Middlebury College

David Saward spent 33 years as a coach and administrator at Middlebury. He was a respected leader at the College, in the NESCAC, and at the national level throughout his decades of service. 
 
He was the head men’s soccer coach for 33 seasons, owning the most wins in program history with a 359-126-59 record. Saward led the team to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, highlighted by the program’s first-ever NCAA title in 2007. His teams also captured two ECAC titles (1986, 1999) and three NESCAC Championships (2000, 2007, 2010). Saward coached 19 different All-Americans during his tenure.
 
Saward was named the National Coach of the Year in 2007, the New England Coach of the Year on six occasions, and the NESCAC Coach of the Year twice. He was lauded with the 2009 NSCAA Mike Berticelli Excellence in Coaching Education Award and was inducted into the Vermont Soccer Hall of Fame in 2018.
 
When Saward arrived at Middlebury, he was the head women's squash coach and served in that role for 21 years. During that time, the program won nearly 200 matches and captured the 1995 Howe "C" Cup and two Walker Cups (2004, 2005). Saward was a three-time recipient of the Clarence C. Chaffee Award.