Trask engineers remarkable turnaround at UIC

October 13, 2008
By Maria Burns Ortiz
John Trask remembers what it was like when he took the reins at the University of Illinois-Chicago men's soccer program in 2005.

The program had finished the previous season 5-12-2. Recruits wouldn't return his calls. The Flames weren't considered much of a contender in the Horizon League, let alone the nation. When it came to attendance, the official box-score tallies of 200 or so spectators seemed extremely optimistic.

As anyone that witnessed UIC play last year's national ...

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