American University

Vidvuds “Vince” Celtnieks came to American as a somewhat local product. After his family immigrated to the United States in 1951, Celtnieks attended Woodrow Wilson High School, only a few miles from the campus of AU.

When he enrolled at AU, he joined the men’s soccer team. Celtnieks earned a double major in Health and Physical Education and Elementary Education. Upon graduation, he taught in Arlington, Va. prior to becoming the soccer coach at IUP in 1969.

Celtnieks received his bachelor's degree from the College of Arts and Sciences in 1965.