This Week At Metro: Graduates cover a broad spectrum of experiences, David Morgan

David Morgan

David Morgan, 44, has played and coached soccer for Metro State. Now the assistant coach for women's soccer can add college graduate to his list of accomplishments.

Morgan began at Metro State in 1983 on a soccer scholarship. In 1986, he left the College mid-semester of his senior year to travel the country playing professional soccer for the Colorado Comets. After his experiences in the professional realm of soccer he came back to Metro State, and has been an assistant coach for six years. From 2000-2005, he coached under Danny Sanchez. The Roadrunners won the national championship in 2004.

"Education is everything," says Morgan, an education student his first three years at Metro State. He returned as a result of recruitment efforts funded by a grant from the Department of Higher Education to encourage former students to complete their degree.

For Morgan this was the perfect opportunity as his real-world experience gained over the years could be used to supplement classroom credits through the Individualized Degree Program. This allowed him to personalize a degree concentrated on sports administration.