STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Central College coach George Wares and assistants Sam Vande Weerd, Teresa Thompson and Marcy Roff have been named the 2003 Speedline/NFCA Division III National Coaching Staff of the Year. This past season Wares and his staff guided the Pella, Iowa,-based school to a 41-5-1 record and its fourth national title as the Dutch rallied from the losersÕ bracket to claim back-to-back wins over Salisbury (Md.). Central went 9-1 in postseason play after taking the Iowa Conference championship with a 14-2-1 record that included a perfect 3-0 regional mark. In his 19 seasons guiding the Dutch, Wares has compiled a 657-211-3 mark, the most victories among active Division III coaches. He also tops the active coaches list for NCAA tournament victories (74) and NCAA tournament appearances (18).
