Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-- Skidmore College men's soccer coach Ron McEachen has announced that he will retire in May after 13 years as the Thoroughbred head coach and 33 years overall.
 
McEachen won his 300th game this past season, finishing his career with a 300-193-71 record. He is Skidmore's all-time win leader with a 120-85-24 record. Prior to Skidmore he was the head coach for nine seasons at Middlebury (66-32-20) and 11 at The University of Vermont (114-76-27).
 
His 300 wins ranks him 39th all-time among NCAA Division III coaches, including all victories as a coach at a four-year institution.
 
"Ron has brought a level of regional and national attention and respect to Skidmore College soccer that only an elite coach could bring," said Gail Cummings-Danson, Skidmore athletics director.  "He has left an indelible footprint on not only the soccer program, but the College as well.
 
"While Ron's coaching accolades are extensive, perhaps his greatest value has come in the form of mentorship that he has afforded the many students, student-athletes and assistant coaches that he has crossed paths with along his teaching and coaching journey.  I know that I speak for the entire community in congratulating and sincerely thanking Coach McEachen for his honorable service to Skidmore College."
 
A 1969 graduate of West Virginia University, McEachen was a first-team All-America before going on to a professional career (1971-78) with the New York Cosmos and Miami Toros of the NASL and the Connecticut Wildcats, Pittsburgh Miners, and Rhode Island Oceaneers of the ASL.
 
He began his coaching career at Middlebury College in 1976, moving to UVM in 1985.  He left Vermont in 1995 to join the staff of the New England Revolution of the MSL. He took over the Skidmore program in 2000.
 
McEachen has also been a national staff coach for both the United States Soccer Association and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

McEachen Career Breakdown
School                    Years                Record        Pct.
Middlebury                9                       66-32-20    .644
Skidmore                  13                     120-85-24   .576
Vermont                    11                     114-76-27   .588
Career                       33                    300-193-71 .595