Gnehm was named the fifth head coach in the history of the Palm Beach Atlantic womens soccer program on July 12, 2014.  The 2018 season was first winning season for Gnehm, and first of the D-2 Sunshine State Conference Era. The Sailfish finished with a 8-7-2 record winning 3 of their last 4 including 3 strainght SSC conference contests. Coach Gnehm earned his NSCAA Premier Diploma in 2015. Coach Gnehm takes the reigns of the Sailfish following a two-year stint on the staff of head coach Paul Hogan at Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Before his time at CCU he also spent one season at the University of Colorado as assistant in the inaugural PAC-12 season. Before heading to Boulder Gnehm spent nearly a decade on the womens soccer coaching staff at Florida Atlantic University. In his first season on staff Gnehm helped guide CCU to eight more victories than the previous season while competing as a member of the Big South Conference. The 2013 campaign saw CCU once again reach double-digit wins while qualifying for the conference tournament for a second straight season and posting a school-record of 10 shutouts along the way. Coach Gnehms time with the Chanticleers also saw him help oversee 10 player selections to the Big South All-Conference teams in just two seasons. Gnehm, who has a background in goalkeeping, played a key role in directing an excellent FAU defense from 2001-11. In 2006, the Owls led all NCAA Division I teams in shutout percentage (.762), holding opponents scoreless in 16 of 21 matches. A year later, FAU's second year in the Sun Belt Conference, the team posted nine shutouts and allowed just 15 goals.  Gnehm earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1997 from Averett University  where he was a four-year starter at goalkeeper and team captain from 1993-96. He still holds Averett's school record for most saves in a single season and career. Gnehm is originally from Bayville, N.J., graduating from Central Regional High School where he earned first team All-State soccer honors as a senior in 1992. He is in the Central Regional Highschool Athletics Hall of Fame. Chris and his wife Tiffany (Reeves) were married in January 2014, and their first child in December of 2016.