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Tim CollinsWashburn University Athletics
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Tim Collins Head Soccer Coach
On Dec. 23, 2002, Tim Collins was named the first head coach in Lady Blues soccer history and he brings the experience and winning traditions from the high school ranks to the Washburn campus.In only four seasons of the Lady Blues program while starting it from scratch, Collins led the Washburn team to the MIAA Championship and the NCAA Tournament with a 15-1-6 record picking up MIAA Coach of the Year honors for the second straight season.In his third season at the helm of the Washburn program.The fruits of Collins' labor turned the Lady Blues into a second place conference team in year No. 3.The 2005 Lady Blues recorded the first winning season in Washburn's history and Collins picked up MIAA Coach of the Year honors.Collins has compiled a 20-29-8 record in his two seasons as the Lady Blues coach.In their second season of existence, Collins coached the Lady Blues from an eighth place finish from the first season to a fifth place finish in the MIAA standings.In his two seasons at the helm of the Lady Blues program, he has coached 14 Washburn soccer players who have earned all-MIAA honors.He has also coached one All-American, one MIAA MVP, one Academic All-American and five all-region selections.Collins' enthusiasm has led to increased attendance at Lady Blues matches as Washburn led the NCAA Division II ranks in attendance last season, including setting a new Division II single-match attendance record of 1,848 against Missouri Southern.Collins previously coached the Seaman boys team to a fourth-place 5A state finish and a Regional Championship after finishing second in the Centennial League race.Before coaching at Seaman, Collins headed the boys and girls programs at Topeka West High School for 10 years.In 2001, he coached the girls' program to the Class 5A State Championship.He also coached Charger teams to seven regional championships, two tournament championships and two state finalists.He was named the Topeka City Coach of the Year four times and the Kansas Coach of the Year once.Since 1995 Collins has been the girls director of coaching for the Kansas State Olympic Development Program organizing tryouts and managing camps.Collins also has his National Class "A" Coaching License.Collins is a 1991 graduate Ottawa University where he was a four-year letterwinner for the Braves' soccer team.He was the team's MVP and captain his junior and senior seasons while garnering first team all-conference and all-district accolades. Collins and his wife, Tina, have two boys Nico and CJ.