Chris Hughes

Head Men\'s Soccer Coach @Coldwell Banker

Grand Rapids, MI, US

After leading the Davenport University men\'s soccer program to the 2014 NAIA National Championship, reigning NSCAA/NAIA National Coach of the Year Chris Hughes returns for his fourth season at the helm of the Panthers.The year 2014 is one to remember for Hughes and the Davenport men\'s soccer program. With a schedule featuring seven opponents ranked in the NAIA Top 25, the Panthers record of 22-3-1 produced the school\'s first NAIA national title by a team as well as an appearance in the top of the rankings on two different occasions. Hughes also saw the nation\'s leading scorer Dzenan Catic win NAIA National Player of the Year and be drafted by the Philadelphia Union with the 31st overall pick of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft.The 2013 campaign for the program was a breakout one that saw them set almost every team record at the time, including wins (19) finishing with an overall mark of 19-3. Hughes, WHAC conference Coach of the Year, guided the team to a regular season and tournament championship in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament. Hughes coached the WHAC Player of the Year in Dzenan Catic, who also received Honorable Mention NAIA accolades.In 2012, Hughes guided the Panthers to an 9-8-1 record which was an improvement of five wins from 2011. Over the ten years guiding the NCAA program at Calvin, Hughes posted an overall record of 15•••22 that included seven Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championships and 7 national tournament appearances including a pair of national runner-up finishes. Hughes was named the Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year in 2004 at Calvin by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America

Lutheran High School North

General Studies

Calvin University

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