Ade Taiwo

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Wake Forest

Division 1

Wake Forest head men's soccer coach Bobby Muuss announced the hiring of Matt Poplawski as the program's new Volunteer Assistant Coach prior to the 2017 season. He enters his second year in 2018.

In his first year in Winston-Salem, he helped the Deacs to a 19-2-2 overall record and 7-0-1 mark in the ACC. By winning the ACC Championship, Wake Forest became the first team in the league to finish the ACC regular season and Championship undefeated since 1999. The Deacs were rewarded with ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Jon Bakero) and Defensive Player of the Year (Kevin Politz) honors, as each was also named an All-American.

Poplawski is part of a staff which earned the United Soccer Coaches Region Staff of the Year honors in 2017. He helped coach MAC Hermann Trophy winner Jon Bakero and CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year winner Kevin Politz, who became two of the seven Deacons to head to the MLS ranks following the season.

Poplawski joined the Demon Deacons from Penn, where he was a 2017 graduate of the Wharton School of Business, and a two-sport varsity athlete.

On the pitch, Poplawski was a two-time All-Ivy League honoree and two-year team captain. He also played basketball for two seasons, appearing in 17 games.

John Shimer

Assistant Coach

Boston College

Division 1

John Shimer joined the Boston College Eagles after a successful 6-year stint just down the road at Pine Manor College where he founded the Division III men's program in 2014 and led the Gators to two ACAA conference championships, an overall 56-33-9 record, and over 30 All-Conference selections.




Previously Shimer worked at both Endicott College where he brought in a class that featured two CCC Defensive Players of the Year and one All-American. That class would help lead Endicott to 4 straight regular season conference championships. Prior to Endicott, Shimer worked at his alma mater Ohio Wesleyan for a season where the Battling  Bishops won the regular season NCAC conference championship and ultimately advanced to the first round of the NCAA tournament. 

Tom Potts

Assistant Coach

Navy

Division 1

Potts was hired as Navys volunteer assistant coach for the mens soccer program in July of 2019

Before Navy, Potts began his collegiate coaching career at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. As the assistant coach and goalkeeper coach, he helped the Dragons to a 12-9 record and three shutouts. Howard went on to win the Region 20 Tournament and made it to the NJCAA National Tournament.

Along with coaching at Howard Community College, Potts coaches with Born to Fly soccer program, Maryland State Olympic Development Program, Next Level Soccer Club, and Baltimore Armour Developmental Academy. He started coaching in youth soccer in the Winter of 2017 with Born to Fly.

Potts currently holds a US Soccer National D Coaching License. He also complete the United Soccer Coaches Level 1 Goalkeeper Course.

Potts started his collegiate playing career at UMBC playing the 2016 and 2017 seasons with the Retrievers. He also played in the Spring of 2018 with Georgia Southern.

Potts is currently pursuing his Bachelors of Science in Sport Management with a Minor in Business Administration at Towson University.

Zachary Weidman

Volunteer Assistant Coach

American

Division 1

Coach Weidman joins American after previously spending two seasons as an assistant at the University of the Cumberlands. During the spring 2021 season, Weidman led the Patriots to their first Mid-South Conference title and an appearance in the NAIA National Tournament Quarterfinals. UC finished the spring with a No. 6 ranking in the final national poll, the highest ranking in program history.

Primarily responsible for the goalkeepers, he directed the unit to one of their most successful seasons between the posts. In the spring 2021 campaign, the keepers recorded nine shutouts (seventh-most in NAIA) and 14 wins, which was the most since 2010 for the program. He also coached an NAIA All-American.

A native of Concord, Mich., Weidman played at Spring Arbor University. He played four seasons with the Cougars and boasted an .833 record as a goalkeeper.

Brandon Tucker

Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator

Furman

Division 1

Former Colorado Rapids forward Brandon Tucker joined the Furman staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2017 season.

Brandon Tucker will be a great addition to our staff, said Paladin head coach Doug Allison. He has played for and coached with Coach Boulware and was a tremendous player with the Region IV team, Presbyterian and as a professional. His experience as a college coach and as a player at the professional level will make him a great fit for Furman.

Tucker, a native of Englewood, Colo., played his college soccer for Paladin assistant coach Bret Boulware at Presbyterian College before serving as assistant coach from 2009-11 and as associate head coach for the Blue Hose from 2012-13. He earned All-South Atlantic Conference honors and NSCAA All-Region accolades three times during his playing career. As a coach, he helped Presbyterian transition into NCAA Division I soccer.

This past season, Tucker helped lead the Paladins to an 11-7-1 overall record and the program's league record 20th Southern Conference regular season title with a 5-1-0 mark. Furman placed seven players on All-Southern Conference teams, including in the inclusion of Rocky Guerra, Cole McLagan and Jack Shiels on the first team.

In second season since returning to the Paladin program, Furman posted a 13-7-2 record, claimed its 14th Southern Conference Tournament crown and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after edging UNCW in an opening-round penalty shootout. Laurence Wyke, the SoCon Tournament's Most outstanding Player, joined league goalkeeper of the year Ben Hale in earning first team All-SoCon honors.

