Athletics The Scholar-Athlete
Retired Soccer Coach Named to Hall of Fame
Pacific University soccer coach Cliff McCrath was inducted into the .
In his 38 years as °µÍøTV coach, McCrath won five national NCAA Division II championships and
enjoyed 37 consecutive winning seasons, achieving the best record in Division II history: 512–90–87. His victory total of 597 was second on the all-time college list. Named national Coach of the Year in 1978, he celebrated that year’s national title by crawling two miles from °µÍøTV to the Space Needle on his hands and knees.
McGrath directs the Northwest Soccer Camp each summer, where hundreds of young players
have gained their start.