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Entering her fifth season at Utah State is Heather Cairns, who became the winningest coach in school history after recording her 27th career victory on Sept. 30, 2006, defeating Eastern Washington 1-0. In her four seasons at the helm of the Aggies, Cairns has compiled a 33-35-9 (.485) record passing former head coach Stacy Enos (1996-2000) who went 26-59 (.306) in five seasons with the Aggies. Cairns' teams have also recorded a school record 29 shutouts in the last four seasons. USU recorded a total of just 16 shutouts in the six years prior to Cairns' appointment as head coach. In Cairns' first year at Utah State, she led the Aggies to a record 10 wins and its highest conference winning percentage (.556, 4-3-2) in the program's eight seasons. Utah State also garnered school records in its number of all-Big West (5) and academic all-Big West (13) selections. In 2004, she led USU to a 6-11-1 mark, becoming the only Aggie coach to reach 16 wins in their first two seasons. Additionally in 2004, Cairns coached three all-Big West selections, two NSCAA Regional Scholar-Athletes and saw her team grab the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the second straight year. The Aggie soccer team also led USU for the second consecutive year in its number of fall academic all-Big West honorees garnering eight. The 2005 season saw Cairns and the Aggies amass a 7-9-4 ledger in their first season in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Cairns and USU recorded a 4-2-1 WAC record, tying for second-place in the conference standings and advancing to the WAC Tournament, where the Aggies lost in the first round to eventual conference champion Fresno State. For the third straight season, USU received the NSCAA Team Academic Award and had one player earn the NSCAA Scholar-Athlete Award. The Aggies had 13 players named to the fall academic all-WAC team with an additional six newcomers honored in the spring for a total of 19 players recognized by the conference, the most in the league. Utah State soccer recorded one of its best seasons in 2006, after Cairns posted a 10-8-2 overall record and went 5-0-2 in conference action. The 10 wins ties the school's record for the most wins in the program's 11-year history. The Aggies' 5-0-2 conference record tops the previous record for conference wins (4) and the .750 conference winning percentage is also a new school record. USU finished second in WAC regular season action and advanced to the WAC Tournament where it lost in the first round to the eventual tournament champion Nevada. The Aggies received the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the fourth-straight season, while one player earned the NSCAA Scholar-Athlete Award. Cairns coached the 2006 WAC Freshman of the Year, Lindsey Smart, who also garnered second-team all-WAC honors. Two more Aggies earned first-team and second-team all-WAC accolades with Charity Weston and Dana Peart earning those honors, respectively. USU had 15 players named to the fall academic all-WAC team with two newcomers honored in the spring for a total of 17 players recognize by the conference, the most in the league. Cairns holds a 9-2-3 (.750) record in WAC action, giving her the highest winning percentage among the eight current league coaches in conference matches. Before becoming Utah State's third soccer coach, Cairns spent four years as an assistant coach at Creighton University. At Creighton, Cairns worked with all aspects of the program. In her time at CU, the Bluejays went from a 7-13-1 record in 1999 to winning the 2002 Missouri Valley Conference championship with a 12-8-2 overall record. Additionally, Creighton qualified for the 2002 NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program's history. From 1999-2002, the Bluejays produced a NSCAA regional All-American, 18 all-conference players, six freshmen all-conference honorees, 13 academic all-conference selections and 11 NSCAA regional scholar-athletes. The Erie, Pa., native spent two years as an assistant at New Mexico from 1997-98 and worked as a graduate assistant coach for three years (1994-96) at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Cairns earned her bachelor's in biology in 1994 from Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y., where she was a four-year letterwinner and two-year captain of the women's soccer team. She completed her bachelor's of education while at St. Ambrose. She holds a B license from the United States Soccer Federation and a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. Cairns' Record Year-by-Year
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