University of Mary Washington

One of the longest tenured coaches in Mary Washington Athletics history, Stan Soper came to Mary Washington in 1983, and in 31 years, earned the Capital Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award in either men's or women's cross country 22 times, leading the two teams to a combined 25 conference titles. In track & field, Soper led UMW to 23 CAC titles, including 17 for the women. In doing so, he was named the conference track & field coach of the year 20 times. He guided 49 All-America performers and coached six NCAA Championship-qualifying cross country teams, leading UMW to a combined 45 conference titles.