STANFORD, Calif. – Jeremy Gunn and his staff have been named the 2017 National Staff of the Year by United Soccer Coaches.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).