2019 RMAC Hall of Fame Inductees: Part 3
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) announced Part 3 of the RMAC Hall of Fame, Class of 2019 inductees on Wednesday.
Today’s inductees excelled in men’s and women’s soccer, as a student-athlete, a coach and a national championship team.
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Kate (Murphy) Avila
Regis – Women’s Soccer
2001-2005
Kate (Murphy) Avila was a four-time All-RMAC First Team member, a two-time NSCAA All-American, an NSCAA All-Region First Team and was named the RMAC Freshman of the Year in 2001. She helped lead the Rangers to a program record 18 wins in 2001. That same season, Regis captured both the RMAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship titles. In 2004, she led the team to 19 wins which still stands as the program record.
Avila netted 66 career goals and dished out 38 assists while recording 10-game winning goals. She recorded a RMAC record five goals in one game and ranks first all-time in the RMAC for most goals in a season with 31. She holds the all-time records in points (170), points per game (2.00), goals (66), goals per game (0.78), shots attempted (325), shots on goal (189) and shots on goal per game (2.22) at Regis. Avila guided the Rangers to three NCAA postseason appearances and posted a 70-16 overall career record. In 2016, she was inducted into the Regis Athletics Hall of Fame.
Jeremy Gunn
Fort Lewis – Men’s Soccer Coach
1999-2006
Jeremy Gunn is the most winningest coach in Fort Lewis history after posting a 123-35-17 record (.751) in eight seasons with the Skyhawks. He led the Skyhawks to three national title games (1999, 2005, 2006) and captured the 2005 NCAA Division II National Championship title with a 22-0-1 mark, which earned him National Coach of the Year honors. He also guided the team to national runner-up finishes in 1999 and 2006. He won five RMAC regular season titles (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), five RMAC Tournament titles (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006), and made five NCAA Tournament appearances. Gunn was named the RMAC Century All-Time Men’s Soccer Coach in 2009 and the 1999 Men’s Soccer team was inducted into the Fort Lewis Athletic Hall of Fame a year later (2010). Gunn was a five-time RMAC Coach of the Year honors five times (1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) and a two-time United Soccer Coaches DII Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2005.
Throughout his tenure at Fort Lewis, he never once had a losing season, as the teams won at least posted double-digit victories in seven of the seasons, with the other being a nine-win. Gunn has become one of the top coaches in the nation. After the Skyhawls, he spent five seasons at University of Charlotte (2007-2011), leading the program to two NCAA Tournament apperances, including a run to the championship match of the 2011 College Cup. In 2012, Gunn transitioned to the Stanford where he remains the men’s head soccer coach. With the Cardinals, he has produced three national championship titles and four Pac-12 titles. Today, he is one-of-four coaches to win NCAA titles at Division I and Division II institutions.
2005 Fort Lewis Men’s Soccer Team
In 2005, head coach Jeremy Gunn led the Fort Lewis Men’s Soccer team to RMAC regular-season and tournament championship titles. The Skyhawks posted an undefeated 22-0-1 record and finished the season a national champion. They earned the first of three NCAA Division II national championship titles for Fort Lewis and was the first team to go undefeated in school history.
The team’s offense was also one of the most potent in program history. They recorded the second most goals (85), assists (76) and total points (246). FLC's defense notched 14 shutouts and allowed only 14 goals all season, the third fewest in both categories.
Members of the 2005 Fort Lewis Men's Soccer national championship team include Adam Beach, Jonathan Boyer, Nick Clark, Bernardo Costa, John Cunliffe, Tom Donley, John Eckhoff, Bryan Eisenbraun, Sean Flanagan, Kyle Fredrick, Ben Gantenbein, Jeremy Gunn (head coach) Jimmy Hall (student coach), Kieran Hall, Erik Hardin, Ryan Kerr, Nick Kirchhof, Taylor Lavoy, Andy McDermid (assistant coach), Scott McGinn (student athletic-trainer), Darren Morgan (assistant coach), Ryan Parsons, Carter Rice, Casey Roberts, Paul Sanchez, Cole Sweetser, Justin Valashinas, Cliff Wilmes, and Kenny Wood.
Avila, Gunn and the 2005 Fort Lewis Men’s Soccer team will be inducted into the RMAC Hall of Fame on Friday, July 12 at the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel.