Rob King Position: Head Coach Experience: Sixth Season Alma Mater: University of Alabama-Huntsville, 1990

Rob King is heading into his sixth season as head coach of the Owls and is coming off a 2006 season which saw him add to his already impressive resume by leading Kennesaw State to the Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title with an undefeated conference schedule in just their first season of postseason eligibility.

King once again piloted his squad to a spectacular season, with nine players earning conference honors including Laura Tucker being named the A-Sun Player of the Year. The move to Division I hasn't slowed down King's winning ways as his squad led the A-Sun in nearly every statistical category in 2006 en route to 12 shutouts and a 13-2-2 overall record.

Since arriving at Kennesaw State in 2001, King has built the program from literally the ground up. Today, the Kennesaw State soccer program has become one of the most successful, respected and imitated programs in the country.

King hit the ground running in his first season, finishing with a mark of 18-0-1 and then, in just his second season, King led the Owls to the NCAA Division II National Championship.

With all of his success, King readily greeted the Owls move to Division I. He volunteered his program, then in just their third season, to be the women's sport that initially made the move to college athletics' premier level of competition.

Never shying away from a challenge and ready to test himself against top-notch Division I opponents, the savvy mentor scheduled meetings with ACC power Duke and perennial national powerhouse North Carolina. A pair of near-upsets ensued and what followed was the further respect and admiration of King with the soccer community.

As his team became the first to compete at the D-I level in Kennesaw State history, the Owls promptly responded with a solid 12-4-1 record while playing as an Independent.

In 2005, King took his Owls into a conference for the first time since leaving Division II and the Peach Belt Conference as Kennesaw State made its debut in the Atlantic Sun. A 13-4-1 record followed as well as a second place finish in the league.

King's accomplishments and numbers since beginning the program at KSU are simply staggering. Team success and player development, as well as individual accolades have come to Kennesaw State because of King's work ethic, demeanor and intelligence.

His teams have won a National Championship, have had an undefeated season, won a regional title, three conference championships, two tournament championships, as well as setting the NCAA record with five consecutive shutouts in the national championship tournament and establishing the then record for goals in a match.

Overall, King has recorded an 81-11-5 record with the Owls, good for a winning percentage of .861.

As successful as he is a coach, King's honesty and genuine personality makes him one of the best recruiters in the country. With an eye for talent and the ability to enhance potential, King has produced over 50 award winners including All-American in Jessie Fream in 2003 and two Soccer Buzz All-Southeast Region selections with Laura Tucker's selection last season.

In 2006, King's talented players once again were honored as Tucker was named Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year while also earning All-Region honors. In the Owls two seasons in the A-Sun, King has seen 16 players receive conference honors, including a pair of Defensive Player of the Year and the Offensive Player of the Year, as well as three All-Freshman Team selections.

In 2005, King's squad had seven players selected to the A-Sun All-Conference Teams as well as two All-Freshman selections.

As a coach, King has won every honor there is to win. He was named both NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year and Regional Coach of the Year in 2003. In 2002, he was honored as the Peach Belt and Regional Coach of the Year.

King began his American soccer career at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, where he was a three-year letterman for the Chargers.

After receiving a bachelor's degree in psychology, King accepted an assistant coaching position at UAH from 1990-92.

In May of 1992, Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tennessee offered King his first head-coaching job. His inaugural team went 14-2-1 and won the National Junior College Athletic Association Region VII championship. The following year, King's team went 17-1-0 and won the National Small College Athletic Association crown. In 1995, he was asked to take over the struggling men's soccer program at the University of Montevallo. In the five seasons at the helm of the men's team, King led the Falcons to post season play in four of those years and guided Montevallo to their first-ever Gulf-South Conference Championship. In 1997, he was named the GSC Coach of the Year.

The women's program at Montevallo also created problems for opponents in the GSC under King. After beginning the program in 1995, King's squad won five and seven games in his first two seasons.

The next year, King led his team to a 10-5-1 record and made it to the championship game of the GSC tournament. These accomplishments earned him the GSC Coach of the Year award. His team won seven games in 1999 and made the GSC tournament for a second straight year

Finally, in 2000, King led his Lady Falcons to the best season in school history. He set the record for wins in a season with 12 victories and made the GSC tournament for the third straight year, a school first. King had a 44-52-4 record at Montevallo, going 29-17-3 in his last three years.

In ten seasons of coaching women's soccer at the collegiate level, King has compiled a 126-60-10 record for a .668 winning percentage.

In addition to his work at the college level, King has established himself as a fixture in the Cobb County soccer scene. Dedicated to both promoting KSU soccer and the sport as a whole, he has committed himself to the growth and development of youth soccer.

Coach King and his wife, Valerie, have two children, Chloe and Rory. They reside in Kennesaw.