Mark Champion begins his fourth season with the Trevecca women's soccer program, and his second as the team's head coach.
Champion has tremendous passion for teaching the game of soccer, as his resume reveals. Champion has NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of American) Advanced National Diploma from Amherst College in Amherst, Mass. and the NSCAA National Diploma from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Champion also works with the Brentwood Soccer Club, coaching boys and girls teams and conducting training sessions. He is the co-camp director of the Third Coast Soccer Academy for U9 through U14 teams. For two years, Champion worked with the Williamson County Soccer Association as the director of coaching and arena league coordinator coaching ages 4-19. Champion also worked for Williamson County Parks and Recreation in the role of assistant indoor soccer arena coordinator organizing leagues, tournaments, practices and overseeing nine employees. He also spent a season working with the Nashville Metros Soccer Club.
Champion is a graduate of Glencliff High School in Nashville and attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., and Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.
Smith says of Champion, "Mark has earned the opportunity to take this next step through his training, skills, loyally, and desire. It will be a joy to watch the results of his leadership and work with our young ladies unfold on and off the field of play."
Champion is appreciative of the opportunity and has hit the ground running, "I want to publicly thank my Lord for guiding me to Trevecca Nazarene University two years ago as a volunteer assistant. I'm excited about the opportunity Trevecca has given me to lead women's soccer program. I've learned a lot about the program the past two years and 2004-04 will be a fun and challenging new beginning for the women's soccer at Trevecca. The 2004-04 team will have a new look, new excitement, and new attitude on and off the field. I'm thankful for the opportunity to start the new era of women's soccer at Trevecca."
The Trevecca women's soccer program started in 1999 and has produced a 21-45 overall record and a 2-18 in the TranSouth. The program's best season was in 2001 with a 7-11 overall record and 1-3 conference mark. The 2001 team advanced to the conference tournament. The program has seen 17 Trojans earn academic all-conference honors, with seven also earning NAIA Academic All-American honors.
