Arthur “Skip” Roderick, Elizabethtown College
Soccer – Class of 1974; Men’s Soccer Coach (1983-Present)
Arthur “Skip” Roderick was a standout soccer player at Elizabethtown College, and continues to be one of the most decorated coaches in Blue Jays history. As a player in the early 1970s, Roderick was a three-time MAC Norther Division All-Star. He captured All-East Region honors in 1973. He led the Blue Jays to the 1971 MAC Championship.
As a coach, Roderick led Elizabethtown to the 1989 NCAA Division III Championship. His Blue Jays also have five NCAA Division III Regional Title (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992). He has guided his team to 19 NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, including 14-straight trips from 1983-96. Roderick currently ranks 10th among coaches across all three NCAA divisions in wins (537) and tied for 30th in winning percentage (.751). He led his team to eight MAC Championships, two Commonwealth Conference Champions and one Landmark Conference Championship. He led his team to 25-straight winning seasons from 1983-2007. Roderick has seven conference coach of the year awards, has coached 204 all-conference selections, 24 all-Americans and six academic all-Americans. Roderick was inducted into the Elizabethtown’s Ira R. Herr Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982 as a student-athlete.
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