SAN FRANCISCO – Washington State Head Coach Mike Leach has been named the 2015 Pac-12 Conference Co-Coach of the Year, it was announced Tuesday by the conference. Leach shared the honor with Stanford’s David Shaw.
Leach guided the Cougars to an 8-4 record this season, 6-3 in Pac-12 play, both marks the best at WSU since the 2003 season when WSU went 10-3 and 6-2, respectively. The Cougars, selected fifth in the Pac-12 North Division’s preseason media poll, have posted road victories over Rutgers, Oregon, Arizona and No. 18 UCLA. The win at Oregon was the first over the Ducks since the 2006 season while the Cougars hadn’t defeated UCLA since 2007. Additionally, the Cougars achieved a top 20 national ranking following the win over Colorado, the first top 20 ranking since the 2003 season for WSU.
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