Sean Hughes

Associate Head Coach

Marquette

Division 1

Hughes took the Maryville mens soccer program to new heights in 2015 with a single-season record for wins at the Division II level and the most shutouts in a season in program history. In the three seasons prior as full-time assistant at Quincy, Hughes helped the program to a combined record of 48-9-8 with two Great Lakes Valley Conference championships and an NCAA Final Four appearance. In his final season with Quincy in 2014, the team finished with a 21-2-2 overall record and the No. 3 ranking in the NSCAA top-25 poll.  During his time at Quincy, Hughes coached four All-Americans, two Academic All-Americans, two GLVC Freshmen of the Year, two GLVC Defensive Players of the Year, one GLVC Offensive Player of the Year, the GLVC Mens Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and more than 20 all-conference players.   The Blackburn, England native enjoyed a standout career in his home country where he played for the youth teams for Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Preston North End and Bury FC. He played in the prestigious FA Youth Cup for Bury FC in 2003 and represented the Great Britain Catholic Schoolboys U-16 squad in Spain.   Hughes traveled to the United States and began his collegiate playing career at Northeastern State (Okla.) University. He led the Riverhawks in goals and points in each of his two seasons before transferring to Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, where he started in every game from 2009-10.   After graduating from Cardinal Stritch, Hughes played one season for Whitsunday Miners FC in the Australian Soccer League second division. He helped the 2011 team record its highest finish in the league standings. The next season, Hughes played for Crewesadors FC futsal team in the UEFA English Regional North League in 2012.   Hughes earned his bachelor of arts degree in sports management from Cardinal Stritch in 2010 and completed his MBA from Quincy in May 2014. He and his wife, Danielle, and their son, George, currently reside in Glendale.

Joey Blasetti

Assistant Coach

Columbia (NY)

Division 1

Joey Blasetti is in his first year as an assistant coach on the Columbia men's soccer staff. Blasetti was hired in August of 2022 after serving as the assistant and goalkeeper coach at the College of Mount Saint Vincent since January of 2021.

Blasetti helped coach Mount Saint Vincent to the 2021 Skyline Conference Championship. On the way to the title, the Dolphins posted a record of 14-2-2, 9-1-1 Skyline, winning the schools first conference title in mens soccer. The Mount defeated No. 1 seed Manhattanville, 2-0, in the championship game, rolling into the NCAA Tournament with nine consecutive wins.

Blasetti brings coaching experience from multiple NCAA levels, the semi-pro ranks, club and high school. He has served as the assistant for the Westchester Flames in USL 2, Iona College, NY Cosmos Academy and Rye Country Day School. At all of those stops, Blasetti specialized with goalkeepers, overseeing tactical and technical development, conducting daily training sessions, breaking down film and teaching the physical and mental skills to succeed.

On the playing circuit, Blasetti was a collegiate goalkeeper for Adelphi University in 2016. He went on to play semi-professionally for FC Bruchsal in Germany. Those experiences took him on to Westchester United in the UPSL and the aforementioned Westchester Flames.

Blasetti holds a Bachelor of Science in recreation education from Lehman College. He currently resides in Yonkers.

Brian Bouhl

Assistant Coach

Georgetown

Division 1

Brian Bouhl joined the Hoyas in 2018 as the volunteer assistant coach.  He comes to the Hilltop from Coastal Carolina University. Bouhl assists in all aspects of the program, with primary responsibility on coaching the Hoya goalkeepers and managing the sport science program.




 


Bouhl spent the past three seasons at the University of Kentucky where he was the director of operations for mens soccer.  There he worked with all aspects of the program focusing on team operations including training, sport science, travel and camps. During that time, the Wildcats made NCAA tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016, including a program-first No. 16 seed in 2016.




 


While in Lexington, Bouhl was a staff coach with Lexington FC for five years, coaching the 1999 and 2001 boys age groups, as well as coaching goalkeepers for the club.




 


He began his coaching career at Centre College in 2014 as an assistant coach.  At Centre, Bouhl coached the goalkeepers while also managing the squads daily schedule from training to equipment and social media.




 


Bouhl also spent time coaching in the PDL with Myrtle Beach Mutiny and Derby City Rovers.




 


A native of Louisville, Kentucky, he earned a bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Kentucky. He holds his United States Soccer Federation (USSF) E License as well as the United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Diploma 1.




 


Bouhl resides in the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Ryan Sandell

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Pennsylvania

Division 1

Ryan Sandell is in his first year on the men's soccer staff at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Penn, Ryan was the first assistant at Muhlenberg College in 2020, and was the goalkeeper coach at Drexel University in 2018. In 2019, Ryan played overseas in Sweden, and Northern Ireland. As a college player at Elizabethtown College, Ryan was a First Team All-Conference Selection, and NSCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team selection, as well as helping Etown to a third conference final in four years,  and an NCAA tournament appearance and first round win.

Jacob Wilson

Assistant Coach

Cal-Berkeley

Division 1

Jacob Wilson returned to his alma mater when he joined the Cal mens soccer coaching staff in 2016 as an assistant coach under former Cal head coach Kevin Grimes - who mentored Wilson when the latter was a Golden Bears player.

Jake has played in all levels of soccer (Recreational, competitive club, high school, Division 1 college--Cal, semi-pro--PDL and NPSL, and professionally) He has a great understanding of what it means.

Jake has played in all levels of soccer: Recreational, competitive club, high school, Division 1 college--Cal, semi-pro--PDL and NPSL, and professionally) He has a great understanding of what it means to be successful in the soccer world. He is passionate about raising the level of soccer in the bay area and around the US, and that starts with the youth and getting involved in the community. He is coaching a U11 boys team at Lamorinda Soccer Club as well as being the Head Assistant Coach at Cal.

Achievements include:

2004-2009: Cal Mens Soccer

2 time pac-10 champions, 3 NCAA tournament appearances

Team captain 2008 and 2009 seasons

2010-2014: Professional Soccer Player

2014 spVgg Bayern Hof, Germany

2013-2014: Vasas FC Budapest, Hungary - Leading goal scorer

2012-2013: C.D. Feirense, Portugal

2010-2012: SV Germania 90 Schoeneiche, Germany-Leading goal scorer

Scott Krotee

Assistant Coach

Saint Joseph's (PA)

Division 1

Scott Krotee wrapped up his fourth season as a volunteer assistant coach on the Saint Josephs mens soccer staff in Fall 2017. Krotees primary responsibility is working with SJUs goalkeepers.

From 2016-17, Krotee coached goalkeeper Greg O'Connell to three Philadelphia Soccer Six Defender of the Week honors and two Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week honors in a pair of seasons in which O'Connell recorded nine wins and seven shutouts in 34 appearances. Under Krotee's direction and in just two seasons as SJU's primary goalkeeper, O'Connell broke into SJU's all-time top ten in career goals against average (1.54), career saves (150, through 35 career matches), and career shutouts (7).

From 2014-15, Krotee coached goalkeeper Bobby Edwards to 2014 Philadelphia Soccer Six All-Rookie Team honors, as well as six weekly accolades between the A-10 and Philadelphia Soccer Six. Additionally, Krotee coached O'Connell to Philadelphia Soccer Six Defender of the Week honors after the sophomore's first collegiate appearance in 2015.

Previously, Krotee played professionally for four years. In 2015 and 2016, he was ranked among the "Top 100 American Goalkeepers Prospects for the 2018 World Cup."

Most recently, he was the goalkeeper for the Harrisburg Heat out of the Major Arena Soccer League. In 2015-16, he played 10 matches totaling 194 saves in 578:55 for a .721 save percentage. In 2014-15, Krotee played one full match, making 13 saves, before suffering a season-ending injury.

Prior to the Heat, Krotee signed with MLS's Columbus Crew USL Pro affiliate club Dayton Dutch Lions on June 2, 2014 and appeared in one match over the course of that season.

From 2013-14, Krotee competed for the Pennsylvania Roar of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In nine games with the Roar, he posted a .706 save percentage in 346:34 to earn MISL All-Rookie Team accolades.

In 2012, Krotee made appearances with Reading United AC, the MLSs Philadelphia Union player-development partner, in the Premier Development League, with whom he posted a 0.55 goals-against average in 165 minutes in net.

Krotee enjoyed a decorated four-year career as a Division I goalkeeper at Gardner-Webb University from 2008-12. Krotee ranked fifth nationally in total saves (107) and sixth nationally in saves per game (5.94) in his senior season and led the Big South in shutouts as a junior. He graduated with school records for lowest career goals-against average (1.39) and lowest single-season goals-against average (1.10).

A 2012 College Sports Madness All-Big South Preseason Second Team selection, the senior captain was twice named to the Soccer For A Cure All-Tournament Team and earned 2011 Big South Conference Championship All-Tournament Team honors. In 2008, he received the inaugural Wilson Soccer Alumni Association Scholarship and was a member of the Disney Soccer Showcase National Championship squad.

Krotee spent three seasons with Reading United AC U-20 from 2006-09. Prior to that, he was a member of the Olympics Development Program First Team (USA EPYSA) from 2002-04.

Krotee earned his masters degree in international marketing from Saint Joseph's University in Fall 2015. He earned his undergraduate degree in Health/Wellness from Gardner-Webb University in May 2012.

Flo Liu

Assistant Coach

Drexel

Division 1

Flo Liu begins his fourth season as assistant on Coach Dave Castellanos' staff in 2024. Liu comes to the program after a stint as the assistant men's soccer coach at St. John's.

Liu helped guide the Red Storm to a 14-5-1 record and a trip to the NCAA Sweet Sixteens in 2019 with St.Johns. The Red Storm was as high as no.1 in RPI during the season. After receiving a first-round bye, the team won in the second round against Syracuse but lost in the third round to No. 1 Virginia.

Before his time with St. John's, Liu worked as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C. from 2016 to 2018. During Liu's time with the Blue Hose, he helped turn a last-placed RPI team into conference champions in 2017, defeating top-seeded High Point on penalty kicks to clinch the first NCAA bid in program history.
 
A native of Richmond, British Columbia, Liu played at University of Connecticut where he helped UConn to two NCAA quarterfinal appearances in 2011 and 2012, he was part of a defense that set a school record with 16 shutouts in 2011.
  
