STANFORD, Calif. – Jeremy Gunn and his staff have been named the 2017 National Staff of the Year by United Soccer Coaches.
Stanford's dominance over the sport of men's college soccer culminated in December when the Cardinal knocked off Indiana, 1-0, on Sam Werner's 103rd-minute winner to become just the second program in NCAA history to win three consecutive national championships.
Gunn and his staff of Oige Kennedy, Charles Rodriguez and Collin Audley guided Stanford 19-2-2 mark in 2017, tying school records for both most wins and fewest losses. The Cardinal, an astounding 65-10-13 since 2014, won its fourth consecutive Pac-12 title and put together yet another dominant postseason run.
Stanford didn't allow a goal throughout the entire tournament for the second straight year and upped its NCAA record postseason shutout streak to 1,214:20. The team was one of the most balanced in the country and finished with a Pac-12 record 0.382 goals against average and a scoring offense of 2.09 goals per game. Stanford was in the top 10 nationally in both categories and its offensive output was the program's best in 16 seasons.
Gunn, one of four coaches with NCAA titles at both the Division I and Division II levels, has led a team to the College Cup final four times in the past seven seasons and joined Bruce Arena as the only coaches to win three consecutive NCAA men's soccer championships (Virginia; 1991-94).
