(Story taken from the Oglethorpe University
website)
ATLANTA, Ga. - Oglethorpe University men's
soccer coach Jon Akin became the all-time leader in coaching
victories in the school's history on Tuesday night after topping
Piedmont College, 3-2. Akin, who was named Oglethorpe's head coach
in 2003, won his 58th all-time contest to surpass former Stormy
Petrel coach Bucky Reynolds.
In eight seasons from 1980-1987, Reynolds compiled a 57-64-11
record for the Oglethorpe University soccer program. Akin surpassed
that mark just halfway through his seventh season with the victory
over Piedmont and now stands at 58-55-7 in the Stormy Petrel record
books.
As an undergraduate, Akin attended Saint Leo University in Florida
where he was twice named an All-American and was voted a four-time
First Team All-Sunshine State Conference performer for his
outstanding efforts on the soccer pitch. Akin became only the
second soccer player in Saint Leo school history to be inducted
into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame in 2006.