In 2013, Liu had a brief playing spell in Germany, including training with Eintracht Frankfurt of German Bundesliga. 
 
Liu holds a USSF B License and assists with all aspects of the program.

Tyler Madeira

Assistant Coach

Muhlenberg

Division 3

Two-time all-conference forward Tyler Madeira joined the Muhlenberg men's soccer coaching staff for the 2021 season. Since his arrival at Muhlenberg, the Mules have won an ECAC Championship as well as a Centennial Conference Championship in back-to-back seasons.

Madeira played four years at Bloomsburg University, finishing his career with 39 points on 17 goals and 5 assists. He earned a spot on the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference team twice, making the second team as a junior and the first team as a senior. Madeira led the Huskies with 10 goals in 2018, becoming the first Bloomsburg player in 15 years to record a hat trick. 

Teddy Kolesnikov

Assistant Coach

DePauw

Division 3

Joined the DePauw staff as assistant men's soccer coach in February 2024.

PRIOR TO DEPAUW
Served as head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach for the Anderson High School Men's Soccer team in 2023
.As the assistant varsity coach, Anderson High School's team finished the 2023 season as ECC Champions and OHSAA District Champions.
Earned a bachelor's degree in finance at Lake Forest College in 2022.
While at Lake Forest College he was captain in 2022, leading the team to MWC regular season and conference tournament championships.
Played in and captained the team in their NCAA tournament match in 2022, which was the program's first appearance since 2017.
Named second-team All-Midwest Conference and CSC Academic All-District in 2022.
Led the team in assists, starts, and appearances in 2022.
Played for West Virginia United in the summer of 2021 and Dayton Dutch Lions FC in the summer of 2022. Both programs are in USL League 2, which is the highest pre-professional soccer league in the United States.
Played for Kings Hammer SC U23 in 202 and Northern Kentucky Nitro in 2023.
Currently playing for Northern Kentucky Nitro in the Premier Arena Soccer League

Travis Wall

Head Coach

Kenyon

Division 3

Wall, the former 2011 National Player of the Year at Ohio Wesleyan and native of Columbus, Ohio, takes command of the Owls after serving four seasons as head coach at St. Olaf College, an NCAA Division III institution in Northfield, Minnesota. 

At Saint Olaf, Wall led one of the most impressive four-year turnarounds in NCAA Division III mens soccer, transforming a program that was 4-13-1 and 5-13 in the two seasons preceding his arrival. In his first year, he led the team to a 9-9 regular season and an appearance in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) playoffs for the first time in five years. After being picked to finish eighth in the preseason coaches poll and going 2-8 in conference play the year prior, the Oles took sixth place with a 5-5 record, marking the largest year-to-year improvement in the conference. 

After the COVID-19 pandemic canceled his second season in charge, the Oles reappeared as a new team in 2021. He guided St. Olaf to a 19-3-1 record, the MIAC regular-season title, and an appearance in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. He was named both the 2021 MIAC Coach of the Year and the 2021 United Soccer Coaches Region IX Staff of the Year. The 2021 Oles had a top-10 scoring offense and two players named to All-America teams. They tied for the most wins in the country while also orchestrating a 15-game winning streak, which tied for the longest in the country. The Oles reached a national ranking as high as No. 10.

In 2022, the Oles went 15-5-2, won the MIAC Tournament, and made another showing in the NCAA Tournament. The Oles navigated the nations hardest non-conference strength of schedule and again were a top-10 scoring offense in NCAA DIII. Two more players were named to All-America teams after another strong season, and the Oles became one of only five teams in the country to make return trips to the NCAA Sweet 16.

Walls teams had two players named MIAC Rookie of the Year, two MIAC Offensive Players of the Year, eight All-Region players, one Academic All-American, and three players named All-Americans for four total selections. His St. Olaf teams compiled a record of 43-18-3 (.695) and a conference record of 22-7-1 (.750), and the 34 combined wins over the 2021 and 2022 seasons tied for fifth-most in NCAA DIII.

Prior to his time at St. Olaf, Wall was assistant coach for two years and associate head coach for two more years at Ohio Wesleyan. During that span, he recruited three North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Newcomers of the Year, and the Battling Bishops made the NCAA Tournament three times.

Wall also carries three seasons of high-level club coaching experience as the head coach of the U19 Ohio Premier Soccer Club Green team and was named the 2018 United Soccer Coaches Midwest Regional Coach of the Year. In 2018, he led the team to the U19 ECNL National Championship with a team that had eight members sign to play for Division I programs, including Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) National Player of the Year Luke Kiley. The team finished fifth at the US Youth Soccer (USYS) Nationals in 2017 and was a semifinalist in 2016.

In 2014, Wall served as the Director of Soccer Operations at NCAA DI Xavier University. The Musketeers went 15-6-2 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. At Xavier, he worked with the 2014 Big East Staff of the Year during a season where the Musketeers set program records for wins, shutouts, and goals against average.

