2004 NCCAA National Championship Series

From The Executive Director ... NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION On behalf of the CCAA and the Board of Directors, welcome to the 2004 Division I Women 's and Men ' Soccer Championship. It is exciting for all of us to have sixteen institutions from across the United States in Kissimmee to compete in the National Championship. This event is ju t one of our 22 national championships and invitationals sanctioned by the CCAA. Over 13 ,000 student-athletes and 105 institutions make up the NCCAA and this event is an important part of our Association. Congratulations to each student-athlete and coach who participates in this championship event. Your participation in this tournament certainly represents many weeks of dedicated time and work. It is also a statement that you stand for the Lord while you compete. The CCAA thanks Freddie King, Jr. , Men's Division I Chairperson, and Jonathan Meade, Women ' Division I Chairperson, for their excellent leadership in organizing and administering these events. Also, incere appreciation goes to Lourdes Cortes of the Best Western Maingate, Ariel Martinez and the GOUSC, Brandon Buckles of Austin-Tindall Regional Soccer Park, and K.P. Clement of the Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau for their assistance and support. Sincere thanks from the NCCAA are offered to Universal Benefit Plan , represented by Gary Beck and Terry ichor t, for their sponsorship of both the Kyle Rote, Jr. Award and the Michelle Aker Award. Then recipient of these two prestigious award will be well rewarded for their effort thank to the e two men and Univer al Benefit Plan . As former NCCAA student-athletes, Gary and Terry both know the value of Chri t-centered education as well a the benefit of competing for Chri t. The AA i unique and tands alone as the only national intercollegiate athletic a ociation that u e athl etic to erve the Great Commi sion of Je u hri t. Event uch a thi help howca that effort and we tru t each of you will experience the AA at its fine t thi we k nd . inccrely, {2_ ~ Dan ood ccuti vc Dircctor National Christian College Athletic A ssociation 302 W Washington St., Greenvill e, SC 29601 864-250-11 99 ♦ 864 250 1141 ax ♦ www thenccaa org