In his first season at Furman, Tucker helped the Paladins to a 12-5-3 overall record and a 5-2-3 Southern Conference mark. The Paladins made a return to the national rankings on the strength of a six-match winning streak that included a triumph over then No. 4-ranked Denver. Junior Laurence Wyke garnered SoCon Player of the Year honors and United Soccer Coaches All-South Region accolades.

A 2010 inductee into the Colorado Soccer Hall of Fame, Tucker played for the Colorado Rapids in 2008 and 2009. He also played professionally for the Denver Dragons of the Premier Arena Soccer League.

I am truly thankful to Doug Allison for the opportunity to join the Furman Mens Soccer staff, said Tucker. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Allison and the very successful program he has built. Making the decision to get back into coaching after being away for four years was something that took a lot of reflection, but after meeting the team and knowing the history behind the program with the ability for me to learn from one of the best in college soccer made my decision that much easier. Along with building new relationships with alumni and the Furman community, I am looking forward to working with my longtime coach, friend and mentor Bret Boulware. My family and I are eager to join the Furman University family and I am excited for the future of Furman Mens Soccer.

Since 2002, Tucker has served as a head coach and administrator with COEVER, Colorados premier soccer training academy.

Tucker graduated from Presbyterian College in 2007 with a degree in business administration and a concentration in management. He and his wife Anastashia are the parents of three children, Skie, Harper, and Sawyer.

Mitch Legro

Assistant Coach

Creighton

Division 1

Former Player for Creighton University

Current Graduate Assistant for Creighton Men's Soccer

Spencer Pappas

Assistant Men's Soccer Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Detroit-Mercy

Division 1

Spencer Pappas enters his sixth season as assistant coach of the Titans in 2019-20. He joined the University of Detroit Mercy mens soccer team prior to the start of the 2014 season as an assistant coach. He earned the additional title of recruiting coordinator in February 2018.

Pappas has helped coach the Titans to 27 victories during his five years as an assistant coach and a share of the Horizon League regular-season crown in 2014.

The Titans saw their share of success in 2017, recording seven victories and reaching the semifinals of the Horizon League Championship. Detroit Mercy topped Milwaukee in penalty kicks to advance in the league tournament for the first time since 2012.

Tyler Moorman and Spiro Pliakos earned a bevy of honors during and after the 2017 season with Moorman being named All-Region and Scholar All-Region and Pliakos becoming the first Titan male student-athlete in school history to receive First Team Academic All-American laurels. Pliakos also was the second player in school history to earn All-Conference accolades in all four seasons of his playing career.

In his first two seasons as the assistant coach for the Titans, the team has finished with winning records and qualified for the Horizon League Championship tournament in each season. In 2015, the Titans went 7-5-8 and dropped just one game during the conference season, going 3-1-5. Detroit Mercy also earned its first victory in program history over the University of Michigan, winning 2-1 in Ann Arbor. As a squad, the team notched the second-lowest goals against average in school history (0.99) and three Titans were named All-Horizon League.

Pappas helped coach the Titans to a 9-7-4 record and a share of the Horizon League regular season crown in 2014. The squad held the opposition to the fewest goals per game (0.89) in school history, allowing just 19 goals in 20 contests. Pappas helped coach Spiro Pliakos to Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors.
 
This is a tremendous hire for our soccer program and as a whole for UDM, said Titan head coach Nicholas Deren at the time of his hiring. His hard work and dedication will enhance our program as we look to make a run at a Horizon League Championship. He will serve as a great liaison and a solid resource for our young men.

Ten (10) Titans have been named All-League during Pappas' five-year tenure as assistant coach, including Spiro Pliakos who was All-League in all four years, while Nathan Steinwascher was the Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2014.
 
Pappas was as an assistant coach at Albion for two seasons leading training sessions and organizing all aspects of recruiting. Pappas is also currently on the coaching staff for the Michigan Jaguars FC in Novi. He has previously worked with the Jackson Rush Soccer Club and TNT Soccer Club.
 
Pappas earned his bachelors degree in Kinesiology from Michigan State with a specialization in coaching. While at MSU, Pappas worked with the Michigan State men's soccer team, including their run to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16.
 
He owns a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "C", D and E License as well as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced National Diploma.

Nicholas Ryan

Assistant Coach

San Jose State

Division 1

Assistant Coach for the men's varsity soccer team at San Jose State. 

Jake Feener

Goalkeeper Recruiting Coordinator

Seattle

Division 1

Seattle University mens soccer has announced the hiring of Jake Feener as an assistant coach for the 2018 season. Feener, a 2014 graduate, joins Coach Pete Fewings staff.



Feener has been the goalkeeper coach at Oral Roberts for the last three years. He helped the team advance to the 2015 Summit League finals. 



Feener appeared in 51 matches as SUs goalkeeper. As a senior in 2013, he was named All-WAC First Team after leading the nation in saves with 162. The Rocklin, California, native recorded a 1.38 goals against average in 24 starts. Feener compiled an .821 save percentage and five shutouts. He was chosen WAC Tournament MVP, leading the Redhawks to their first WAC Championship title.



For two seasons, Feener played for the Tulsa Roughnecks of the United Soccer League. He started 28 matches and picked up a USL Player of the Week award.