During his collegiate playing days, Wall was a two-time first-team All-American, captain of Ohio Wesleyans 2011 national championship team, and the 2011 NSCAA National Player of the Year. As a senior, Wall finished fifth in the country in points (53), ninth in goals (19), and fourth in assists (15) as a member of the third-highest-scoring team in the country. Over his four-year career at OWU, Walls teams went a combined 78-11-5 (.856). He was named to the NCACs All-Decade Team and, after taking his place among Ohio Wesleyans top-five all-time career leaders in goals (49), assists (36), and points (134), was inducted into the universitys Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022 joining both his siblings Sarah and Tyler who were both standouts for the Battling Bishops soccer teams. Following his college career, Wall played two years of professional soccer for Minnesota United FC in 2012 and 2013 in the North American Soccer League.

Tj Kostecky

Head Coach

Bard

Division 3

TJ Kostecky arrived at Bard in July of 2019.

He came to Bard after 20 years as the head coach at Div. I LIU-Brooklyn, where he led the Blackbirds to the 2018 NCAA Tournament in his final season there. During his tenure there, he won three Northeast Conference titles, made three NCAA Tournament appearances and was the NEC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.

As successful as his teams have been on the pitch, Kosteckys squads were also devoted in the classroom. His 2003 & 2012 teams posted the highest team grade point average in the nation. The 2008 & 2015 squads was awarded the NEC Team Academic Award for posting the highest GPA among mens soccer teams in the conference. The 2011 & 2013 teams were distinguished by the conference with the NEC Sportsmanship Award.

Kostecky has a proven track record of rebuilding programs, having engineered successful turnarounds at each of his prior coaching stops. Prior to LIU, he took over an Appalachian State program in Boone, N.C., that had suffered four consecutive losing seasons prior to Kosteckys hiring in 1998. In his only season at the school, he led the Mountaineers to a 13-8 mark in 1998, marking the best first-year record for a coach in the programs history of over 40 years. For his efforts, he was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year.

Kostecky arrived in Boone following a successful run as head coach and director of athletics at Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C., from 1994-97. He was handed the reins of a program that had suffered eight straight losing seasons before he led the team to a 46-25-7 record and captured two Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference championships. Kostecky was named CVAC Coach of the Year in 1997 and mentored one All-American and nine all-conference honorees during his tenure.

He began his collegiate coaching career at New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he led the Highlanders from 1988-93. NJIT compiled a 67-37-11 mark in his six years, capturing conference championships in 1991 and 1992 and making four ECAC postseason trips. Kosteckys accomplishments at NJIT came in his native New Jersey, where he starred scholastically at Woodbridge Township High School.

Tactically, Kosteckys attacking practice sessions involve a system called Vision Training that he and business partner Len Bilous developed several years ago. This method helps players make smart, well-informed decisions by improving their field vision.

A featured clinician around the world, Kostecky conducted a coaching seminar in Masku, Finland, in March of 2005 on Vision Training. In early 2005, he released a video under the same name for players and coaches to use. Since its release, it has become one of the most requested coaching video's in the country and abroad.


TJ is currently finishing up a self-help book through Benbella books publishing  that's set to be released in the winter of 2023. The title of the book is "Eyes up! A soccer guru's guide to scoring big in the game of life". 

Throughout his career, Kostecky has been an instrumental figure in facilitating the growth of soccer in America. From 1987-94 he was a coach for New Jerseys Olympic Development Team and was responsible for the training and selection of the states top players for the United States National Team. When he accepted his post at Pfeiffer, he filled a similar role with North Carolinas Olympic Development squad. Several of the players he mentored have played succeeded at the international level, including former U.S. National Team captain Claudio Reyna, and moved onto professional leagues such as Major League Soccer.

Kostecky has also worked with U.S. Mens and Womens National Team members, including Julie Foudy, a captain of the 1999 Womens World Cup Champions. He conducted an instructional clinic for inner city children at the 1998 NCAA Division I Championships in Richmond, Va., for the NCAA Youth Education Through Sports Program and was again a guest clinician for YES at the 1999 and 2000 NCAA Championships.

In 1989, Kostecky founded Soccer Start, a youth soccer program for inner city children. He served as the programs National Chairman until 1993. The program continues to identify and cultivate the abundance of talent in the inner-cities. He was appointed World Cup 94 Committee Chair by then New Jersey Governor Jim Florio and coordinated training site activities in the Metropolitan area for each international team.

A former all-state performer at Woodbridge, he was inducted into the schools Hall of Fame in 1995. He played midfield on the mens soccer team at East Stroudsburg University and received a bachelors degree in health and physical education in 1983. He completed his masters degree at East Stroudsburg in the same field in 1992.

Miguel Mendoza

Graduate Assistant

Concordia (CA)

Division 2

Miguel Mendoza is in his second season as a assistant coach with the Concordia University Irvine mens soccer team.
 
Mendoza played for the Eagles from 2014-2017 and earned his bachelors degree in exercise sports science (ESS). As a player, he was named 2016 PacWest Newcomer of the Year and was voted Second Team All-PacWest that same season.
 
As a Graduate assistant Mendoza has just finished his Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration (MCAA). Mendoza serves as the Technical coach for both the Mens and Womens Soccer Teams at CUI. 

