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  • 20 WCnewsmagazine | | Catamount Soccer Names James Kryger Assistant Coach; Release 2005 Schedule WCU OPI RELEASE Schedule features first-ever home night matches in WCU womens soccer history Western Carolina head womens soccer coach Tammy DeCesare announced the hiring of James _Kryger to complete her staff for the upcoming 2005 season, her first with the Catamounts. First of all, we are delighted to have him join our athletics staff, said DeCesare. He brings a wealth of goalkeeping knowledge, as well as international and instate recruiting ties. He shares my philosophy on work ethic and | know he is the right person for the position. Kryger joins Western's staff most recently serv- ing as an assistant coach at Campbell University the past two seasons where he primarily worked with the Camels goalkeepers. Last season, the St. Catharines, Ontario native helped Campbell to the 2004 Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) Conference regular sea- son and tournament championships, earning the bid to the NCAA Womens Soccer Championships. The Camels finished with an overall record of 12-2-7, in- _ cluding a 7-0-3 mark in the conference play. As the goalkeeper coach, Kryger coached Erin Switalski, who completed her collegiate career with a Campbell school record 27 career shutouts in goal, including a single-season record nine in both 2003 and 2004. She tallied 329 career saves and averaged 1.11 goals against over her four years, in- cluding a career-best .85 goals against average her senior season under Krygers guidance. In addition to the success on the field, Kryger was a part of the Camels success in the classroom. The womens soccer team posted the school-lead- ing grade point average among all Campbell athlet- ics teams. From 1996 through 2001, Kryger served on the coaching staff of the St. Catharines Concord Club soccer team, as well acting as the head goalkeeper coach at the internationally renowned Vogelsinger Soccer Academy, which is based in San Diego, Ca- lif., and directed by former Yale coach, Hubert Vo- gelsinger. Kryger began his collegiate playing career at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WVa., play- ing two seasons in goal for the NCAA Division II in- stitution. He earned all-conference honors in both 1999 and 2000, leading WJU to the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (WVIAC) cham- pionship both seasons. In 2000, he finished with a 1.25 goals-against average, which ranked 15th na- tionally among NCAA goalies. Following his sophomore season at Wheeling Je- news We are hiring new staff for the fall semester. wc@wcu.edu Meetings: 1st Staff Meeting - August 25th 5pm suit, Kryger transferred to Cleveland State where he was a two-year starter for the Vikings. In 25 career matches he recorded 121 saves in net. He gradu- ated in 2001 with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, with a focus in sports psychology. Kryger was forced into the coaching profession prematurely after an injury cut short his profession- al playing career. During the summer of 2000, he played for the Finn Harps Football Club in Ireland, earning first team goalkeeper honors in the Irish Premier Division. Additionally, he tended the nets for the Ipswich Town Football Club in Englands first di- vision in the spring and fall of 1999. After graduating from Cleveland State in 2001, Kryger was drafted by the Toronto Lynx of the North America A-League, where he played two seasons in goal before suffer- ing the retirement-forcing injury. In addition to his coaching and playing experi- ence, Kryger also holds coaching certificates from. the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA). being a Sports Writer for the WC? if interested, email us at: luesdays 7:30pm / Thursdays 5pm
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