Luther College Men's Soccer Program

DRC Sponsor: Jim Morrow

Chris Garcia-Prats serves as Assistant Athletics Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Head Soccer Coach at Luther College. He will visit us to share information and insights on the Luther Men's Soccer program and prospects for the coming season, his 17th as Head Coach.

During his time at Luther, Coach Garcia-Prats has led the Norse to an enviable overall record of 187-91-42 including a 78-34-14 mark in conference play. His teams have won three conference championships (2011, 2013, 2017); four conference tournament titles; and have made six appearances in the NCAA Division III National Tournament (2011- round of 16, 2013, 2016, 2018 - Elite 8, 2019 - Elite 8, 2022). Three times he has been named Regional Coach of the Year (2011, 2018, 2019). His teams have also finished the year ranked nationally at No. 5 (2019); No. 8 (2018); No. 14 (2011); No. 22 (2013); and No. 23 (2016). He has coached six All-Americans, 59 all-conference honorees, five conference Most Valuable Performers and 22 all-region performers. Three times his coaching staff has been named Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (2011, 2017, 2018).

Before Luther College, he served as the assistant men's soccer coach and recruiting coordinator at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. During this stretch Trinity made six NCAA Division III National Tournament appearances advancing to three semifinals, finishing as the national runner-up in 2007 and captured the national championship in 2003.

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**Please complete your meal sign-up prior to the meeting, preferably not later than close of business Monday. Our face-to-face meeting will be hosted at the VFW, supplemented by Zoom broadcast. The meal sign-up, meeting announcment, agenda, and any other logistical information including a Zoom meeting link will be distributed to all members by email in advance.