Rob Miller

Head Coach

Converse

Division 2

23 years head coaching experience. 270 career wins

Tyler Botte

Head Coach

Molloy

Division 2

Coaching History:

- Molloy College (Head Coach): 2020-Present

- Molloy College (Associate Head Coach: 2019-2020

- Molloy College (Assistant Coach): 2014-2019

- Village of the Branch Soccer Club: Lead Coach: 2014-2020

- Roslyn FC: 2017-18

- North Babylon SC: 2015-2018

Playing History: 

- Hofstra University: 2010-2014

- Long Island Rough Riders (USL 2): 2012-2013, 2015-2019

- Panama City Beach Pirates (USL 2: 2014

- New York Greek Americans Atlas (Cosmopolitan Soccer League) 

- Long Island Express (ASL): 2016

Scott Turnbull

Head Coach

Minnesota-Morris

Division 2

Scott Turnbull enters his 14th season as the head coach of the Minnesota Morris men's soccer program in 2023.

In each of the first five seasons under Coach Turnbull, the Cougars reached the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament final, which included a tournament title in 2011. With the win, the Cougars secured the UMAC automatic berth and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

Coach Turnbull began his coaching career in 1998 as a student assistant on the women's soccer team at Minnesota Morris during the first two seasons in program history. Turnbull returned to Minnesota Morris in the fall of 2007 as an assistant for both the mens and womens soccer programs.

During his time as an assistant, the men's team won two UMAC conference tournaments and one UMAC regular season title. Since taking over as head coach in the spring of 2010, the Cougars won the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament in 2011 and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

As a student at Minnesota Morris, Turnbull kicked for the football team and received NSIC all-conference honors in 1997. Prior to coming to Minnesota Morris, he spent two years as a student at Minnesota Crookston as a member of the football and hockey teams, earning NDCAC all-conference honorable mention honors in football in 1995. He was also a member of the UMC all-academic team in 1994 and 95.

Turnbull grew up playing soccer with the Brandon Selects traveling team that had tremendous success across central Canada and the northern United States. He joined the Arsenal F.C. mens team in Manitoba as a 15-year old and played with the very successful side for fifteen years. Turnbull was twice awarded the Most Valuable Goalkeeper award while winning multiple league and tournament titles over those years.

Coach Turnbull graduated with a bachelors degree in psychology from Minnesota Morris and is recently completed a master's degree in Sports Management from Minot State University. Coach Turnbull holds a National Goalkeeping diploma from the NSCAA, and is presently working toward his Manitoba "B" license from the Canadian Soccer Association.

Originally from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Turnbull now lives in Morris with his wife, Amber, and five children, Trey, Sydney, Lucas, Joseph, and Frankie.

Carlos Trevino

Assistant Coach

La Sierra

NAIA

Coach Trevino enters his 4th year as an assistant coach with the men's soccer program and his 3rd year as an assistant with the women's soccer program at La Sierra University. 

Jose Alvarado

Assistant Coach

Lubbock Christian

Division 2

Assistant Coach at Lubbock Christian University (2022-) Goalie Coach

Head Coach at FC Dallas WTX Lubbock (2022-) Coach the FC Dallas WTX 05 Girls NPL


Houston Dynamo Dash Youth Academy Director (2018- 2022) Lead a group of 17 coaches and 300 players. Focus on collecting payments, creating year-long calendars, managing our budget, organizing youth and ID camp

Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School Soccer Coach (2019-2022) Won the TAPPS Division 1 State Championship in 2021. Focus on player development, promoting players to colleges, creating workout plans, and game and referee schedules. 

Liverpool FC America- Youth Academy Director (2015-2018) Lead a group of 10 coaches and 90 players weekly. Focus on making schedules, creating curriculum, and booking fields and referees. 
Texas Strikers/ Oxford City of Texas- Professional Arena Soccer Player(2014-2015) I was a part of Beaumont first professional soccer team. Here we were asked to train two times a day and travel for games once a week. I was a part of the team that played in the MASL semifinals with oxford city of texas.

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.

Oscar Curras

Assistant Coach

Sacred Heart

Division 1

My name is Oscar Curras Caballero and I am the Mens Soccer Assistant Coach at Sacred Heart University. Originally from Madrid, Spain, I moved to the United States back in 2016 to get a degree and play DI for Sacred Heart University. After graduating in 2019, I decided to start my coaching career in the United States. This past Fall was my first year coaching at Sacred Heart University as a full time Assistant Coach, after being the Director of Operation the past 3 years.

Nick Finotti

Head Coach

Presbyterian

Division 1

Head Men's Soccer Coach Presbyterian College

Assistant Men's Soccer Coach Wofford College

Head Coach USYS Region III ODP

ECNL Director Carolina Elite Soccer Academy

Gabe Margolis

Head Coach

Brandeis

Division 3

Margolis will enter his 11th season as a men's soccer coach at Brandeis in 2016. He was hired as as Assistant Coach in 2005, and was named the Associate Head Coach in the spring of 2013. Under Gabe's leadership, the Judges have won two ECAC titles, and have made four-straight NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, including 2015's run to the Elite Eight in which the team was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation during the season and No. 3 in 2015. 
A 2005 graduate of Wheaton (Mass.) College, he came to Brandeis after serving as an assistant at local Division I institutions Boston University and Northeastern. A three year starter at Wheaton, after transferring from Boston College, Margolis served as a tri-captain during his senior season.
He holds NSCAA Advanced National and USSF B coaching licenses. For the past seven years, Gabe has also been a coach with the FC Greater Boston Bolts.