In 2017, Seattle U won its third WAC Championship in the last five years. It won, 3-2 in overtime, at Washington in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Fewing has guided SU to at least 11 wins in each of the last five seasons-one of five Division I programs to achieve the feat

Jonathan Hood

Assistant Coach

Colorado College

Division 3

Jonathan Hood was hired as the men's soccer assistant coach in March of 2018 after coaching for three Seasons at St. Lawrence University.

Prior to joining the Colorado College Coaching staff Hood served as the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at St. Lawrence University where he helped the saints make two NCAA tournament appearances including a sweet 16 appearance in 2015.  In addition to on the field coaching of 1 NSCAA All-American, 4 NSCAA Regional All-Americans, and 25 All League Selections, Hood served as the recruiting coordinator. 

Prior to joining the Saints staff Hood was an assistant at Immaculata University in Pennsylvania. 

Hood also has additional coaching experience at High School and Club Levels. 

Hood graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2010 with a degree in Sports Management. The Rosemont, Pa. native was a three-year letter winner for the mens soccer team and helped the Battling Bishops to three North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championships and three NCAA tournament appearances; reaching the national semifinals as a freshman in 2006.  

Chris Keller

Head Coach

Wabash (IN)

Division 3

Begins his 12th season as the Little Giants' head coach in 2023

Three-time North Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2014, 2017, 2019)

Named Regional Coach of the Year in 2014-2022

 Wabash team earned a sixth consecutive berth to the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament and seventh in ten years under Keller.

Cristian Aleman was named to the 2021 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III All-America Third Team, becoming the first Wabash player to earn All-America honors since 1998. Forty players have earned All-NCAC honors under Keller, with 11 earning all-district or all-region honors.

Michael Tanchevski was named the 2019 NCAC Defensive Player of the Year, earned All-Region and Scholar All-Region honors, and capped his career by earning an NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship.

Came to Wabash from Allegheny College where he served as an assistant coach.

Graduated from the University of the Southwest where he earned a bachelor's of science degree in psychology in 2005. He also earned a master's of science in curriculum and instruction from Southwest in 2009. Keller and his wife, Kate, live in Crawfordsville with their two children.

Chris Koch

Assistant Coach

Stevens Institute of Tech

Division 3

Christopher Koch joined the men's soccer staff in March 2019 after a three-year stint on the sidelines for his alma mater, Washington (Md.) College, after the completion of his career on the pitch for the Shoremen. In Koch's time with the school, WC totaled 22 victories, including 10 victories in the 2016 season when the Shoremen advanced to the Centennial Conference semifinals. During Koch's time on the sidelines, seven players were named All-Centennial Conference.

As a player, Koch was a four-year defenseman for head coach Roy Dunshee, serving as captain in his senior season. During his senior campaign in 2015, Washington College posted its best record since 2003, while holding opponents to 1.24 goals per match. 

The Hadley, Massachusetts native graduated from Washington College in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.

Xavier Tomlin

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Centre

Division 3

Xavier Tomlin has been on the staff at Centre College since the fall of 2019 where he spent the first two seasons as a Volunteer Assistant. He stepped into the full time Assistant role in 2021, helping lead the Colonels to their fourth conference championship in 6 years.

Michael Tringali

Men's Soccer Assistant Coach

Rochester

Division 3

Michael Tringali joined the University of Rochester mens soccer coaching staff during the spring of 2020.
 
He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the River Campus, as he had previously been a player at Division III, participated semi-professionally in the USL Division II and worked as an assistant at multiple Division I programs.
 
Prior to joining the Yellowjackets staff, Tringali served as goalkeeping coach at Northern Illinois University in 2019.  In his lone season at NIU, four Huskies were named to the Mid-American All-Conference team.  In addition, freshman goalkeeper Martin Sanchez was voted the second best mens U20 goalkeeper in the country by Everybody Soccer.  
 
During the 2018 season, Tringali worked as an assistant coach at Virginia Military Institute, and under his tutelage, freshman goalkeeper Broden Schull was named a Southern Conference All-Conference selection.
 
His Division III coaching experience comes from a season assisting the Goucher College mens program in 2017.  While there, he assisted with all aspects of the program, including recruiting, scouting, team travel and player evaluations in addition to being the director of goalkeeping.
 
Tringalis playing experience features a four-year stint with Division III Stevenson University.  He was a team captain his senior season and appeared in 31 total games (25 starts) for the Mustangs.  In goal he had a 1.99 goals against average and had a career save percentage of .734.
 
He graduated from Stevenson with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration in 2017.  He holds a USSF D License and earned his Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma from the NSCAA (Now United Soccer Coaches).

