Saward Earns National Coach Of The Year Honors  January 22, 2008
Middlebury College men's soccer coach David Saward has been
named the NSCAA/Adidas National Coach of the Year. The 23-year
head coach led the Panthers to their first NCAA Championship
this fall, setting a new school record with 18 wins against just
two losses and a pair of ties. His '07 squad earned a school-
best 17 shutouts, while capturing the NESCAC Championship.
Saward recently completed his 23rd year on the Panther coaching
staff. He has led the team to 20 post-season appearances in 23
years, including five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances
('94-'98). Saward has also guided the team to a pair of ECAC
Championships in '86 and '99 and the inaugural NESCAC
Championship in '00. He was named the New England Coach of the
Year in 1985, 1986, 1996, 1998 and again in '07. He also has
more wins than any other coach in Middlebury soccer history with
a career record of 251-83-36.  Before joining the Middlebury
staff in 1985, Saward was an assis