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Coach of the Year. The milestone ties with the 2004-05 Athletics season for the most UNC Wilmington coaches recognized with the distinction.

Cindy Ho - Women's Golf

This is Ho's fourth time receiving Coach of the Year honors. In her nine years at UNCW, Ho has guided the women's golf team to six conference championships and led the team to four top 10 finishes in the 2010-11 season. Women's golf rounded out the season with its second best NCAA tournament finish in UNCW history, placing 15th at East Regionals in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Matt Clark - Men's Golf

Clark was awarded Coach of the Year for the first time in his three years at UNCW. Clark led men's golf to its first CAA crown since 2005 and helped his team earn four regular season tournament titles, tying with a past school record. In the Virginia Tech Regional, the group placed 11th overall as a team and two team players were featured among the top 10 finalists.

Dave Allen - Men's Swimming and Diving

Following 10 consecutive conference championships, Allen was honored as Coach of the Year for the sixth year in a row. Allen, who coaches both the UNCW men's and women's swimming and diving team, has been selected as CAA Coach of the Year 11 times.

Jenny Garrity - Women's Tennis

After nine consecutive winning seasons, Garrity earned her third Coach of the Year honor for Women's Tennis, her first honor of this type in the CAA. Garrity's team was ranked among the top 75 teams in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association with a final record of 22-5.

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke - Women's Basketball

In her first season at UNCW, Cooper-Dyke received the Coach of the Year distinction for the third time in her career. With a 24-9 school record for victories, the women's basketball team made its first post-season appearance in the Women's National Invitational Tournament.

Honorees were announced throughout the year following each season's CAA championships.

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