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.

Will Greer

Head Coach

Lawrence

Division 3

Will Greer has been the head coach of the Lawrence University men's soccer team since 2016.

Greer brought a wealth of coaching experience at multiple levels and a diverse network of soccer connections. Greer was serving as the youth coaching director at Rush Wisconsin Soccer Club in Middleton, Wis., and as a head coach in the Olympic Development Program at the Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association.

Greer was named interim head coach in September 2016 but was a familiar face within the program. Greer served as an assistant coach with the Vikings for six seasons from 2007-12. The Vikings made three Midwest Conference Tournament appearances during that stretch.

Greer, a 2003 Marian University graduate, led Lawrence to a 5-7-1 record in games he coached in 2016, and the Vikings finished with a 6-10-1 overall mark. He was then named the head coach in January 2017.

Greer and his wife, Jodi, live in Appleton and have three children.

Owen Miller

Assistant Coach

Emerson

Division 3

Owen Miller is a former student athlete and captain of UMass Lowell. Upon graduation, Owen moved to Valencia, Spain to start his coaching career with ETURE Sports, as well as where he was an assistant of Vilamarxant CF. After returning to the states, Owen worked with Boston College as one of the assistants in the 2022 fall season. Owen has recently taken up role of first assistant at Emerson College, where he will be working under Dan Toulson.

Alun Oliver

Head Coach

St. Mary's (MD)

Division 3

Alun Oliver was hired as the ninth head coach of the Seahawk mens soccer program in February 2011. Oliver's background includes more than a decade of playing and coaching experiences both in the United States and overseas. He served as a St. Mary's assistant coach for five seasons (2004-07, 2010) before taking over the head coaching duties.

AT ST. MARY'S
58-63-6 in seven seasonsCurrently ranks second all-time in winsFive CAC Tournament appearances2015 CAC Runner-Up (tournament)Set school record for most conference wins with seven in 2017Received four consecutive NSCAA Team Academic Awards between 2011 and 2014 after maintaining at least a 3.0 cumulative team GPA
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
22 All-CAC selections (through 2017)Four NSCAA All-Region players (through 2016)Khalid Balogun '20 - 2016 CAC Rookie of the YearNick Tait '17 - 2015 CAC Player of the YearAlessandro Burlew '18 - 2014 CAC Rookie of the YearZack Haussler '18 led CAC in save percentage (.840) in 2016Nick Tait '17 led CAC in goals (15), assists (11), and points (41) in 2015Austin Brown '14 led CAC in saves (98) in 201267 student-athletes named to CAC All-Academic Team since 2011 (through 2016)
PLAYING CAREER
St. Mary's Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2010CAC Silver Anniversary Men's Soccer Team (2014)School's all-time assists leader with 412002 CAC Player of the Year2000 CAC Rookie of the YearTwo-time NSCAA All-Region selectionFour-time All-CAC selectionYouth and reserve team player with Oldham Athletic Football Club (England)Only Division III player on the Sioux Falls Spitfire of the USL Premier Development League (2001 and 2002)Helped Spitfire to 2001 PDL Heartland Division Championship
CLUB COACHING EXPERIENCE/CAMPS
Assistant coach for the boys' Maryland Olympic Development Program since 2011Director of [Seahawks Soccer Camp](http://www.seahawksoccercamp.com/index.cfm)
CERTIFICATIONS
U.S. Soccer Federation National B License (January 2013)
EDUCATION
B.S. in economics from St. Mary's (Md.) (2004)M.A. in teaching from St. Marys (Md.) (2009)

John Ciano

Head Coach

Saint Rose

Division 2

John Ciano will begin his sixth season at the helm of The College of Saint Rose mens soccer program this autumn after being appointed in the spring of 2016. The 11th mentor in program annals, Ciano has meticulously positioned the Golden Knights within the upper echelon of the Northeast-10 Conference and on the precipice of national prominence.
 
Saint Rose has increased its win total throughout each of Cianos previous four years, which culminated in 2019 with the most successful season in the programs 38-year history.
 
The Golden Knights advanced to their first NE10 Championship semifinal and final matches, had a school record five players earn seven different All-Conference awards, recorded the first 10-win campaign in school annals, and on three occasions were ranked as high as sixth in the United Soccer Coaches East Region Weekly Poll. Saint Rose also finished second in the NE10 with a team 1.16 goals-against-average and lost only one home match all year.
 
The future holds promise as well. Three-fourths of last years roster was comprised of freshmen and sophomores.
Looking back, Saint Rose had a breakout season in 2018. The Golden Knights finished 8-7-1 overall and were ranked among the top eight teams in the Region in three separate United Soccer Coaches weekly polls.
 