Bill Garno

Head Coach

Rochester Institute of Tech

Division 3

Garno begins his 21st season at the helm of the Rochester Institute of Technology mens soccer team in 2016. In that time, Garno has led the Tigers to three appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament (2000, 2001 and 2004), a spot in the 2011 Liberty League title game and three Empire 8 championships. In 2000 and 2006, Garno earned Empire 8 Coach of the Year honors. Over the past 20 seasons, Garnos teams have compiled a 167-152-34 record (.521). He is one of only two coaches to eclipse the 100-win plateau in RIT mens soccer coaching history, and sits second in wins behind the late Doug May, a member of the RIT Athletics Hall of Fame, whom Garno played for. Under Garnos tutelage, 43 different Tigers earned All-Empire 8 honors from 1999 to 2010. Eight Tigers were named All-Liberty League honors since the Tigers joined the conference in 2011, including Scott Fishel, Gene Sicoli, Raul Silva and Rueben Marquez who were 2015 selections. Garno has coached three different Empire 8 Players of the Year and three Rookies of the Year, along with numerous academic honorees, including Sean Coots who was a 2012 CoSIDA Academic All-Region selection and a NSCAA Academic All-Region honoree. In 2015 Fishel and Luke Dorsey earned CoSIDA Academic All-Region honors. Dorsey was also named the winner of RITs prestigious Ellingson Award for academic excellence. Mike Lawson, who recently had a scholarship named in his honor at RITs National Technical Institute for the Deaf, was a two-time NSCAA Academic All American (2004 & 2005) and a two-time Empire 8 Player of the Year. The Tigers placed eight players on the Liberty League All-Academic squad in 2015. From 1983 to 1986, Garno was a defender for the Tigers, helping RIT to an impeccable 59-8-6 record, four conference titles and four appearances in the NCAA Tournament. After a successful collegiate career at RIT, Garno turned to coaching. Prior to taking over at RIT, he served as an assistant coach at the University of Rochester from 1992 to 1995. Garno is active in the local youth soccer scene, currently coaching for FC Dynamo ROC, and also having coached in the Empire United Soccer Academy, Hilton Heat, and Rochester Junior Rhinos, soccer clubs. He also has served as a head coach for the New York State West Olympic Development Program. A 1988 graduate of RIT, Garno was the Director of the Printing Applications Laboratory in RITs Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies for 21 years before being named the full-time mens soccer coach in Oct., 2012. He lives in Hilton, N.Y., with his wife, Marcey. They have three children, Bailey (23), Ellie (21), and Simon (18), who will begin his first year at RIT in the fall of 2016.  


Bill Garno
Head Coach




Bill Garno begins his 21st season at the helm of the Rochester Institute of Technology mens soccer team in 2016. In that time, Garno has led the Tigers to three appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament (2000, 2001 and 2004), a spot in the 2011 Liberty League title game and three Empire 8 championships. In 2000 and 2006, Garno earned Empire 8 Coach of the Year honors. Over the past 20 seasons, Garnos teams have compiled a 167-152-34 record (.521). He is one of only two coaches to eclipse the 100-win plateau in RIT mens soccer coaching history, and sits second in wins behind the late Doug May, a member of the RIT Athletics Hall of Fame, whom Garno played for. Under Garnos tutelage, 43 different Tigers earned All-Empire 8 honors from 1999 to 2010. Eight Tigers were named All-Liberty League honors since the Tigers joined the conference in 2011, including Scott Fishel, Gene Sicoli, Raul Silva and Rueben Marquez who were 2015 selections. Garno has coached three different Empire 8 Players of the Year and three Rookies of the Year, along with numerous academic honorees, including Sean Coots who was a 2012 CoSIDA Academic All-Region selection and a NSCAA Academic All-Region honoree. In 2015 Fishel and Luke Dorsey earned CoSIDA Academic All-Region honors. Dorsey was also named the winner of RITs prestigious Ellingson Award for academic excellence. Mike Lawson, who recently had a scholarship named in his honor at RITs National Technical Institute for the Deaf, was a two-time NSCAA Academic All American (2004 & 2005) and a two-time Empire 8 Player of the Year. The Tigers placed eight players on the Liberty League All-Academic squad in 2015. From 1983 to 1986, Garno was a defender for the Tigers, helping RIT to an impeccable 59-8-6 record, four conference titles and four appearances in the NCAA Tournament. After a successful collegiate career at RIT, Garno turned to coaching. Prior to taking over at RIT, he served as an assistant coach at the University of Rochester from 1992 to 1995. Garno is active in the local youth soccer scene, currently coaching for FC Dynamo ROC, and also having coached in the Empire United Soccer Academy, Hilton Heat, and Rochester Junior Rhinos, soccer clubs. He also has served as a head coach for the New York State West Olympic Development Program. A 1988 graduate of RIT, Garno was the Director of the Printing Applications Laboratory in RITs Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies for 21 years before being named the full-time mens soccer coach in Oct., 2012. He lives in Hilton, N.Y., with his wife, Marcey. They have three children, Bailey (23), Ellie (21), and Simon (18), who will begin his first year at RIT in the fall of 2016.  

Will Finnie

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Dominican (CA)

Division 2

Will Finnie joined the mens Staff as a volunteer assistant in 2020. Finnie brings experience working with elite youth soccer players in Marin County, in addition to his playing experience. 

Finnie graduated from Dominican University in 2019 and was a goalkeeper for the mens soccer team for two seasons. Finnie accumulated 15 appearances for the Penguins, earning PacWest defender of the week honors in the 2019 season. 

Prior to attending Dominican, Finnie tended the net for College of Marin in Kentfield for two seasons. In his first season, he led the Mariners to their first ever postseason tournament berth and highest ever finish in the Bay Valley Conference, second place. In his second season he led the state in total saves while maintaining an 85% save percentage. 

