MIAMI (Nov. 9, 2022) – The American Athletic Conference announced its end of year awards, Wednesday afternoon, naming No. 22 Men's Soccer Head Coach Kyle Russell and his assistants the Coaching Staff of the Year.
 
Russell led the Panthers to a 11-4-1 overall record, 6-2-1 conference record and The American regular season championship in the programs first season as members.
 
Under Russell, FIU sported a prolific offense that scored 35 goals in the regular season. The Panther offense was one of true teamwork as 15 different players scored goals and 11 different players registered assists.
 
His Panthers proved to be very resilient in 2022. FIU never lost two matches in a row, they went on three-plus match unbeaten streaks three times and hold a perfect 8-0 record in one-score matches.
 
In three seasons as FIU Head Coach, Russell has amassed a record of 27-10-4 and has won a conference championship in his first two full seasons at the helm, after the 2020 season was cut short due to the pandemic.
 
This marks Russell's second-consecutive coaching award after he was named C-USA Coach of the Year last season for leading the Panthers to a regular season championship, including beating then No. 1 Marshall to secure the title.
 
UP NEXT
The top-seeded Panthers are set to host No. 5 seed Memphis, Thursday, November 10 in a AAC Championship semifinal match. Kickoff at FIU Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET and the math can be watched live on ESPN+.
 
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