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Sonny Travis, Head Coach
Sonny Travis was named head coach of the Emory men’s soccer program in July of 2007.
During his first season with the Eagles, Travis led the Eagles to a 16-3-0 record and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He won the 300th match of his career during the Eagles’ 4-0 win over Heidelberg College (Ohio), on September 15, 2007, becoming the 27th Division III head coach to do so. The win came at the Adidas Invitational, hosted by Center College (Ky.), where Travis began his coaching career. Emory finished the 2007 campaign ranked 13th in the Nation, the highest final ranking in Emory history.
In 22 years of coaching at the Division III level, Travis has a career ledger of 310-95-37. Entering the 2008 season, his .743 career winning percentage ranks him 33rd among all-NCAA Division coaches all-time, and 14th among Division III coaches all-time. His 310 victories are the 23rd-most in Division III history, and 19th among active Division III coaches.
Travis came to the Eagles’ program after an extremely successful 18-year stint with the Virginia Wesleyan program. During his tenure, he established himself as the school’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 270-74-31. He directed Virginia Wesleyan to 13 NCAA appearances, including four this decade (2000, 2003, 2005, 2006), and eight Old Dominion Athletic Conference championships. He had three of his squads advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Final 16. He had been honored as the “Coach of the Year” on 15 occasions including five ODAC Conference selections. Travis was the head men’s soccer coach at Virginia Wesleyan since 1989 and school’s athletic director since 1999 before leaving for Emory. His career also includes a three-year stay at Centre College (1986-89).
Travis holds a Class “A” license with the United States Soccer Federation as well as an NSCAA Premier Diploma. He serves as a state or district Olympic Development Program coach in three states and is presently on the Virginia Coaching Education Staff for licensing coaches at the USSF “D” and National “C” courses conducted in Virginia.
Travis played collegiately at Slippery Rock University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and health in 1977. He obtained his master’s degree in physical education/sports administration concentration from the University of North Carolina in 1980.
Updated August, 2008
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