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(708) 488-5054 Erick Baumann entered his 12th season as the head coach of the Dominican University men's soccer program just 20 wins shy of the 200-win mark with a career winning percentage of .765 entering the 2006 season. After posting a 20-2-2 season that finished with a run to the NCAA Division III Championship Elite Eight, Baumann became the third fastest coach to reach the 200-win plateau, reaching the milestone in just his 265th game. Baumann has transformed the Stars into a national powerhouse with an overall record of 200-53-14 since taking over the reigns, with ten conference championships, three regional championships and six national tournament appearances, including the program's current string of five straight appearances in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. His career .775 winning percentage ranks him tenth amongst NCAA Division III winningest coaches. For his career, he has received eight conference Coach of the Year Awards from the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC), the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC), Lake Michigan Conference (LMC) and Northern Athletics Conference (NAC). In 1999, a year in which Baumann's Stars were the CCAC and the NAIA Region VII champions, Baumann was featured in Sports Illustrated as the Region VII Coach of the Year. Baumann is a 1993 graduate of Dominican and was a four-time team captain for the men's soccer program from 1990-1993 earning team MVP honors and a spot on the District 20 All-District Team in 1993. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Baumann is also the director of athletics at the university and coaches with the Arsenal Soccer Club. |
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