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Sanchez enters his second season as the head soccer coach at the University of Wyoming. In his first season at the helm, Sanchez led the Cowgirls to a 8-10-1 record that was highlighted by two three game win streaks and a 1-0 victory over nationally ranked TCU. Wyoming's offense was strong in their eight victories out scoring their opponents 18-1. The defense for the Cowgirls was also tough as Wyoming ranked fourth in the MWC in goals allowed (1.16) and tied for second in shutouts (7). Sanchez came to Wyoming after posting a 128-11-7 (.901) record in six seasons as the head women's coach at Metro State College in Denver, Colo. He led the Roadrunners to the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2004 and 2006. During his time at Metro State, Sanchez was the 2004 NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Coach of the Year all six seasons. He was a four-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Midwest Region Coach of the Year and named the RMAC All-Time Top Coach. In his six seasons at Metro State, the Roadrunners won the RMAC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament every year. They also won five Midwest Region Championships. In addition to its 2004 and 2006 National Championships, Metro State reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament three times (2002, `04 and `06) and advanced to the Elite Eight five times. At one point, Metro State won a Division II record 61 consecutive home games, as well as 59 consecutive overall games. Metro State produced two Division II National Players of the Year and 14 NSCAA All-Americans in Sanchez's tenure. Sanchez oversaw the Metro State men's Program from 2004-07 and helped lead the Roadrunner men to the 2007 RMAC Championship and to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007. Prior to coaching at Metro State, Sanchez served as the head men's and women's soccer coach at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz. from 1995-2002. At Mesa, he led the women's team to a 103-15-5 (.858) overall record and the men to a 96-36-7 (.716) mark. The women won four National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region I Championships and five Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Championships. In 2001, he was the ACCAC and NJCAA Region I Men's and Women's Coach of the Year, as well as the NSCAA Junior College Central Region Coach of the Year. He also won the NJCAA Region I Women's Coach of the Year award in 1996 and 1999. Mesa produced 12 All-Americans in Sanchez's time with the program. Sanchez has been very active in coaching around the Rocky Mountain region. He has served as a staff coach and licensing instructor for the Colorado State Youth Soccer Association. He is a US Youth Soccer Region IV Staff Coach. Sanchez holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "A" License, a USSF National Youth License, an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and a KNVB Dutch Advanced Certificate. After beginning his collegiate career at Mesa Community College, Sanchez moved on to the University of Connecticut and led the Huskies to the 1989 Big East Championship and a NCAA Tournament birth. He ranked in the New England Region's top 10 in scoring in 1989. Following his collegiate career, he played in the Western Soccer League for the Arizona Condors and in the U.S.I.S.L. for the Arizona Cotton. Sanchez earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Connecticut in 1991. He and his wife, Beth, have two sons Cole (10) and Drew (7). |
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