KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The National Soccer Coaches Association of America recently elected Wofford head men's soccer coach Ralph Polson to its Secretary position.

Polson, who was announced as the Terriers' fifth mentor in program history in January, has a member of a variety of NCAA and NSCAA positions.

Most recently, he has served as the NCAA Division I All-America Committee Chair for seven years. He also had a five-year tenure as the NCAA Division I South Region All-America Committee Chair.

Polson, who came to Wofford after an eight-year stint as associate head coach at College of Charleston, has been a part of the NSCAA Senior Recognition Committee and when he was the head coach at Presbyterian, served as a representative for NCAA Division II to the NSCAA.

In addition to his current post as NSCAA Secretary, he also is the treasurer for the NSCAA's Walt Chyzowych Memorial Fund.

Polson and the Terriers will begin their first season together in 2008.