Drury University Athletics - Swan Named NSCAA Region Coach Of Year, Soccer Panthers Take Home Academic Honors

Swan Named NSCAA Region Coach Of Year, Soccer Panthers Take Home Academic Honors

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1/19/2010 3:35:25 PM

DU head coach Ryan Swan

First-year head coach Ryan Swan was named the North/Central Region Coach of the Year and a trio of Panthers earned All-Academic honors at the recent National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention.

Junior defenders Grant Bowden and Blake Wilson were named to the Second Team All-Region for their academic prowess, while senior defender Jake Allison was an Honorable Mention selection. Bowden has a 3.39 grade point average in Business Marketing, Wilson a 3.31 in Architecture and Allison a 3.62 gpa in Business.

Swan and the Panthers finished 21-2, won the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season and post-season tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA-II Sweet 16, all firsts in the program's history.

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