MARC HUBBARD NAMED MEN'S SOCCER COACH
MANCHESTER, N.H. -
Southern New Hampshire University Director of Athletics Chip Polak
announced Wednesday that Marc Hubbard has been
named head men's soccer coach at SNHU effective immediately.
Hubbard, who has spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach
at the University of New Hampshire, becomes the seventh head coach
in the 44-year history of the program. He succeeds Dave
Anderson, who resigned after the 2007 campaign.
"We are pleased that Marc has
accepted our offer to become our next men's soccer coach," said
Polak. "He stood out amongst a large field of quality
applicants and I am confident that having Marc as our head coach
will allow us to maintain the success the men's soccer program has
enjoyed over the years."
"I am honored to continue my
coaching career at Southern New Hampshire University. I want
to thank Chip Polak for giving me the opportunity to lead the
Penmen back to their proper rank atop Division II," said
Hubbard. "SNHU is a special place and the athletic program
and staff made my decision to want to work here an easy one.
Their professionalism and enthusiasm displayed in the interview
process were first class."
A native of Durham, NH, Hubbard has
spent the past five seasons as head coach Rob Thompson's top
assistant at UNH. During his tenure, the Wildcats advanced to
the America East Conference semifinals in 2006 and 2007 and posted
a 12-5-3 record in 2006 which earned the UNH coaching staff the
America East Coaching Staff of the Year award. In 2005 New
Hampshire was ranked No. 1 in New England for just the second time
in program history and was ranked No. 23 nationally. UNH was
40-30-21 over Hubbard's tenure and during that span produced two
America East Goalkeeper of the Year selections, one Rookie of the
Year, one Offensive Player of the Year, 14 All-America East and
seven NSCAA All-Region players.
UNH's success during Hubbard's
tenure came off the field as well as the program had its first
Academic All-American in 2005. 29 players earned All-Academic
honors from America East, while in 2007 New Hampshire earned
recognition from the NCAA for its Academic Progress Rate (APR) of
995. The Wildcats also received a NSCAA Team Academic
Achievement Award in 2006 and 2007.
A 2003 graduate of Colgate
University, Hubbard enjoyed a stellar four-year career with the
Raiders. He was a three-time Patriot League Second Team
selection and earned NSCAA All-New York honors as a senior.
Hubbard also served as team captain and was the president of
Colgate's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) from 2001-03.
Hubbard has also played on the
professional level, spending the past three years with the New
Hampshire Phantoms of the USL Second Division, serving as team
captain in 2006 & 2007. In 2006, Hubbard was a USL First
Team selection and a Defender of the Year finalist. He also has
professional experience with the Wilmington (NC) Hammerheads and
the Syracuse Salty Dogs.
A 1999 graduate of Oyster River
High School, Hubbard led the Bobcats to the New Hampshire Class I
title as a senior while racking up 23 goals and 18 assists.
He was an All-New England selection and was named Player of the
Year by both Foster's Daily Democrat and the Portsmouth
Herald. Hubbard played club soccer with Seacoast United and
captained the U-18 team to a New Hampshire state
championship. He later went on to coach with SUSC, leading
the U-16 squad to a state title in 2005. He currently coaches
the U-16 SUSC Academy league which competes in the new US Soccer
developmental academy.
Hubbard graduated from Colgate in
2003 with a degree in Political Science. He later went on to
earn his master's at UNH in Kinesiology: Sports Studies in 2006.
Hubbard takes over a program that
was 5-8-5 in 2007 and reached the Northeast-10 Conference
Tournament for the eighth straight year. The Penmen have
traditionally been one of the top Division II programs in the
country, capturing the NCAA national championship in 1989 and
advancing to the national championship game in 2002. SNHU has
appeared in 13 NCAA Tournaments and boasts 19 All-Americans.
"The tradition of winning and
competing at SNHU speaks for itself. The school is rich in
its resources and facilities and the student-athletes here have
every opportunity to succeed both on and off the field.
Success does not come without hard work and I believe
whole-heartedly that this program, myself included, is up for the
challenge," said Hubbard.