Michael Getman, a former assistant coach at Indiana University, has been named head coach of the Harvard men's soccer team. Getman succeeds Jape Shattuck, who left after the 1986 season to pursue a career in sports law.

"Obviously, I'm very excited about the opportunity to coach at Harvard," Getman said. "It has a great team and an outstanding tradition, academically as well as athletically."

A 1982 graduate of Indiana, Getman was a three-year letterwinner at fullback for the Hoosiers. He has served as assistant coach at Indiana since 1984.

Immediately following his graduation, Getman played two years of professional soccer for the Detroit Express of the American Soccer League. In 1982, Getman was selected as the team's Rookie of the Year, helping lead the Express to regular season and playoff titles.

Getman will inherit a Crimson team which returns eight starters from the 1986 New England champion and national semifinalist. Harvard finished with an 11-4-4 overall record and posted NCAA tournament wins over Yale (1-0), Boston University (2-1) and Hartwick (2-0) before bowing to eventual national champion Duke. --Courtesy Harvard Sports News Bureau