BEHREND'S CHRIS RALPH NAMED ECAC DIVISION III COACH OF THE YEAR

The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced the 2025 Division III teams and major awards for the fall season, and Penn State Behrend head men's soccer coach Chris Ralph was named the Division III ECAC Coach of the Year.

Ralph, the AMCC Coach of the Year, garnered more accolades for mentoring the Lions to the AMCC Regular-Season Championship with a 7-1 conference mark. The Behrend men's soccer team finished the season with a 12-4-2 overall record after advancing to the conference semifinal game.

ABOUT THE ECAC
The ECAC is an eighty-six year old intercollegiate athletics organization with roughly 200 member schools for traditional sports across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III - that exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in NCAA sports, and provide great value for universities, by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the country.