Three years ago, Ciano guided Saint Rose to a sixth place finish in the NE10, which represented its then best ever finish throughout the programs 18-year NE10 tenure. It also represented the programs first postseason berth under Ciano.
 
Prior to his arrival on Western Avenue, Ciano served as an assistant coach for three years at nearby Siena College where he was engaged in recruiting, tactics and personnel decisions, goalkeeping training, analyzing game film, and running youth and college prospect camps.
 
He helped guide the Saints to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) semifinals in 2015 and a 10-win campaign in 2014. Sienas 10 wins were tied for the second most in school history. The Saints furthermore put together their first-ever undefeated home schedule (6-0-2) and were among those teams receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll for two weeks in mid-September. Ciano, whose duties primarily revolved around the squads goalkeepers, helped mentor 2014 MAAC All-Rookie pick John Weiss who registered six clean sheets, one shy of the school record. In addition, Weiss was a two-time MAAC and ECAC Defensive Player of the Week honoree.
 
Ciano, a four-year starter at Central Connecticut State (2005) and Manhattan (2006-08), previously worked as an assistant for former Siena head coach Cesar Markovic at NJIT in Newark, N.J. He managed the Highlanders goalkeepers who posted a 1.67 goals-against-average in 2012, after recording a 2.03 GAA the previous season; and a 1.44 GAA in 2013. Ciano also helped Markovic lead NJIT to its best ever NCAA Division I record with a 10-9 slate in 2012.
 
Ciano began his coaching career at Manhattanville where he helped direct the Valiants to a two-year 23-11-2 slate in 2009-10 and the 2009 Freedom Conference Regular-Season Championship.
 
Ciano played his freshman campaign at Central Connecticut State before moving on to Manhattan for his final three years. He appeared in 46 matches, with 45 starts, was named to the MAAC All-Academic Team, and graduated cum laude with a bachelors degree in physical education.
 
Ciano, who is originally from Syosset N.Y., has played semi-professional soccer for the Brooklyn Knights of the United States Soccer League PDL.
 
He holds a USSF B License, and United Soccer Coaches Premier and Advanced National Goalkeeping Diplomas. Ciano is a coaching education instructor for Eastern New York and US Soccer, and furthermore has experience with the NY Elite Alleycats FC Soccer Club, and the U.S. Region 1 and Eastern New York Olympic Development squads.

Keith Buderus

Assistant Coach

Colorado-Colorado Springs

Division 2

Keith Buderus enters his fourth season on the UCCS mens soccer coaching staff in 2024 after joining Head Mens Soccer Coach Lewis Wilcoxs interim staff as an assistant for the 2021 season and officially being hired as a full-time assistant coach in January of 2022.
 
With Buderus on the staff, UCCS has posted a 29-19-10 overall record and earned their first ever selection to the NCAA Division II Mens Soccer Tournament in 2023. Buderus has also helped the UCCS mens soccer team secure a wide array of conference, regional, and national awards throughout his time at UCCS, including 13 All-RMAC selections, two RMAC major awards, 11 D2CCA/United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors, one D2CCA All-America selection, four RMAC All-Academic First Team honors, five College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District accolades, and one CSC Academic All-America selection.

Prior to moving to Colorado Springs, Buderus was the Mens Soccer Head Coach at Northeastern Junior College (NJCAA Division 1) in Sterling, CO from November 2018 to June 2021. Before being officially named head coach, he served as the interim head coach for the 2018 season from June to November 2018. His tenure at Northeastern began in August 2017 when he worked as the mens and womens assistant coach. Buderus leaves Northeastern Mens Soccer as the programs all-time winningest coach and was in charge when the team achieved every major program record, athletically and academically.

During Buderus tenure as head coach, the Plainsmen held an overall record of 32-14-6 overall, 23-5-2 in Region IX matches and 21-4 at home. Over the course of the four years Buderus was on staff, the Plainsmen were 45-22-6 overall, 30-11-2 in Region IX matches, 29-7 at home and 14-4-2 in October. The program is also very proud to have received the Region IX MVP Award three years in a row (2017-2019). 

Under the leadership of Buderus, the Plainsmen achieved national recognition each year, rising as high as 12th in the national rankings (2018) and placing 24 total student athletes on the NJCAA Academic All-American teams. During the 2021-22 year, the program earned their strongest GPA in an academic semester with an average of 3.23 which placed them 19th overall in NJCAA Mens Soccer Team GPA. The team had 12 student athletes (of 30 total players) on the NJCAA Academic All-American teams. For the second year in a row, they were the strongest academic mens athletic program at NJC. 

The 2019-20 year concluded finishing second place overall in Region IX, 13-5-3 overall, 8-1-1 conference. This was the first season where the region was not split into two divisions. The teams 54 total goals scored beats the school record set the previous season (49). Their average team GPA was 3.11 which placed them 28thoverall in NJCAA Mens Soccer Team GPA and with 9 NJCAA Academic All-Americans they were the strongest academic mens athletic program at NJC. 

As interim head coach in 2018-19, the Plainsmen finished the season as champions of the Region IX South Division and continued the tremendous momentum within the program by setting numerous school records. NJC was 14-5-1 overall while going 7-1 in division games, both school records. For the first time in school history, the Plainsmen achieved national ranking for over one month, rising as high as 12th.

