Ben Sohrabi begins his 10th year as the head coach of Radford’s women’s soccer program. He is the second winningest coach in school history and last season surpassed the 100-victory plateau in his 11-years as a head coach. He begins this season, 10 victories shy of becoming the winningest coach in school history and 12 of 100 at the University.

He has guided Radford to two Big South Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances. He has been awarded for his success with two Coach of the Year honors and three of his athletes named Player of the Year in the last five seasons.

In 2002, he coached the Highlanders to a 15-5-1 record, tying them for the second highest win total in school history, and a second NCAA Tournament appearance in his nine-year tenure. He earned Big South Coach of the Year honors and had five of his players named to the All-Conference teams, including Big South Player of the Year Nikki Porter.

Other accomplishments over his RU stint include; a NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in 14 years in 1998, led the Highlanders to a school record 16-wins in 1997 and directed RU’s magical 6-0 run through the Big South Conference in 1999 - a first in the program's 20-year history. Don't forget the school's first Big South Conference tournament championship in 1998 and regular season championship in 1999. All of these accomplishments complete a remarkable turnaround which began upon Sohrabi's arrival 10 years ago.

Sohrabi landed at Radford in 1996 inheriting a team coming off its worst season in school history. That 1996 team started slowly but finished strong, generating positive momentum that led to landmark seasons in 1997 and 1998.

Sohrabi’s hard work paid dividends in 1997 when he led his Highlanders to a school record 16 victories, earning Coach of the Year honors from the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association in the process.

His effort in 1998 may have been more impressive. As injuries mounted in the opening weeks of the season, the Highlander boss kept his squad focused on the long-term goal of winning the Big South title. That effort paid off as the Highlanders finished strong to win the tournament title on their way to an 11-8-2 overall mark.

In 1999 things all came together, as the Highlanders, who were picked to win the league, completed their run through the BSC regular season with a perfect 6-0 record only to be stopped by Liberty, 1-0, in the in the semi-finals of the Big South Tournament.

Sohrabi previously served as head coach at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn. Sohrabi led Lambuth to a 19-16-2 record in only two seasons after taking over a program in disarray. In 1995, he guided the Eagles to a 16-4-2 record and their first national ranking, 27th overall.

Sohrabi is a 1992 graduate of Maryville College, where he was a standout from 1988-91, earning All-South honors in 1991. From 1992-93, he served as executive director of the professional Nashville Metros in the U.S. Indoor Soccer League. He then returned to his alma mater as the assistant men's and women's coach from 1993-94. Sohrabi also played semi-pro soccer for six seasons.

Sohrabi and his wife, Beth, live in Radford.