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OWEN WRIGHT - Owen Wright gained prominence as a highly accomplished baseball and soccer coach at the University of La Verne. Wright coached the La Verne baseball team to the NCAA Division III title in 1995 en route to earning National Coach of the Year honors that season. The Ô95 Leopards also went 21-0 in SCIAC Conference play, one of two Wright-coached teams to finish unbeaten in conference action. He also guided the Leopards to an undefeated season in 1987 as the Leopards went 18-0 in league competition. In his 15 seasons as ULV baseball coach, Wright compiled 348 wins and guided the Leopards to six SCIAC Championships (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995). He notched his 600th career victory in his final season with the Leopards in 1998. Wright also coached soccer and led La Verne to its only conference titles in school history, capturing consecutive SCIAC championships in 1987 and 1988. |