Laurie Schiller Named USFCA National Coach of the Year

Head coach Laurie Schiller was voted as the USFCA National Coach of the Year, his second such honor.

Laurie Schiller Named USFCA National Coach of the Year

3/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Fencing

March 28, 2004

EVANSTON, Ill.--Northwestern's women's fencing head coach Laurie Schiller was selected today as the U.S. Fencing Coaches' Association National Coach of the Year. The award, on which is voted by coaches at the NCAA Championships, is the second for the 26th-year leader of the Wildcats.

"I am honored by the award and the recognition from my peers," said Schiller. "I think it is flattering to not only me but also our program."

Schiller, who reached his 800th career victory this season (815-388 overall), guided his sixth-ranked team to a 29-4 record, including a third-place finish in the Midwest Fencing Conference. His team had five of its members qualify for the NCAA tournament, where NU took sixth in the women's division.

Schiller also won the award in 1999. In addition, he has earned three Midwest Fencing Conference Coach of the Year titles in the last six years, most recently in 2003.