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HEAD COACH ALAN DAWSON appearances in only nine seasons. He was inducted into the Methodist College Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. His combined career record at Methodist was 129-30-1 and his squads finished in the top 10 of the ISAA national polls for seven consecutive seasons. The 1995 team was ranked number one nationally all eight weeks of the regular season as it advanced to the 1995 championship game. He also guided Methodist squads to the round of 16 in 1990 and 1991 and into the quarterfinals in 1992. Dawson accumulated several coaching awards during his stay at Methodist. He garnered Dixie Conference Coach of the Year honors five times and South Region Coach of the Year honors in 1990 and 1995. He produced 32 All-South selections, seven All-Americans, and two Academic All-Americans during his tenure at the school. Dawson also coached three teams to undefeated seasons: in 1991 (15- 0-3), 1992 (14-0-2) and 1993 (17-0-0). He served as head coach of the North Carolina Olympic Development team from 1989-94, winning the USSF Region III championship game in 1993. He was a USSF South Region (III) staff member from 1992 to 1996, and served as the 1979 Region III head coach. From 1988-91, Dawson served as a member of the NCAA Division III South Region selection committee and is currently a member of the Adidas Scholar-Athlete All-American Committee. He has also served as Chairman of the Intercollegiate Soccer Association South Region rating committee. This year, Dawson will be a member of the NCAA Regional Selection Committee for the South-Atlantic Region. Before coaching at Methodist, he served as a graduate assistant coach at UNC-Greensboro from 1984-86. UNCG reached the NCAA Division III quarterfinals in 1984 and won the championship in 1985. He also led the Virginia ODP team to back-to-back regional championships as the head coach in 1999 and 2000. Dawson holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) `B' license, and a Full Irish Badge (Grade One) coaching license. Dawson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Lock Haven University in 1984, and a Master of Science degree in physical education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1986. He and his wife Mari have three children, Alec (18), Garrick (17) and Ellesse (15). Alan is the son of Isabel and the late Stanley Dawson of Belfast, Northern Ireland. COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS AT ODU CAA: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 Virginia (VASID): 1999, 2005 NSCAA S.Atlantic Region: 2003 Year-By-Year with Alan Dawson 1987 Methodist College 8-6-3 1988 Methodist College 1989 Methodist College 1990 1991 Methodist College 1992 Methodist College 1993 Methodist College 1994 Methodist College 1995 Methodist College 1997 Old Dominion 1998 Old Dominion 1999 Old Dominion 2000 Old Dominion 2001 Old Dominion 2002 Old Dominion 2003 Old Dominion 2004 Old Dominion 2005 Old Dominion 2006. Old Dominion 2007 Old Dominion 2008 Old Dominion 2009 Old Dominion 2010 Old Dominion Methodist College Total: Old Dominion Total: Totals: 12-5-0 14-5-0 Methodist College 15-3-1 16-1-3 16-1-2 14-4-0 13-4-1 21-1-0 7-9-1 8-8-2 15-4-0 10-6-2 8-7-2 10-9-1 15-4-1 13-6-2 15-4-2 14-6-2 14-7-3 9-7-3 11-5-2 10-7-2 NCAA Division I 2nd Rd NCAA Division I 2nd Rd NCAA Division I 2nd Rd. NCAA Division I 2nd Rd. NCAA Division I third Rd. NCAA Division I third Rd. NCAA Division I 2nd Rd 129-30-10 Nine Seasons 159-89-25 14 Seasons 288-119-35 23 Seasons First Win at ODU: 1-0 vs Robert Morris (9-5-97) 100th Win at ODU: 2-0 vs. W&M (11-4-05) NCAA Division III Tourn. NCAA Division III Tourn. NCAA Division III Qtrs NCAA Division III Tourn. NCAA Division III Tourn. NCAA Division III Finalist