▁All - America ▁hon ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁sport ▁was ▁dropped ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁season , ▁with ▁W ap les ▁tab bed ▁to ▁help ▁begin ▁an ▁inter col leg iate ▁football ▁team ▁for ▁VS U . ▁ ▁X - C ▁was ▁rev ived ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁season , ▁with ▁a ▁women ' s ▁team ▁added ▁later . ▁{ cite ▁V SC ▁Cross - Country ▁History , ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 7 8 ). ▁ ▁Both ▁Val d osta ▁State ' s ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁cross ▁country ▁squad s ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁S out heast ▁Regional ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Soccer ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁University ▁added ▁women ' s ▁s occer ▁to ▁its ▁sports ▁ro ster ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Mel issa ▁Hein z ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁first ▁VS U ▁s occer ▁coach ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Hein z ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁coach ▁of ▁Division ▁I ▁Win th rop ▁University . ▁Co aching ▁for ▁seven ▁seasons ▁Hein z ▁was ▁named ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁for ▁first ▁year ▁programs ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Soccer ▁Co aches ▁Association ▁after ▁leading ▁her ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁ 7 - 1