ASHLAND, Va. --- Josh Laux, a former Yellow
Jacket student-athlete and assistant coach, returns to campus as
the men's soccer head coach at Randolph-Macon College.
"I would like to thank President Lindgren, Provost and Vice
President for Student Affairs, William Franz, and Director of
Athletics Jeff Burns for the opportunity to return home to
Randolph-Macon College and lead the men's soccer program,”
Laux said. “Coming back to R-MC is a dream come true for
me and my family. I know the program already has some
outstanding student-athletes and I am especially excited to begin
working with them on and off the field to help establish a culture
that will create success. I'm eager to begin recruiting to the
College, and am looking forward to establishing a strong connection
with the passionate Randolph-Macon soccer alumni."
Laux (pronounced ‘lucks’) will be just the third head
coach at R-MC since 1962. Helmut Werner guided the program from
1962 through 2004 before Peter McEvoy led the Yellow Jackets from
2005 through 2014.
“Josh has demonstrated success as a head coach at our
level,” R-MC Director of Athletics Jeff Burns said. “He
has a passion for the sport as well as a passion for his alma
mater. He will put his heart into his work at Randolph-Macon. Josh
was a big part of our past success and is the best person to lead
our program into the future.”
For the past 11 seasons, Laux served as head coach at
Hampden-Sydney College. He posted a record of 104-79-20 with the
Tigers, the most career wins in program history. Laux had an ODAC
record of 55-35-10.
After winning three games in his first season in Farmville, the
Tigers have averaged 10 wins per year since 2005. The 2009 squad
set a program record with 16 victories and eight ODAC wins. This
past season, H-SC went 10-5-3 overall and 6-3-2 in ODAC
contests.
During his tenure with the Tigers, Laux worked with 92 Academic
All-ODAC performers, 49 All-ODAC selections, two Academic
All-Americans, three ODAC Rookies of the Year, two State Rookies of
the Year and one ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Laux graduated from Randolph-Macon in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Spanish and International Studies. He was a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society, Omicron Delta
Kappa Leadership Honor Society and Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science
Honor Society.
During his collegiate career, Laux was ODAC Rookie of the Year,
three-time All-ODAC, two-time All-State and two-time All-South
Region. A team captain, Laux won the Compton Award following his
senior season as the school's top male student-athlete. Laux is
fifth on the program's career assists list with 21 and 12th in
career points with 61.
Following graduation, Laux remained at R-MC as an assistant coach
from 2001-04. He helped the Yellow Jackets advance to the ODAC
championship game in 2002 while starting seven freshmen. R-MC
finished with 2003 campaign ranked eighth in the South Region. Laux
served as interim head coach in the spring of 2004.
Laux earned a Masters of Environmental Studies from VCU.
A native of Lansdowne, Pa., Laux and his wife, Tricia, have a
four-year-old daughter, Keira.
--- This release is
courtesy of the Randolph-Macon College sports information
department. ---
www.rmcathletics.com