MaxPreps 2013 Soccer Early Contenders: Tates Creek girls

The Commodores - defending Kentucky state champions - will look to follow up the school's first state title with a repeat job. This deep program is a national title Early Contender, presented by Dick's Sporting Goods and adidas.

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Aug 2, 2013, 12:00am

SCHOOL PROFILE
Katie Workman
Katie Workman
Photo by Wayne Litmer

State classification: The KHSAA only has one class for all soccer teams

Bo Lankster
Bo Lankster
Photo by Wayne Litmer
Enrollment: 1,850 (approx.)

Athletic director: Joe Ruddell

2012 finish: 23-1-4 (KHSAA champions, No. 4 national ranking by MaxPreps, No. 16 by NSCAA)

Head coach: Bo Lankster

Years at school: 17 (12 as boys coach, 4 as girls coach)

Career record: 280-154-34

Notable team achievements: 2012 KHSAA state champions, 1995 KHSAA finalist

Notable non-soccer facts about school: The boys program won five state titles in an 11-year span (1978-88). Also, Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys is a Tates Creek alum, as are NFL kicker David Akers and former University of South Carolina and Western Kentucky basketball coach Darrin Horn.

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