Frostburg State Athletic Hall of Fame
1986-2001 - Head Coach
1969-72 - Player
Men's Soccer
Inducted October 21, 2011
166th Inductee
Jay Hegeman was an outstanding player and coach for the Frostburg State University men’s soccer program. His FSU career spanned four decades as he started as a player in the late 1960’s and finished as the program’s head coach in 2001.
As a coach, Hegeman is the program’s all-time wins leader after guiding the Bobcats to a 191-103-15 record in his 16 years at the helm. Postseason play became a staple of Hegeman’s soccer team as the Bobcats appeared in two NCAA, nine Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and five Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournaments.
He led his teams to a combined six ECAC (3) and AMCC (3) Tournament titles and was named the AMCC Coach of the Year three times. Hegeman’s teams won 10 or more games in nine of his 16 seasons while his 1991 and 1997 teams hold the school record with 17 wins in a season.
As a player, Hegeman was named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 1970 and he led the Bobcats to the NAIA District Championships in 1970-72, including the finals in 1972.
