(December 4, 2002) ?C Fordham University head men??s soccer coach Frank Schnur announced his retirement today from the coaching ranks. Schnur had served as only the second head coach in Fordham history, guiding the Rams for the past 34 years. ??I??ve had a wonderful 34 years here at Fordham and I am grateful for the opportunity the school has given me,?? said Schnur. ??But now it??s time to spend more time with my family and catch up with my grandchildren.?? ??Frank Schnur has had a tremendous 34 years as the head coach at Fordham,?? said Fordham Executive Director of Athletic Frank McLaughlin. ??We are fortunate to have had a coach of his caliber at Fordham for so long and grateful to Frank for the recognition he brought to the university.?? Schnur just finished his 34th season as the head coach of the men??s soccer at Fordham. Over the past 34 years, he has posted a career record of 256-293-47 over more than three decades of coaching the Rams. Schnur??s career highlights are numerous, and include five Tri-State Conference titles, three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) titles, the inaugural Patriot League title in 1990, and most recently, the Atlantic 10 Conference title in 1996 and a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program??s 43-year history. Among his individual honors, he is a three-time Fordham ??Iron Major?? Coach of the Year (1996, 1986, 1980), three-time MAAC Coach of the Year (1986, 1985, 1981), Metropolitan Coach of the Year (1979), Patriot League Coach of the Year (1990), and most recently the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1998). Schnur, who has earned all but 28 wins in the program??s history, is ranked among the nation??s leaders in career wins. His 256 career wins ranked Schnur 18th among active coaches and tied for 31st on the NCAA Division I all-time list. Over the last six years, the Rams, under Schnur??s guidance, have twice tallied 12 wins, the second-best in school history. Fordham recorded a 12-7-1 record in 1998, and had a 12-10-1 record in 1996 when the squad won the Atlantic 10 title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Schnur led the Rams to 15 winning seasons, with a best-ever mark of 13-4-3 in 1985. Since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Rams have posted a winning season in three of the seven years, and Schnur led the Rams to their first back-to-back winning seasons (1995 and 1996) since Fordham went on a nine-year winning season streak from 1979 to 1987. The Austrian native holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Adelphi University, a Master??s degree from New York University, and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Schnur was the head coach of the Long Island select program for ten seasons and was a pioneer of soccer on Long Island, where his indoor and outdoor camps have produced eleven national youth team players. He has sent five Rams to play professionally in the United States and numerous others overseas. His involvement and success with the state and regional youth teams and national teams, as well as his achievements on the intercollegiate level have made him a well-respected coach both at home and abroad. Founded in 1841, Fordham is New York City??s Jesuit University. With 22 men??s and women??s varsity sports teams, the Fordham Rams are members of the NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track, women??s rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball and in the Patriot League (NCAA I-AA) for football.