W&J HEAD COACH IAN MCDONALD NAMED TO ALL-TIME TEAM (12/4)

WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College Head Men’s Soccer Coach Ian McDonald was recently selected to Davis & Elkins College’s All-Time Team.  McDonald is a 1986 D&E graduate. 

The D&E All-Time Team, which includes all men’s soccer players at the college from 1961-2009, was determined by an online vote over a period of 40 days.  Davis & Elkins soccer alumni, friends, fans and former coaches participated in the poll. 

McDonald earned a spot on the Top 11 players in school history as a member of the defense.

A NCAA Division II First Team All-American, McDonald is a former West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was selected to play for the All-East Team in the Indoor Senior Bowl which included All-Stars from all NCAA divisions. 

The members of the Davis & Elkins All-Time Team will be honored in a ceremony on campus on Saturday, May 1, 2010.

McDonald finished his 19th season on the W&J sidelines in 2009.  He has guided the Presidents to a 180-151-26 overall record (.541).  Washington & Jefferson has won three Presidents’ Athletic Conference titles under his leadership and has made six postseason appearances (4 ECAC, 2 NCAA).  He is a four-time PAC Coach of the Year. 

A native of Newcastle, England, McDonald has been coaching soccer at different levels for 23 years. He is a past member of the PA West Olympic Development coaching staff and holds a NSCAA Advanced Coaching Diploma and USSF Certification.

He earned a bachelor’s in health and physical education from Davis & Elkins and a master’s degree in education from East Stroudsburg University.

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