Christopher Newport men's soccer coach Steve Shaw has been named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) South-Atlantic Coach of the Year. Shaw last earned the award in 2011 and collects his fourth career Region Coach of the Year honor.

Shaw put together one of the finest years in program history in his 19th year at the helm, leading the Captains to a 19-3-5 overall mark and its ninth NCAA Tournament appearance. CNU captured the second most wins in a single season and won its first Capital Athletic Conference Championship in dramatic fashion. The Captains, seeded fifth in the CAC postseason, ran off three straight road victories, including a 2-0 shutout over ninth-ranked Salisbury in the CAC Semifinals, to earn the league title and subsequent automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. 

Christopher Newport closed out the year ranked No. 7 nationally by the NSCAA after the fourth Elite Eight appearance in program history. CNU earned a 1-0 win over Lynchburg in the first round, 4-2 victory against Stevenson in the second and a 3-2 win over Whitworth in the Sweet 16. After suffering a loss in a penalty kick shootout in a 2-2 draw with Ohio Wesleyan, the Captains all-time NCAA record under Coach Shaw is 10-6-4 (.600) in eight appearances. 

Shaw's Captains ranked third nationally in total points and total goals, setting program records in both categories. He led a scoring offense that ranked 20th nationally, with 2.74 goals per game.

For his career, the dean of CNU coaches ranks 16th among active Division III coaches in winning percentage, running his overall mark to 269-94-28 for a 72.4% winning mark. Over the last seven seasons, Shaw and the Captains are averaging an impressive 17 wins per season, going 119-22-18 in that stretch for a winning percentage over 80%, with six NCAA Tournament appearances and three Elite Eight finishes. 

Shaw has been named the Region Coach of the Year in 2000, 2009, 2011 and, now, 2014.