Jay Heaps Assistant Coach First season at NU: 2006 Alma Mater: Duke '98

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Jay Heaps is entering his first year as volunteer assistant coach for the Northeastern men's soccer team. Heaps remains the starting right back for the New England Revolution of the MLS. Heaps, who was awarded a scholarship as a walk-on point guard for Mike Krzyzewski's basketball team at Duke University, played four years of soccer at Duke mostly at the forward position. He was named first team All-ACC all four years and was also a three-three time finalist for the Hermann Award, then given annualy by the Missouri Athletic Club to the top U.S. male athlete. In 1998 as a senior, Heaps won the Missouri Athletic Club Award (now merged with the Hermann Award) as the nation's top collegiate player. He was also a NSCAA First Team all-American and NSCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1998. Heaps was drafted second overall by the Miami Fusion of the MLS in the 1999 MLS College Draft upon his graduation from Duke. That year, he tallied three goals and one assist in 29 games for the Fusion and was named MLS Rookie of the Year. In 2000, Heaps was recognized as a MLS East All-Star before being traded the following year to his hometown team, the New England Revolution, on June 20, 2001. Since, Heaps has established himself as the Revolution's starting right back, a fan favorite and hard-working athlete capable of shutting down the toughest opponents. Heaps also started for the Revolution in the 2002 and 2005 MLS Cup before making a brief appearence for the U.S. National Team in the World Cup qualifying game against Panama on October 12, 2005. Heaps now resides with his wife Danielle and one-year-old child John F. "Jack" Heaps IV.