Today, Finnie lives in San Rafael and continues to coach elite youth teams and goalkeepers at Marin FC and Redwood High School.

Simon Wieschemann

Graduate Assistant

Dallas Baptist

Division 2

My name is Simon Wieschemann, I am a part of the DBU coaching staff since August. Between my own College playing days and now, I have coached high school and club in the US, I lived in Egypt as the director of a youth academy, and I spent half a year in Spain to work for a players agency. College coaching to me is most attractive though because of the professionalism that is involved and the age of the athletes.

Matheus Mantovani

Assistant Coach

Oklahoma Christian

NAIA

My name is Matheus Mantovani, Im 23 years old, been coaching at OC for 2 seasons and its been a really good experience. Before that I played 2 years at EOSC which is a Jr college, then I transferred to OC where I played for another 2 years. On my senior season I won 4 awards (Offensive Player of the week 5; All Conference Team; All Region Team and All Coaches list team) and I was the captain of team.

Mykell Bates

Head Coach

Santa Clara

Division 1

I was a volunteer coach for a year before moving to an assistant role here at Santa Clara University.



Prior to working with Santa Clara University, I coached (and still) coach at Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club (MVLASC) located in the bay area for 5 years.  I also coached U17s for Silicon Valley Soccer Academy (SVSA) located in Redwood City, Ca in 2017/2018. 



Prior to coaching I was drafted by Toronto FC in 2012 in the second round.  I was fortunate enough to play all four years at Santa Clara University from 2008-2011.  I was selected All West Coast Conference First team for both 2010 and 2011 season. 



I was fortunate enough to captain the U-17 US Men's National Team in the 2007 U17 Fifa World Cup held in South Korea. 



I have a bachelor's in Marketing from Santa Clara University in 2012 and a Masters in Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology) from San Jose State University in 2015.

Marc Colwell

Head Coach

Illinois Tech

NAIA

Colwell just completed his twelfth season with the Illinois Tech soccer program and also serves as the department's Senior Associate Director of Athletics. Colwell begins his ninth season as head coach of the men's soccer team.  
Colwell, a native of South Bend, Indiana, was assistant women's coach for Saint Mary's College in 2009 and assistant men's soccer and goalkeeper coach Bethel College in 2008. The Pilots advanced to the NAIA National Tournament that season. He was also the Assistant Director of Coaching for the Junior Irish Soccer Club for three seasons.
Prior to that, Colwell was head coach for both the men's and women's teams at NCAA DIII Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, for five seasons. At Lakeland, Colwell guided the women's team to two NCAA Tournament appearances, three conference tournament championships and three regular season conference championships in five seasons.
Before Lakeland, Colwell served as the Assistant Mens and Womens Soccer Coach at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. During the 2000-01 Season the women advanced to NAIA Regional Semi-finals and were ranked 10th in the nation. The mens team finished 13-5-2. Colwell began his coaching career as Assistant Mens Soccer Coach at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana from 1998-2000. Earlham was a Division III National Tournament participant in 1998 and set school record for wins in a season in 1999 with a 16-3-1 record.
He holds his USSF B, NSCAA Advanced National, NSCAA Youth National, and his Scottish Football Association B License.

Harlan Milder

Assistant coach

Doane

NAIA

Coach Milder joined the Doane University coaching staff in the spring of 2019. He brings a great wealth of knowledge to the program with more than 30 years of coaching experience, both at the club level and high school level.

Most recently, he served as the head coach at Lincoln Pius X High School where his teams won two state championships and finished with two runner-up finishes. He has served as a club coach in both Omaha and Lincoln as well as serving as a coach for the Nebraska Olympic Development program.

Milder is a nationally licensed coach by the USSF and NSCAA. He has also served as an instructor for the Nebraska State Soccer Association.

Josh Oldroyd

Assistant Coach

Pittsburgh

Division 1

Josh Oldroyd enters his first season as assistant coach for the Pitt mens soccer team in 2023. Oldroyd will work with the Panthers goalkeepers.
 
Oldroyd comes to Pittsburgh following five successful seasons as assistant coach at the University of Kentucky where he worked with the Wildcats goalkeepers.
 
The 2022 campaign was another impressive year for the Wildcats as they posted a 15-1-5 overall record while going 5-0-3 in Sun Belt Conference games while earning their first Sun Belt Tournament title and earning the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament. After advancing to their third straight NCAA Championship Sweet 16, the Wildcats fell 2-1 to Pitt for their lone loss of the season.
 
Under Oldroyds tutelage, true freshman goalkeeper Casper Mols put together one of the best seasons between the pipes in program history as he earned First Team All-America honors to go along with Sun Belt Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and All-Sun Belt Conference Tournament team. The Aabernaa, Denmark native finished off his first season with a 11-1-4 overall record, a 0.76 goals-against average, .700 save percentage and seven shutouts. Overall during the 2022 season, the Wildcats goalkeepers allowed just 16 goals across 23 games.
 
The 2021 season was one to remember for Kentucky as Oldroyd helped lead the Wildcats to their second C-USA Tournament championship title in program history after defeating Florida Atlantic in an overtime thriller. Kentucky then went on to its fourth NCAA Championship Sweet 16 appearance.
 
