Terry Gurnett Explained

Terry Gurnett
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:University of Rochester
Current Conference:NCAA Division III
Current Record:410–131–62
Birth Place:Spencerport, NY, USA
Player Years1:2 yrs
Player Team1:Rochester men's soccer
Player Positions:Goalie
Coach Years1:1977–2010
Coach Team1:Yellowjackets
Overall Record:410–131–62
Tournament Record:10 University Athletic
Association titles
Championships:1986, 1987
Awards:Goergen Award
Coaching Records:400 wins

Terry Gurnett (born 1955) is an American who was head coach of women's soccer at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, in the United States. He is notable for having achieved a coaching record of 400 victories in September 2009.[1] [2] [3] [4] In the National Collegiate Athletic Association, he is the third coach in women's soccer to win over 400 games, and he is the first Division III coach to achieve this distinction. His team the Yellowjackets won two championships in 1986 and 1987, and ten University Athletic Association titles during his years of coaching.[1] In 2009, he is coaching for his 32nd season.[5] Gurnett stepped down from coaching in 2010 and was succeeded by his longtime assistant coach Thomas "Sike" Dardaganis.[6]

Career

Gurnett graduated from Spencerport High School where he played on two Sectional Championship teams. He attended Monroe Community College where he played on nationally ranked teams.[1] He transferred to the University of Rochester where he started for two seasons.[1] While at the university, he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1977 with a degree in economics.[7] Right after graduation, he became a coach for Rochester's women's soccer.[8] Gurnett explained "I hadn't the foggiest notion of what I was doing––and some will say I still don't" in an interview in 2010.[6] The team often plays at Rochester's Edwin Fauver Stadium which has 5,000 seats, fieldturf, lights, a press box, locker rooms, and a training room.[9] While Gurnett was coaching, the Rochester women's soccer teams were consistently ranked in the "top 25" in national polls.[10] The Yellowjackets won National Championships in 1986 and 1987.[10] [11] There were 33 consecutive years when the team had ten or more wins in the season.[6] In the 1980s, he was honored as the "Division III women’s soccer coach of the decade for the 1980s."[7] Gurnett was honored at the 24th Annual WHAM Sportswomen of the Year Awards in 2002.[12] At the end of the 2008 soccer season, he had 397 wins.[5] Gurnett has coached and worked at the University of Rochester while the office of the university's president has changed six times.[6]

On September 14, 2009, Gurnett achieved his 400th win.[7] At that point, his overall record was 400 wins, 127 losses, and 60 ties.[7] [5] In November 2009, his team is working towards a playoff spot.[13] By September 2010, the record was 410 wins, 131 losses, and 62 ties totaling 603 games.[6] Gurnett commented on changes he's witnessed during his lengthy career:

The biggest change has been in the respect given to female athletes and the way that female athletes are thought about. You don't even have to say female athletes. They're athletes, and they represent the very highest ideals. – Terry Gurnett, 2010.[6]

