San Antonio - Chris Madden of Coppell, (TX) (Coppell High School), who will become a member of the Trinity Tigers men's soccer team this upcoming season, has received high honors prior to the start of his collegiate career.

The forward has been named a  2014 Winter-Spring High School All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Madden has also been selected as the 2013-14 Gatorade Texas Boys Soccer Player of the Year. The award is presented in collaboration with USA Today High School Sports.

The Gatorade Texas Boys Soccer Player of the Year accolade recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement, and exemplary character demonstrated on an off the soccer field.

Madden fits the bill athletically and academically for the honors from both organizations

The dynamic Madden scored 10 goals and chalked up 13 assists last season, leading the Coppell Cowboys to the Class 5A state championship game. A two-time District 5-5A Most Valuable Player, Madden was the 2013 Class 5A State Final MVP after Coppell won the state championship. A two-time Class 5A First Team All-State honoree, Madden finished his high school career with 35 goals and 28 assists.

In the classroom, Madden maintained an “A” average. A peer tutor at his high school, Madden volunteered as a youth mentor, a soccer coach, and referee as part of the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas drives with his church youth group.

The Trinity Tigers men's soccer team is led by Head Coach Paul McGinlay, who enters his 24th year at the helm. Since joining the Trinity staff in 1991, Coach McGinlay has amassed a record of 390-66-30 (.833). Coach McGinlay is the winningest active soccer coach by percentage, in all NCAA Divisions. He also stands at No. 5 in the all-time winning percentage column among the entire list of NCAA soccer coaches.

Coach McGinley guided the Tigers to the 2003 NCAA Division III National Championship. It marked the first NCAA title - in any division - for a soccer team in the state of Texas..

In 2013, the Trinity team advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the eighth time, finishing the season with a 21-3-1 record. It marked Trinity's 12th straight appearance in the NCAA  Tournament, and 17th of the previous 18 seasons. The Tigers were ranked fourth in the nation by D3soccer.com, and sixth by the NSCAA. Trinity also won its 16th Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship.

Coach McGinlay was elected the NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year for the eighth time.

Seven starters will lead the 2014 edition of the Tigers, who return to campus later this month. Trinity opens the campaign at home, taking on Washington University in St. Louis on August 29 at the Paul McGinlay Soccer Field.