Kentuckys award haul in 2021 was nothing short of impressive. The Wildcats landed three players on the All-C-USA First Team, one on the Second Team, three on the Third Team, two on the All-Freshman Team, and four on the All-Tournament Team. Goalkeeper Jan Hoffelner was named the C-USA Goalkeeper of the Year and earned the Golden Boot Award, while he joined Luis Grassow and Marcel Meinzer on the USCA All-Region First Team.

Under Oldroyd, Hoffelner became the third UK player to ever earn United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-American in 2021. Hoffelner was also a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and concluded the season as the NCAA Division I outright leader in goals-against average (.417), also tied for first with 12 shutouts.

During an extended 2020 season, Oldroyd helped guide the Wildcats to the third NCAA Championship Sweet 16 appearance in school history, marking the second such appearance in the last three seasons. Between the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters, redshirt senior Aimé Mabika was selected with the 26th pick in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft by Inter Miami FC. One week prior, Kalil ElMedkhar signed a two-year contract with FC Dallas after his Homegrown Rights were acquired from the Philadelphia Union.

At the conclusion of the spring, Mabika earned United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region honors and six Wildcats received C-USA postseason accolades, including first-team All-C-USA performer and C-USA Co-Midfielder of the Year Marcel Meinzer. Redshirt junior Leon Jones earned first-team All-C-USA and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region distinction before embarking on his professional career with Dunfermline Athletic FC in his home country of Scotland.

In 2019, Oldroyd helped lead Kentucky to an NCAA Tournament victory at home for the second consecutive season with a 2-1 overtime victory over Loyola Chicago. Four Wildcats received United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region recognition, while seven earned Conference USA honors at the end of the season. Mabika was named C-USA Player of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American.

Oldroyd was part of UKs United Soccer Coaches Southeast Region Staff of the Year as the Wildcats marched to one of the most historic seasons in program history in 2018. The Wildcats enjoyed a record-setting fall that year, winning both the C-USA regular season and tournament title, setting the school record for wins (19), reaching the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, going 5-1 against top-25 opponents, and welcoming multiple 3,000-plus crowds to The Bell.

Working with the teams goalkeepers, Oldroyd helped Enrique Facusse earn United Soccer Coaches All-America honors in 2018. Overall, three Wildcats JJ Williams (First Team), Facusse (Second Team) and Mabika (Third Team) were named All-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches for the 2018 season. Williams was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, the highest individual award in college soccer, as he went on to sign a Generation Adidas Contract and be a first-round pick of Columbus Crew in the MLS SuperDraft.

Facusse was also named All-Region for the second year in a row as well as first-team All-C-USA. His .49 goals-against average ranked fourth nationally and his .84 save percentage ranked 12th in Division I. Facusse also led the nation in shutouts.

Oldroyd joined the UK staff after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Evansville where the Purple Aces went a combined 21-16-5. His main duties involved training the teams goalkeepers as well as working with the overall defensive strategy and scouting. 

He worked at Lindsey Wilson College as an assistant coach prior to joining the Evansville staff where he helped the Blue Raiders to a NAIA National Tournament berth in 2016.

Prior to beginning his coaching career, Oldroyd enjoyed a stellar playing career at Bryan College in the NAIA. The Leeds, England, native was a three-time all-league honoree, capping his senior season with the Appalachian Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year award. During his time with the Lions, he helped the team claim both a regular season and tournament crown.

Before his move to the United States, Oldroyd spent time with Altofts FC in West Yorkshire, England, and played a part in the clubs U19 squad lifting the Northern Alliance Premier League title in 2011. He also competed with the Leeds United FC academy as well as with NEW College Pontefract.

Michael D'Arrigo

Assistant Coach

Cal-San Diego

Division 1

Michael D'Arrigo is in his 4rd season with the UCSD Tritons. He has over a decade of coaching experience. He is also the Technical Director and Director of Goalkeeping at SD Force FC. Previous schools and clubs he has coached for include Paradise Valley Community College, Miramar Community College, Phoenix Rush, San Diego Surf, San Diego Soccer Club, Scripps Ranch Soccer Club, Matrix SC, RSF Attack Soccer Club, and SD Force, and runs his own goalkeeper training business where he works with over 150+ players.

He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of San Diego where he was a four-year starter for the Toreros. D'Arrigo is in the top 10 in numerous statistical categories and also went to the Elite-8 in 2012. After graduating he spent time playing professionally for the New England Revolution (MLS) and Arizona United now Phoenix rising (USL-PRO). As a youth, Michel won several State, Regional, and National Championships with Real Salt Lake, Cisco SC, Catalina Foothills HS, and the U18 USMNT.

Jamie Cleland

Assistant Coach (Goalkeepers)

Delaware

Division 1

Jamie Cleland began his first season as an assistant coach on the Delaware men's soccer staff during the 2022 season.

Cleland serves as the Blue Hens goalkeepers coach after spending the last three seasons in the same role at Monmouth University.