Gurnett is the National Chair of the NSCAA All-America Committee, a member of the Division III Ranking Committee, and a member of the ECAC Women's Soccer Tournament Selection Committee.[1] He is Rochester's Associate Director of Athletics for Advancement.[1] He received the Goergen Award for Distinguished Contributions to undergraduate learning.[14] He lives in Spencerport, New York.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Women's Soccer Coaches . Terry Gurnett has enjoyed phenomenal success as Rochester’s coach for the past 31 years. He is the all-time leader in wins among Division III women’s soccer coaches and is third all-time in wins among women’s soccer coaches on all levels of NCAA competition. . University of Rochester Athletics . 2009-11-13 . 2009-11-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090925170435/http://rochester.edu/athletics/wsoccer/coaches.php . 2009-09-25 .
  2. Rochester's Gurnett marks women's 400th victory, "...400 wins is a milestone for any coach at any level. And Coach Terry Gurnett of Rochester achieved this great milestone tonight ... Gurnett is only the third women's coach in all divisions to achieve 400 wins...", November 13, 2009
  3. News: UR's Gurnett secures 400th win. Terry Gurnett recorded his 400th win as the University of Rochester defeated Penn State-Behrend 1-0 in overtime Friday in the first round of the Clarion Hotel Women's Soccer Classic at Fredonia.. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 12, 2009. 2009-11-13.
  4. News: Mike Cutillo . William Smith coach hits 400-win mark . The University of Rochester’s Terry Gurnett also picked up his 400th this season and currently is at 409. . Daily Messenger MPNnow.com . November 6, 2009 . 2009-11-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727154204/http://www.mpnnow.com/ontario_county/x1972893690/William-Smith-coach-hits-400-win-mark . July 27, 2011 .
  5. News: Pete LaFleur. NCAA Notebook–All-Time NCAA Women's Soccer Coaching Leaders (All Divisions) – Career Wins. (3) 397 – Terry Gurnett (Rochester/D-3, 1977–2008 … 397-125-60, 32 yrs). NCAA. Dec 2, 2008. 2009-11-13.
  6. News: Scott Hauser. September–October 2010. University of Rochester. Goal Keeper: Terry Gurnett '77, the winningest women's soccer coach in NCAA Division III, begins his final season on the sidelines. Rochester Review 397 – Terry Gurnett – Rochester-D-3, 1977–2008 … 397-125-60, 32 yrs--.
  7. News: Rochester coach becomes third 400-game winner . Rochester’s Terry Gurnett became only the third women’s soccer coach in any NCAA division, and the first in Division III, to win 400 games in the sport. He reached the milestone Friday in the Yellowjackets’ 1-0, sudden-death overtime victory over Penn State Behrend.. National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 14, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20210912211513/https://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?key=/ncaa/ncaa/ncaa+news/ncaa+news+online/2009/division+iii/rochester+coach+becomes+third+400-game+winner_09_14_09_ncaa_news. dead. September 12, 2021. 2009-11-13.
  8. Web site: University of Rochester (women) . University of Rochester Head Coach: Terry Gurnett Location:Rochester, NY . D3Kicks.com . 2009-11-13 . 2009-11-13 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080609231258/http://www.d3kicks.com/team.php?iid=1124&gender=women . June 9, 2008 .
  9. News: Women's Soccer . Senior forward Mary Walsh set up one goal and scored another to lead the University of Rochester to a 2–0 victory over College Misericordia in the opening round of the NCAA Division III women's soccer playoffs at Edwin Fauver Stadium. . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA.com) . November 11, 2006 . 2009-11-13.
  10. News: University of Rochester–Soccer. The women's team also has two NCAA Division III Championships to its name, winning back-to-back in 1986 and 1987. The women also reached the Final IV in 1991.. RocWiki. 2009-11-13. 2009-11-13.
  11. News: NCAA Division III Women's Soccer. Year:1987 Champion:Rochester Coach:Terry Gurnett. SoccerTimes.com. 1987. 2009-11-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20100105032045/http://www.soccertimes.com/facts/women/divisioniii.htm. 2010-01-05. dead.
  12. News: WHAM Sportswomen Luncheon April 29 . University of Rochester Women's Soccer Coach Terry Gurnett will be one of several people honored at the 24th Annual WHAM Sportswomen of the Year Awards Luncheon on Monday, April 29 at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Rochester. . Westside News Inc. . February 25, 2002 . 2009-11-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110111090458/http://westsidenewsonline.com/OldSite/westside/news/2002/0225/02252002.html . January 11, 2011 .
  13. News: Dana Hilfinger. Soccer teams advance to NCAA tournament. 'We don’t know much about [Westfield State],' head coach Terry Gurnett said.. Campus Times. November 12, 2009. 2009-11-13.
  14. News: University Presents Goergen Awards to Faculty, Staff . Terry Gurnett, associate director of alumni relations and development and also coach of the women's soccer team, will receive the Goergen Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Learning in the College. ... Gurnett lives in Spencerport... In addition, Gurnett is associate director of athletics and oversees the Friends of Rochester Athletics. . University of Rochester. August 31, 2004. 2009-11-13.

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