In 2017-18, during his first season as the Mens Assistant Soccer Coach under head coach David Groves, the Plainsmen finished with a 13-8 overall record. The Plainsmen finished the season as one of the most in-form teams in the country, winning seven games in a row during the month of October. NJC eventually fell 2-1 in the Region IX Final. The 13 wins set the school record at the time and the Plainsmen were a game away from competing in the national tournament. Groves was subsequently named Region IX Coach of the Year and his entire coaching staff was recognized for the historical season. 

Prior to Northeastern, Buderus worked for the Westminster Soccer Club as a staff coach. Additionally, he was the Assistant Boys Varsity Soccer Coach for Mountain Range High School for two years (2014-15). Mountain Range is in the Front Range League, which is the strongest 5A soccer conference in the state.

Born and raised in Fort Collins, CO, Buderus attended Colorado State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing.

Kris Hall

Assistant coach (Goalkeepers)

San Francisco State

Division 2

Dear VUSC Families and Members,




 


Now that fall season is well underway we wanted to reach out and thank you all for your support and flexibility. It takes a village to run a club and all of your help has been greatly appreciated!




 


We would also like to take this time to reintroduce our new Director of Coaching and Executive Director, Coach Kris Hall.




 


Coach Hall is a Northern California native who has US National, Professional, Collegiate, and youth club Director experience. Coach Hall currently serves as FC Davis Head Coach which competes in the semi-pro National Premier Soccer League. Prior to returning to the Vacaville area Coach Hall served as an assistant coach from 2019 Spring 2021 with the Professional team Oakland Roots of the USL Championship League.




 


Hall grew up in Northern California playing in the local competitive leagues, Super-Y League, and Player Development League (PDL). In his youth career Hall was one of the original classes of Project 20 which we know today as the Olympic Development Program. He rose from the District level to the California State Team, through the Regional Pool to the US Youth National team. Hall played four years of collegiate soccer and finished his professional career in the NPSL and what we know as the USL today!




 


Over the past two decades Coach Hall has coached at three universities; California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO), University of the Pacific, and California State University East Bay (CSUEB). Hall currently serves as a coach for San Francisco State University. In addition to coaching collegiately Coach Hall takes great pride in the development of youth soccer. Hes always created time to give back to the local communities and has served at multiple clubs as a Director of Coaching and Technical Director.




 


In 2012 Coach Hall started Maverick Goalkeeper Academy (MGA) and has grown the business from location performing camps into a powerhouse organizations that has 8 locations throughout the Sacramento area, Bay area, and Central Coast. MGA is a leader in curriculum development, tournaments, individual & groups trainings, and coaches education.




 


In his thirst for knowledge and developing the American game of soccer, Hall has traveled to over 10 countries learning and coaching in soccer clubs throughout Europe. Some note worthy clubs include: Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Ajax, Sheffield Wednesday, Chievo, Valencia, Real Madrid, Borussia Monchengladback, Borussia Dortmund, FC Sparta, FC Utrecht, Twente, Heracles, Sparta Rotterdam, and S.B.V. Excelsior. During Halls travels he has had the pleasure of working with world class coaches such as; Peter Bosz, Frans Hoek, Louis van Gaal, Brad Friedel, Kees Kalk, Edwin van der Sar, and Patrick Kluivert.




 


When asked which experience shaped his coaching and leadership style the most, he responded, I am an amalgamation of my experiences. There is so much Ive learned from traveling and coaching in professional clubs and within dedicated youth clubs. However I believe the most important thing Ive learned is there is not one right way to do things, but a right way for your club. In every club Ive been apart of, whether a professional team, college team, or youth team, Ive asked who are we. From there we define our culture and build development and business plans to be successful.




 


Coach Kris Hall joined Vacaville United Soccer Club in June 2021. He also serves as a coach in the Olympic Development Program (CalNorth), Player Development Program (NorCal), and as Vice Chair for NorCal. We are very pleased to have his leadership in the club and welcome him into the VUSC family.

Will Dyer

Head Coach

Lawrence Tech

NAIA

Will Dyer started the LTU men's soccer program from scratch in 2011 after leading the club program for two seasons.

The 2017 season saw LTU break multiple program records as it was the first time the Blue Devils made it to the WHAC Tournament Championship while finishing with the best overall record, 14-5-2 (.674%) in program history. A season later, the Blue Devils finished the job, capturing the WHAC Tournament Championship and advancing to the NAIA National tournament.

Having extensive coaching experience at the club level as well, Dyer has been the head coach of the Detroit City FC South Oakland since 2021. Prior to Detroit City FC, Dyer coached the Michigan Jaguars (2015-2017), Michigan Wolves (2017-2019), and Michigan Hawks (2019-2021) at the youth level.

He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in sport and leisure studies after playing for the Buckeyes from 1994-1995 before getting injured during a match. He played at Del Norte High School (NM) from 1992-1994 while playing for the SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 Youth as a kid.

Dyer enjoys spending time with his wife Dr. Sarah Pack-Dyer and sons Gavin and Declan.