Cleland achieved great success in coaching the Blue Hens' goalkeepers in 2023. Clelands ability to succeed with multiple personnel in net was quite apparent. The assistant coach featured three different goalkeepers throughout the season as the result of injuries, having success with all of them. Each goalkeeper finished with at least one win and one tie. On average, Blue Hens goalkeeping only allowed 1.77 goals per game. Combined, the Hens goalies combined for 49 saves, which resulted in a 59% save rate. The Hens also shut out opponents in three matches. Clelands work with the goaltenders and team as a whole heavily contributed to the Hens nine-win season as well as moving onto the semi-finals in the CAA Tournament.

Cleland helped guide Monmouth to one of the best seasons in program history in the spring of 2021. The Hawks won the MAAC Championship as the No. 6 seed, and defeated Bowling Green in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. By the end of the season, Monmouth was receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and had an RPI as high as nine. The team won four straight road games en route to the conference championship, including a victory at No. 1 Quinnipiac. Under Cleland's guidance, Sean Murray was tabbed the MAAC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.

Monmouth won eight matches last fall, and advanced to the MAAC Tournament Semifinals. Murray led the conference with a 1.06 goals against average while earning Second Team All-MAAC recognition.

Cleland has also been the director of goalkeeping at TSF Academy in Lincoln Park, N.J. during the last two years. Additionally, he previously served as head goalkeeper coach at Cedar Stars Academy and Arsenal Soccer Schools USA.

Cleland was a two-year starter at St. Peters University, where he earned his degree in sports management in May, 2017.

Conner Golley

St. Bonaventure

Division 1

My name is Conner Golley and I am currently the Goalkeeper Coach at St. Bonaventure University. Before St. Bonaventure I played four years of collegiate soccer at Gannon University.

Brendan Ujvary

Assistant Coach

Hamilton

Division 3

Ujvary is in his second year as an assistant coach for the Hamilton College men's soccer program. He was an assistant with the Utica College men's team in 2013 and 2014.
Ujvary helped guide the Pioneers to a pair of Empire 8 playoff appearances, including the program's first trip to the championship game in 2013. Utica players received eight all-conference team honors and one Empire 8 rookie of the year award during his time at the school. Ujvary recently obtained his National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Diploma.
Prior to Utica, Ujvary coached youth soccer from the Hudson Valley to Long Island. His time spent with Coerver Soccer Coaching and the Long Island Rough Riders ages U10 to U13 was a great experience.
Ujvary played college soccer at SUNY New Paltz. The defender appeared in 53 games with 41 starts over the course of three seasons. As a senior, he helped lead the Hawks to the SUNYAC quarterfinals in 2011. Ujvary was a member of the Dean's List all four years, made the NSCAA all-academic team and represented the soccer program on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Ujvary graduated with a degree in adolescent education with a specialization in social studies and a geography minor. He also has a master's degree in special education from Utica. He is from Kings Park, N.Y., and played soccer at Kings Park High School.

Joe Clarke

Head Coach

Washington U.-St. Louis

Division 3

Clarke, the head coach at Saint Louis University for 14 years, was named Washington U.'s sixth men's soccer coach in May 1997 and begins his 19th season with the Bears in 2015.
Clarke has guided the WU men's soccer team to 17 winning seasons during his tenure on the Danforth Campus, and he has won at least 11 games in 11 of those campaigns. He has mentored four individuals to National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America honors, as well as four Academic All-Americans during his career at Washington U.
In 2012, Clarke led a young team, who endured injuries to several key players along the way, to a 10-5-2 record and a share of the University Athletic Association (UAA) title for the second year in a row. The Bears also made their third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Bears' 2013 squad finished 10-4-3 overall, marking the fourth straight 10+ win season. Clarke became the 17th active coach in NCAA men's soccer to reach 400 career wins with Washington U.'s 3-0 win at Principia Oct. 24, 2013.
In 2011, the Bears posted a 15-4-1 record, securing the program's ninth straight winning season and the second-most single-season wins under Clarke's guidance. The Bears also advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row, falling 1-0 to eventual national champion Ohio Wesleyan University.
In 2010, Washington U. started the year with a 10-0-2 record, marking the program's best start to a season since 1979. Clarke earned 2010 NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year accolades for the first time in his career.
In 2007, the Bears won 16 matches and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinal for the first time since 1995. The 16 victories are the most under Clarke and the squad's highest win total since that 1995 season. In addition to piloting the Bears to their most successful season in 12 years, Clarke was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame Sept. 13, 2007.
Washington U. qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2006 for the 17th time in school history, but the first since 1999. WU finished the season with a 12-4-2 overall record; the Red and Green rallied from an 0-2 start in conference play to finish 4-2-1 for second place in the UAA.
Clarke wasted little time building on Washington U.'s storied soccer tradition. He quickly fused his 1997 team into a formidable unit that advanced to the NCAA regional final falling to eventual national champion Wheaton College. The Bears finished his first year with a 14-6 ledger.
In 1998, Clarke guided Washington U. back to the NCAA Tournament with an 11-7-2 record. In 1999, the Bears captured their first UAA crown under Clarke and advanced to the regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament. In 2000, Clarke led the Bears to an 11-7 record and a third-place finish in the UAA, and in 2001, Clarke guided the Bears to an 11-4-2 overall record.
Over the course of his 31-year career, Clarke has led his teams to 10-plus wins 27 times. Since he came to the Danforth Campus, the Bears have made eight NCAA Tournament appearances.
During his 14-year tenure (1983-96) with the Billikens, Clarke produced a 205-74-30 record for a .712 winning percentage. Only two of his 14 clubs failed to make the NCAA Tournament. His 1991 squad finished 20-2-2 and made the NCAA Final Four, losing to eventual champion Virginia. It was the Billikens' first appearance in the national semifinals since 1974, when Clarke was a junior on the Billiken soccer team.
Clarke coached several All-Americans at Saint Louis, including 1995 Missouri Athletic Club National Player of the Year, Matt McKeon. He was named either a conference or region coach of the year three times with the Billikens. In his last six years with the Billikens, Clarke guided SLU to four league championships, including three in the Great Midwest Conference and one in Conference-USA.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Clarke grew up playing in the youth soccer leagues of St. Louis. He graduated to the playing fields of McBride and Normandy High Schools before enrolling at Saint Louis University in 1972, where he graduated with a degree in marketing in 1976.
With the Billikens, Clarke helped Saint Louis U. capture NCAA national championships in 1972 and 1973. A defender, he earned All-America honors in 1975.
Clarke's playing and academic careers were far from over after his collegiate days at Saint Louis. He went on to play for the St. Louis Stars and California Surf of the now-defunct NASL. Clarke earned his law degree at Pepperdine University while with the Surf.
A seven-year professional career came full circle when Clarke returned home to play for the St. Louis Steamers. Following his final pro season with the Steamers in 1982, Clarke was given the opportunity to coach at his alma mater following the retirement of hall-of-famer Harry Keough after the 1982 season.

