About Scott Palguta
Scott Thomas Palguta (born August 23, 1982) is an American former soccer player. He was named the head men's soccer coach at Colorado College on February 6, 2015. == Career == === Youth and college === Born in Toms River, New Jersey, Palguta graduated from Monsignor Donovan High School in 2001 where he lettered for four years in soccer, basketball (shooting guard 17ppg) and track (miler and hurdler). In his senior year, he was named the team MVP in all three sports and was awarded the NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete Award. Palguta graduated ninth in his class and was highly recruited by several NCAA soccer programs. Palguta played with the New Jersey ODP (Olympic Development Program) from 1994 to 2002 including the Region I Team from 1999 to 2002. The ODP competition took him to Morocco, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France and Belgium. During the later years, he was moved from the midfield to the backfield due to his size and speed. He was an Adidas ESP Nominee in 2000 and was named an Adidas All-American in 2001. Palguta played college soccer at Cornell University from 2001 to 2004 under the tutelage of head coach Bryan Scales.
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