Select "other" from the drop down menu under "Designation" and you will be able to type in "Kamal Houari Scholarship." Please reach out to Erin Bryer to donate over the phone: Office: 72, SRU Foundation Main Line: 72.įor more Westminster Athletics news, visit. Slippery Rock University Foundation, Inc. with "Kamal Houari Scholarship" in the memo line and mailed to: Please see below the information on how you can donate, and if there are any questions, please reach out Erin Bryer ( 72):Ĭhecks can be made out to Slippery Rock University Foundation, Inc. Giegucz has seamlessly continued to uphold The Rock’s tradition of being one of the top teams in the Atlantic Region by guiding. Slippery Rock has started a scholarship in Kamal's name. The 2023 season marks the ninth year of head coach Jessica Giegucz leading the Slippery Rock University women’s soccer program. In addition to working at Westminster, Kamal worked at George Junior Republic for over 25 years and post-retirement for the Sharon Herald. He also played on the school's first PSAC championship team. An All-American and three-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) honoree, Kamal is still SRU's all-time leader in assists. Kamal, a native of Morocco, played soccer collegiately at Slippery Rock University where he was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame for his historic career. The Westminster men's soccer program has gone on to win five Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships, appeared in four National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournaments, and has had numerous individual and team awards and honors. Before Slippery Rock in 2014, Battisson spent the two seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern University and spent five years previously at Akron. "Not only was he an outstanding player (arguably the best player in Western PA collegiate soccer history), but a man of great character and gave so much time to coaching and officiating in the Western PA," said Westminster veteran head coach Girish Thakar.
He was also a Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) referee for many years. Kamal remained a familiar face at Westminster as an official and working at various soccer camps. The new team played competitively in its first year back, including a shutout victory of Youngstown State University. In 1986, the program was elevated to varsity status and Kamal became the head coach. The club team was formed due to the efforts of former Westminster Athletic Director Joe Fusco. 'We're pleased to welcome Steve to the University and to the athletic department,' said Lueken. Kamal started as the coach of the Westminster men's soccer club team in the 1980s, a team that was the rebirth of the men's varsity team that was discontinued following the 1951 season. Slippery Rock University athletic director Paul Lueken has announced that Steve Small has been named the head coach of SRU's men's soccer team.
– Kamal Houari, the former Westminster College men's soccer coach who helped bring back the varsity program following three decades of it being discontinued, passed away on January 13, 2020. Written by the Westminster Sports Information Department
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