Randolph-Macon College Men's Soccer

Laux (pronounced 'lucks') came to Randolph-Macon from Hampden-Sydney College where he coached for 11 seasons. He is just the third head coach at R-MC since 1962. Helmut Werner guided the program from 1962 through 2004 before Peter McEvoy led the Yellow Jackets from 2005 through 2014. He posted a record of 104-79-20 with the Tigers, the most career wins in program history. Laux had an ODAC record of 55-35-10. After winning three games in his first season in Farmville, the Tigers have averaged 10 wins per year since 2005. The 2009 squad set a program record with 16 victories and eight ODAC wins. This past season, H-SC went 10-5-3 overall and 6-3-2 in ODAC contests. During his tenure with the Tigers, Laux worked with 92 Academic All-ODAC performers, 49 All-ODAC selections, two Academic All-Americans, three ODAC Rookies of the Year, two State Rookies of the Year and one ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year. Laux graduated from Randolph-Macon in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and International Studies. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society and Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society. During his collegiate career, Laux was ODAC Rookie of the Year, three-time All-ODAC, two-time All-State and two-time All-South Region. A team captain, Laux won the Compton Award following his senior season as the school's top male student-athlete. Laux is fifth on the program's career assists list with 21 and 12th in career points with 61. Following graduation, Laux remained at R-MC as an assistant coach from 2002-04. He helped the Yellow Jackets advance to the ODAC championship game in 2002 while starting seven freshmen. R-MC finished with 2003 campaign ranked eighth in the South Region. Laux served as interim head coach in the spring of 2004.  Laux earned a Masters of Environmental Studies from VCU. A native of Lansdowne, Pa., Laux and his wife, Tricia, have a four-year-old daughter, Keira.