Longtime Augsburg women's soccer coach Mike Navarre to retire
Navarre coached the Auggies for 24 seasons. His teams won 235 games and three Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season titles.
Mike Navarre, who led the Augsburg University women's soccer program for 24 years, announced his retirement on Wednesday.
Navarre led the Auggies to a 235-154-48 (.593) record, including 133-85-30 (.597) in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matches, which gives him the most overall wins among MIAC active coaches.
He was a two-time MIAC Coach of the Year (2014, 2017). His teams won conference regular-season titles three times (2014, 2017, 2019) and conference playoff championships twice (2014, 2016). The Auggies qualified for NCAA Division III national tournament play three times (2014, 2016, 2019).
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