Bryan Kim

Assistant Coach

Carleton (MN)

Division 3

Bryan Kim '20 started working with the Carleton goalkeepers during the 2021 season. His top highlight on the playing field came in the finals of the 2018 MIAC Playoffs. The Knights played Augsubrg to a 1-1 draw, and Kim stopped a pair of shots as Carleton prevailed 4-3 in the shootout to advance to the NCAA Championships.

- #1 across all of NCAA DIII Men's Soccer for GAA and Save % in 2023
- Head Coach Bob Carlson named MIAC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year in 2023
- MIAC Titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2021)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (2008, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2023)
- Nationally Ranked (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2023) 
- 16 consecutive MIAC Playoff appearances (2007-present; longest active streak and MIAC record)
- 24 consecutive Team Academic awards (1999-present; longest active streak across all NCAA men's soccer divisions)

Scott Martin

Assistant Coach

Pfeiffer

Division 2

Scott Martin is in his 4th season as the men's soccer assistant coach at Pfeiffer University.

With over a decade of coaching experience at the youth club ranks, he returns to the college game for the first time since 2015. Previously a member of John Keating's staff at Belmont Abbey College, Martin was a first-team assistant and led the reserve team program.

Martins's soccer career and exposure to the top levels of the game received a boost when he joined Total Football Analysis as a tactical analyst.

Since joining TFA in September 2019, he has made a meteoric climb to senior status, featuring in the magazine each month and working on many client projects, including for EPL, MLS, and A-League clubs.

In addition to coaching and Total Football Analysis content, Martin was also a Match Analyst for Vélez Club de Fútbol for three years, helping them earn promotion from the Spanish Tercera División to the Segunda División RFEF. His time at Vélez CF has also included contributions to the scouting department.

Martin has also published and edited soccer books. His initial contribution to a publication was taking the lead in the "Real Madrid: Preseason Soccer Prospectus 2020/21" project.

Since then, he has penned "Revitalizing Real Madrid: The Tactics and Stats behind Zinedine Zidane's Success" and co-authored "The Soccer Parenting Handbook: Help Your Kids Get Better While Keeping Your Sanity" with Chris Mumford, a UNC-Chapel Hill professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Martin is also a co-founder of The Football Legacy Magazine, which relives the performances of legendary teams through a tactical lens.

While playing philosophies and tactical systems are his soccer passions, it's supporting his players and helping them develop on and off the field that drives his coaching.

Martin believes that culture is the primary driver of performance, which requires close attention to leadership development, identifying internal motivations, and crafting a supportive, yet competitive environment.

Martin currently holds his USSF B License and is an IPSO Foundations of Football Scouting certificate holder. He has experience consulting national and professional teams, as well as top D1s.

Steve Cahill

Assistant Coach

Regis (CO)

Division 2

GRADUATE STUDENT (2022)

Played in 14 games and started eight times

Was on the field for 779 minutes including all 90 five times

Named CAA Defensive Player of the Week following a 0-0 draw vs. NC State and 1-0 win over Northeastern

Contributed an assist vs. UNC Asheville

 SENIOR (2021)

Appeared in 15 contests and started 14

Third on the team in minutes played with 1231

JUNIOR (Spring 2021)

Played and started in seven of eight games

Ranked fourth on the team with 632 minutes of action

SOPHOMORE (2019)

Played in 13 games with 12 starts and logged 922 minutes

Had an assist vs. Northeastern


FRESHMAN (2018)

Played in 14 games with nine starts and played a total of 693 minutes

Contributed his first career assist in a win over Winthrop


INTERNATIONAL PLAY

Played for Ipswich Town F.C. Academy for five years