{"id":104282,"date":"2019-07-24T10:51:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T14:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=104282"},"modified":"2019-08-15T12:01:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T16:01:05","slug":"graves-announces-resignation-from-morrisville-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=104282","title":{"rendered":"Graves announces resignation from Morrisville State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Head men\u2019s soccer coach, Kyle Graves, has announced his\nresignation from his coaching and Director of Fitness Center posts at SUNY\nMorrisville, effective the end of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graves will be relocating to Delaware as his family pursues\nother career opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The past 10 years at Morrisville have given me the\nopportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream of being a collegiate soccer coach,\u201d\nGraves said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMorrisville is, and always will be, my home. The\nfriendships and memories I have made with players, alumni, colleagues, and\nsupporters of the program are something I will cherish forever.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am confident that with the support of the campus\ncommunity and the hard-word and dedication of the players, Morrisville soccer\nwill continue its tradition of excellence both on and off the field.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of his career at the helm of the program,\nGraves has guided the Mustangs to a 99-56-16 overall record, a 65-19-8 slate\nwithin North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under his guidance, the Mustangs have captured three regular\nseason and four NEAC Championship Tournament titles, while making four total\nappearances in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His 2014 squad claimed the first of what would be three\nstraight titles, and earned the programs historical first win in NCAA\npost-season, a thrilling penalty kick shootout on their home turf. They remain\nthe lone Morrisville State team to host a post-season game in the national\ntournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was during that same season that Graves would coach the\nprogram\u2019s first NSCAA Division III All-American in Danny Peckham, garner NEAC\nCoach of the Year accolades, as well as a program national poll ranking come\nseason end by the NSCAA (27th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout his time on the Mustang sidelines, Graves has\ncoached numerous All-Conference honorees, Player of the Year and Defensive\nPlayer of the Year recipients, while engaging his squad in their academic\nprowess as well with NEAC Scholar-Athlete recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graves\u2019 teams\u2019 have been actively involved in the community,\nparticipating in projects for Special Olympics, Wounded Warrior, IACKids, AYSO,\nMultiple Sclerosis and Operation Hat Trick\u2019 all initiatives that benefited\ncommunity organizations with a mission to help others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m still trying to envision Morrisville State men\u2019s soccer\nwithout Kyle Graves,\u201d Morrisville State Director of Athletics, Greg Carroll\nsaid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn so many ways his teams are a reflection of him. His\nemphasis on ethical conduct, personal accountability, competing with class, and\nhis realization that athletic success is nothing without academic success are\nthe hallmarks of his program.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd then there\u2019s the soccer knowledge. I know\ndescribing someone as a \u201cstudent of the game\u201d is a euphemism, but Kyle really\nis. He simply loves soccer and his love for the game is infectious. His\nplayers see that and you can see it in the enthusiasm they bring to practice\nevery day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore than anything else however is his commitment to his\nteams as family. He embraces all his players as an extension of his own family.\nA lot of coaches talk about creating a family atmosphere but Kyle delivers more\nthan any other coach we\u2019ve had at Morrisville State. He truly is a winner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His replacement will be announced prior to the start of the\nseason in August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Head men\u2019s soccer coach, Kyle Graves, has announced his resignation from his coaching and Director of Fitness Center posts at SUNY Morrisville, effective the end of July. Graves will be relocating to Delaware as his family pursues other career opportunities. “The past 10 years at Morrisville have given me the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=104282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/58844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=104282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=104282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=104282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}