KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Fort Lewis College head men’s soccer coach Oige Kennedy was named the 2011 NSCAA/MONDO Central Region Coach of the Year for NCAA Division II, National Soccer Coaches Association of America senior men’s college coach of the year chair Gerry DiBartolo announced Saturday.

“Recognition by your peers is always special,” said FLC Director of Athletics Gary Hunter. “The amount of success that Oige has had in such a short period of time as a head coach is just extraordinary.”

In his three years at the helm of the Skyhawk men’s soccer program, Kenney has guided his squad to a pair of NCAA Division II national titles in 2009 and 2011.

Through his first three seasons, Kennedy has posted a 59-7-4 (.847) overall record and is 37-3-2 (.929) in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games. His teams are a perfect 10-0-0 in the NCAA playoffs and 4-0-2 in the RMAC tournament (two ties ending in penalty kicks).

His 2009 and 2011 teams each went 24-1-0, setting the NCAA Division II standard for most wins in a season.

Earlier this season, Kennedy’s peers across the league chose him as the RMAC Coach of the Year. He was previously named the CaptainU Division II Coach of the Year in 2009.

A total of eight coaches at NCAA Division II institutions have been recognized by their peers as regional coaches of the year. They, along with those coaches whose teams advanced to the NCAA semifinals, move on to the ballot for the National Coach of the Year award.

The recipient of the national honor will be announced at the NSCAA National Convention on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Kansas City.