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NCAA men Porter becomes sixth Akron coach after Lolla moves to Louisville. Caleb Porter became head coach at Akron after six seasons as an Indiana assistant. -- Indiana University web site photo -- By Gary Davidson SoccerTimes (Friday, January 27, 2006) -- Caleb Porter was named men's head coach the University of Akron. Porter, who becomes the sixth head coach in the 51 years of the Akron program, replaces Ken Lolla. Lolla resigned December 16 to become coach at Louisville. Lolla, Akron's all-time winningest coach, led the Zips to an 18-1-4 record and the NCAA quarterfinals in 2005. He guided Akron to a 160-68-25 (.682) record, eight Mid-American Conference regular-season titles, four MAC tournament championships and a school-record five straight NCAA tourney appearances to close his 13 years at the helm. "Akron's gain is our loss. Caleb is one of the top young coaches in the country," said Indiana coach Mike Freitag, Porter's boss the last two seasons. "He is just an outstanding person, a winner and a competitor. He will bring out the best in the student-athletes at Akron." Porter spent the last six seasons as an assistant at Indiana, the first four under legendary Jerry Yeagley and the last two under Freitag. In Porter's tenure as an assistant, Indiana won the 2003 and 2004 NCAA Division I championships and advanced to the final four two other times, compiling a 98-25-14 (.766) in that time. "It's a dream come true," Porter said of the Akron job. "I couldn't be more excited to work at such a fine academic institution and be able to coach at one of the top programs in the country. I'm looking forward to the challenges and hope to build on the current success." Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management after spending four years as a stalwart in the Hoosiers' midfield. The three-year captain was runnerup for the 1997 Hermann Trophy, awarded to the nation's top collegiate player. Porter was chosen by the San Jose Clash as the 26th overall pick in the 1998 Major League Soccer draft, spending one season in San Jose and one with the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury ended his playing career. During the MLS offseason in 1998, Porter served as an undergraduate assistant coach at Indiana while finishing his degree. That season IU won the Big Ten and NCAA tournament titles. Ken Lolla ended a 13-year tenure at Akron by taking the head job at Louisville. -- University of Louisville web site te photo -- "As a coach, Caleb is a tremendous recruiter, as fine a recruiter as I've had," Yeagley said. "He is one of the bright stars of this profession. As a player, he was one of the best leaders I've had. He is a natural leader and was a fierce competitor. He always held himself and his teammates to a high standard. Akron is a natural fit for Caleb and this announcement is a win-win situation for both parties." Since 2003, Porter has served as a coach with the Bloomington Cutters Soccer Club, winning an Indiana under-18 boys state championship in 2004 and the U-19 state title in 2005. Lolla's Zips teams were 62-9-5 (.849) in MAC regular-season play. Prior to coming to Akron, Lolla posted a 49-16-3 (.743) record in three seasons at Belmont Abbey, an NAIA school in Belmont, N.C., including a 19-3-2 mark in 1992. Charlotte promotes O'Brien, hires Dinunzio CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte coach John Tart announced the promotion of Kevin O'Brien to his top assistant and the hiring of Ryan Dinunzio as another assistant coach. O'Brien, who has been a part of the coaching staff for the past five seasons, replaces Kelly Findley who was hired December 20 as head coach at Butler. Findley replaced Joe Sochacki, Butler's all-time second winningest coach who resigned November 4, the day before the season's last game. In five years under Sochacki, the Bulldogs were 54-41-7 (.564), but lost its last eight outings in 2005 to finish 9-10, including a 1-0 loss to Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Horizon League tournament first round. "This is something I've thought about for a long time," Sochacki said. "It went through my mind last year that it might be the right time to step aside, but I ultimately decided to come back for another season. There are some other things I want to do, and I'm looking forward to a less hectic schedule and having the chance to spend more time at home." Gary Davidson is SoccerTimes managing editor. E-mail Gary Davidson. Do you have a comment on this story or something to say about soccer in general? Send us a letter. ©Copyright 2006 SoccerTimes.com. All Rights Reserved