Dave Lombardo (2022) - JMU Athletics Hall of Fame - James Madison University Athletics

Dave Lombardo

Induction:
2022

Dave Lombardo started the women's soccer program at JMU in 1990 and in 28 seasons went 337-222-35 for a .597 winning percentage, posting a winning record in 23 of the 28 campaigns. At the time of his retirement in 2017, he ranked 12^th all-time among NCAA Division I women's soccer head coaches with 415 total victories in 35 years as a head coach at four-year institutions. He has 12 total NCAA appearances as a head coach with 11 at JMU (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015). The five consecutive NCAA appearances from 1995 to 1999 helped JMU post the 12^th-most wins among all Division I programs for the decade of the 1990s. Lombardo led the Dukes to four CAA Championships and was CAA Coach of the Year in 1996, 2007 and 2013, to go along with three state Coach of the Year honors (1995, 1996, 2007). JMU had a winning league record in 23 of 25 CAA campaigns with three regular-season titles and reached at least the semifinal round of the CAA in 16 seasons. The Dukes had 83 All-CAA selections with Lombardo at the helm, including 2008 CAA Player of the Year Corky Julien and 2016 CAA Player of the Year Ashley Herndon. To date, six of his student-athletes have been selected to the JMU Athletics Hall of Fame. Lombardo went 78-35-8 in seven seasons at the helm of Keene State and was later inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. Just prior to announcement of his JMU hall honor, he was also named to the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame.