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Sanchez Selected To RMAC Hall Of Fame
February 08, 2018 | Soccer
COLORADO SPRINGS - University of Colorado soccer coach Danny Sanchez will be inducted into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame on July 13. He is among six individuals and one team that will be part of the Class of 2018.
Sanchez is being selected for his success while at Metropolitan State University of Denver (then Metropolitan State College of Denver), where he was head coach for six seasons from 2002-07. While at Metro State, he guided the Roadrunners to six RMAC regular-season championships, three RMAC Tournament titles and two NCAA Division II national championships. In addition to the pair of national championships, Sanchez's teams qualified for the NCAA Tournament each of his six seasons and won the Central Region championship five times. His teams compiled a 128-11-7 (.901) record, including 76-1-3 (.969) in RMAC matches during his tenure at Metro State.
Sanchez was a six-time RMAC Coach of the Year with the Roadrunners. He was also named 2004 NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year and was a four-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) (now United Soccer Coaches) Midwest Region Coach of the Year. During his tenure, he produced two NCAA DII Players of the Year and 17 NSCAA All-Americans. Sanchez had five NCAA-record streaks, which included the longest unbeaten streak (59 matches), longest home winning streak (61 matches), longest home unbeaten streak (61 matches), longest conference winning streak (57 matches) and longest conference unbeaten streak (72 matches).
In 2008, he was named to the RMAC Centennial Team as the RMAC All-Time Top Coach for women's soccer.
"We had a lot of success because we had a great administration, led by [athletic director] Joan McDermott, and the presidents we had, just like any place, just like here with Rick George and Chancellor [Philip] DiStefano--that's where it starts," Sanchez said at Wednesday's signing day press conference. "We had unparalleled success at the Division II level and had a great run with great student-athletes, a couple of national players of the year and a bunch of All-Americans. It was a special time and a special place, and a lot of my best friends are still the people I met there. It's a great honor to be recognized by the RMAC, which I think is the best Division II conference in the country."
Sanchez is entering his seventh season at CU in 2018, where he has a record of 70-44-15 and has the best winning percentage (.601) in school history. He has led the Buffs to four NCAA Tournament appearances in the past five seasons and has advanced to the second round each of those seasons, including a third-round appearance in 2013. Prior to joining the Buffs, he was the head coach at Wyoming for four seasons, where he had unprecedented success. He led the Cowgirls to their best season in school history in 2011 in his final season in Laramie, and was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year. In his 22 seasons coaching soccer, Sanchez has amassed an overall career record of 337-104-38.
For the complete release from the RMAC, visit here.
Sanchez is being selected for his success while at Metropolitan State University of Denver (then Metropolitan State College of Denver), where he was head coach for six seasons from 2002-07. While at Metro State, he guided the Roadrunners to six RMAC regular-season championships, three RMAC Tournament titles and two NCAA Division II national championships. In addition to the pair of national championships, Sanchez's teams qualified for the NCAA Tournament each of his six seasons and won the Central Region championship five times. His teams compiled a 128-11-7 (.901) record, including 76-1-3 (.969) in RMAC matches during his tenure at Metro State.
Sanchez was a six-time RMAC Coach of the Year with the Roadrunners. He was also named 2004 NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year and was a four-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) (now United Soccer Coaches) Midwest Region Coach of the Year. During his tenure, he produced two NCAA DII Players of the Year and 17 NSCAA All-Americans. Sanchez had five NCAA-record streaks, which included the longest unbeaten streak (59 matches), longest home winning streak (61 matches), longest home unbeaten streak (61 matches), longest conference winning streak (57 matches) and longest conference unbeaten streak (72 matches).
In 2008, he was named to the RMAC Centennial Team as the RMAC All-Time Top Coach for women's soccer.
"We had a lot of success because we had a great administration, led by [athletic director] Joan McDermott, and the presidents we had, just like any place, just like here with Rick George and Chancellor [Philip] DiStefano--that's where it starts," Sanchez said at Wednesday's signing day press conference. "We had unparalleled success at the Division II level and had a great run with great student-athletes, a couple of national players of the year and a bunch of All-Americans. It was a special time and a special place, and a lot of my best friends are still the people I met there. It's a great honor to be recognized by the RMAC, which I think is the best Division II conference in the country."
Sanchez is entering his seventh season at CU in 2018, where he has a record of 70-44-15 and has the best winning percentage (.601) in school history. He has led the Buffs to four NCAA Tournament appearances in the past five seasons and has advanced to the second round each of those seasons, including a third-round appearance in 2013. Prior to joining the Buffs, he was the head coach at Wyoming for four seasons, where he had unprecedented success. He led the Cowgirls to their best season in school history in 2011 in his final season in Laramie, and was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year. In his 22 seasons coaching soccer, Sanchez has amassed an overall career record of 337-104-38.
For the complete release from the RMAC, visit here.
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