BANNOCKBURN, Ill. --- Trinity International University head women's soccer coach Patrick Gilliam has been named the recipient of the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Faith-Based Coaches Award of Excellence, as announced by USC on Friday.

The award is in recognition of commitment and service to coaches and players of faith in the soccer community and dedication to meeting the association's highest ideals of inclusion and diversity in the game.

Gilliam has coached the past 23 years at TIU, serving different stints as the head coach for both men's and women's soccer. His teams have qualified for 15 national tournaments; six with the NAIA and nine with the NCCAA, winning the NCCAA National Championship in 1998 and 2004. With a long list of accomplishments and awards, Gilliam also embodies servant-leadership with his coaches and his players. His impact goes well beyond his influence on the soccer field, but through the lives of the student-athletes and coaches he has coaches, taught and mentored.

Gilliam will be presented with the award on January 17, 2020 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Baltimore, Maryland.  

Trinity International University is a comprehensive, national university affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America and located in Bannockburn, Illinois, 25 miles north of Chicago. TIU educates men and women to engage in God's redemptive work in the world by cultivating academic excellence, Christian faithfulness and lifelong learning.