Ingrassia Named Next 49er Coach
Successful City College Coach Heads to The Beach
May 24, 2004 Press Conference Quotes
LONG BEACH, CA-- Long Beach State Athletics announced that Long Beach City College Head Soccer Coach Mauricio Ingrassia has been named the new women's soccer coach. Ingrassia comes to Division-I after nine successful seasons down the street, going 184-24-8 (.885), which has included state championships in each of the past four seasons and a current 55-game unbeaten streak which began in October, 2001.
Over the past four championship seasons, the Vikings have gone an astounding 95-3-0 (.969), starting with a 25-2-0 record in 2000, followed by records of 24-1-0, and 24-0-1. This past year they went 22-0-0.
"We are extremely fortunate to be able to secure the services of Mauricio Ingrassia to be our Head Coach for our women's soccer program. His strong record of success, his local popularity and his highly-respected reputation among his peers all helped make him the ideal person for this position," said Executive Director of Athletics Bill Shumard. "We are confident that Coach Ingrassia will be the one to move our program to the next level."
Ingrassia takes over for Peter Reynaud, who announced his retirement on March 15 after 22 seasons and 245 wins (14th all-time) as a head coach. Twenty-six players and nine starters are slated to return for the franchise's seventh season in 2004. In 2003, Reynaud's club finished with a school-record, nine wins, and with its first .500 season at 9-9-0. In just three years, 13 of the program's 20 All-Big West selections were under Reynaud, including two of the three first team selections.
Over his tenure, LBCC had three National Players of the Year (2000, 2002, 2003), nine All-Americans, 13 All-Regional Selections and numerous all-conference honors. Six players have also been named the South Coast Conference Athlete of the Year.
Ingrassia won five state titles at LBCC (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), which culminated in back-to-back undefeated seasons, and a No. 1 national ranking in each of the past two seasons. The Vikings finished the season ranked in the nation's top-five in five of the past seven years, including No. 2 rankings in 1997 and 2001 and a No. 3 ranking in 2000.
Ingrassia's teams have won 20 games in six of the last seven seasons, including a record 26-1-0 mark and the first of five state titles in 1997. LBCC has won five of the last seven SCC titles (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), and has been to the playoffs in each of the past eight seasons. The Vikings made the playoffs for the first time in school-history beginning in 1996, behind a 17-4-2 mark.
In 1995, Ingrassia quickly turned LBCC into a powerhouse, setting the school-record for wins in his first year, going 7-10-0, and never looking back, as the team has won at least 17 games in each of the last eight seasons.
Individually, Ingrassia was named the National Coach of the Year this past season, and has been named the conference's top coach five times (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003).
Ingrassia graduated from CS Fullerton in 1995 with a degree in psychology, before earning his Master's at Azusa Pacific in 1998. Ingrassia playing days including three years at San Diego State (1989-1991) and two years with the Titans (1992-93). Ingrassia, along with his wife, Erin, have a baby daughter, Madison. MAURICIO INGRASSIA'S COACHING RESUME | | EDUCATION | | 1995 | Bachelor's, CS Fullerton, Psychology | | 1998 | Master's, Azusa Pacific, Education | | PLAYING CAREER | | 1989-91 | San Diego State Men's Soccer | | 1992-93 | CS Fullerton Men's Soccer | | PRIOR COACHING EXPERIENCE | | 1992 | Assistant Coach, Los Alamitos HS, CIF Champions | | 1993-94 | Head Coach, Los Alamitos HS (23-12-11) | | 1994 | Assistant Coach, Long Beach City College | | LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE HEAD COACH | | 1995 | 7-10-0 | School-Record For Wins | | 1996 | 17-4-2 | First Ever Playoffs for LBCC, School-Record For Wins | | 1997 | 26-1-0 | School-Record For Wins, State Champions, #2 in the Nation, SCC Champions | | 1998 | 18-3-3 | Playoffs | | 1999 | 21-3-2 | #15 in the Nation, Playoffs | | 2000 | 25-2-0 | State Champions, #3 in the Nation, SCC Champions | | 2001 | 24-1-0 | State Champions, #2 in the Nation, SCC Champions | | 2002 | 24-0-1 | National, State and SCC Champions, #1 in the Nation | | 2003 | 22-0-0 | National, State and SCC Champions, #1 in the Nation | | 9 years | 184-24-8
(.885) | 5 State Titles • 2 National Titles • 5 SCC Titles |
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