(Tribune News Service) — Air Force men’s soccer coach Doug Hill announced his retirement Wednesday after 17 years at the helm of the program. The Falcons collected three Western Athletic Conference regular-season titles and one tournament crown under Hill, a former Falcons’ standout who also spent 13 seasons as an assistant at his alma mater.

Hill led three Air Force teams into the NCAA Tournament, making a run in 2018 that included two victories.

I have been blessed and it’s been an honor to lead and coach at my alma mater for so many years, which have flown by,” Hill said in a news release. “It’s been a wonderful journey to be able to coach so many great men that will be our nation’s Air and Space Force officers and warfighters. I have seen so many classes throw their hats in the air on graduation day and it put a huge smile on my face every time.”

Hill departs Air Force with a record of 142-145-32. The team’s 17 victories in 2018 are a program record.

“We are grateful to Coach Hill for his three-plus decades of leading Air Force Men’s Soccer at his alma mater,” Air Force athletic director Nathan Pine said in a statement. “Coach Hill elevated the program to new heights, making us a consistent winner in the conference and on the national stage. He also helped to develop hundreds of Air Force and Space Force Officers over his career at the Academy. We wish him well in his retirement and know that he will continue to be close and support our program that he loves so much.”

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