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Big Horn Basin soccer athletes invited to try out for NWC teams

POWELL, Wyoming —Big Horn Basin high school soccer players are invited to vie for a spot on the Northwest College Soccer Teams at an open tryout Saturday, Feb. 27, on the Trapper practice field.

Ninety-minute tryout sessions are scheduled at 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for the Trapper Men’s Team and at 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. for the Women’s team.

Athletes need to bring indoor and outdoor clothing, a water bottle and proof of a current physical.

Rob Hill, originally from England, coaches NWC’s soccer teams. He was named the NJCAA Region IX Coach of the Year in 2010 and Co-Coach in 2011; those same years his teams were Region IX Runner-ups and Region IX Champions. 

His Trappers have successfully transferred to soccer programs at four-year schools across the country, including to larger programs like Texas Tech University and Arkansas State University

After the Saturday tryouts, a campus tour will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. for those high school players who are interested.

For more information and to reserve a spot, contact Hill and 307-250-4893 or Robert.Hill@nwc.edu.