Klosterman Is National Coach of the Year
Jan 20, 2006 | Women's Soccer
Don Klosterman, who guided the University of Nebraska at Omaha soccer team to the national title in December, has been named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II women's coach of the year. The announcement came at the NSCAA Awards Banquet in Philadelphia Friday night as part of the group's annual convention.
Klosterman, the only coach the UNO soccer program has had in its seven years of existence, has led the team to five North Central Conference championships and four straight trips to the final four. He has compiled a 124-26-4 record overall, a 47-9-1 NCC record and a mark of 13-3-1 in the NCAA tournament.
The St. Louis, Mo., native earned his master's degree from UNO in 1985 and is a 1974 graduate of Benedictine, where he also served as the men's head coach from 1979-83. He was the Creighton University men's coach from 1984-86 and was the head boys soccer coach at Omaha's Millard South High School from 1987-97.
The Mavericks defeated Seattle Pacific in overtime, 2-1, for the national championship on Dec. 3. UNO finished second in 2002 and third the following two years in the national tournament.
"We're awfully proud of Don and what he and his team was able to accomplish this year.," UNO athletic director David Herbster said. "He is very deserving of the award and I think it says a lot about the man who has literally built the soccer program here from the ground up."
Klosterman is the only NCAA II coach to have directed a team into the final four each of the past four years.
"We are very proud of Coach Klosterman and his many accomplishments.," associate athletic director Deb Denbeck said. "He is an outstanding coach and individual and is very well respected by his players, his peers, his colleagues, and by the Omaha community. I could not think of a better person to receive this outstanding award. Don has put our soccer program on the map since its infancy and he has done it with mostly local players. He is truly a class act."
Klosterman, the only coach the UNO soccer program has had in its seven years of existence, has led the team to five North Central Conference championships and four straight trips to the final four. He has compiled a 124-26-4 record overall, a 47-9-1 NCC record and a mark of 13-3-1 in the NCAA tournament.
The St. Louis, Mo., native earned his master's degree from UNO in 1985 and is a 1974 graduate of Benedictine, where he also served as the men's head coach from 1979-83. He was the Creighton University men's coach from 1984-86 and was the head boys soccer coach at Omaha's Millard South High School from 1987-97.
The Mavericks defeated Seattle Pacific in overtime, 2-1, for the national championship on Dec. 3. UNO finished second in 2002 and third the following two years in the national tournament.
"We're awfully proud of Don and what he and his team was able to accomplish this year.," UNO athletic director David Herbster said. "He is very deserving of the award and I think it says a lot about the man who has literally built the soccer program here from the ground up."
Klosterman is the only NCAA II coach to have directed a team into the final four each of the past four years.
"We are very proud of Coach Klosterman and his many accomplishments.," associate athletic director Deb Denbeck said. "He is an outstanding coach and individual and is very well respected by his players, his peers, his colleagues, and by the Omaha community. I could not think of a better person to receive this outstanding award. Don has put our soccer program on the map since its infancy and he has done it with mostly local players. He is truly a class act."
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