MIAMI (Dec. 2, 2022) – FIU men's soccer head coach Kyle Russell and his assistants Dannie Merida, Lucas Champenois and Nicholas Itopoulos have been named the United Soccer Coaches NCAA D-I East Region Staff of the Year, announced the organization on Wednesday afternoon.
Russell led the Panthers to a 14-5-1 overall record, the most wins since 2003.
FIU won The American regular season and postseason tournament championships in the program's first season in the conference.
The Panthers also made their 12th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, making it to the third round for the third time.