<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/magazine/fall-2011/seeking-success-american-soccer.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Seeking Success for American Soccer</title><excerpt>George Kuntz ’84 played soccer at Westmont for two seasons before a knee injury hobbled him. “I made a lot of long-term friends there,” he says. “It was one of the best things that happened in my life.” With three siblings in college at the same time, he moved home to Arizona to save money and graduated from Arizona State University. Friends and family talked him into coaching soccer since he couldn’t play, and he started as a volunteer for youth teams. George’s dad had played professional soccer in Mexico City and coached club teams throughout his life.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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