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Keiser University’s first ever football coach, Doug Socha, will kick off a statewide tour in Tallahassee introducing the University’s new football program on Aug. 7 at 5:30 p.m. With a notable track record of building successful teams from scratch, Socha will meet with members of the high school coaching community, athletic directors, and local leaders to share the process of building a collegiate team from the ground up, prior to the first expected game in Fall 2018.Selected after a nationwide search led by former University of Miami and University of Louisville coaching great, Howard Schnellenberger, Socha joins the Keiser University Seahawks from the Buffalo Bills, where he spent the past season as an offensive assistant. Prior to his season in the NFL, he was the head coach of Oxbridge Academy. As the first head coach at Oxbridge, he built the inaugural program and in 2015 led the team to a 9-3 record and the district title.
Overall, Socha has coached in four state title games, won as Head Coach in 2011 and has an overall record of 50-11. In addition to his team’s success, he was twice named Sun-Sentinel Coach of the Year (2011 and 2015), Nike Coach of the Year (2011), the Miami Dolphins Coach of the Year (2011), the Gulf Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year (2013) and the Gulf Coast Conference Coach of the Year (2014).
Socha will be joined by Keiser University Athletic Director (AD), Kris Swogger, who in just his first year as AD was named the Sun Conference 2017 Athletic Director of the Year. Swogger oversees Keiser University’s 22 intercollegiate athletic teams competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). He also serves on the NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship planning and ticket committee (2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017) and NAIA Women’s Golf National Championship planning committee (2016, 2017), among many collegiate athletic organizations.
1st Event Date: Monday, August 7, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Keiser University – Tallahassee Campus, 1700 Halstead Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32309
There is ample free parking available.
Event Contact: RSVP to Keishann Corley - Community Relations Coordinator
Email: kcorley@keiseruniversity.edu or Phone: (850) 906-9494
2nd Event Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Keiser University – Jacksonville Campus, 6430 Southpoint Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32216
There is ample free parking available.
Event Contact: RSVP to Aletha Mann, Assistant to the President
Email: amann@keiseruniversity.edu or Phone: (904) 296-3440
About Keiser University
Keiser University, co-founded by Dr. Arthur Keiser, Chancellor in 1977, is a private, not-for-profit University serving nearly 20,000 students offering 100 degrees at the doctoral through associate level on 19 Florida campuses, online and internationally, employing 3,800 staff and faculty.
Ranked #23 by US News & World Report in its 2017 Best Regional Colleges South category, Keiser University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates and degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist, and doctoral levels. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Keiser University.
For additional information regarding Keiser University, visit www.keiseruniversity.edu
Photo Caption: Doug Socha, Keiser University Football Head Coach at local press conference
Contact Info:
Name: Kelli Lane
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Organization: Keiser University
Address: 2600 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Phone: (954) 235-0331
Website: https://www.keiseruniversity.edu/
Release ID: 224639
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