George Mason University made a big splash Monday in filling its men’s soccer coaching vacancy, hiring former North Carolina and Creighton boss Elmar Bolowich.
Bolowich, 65, has a 395-184-57 record in 30 seasons, with 21 NCAA tournament appearances, six trips to the College Cup (final four) and a national championship (2001 at UNC).
He had left Creighton last winter to become technical director of a youth academy in Jacksonville but soon yearned to return to college coaching.
“Maybe at the tail end of the career you go back into youth soccer, but to run an entire club is very different compared to just coaching one team,” said Bolowich, who signed a four-year contract.