John Roman

Assistant Coach

johntroman@ufl.edu

Florida

Division 1

John Roman is in his sixth year as Florida's goalkeeper coach and will coach the Gators quad of goalkeepers.

Before joining the Gators in January of 2016, Roman enrolled in the University of Florida's graduate school to study performance psychology. He received his Masters degree in 2017, and is graduating in 2021 with a doctorate through the University of Florida's Performance Psychology Laboratory.

Roman coached the goalkeepers at Fairfax High School in Northern Virginia before relocating to Florida. During that time, he also worked as a research analyst specializing in big data and analytics in the Washington, D.C. area.
 
In addition to his studies and coaching responsibilities, Roman is Vice President of Research and Analytics for Mission6Zero, a company founded by United States Special Forces soldiers that improves business executive and professional athlete performance during stress.

John Roman is also a proud Elon Phoenix, avid TK Little, and connoisseur of chocolate cake.

Colin Barnes

Volunteer Assistant

csbarnes3@crimson.ua.edu

Alabama

Division 1

Colin Barnes begins his second season as the Crimson Tide's volunteer assistant coach.

"I'd like to thank Coach Hart for this wonderful opportunity," Barnes said. "It is a privilege and honor to be a part of a university that holds so much tradition of success across all sports. Just as important, I'm looking forward to working with such quality coaches and people within the program to help achieve their team and player goals."

A native of Hoover, Ala., Barnes has coached at the youth level around the country. In addition, Barnes served as graduate assistant coach for three seasons (2011-13) at Columbus State (Ga.) University. While there, he assisted the coaching staff in training and was the head of recruiting, field maintenance and equipment for a team that reached the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 in 2012.

He began his club coaching career at the Highland Football Club in Asheville, N.C., where he served as both a head coach and assistant coach from 1999-2002. Barnes then joined the Cape Fear Youth Soccer Association in Wilmington, N.C., as an assistant director of coaching from 2002-03. From 2003-04, Barnes was the director of coaching of the Port City Soccer Club where he co-founded, coordinated and organized the immerging club of 240 recreational players and 30 select players.

Following that, he moved to Peachtree City, Ga., to become the Academy Director for the Peachtree City Lazers, a position he held from 2004-06. Barnes briefly joined the Chicago Magic Soccer Club in Frankfort, Ill., in 2006. Barnes then became the Technical Director of the Concorde Fire Soccer Club in Atlanta from 2006-11. Barnes completed his club coaching career at the CSB Soccer Academy in Columbus, Ga., from 2012-14, where he was the Founder and Director of Coaching.

Barnes earned his Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences from UNC Asheville in May, 2002. In December 2013, he graduated from Columbus State University with a Masters of Teaching.

Colin holds a USSF National Youth License, a USSF National GK License, a USSF "A," "B," "C" and "D" License and NSCAA Premier and GK Level "I" and "II" licenses.

Ashley Kaufman

Assistant Coach

ashleynkaufman11@gmail.com

Yale

Division 1

Ashley Kaufman begins her first season on Rudy Merediths staff in 2017-18.

Kaufman comes to Yale after spending one season at Washington & Lee where she helped the Generals to a 15-4-1 overall record and a No. 20 national ranking. W&L captured the programs fourth ODAC title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Kaufman came to W&L from St. Lawrence University, where she served as a graduate assistant for the womens soccer team 2014-15. Over two seasons, Kaufman helped the Saints to a 25-11-4 overall record and an 8-6-2 mark in the Liberty League. SLU also made an appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2015. 

A 2014 inductee into the Utica College Athletic Hall of Fame, Kaufman was a four-year letterwinner in soccer and ice hockey, and a one-year letterwinner in softball. She earned all-conference honors in soccer all four years, including three first-team laurels.  She earned a bachelors degree in business management from Utica in 2009 and a master of education leadership from St. Lawrence in 2016.

Kaufman also has experience serving as head coach for the GirlsCan Football Academy in New Haven, Conn., and with the Lake Placid soccer camp in Canton, N.Y. She also holds a NSCAA Level 2 goalkeeping diploma.

Manoj Khettry

Assistant Coach

mkhettry@stetson.edu

Stetson

Division 1

Khettry said after accepting the position. From the moment I began learning about Stetson, I knew it was a special place, Khettry continued. But after meeting with Dr. Wendy Libby and Jeff Altier, I was so impressed with their vision for the future of Stetson and Stetson Athletics, that I knew I wanted to be a part of what they are creating. In his two seasons with the Hatters, Khettry is 11-22-3 overall, and 6-9-1 in Atlantic Sun Conference matches. The veteran head coach has produced three All-Atlantic Sun performers, one All-Freshman team member and three academic all-conference honorees. It didnt take long for Khettry to make his mark. The 2013 season was a bit of a surprise for the Hatters, especially considering Khettry arrived on campus in early April and didnt have much time to recruit. The Hatters opened the season with a 6-6-2 mark and were second in A-Sun play when senior goalkeeper Victoria Troccoli went down with injury. She missed the final four games and the Hatters, missing their leader, lost all of their remaining contests. Considering they were picked ninth in the preseason poll, the Hatters enjoyed a successful year in 2013. The six total victories were the most in three seasons, while Stetsons four conference wins tied for the most in four years. Khettry came to DeLand with a wealth of experience, most recently holding the position of Head Womens Soccer Coach at St. Bonaventure in New York. He coached the Bonnies for seven seasons, leading the team to five straight Atlantic 10 Tournaments from 2008 to 2012. St. Bonaventure was one of only three A-10 schools to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Tournament from 2008-2012 (Dayton and Charlotte being the other two). Named the A-10 Coach of the Year in 2008, Khettry also led St. Bonaventure to its first conference semifinals in 2010. I am so happy to have Manoj join our staff, Altier said in March 2013. He comes to us with a tremendous amount of head coaching experience, successful head coaching experience, especially at a resource challenged institution. Hes going to come into Stetson with more resources available to him than he has had in the past. I have full confidence that hes going to take our program to heights that we have never reached before. Khettrys Bonnies also excelled in the classroom during his tenure. St. Bonaventure qualified for the NSCAA Team Academic Award six years in a row from 2007 to 2012. Twice during that time the Bonnies were in the Top 10 overall (2007-08: Top 5, 2008-09: Top 10). His players also earned a multitude of honors on the pitch, as the Bonnies had a First Team All-Conference selection five straight years, from 2008 to 2012. Prior to taking over the reins at St. Bonaventure, Khettry held assistant coaching positions at the University of Dayton and the University of Missouri (2001-2003). He was with the Flyers from 2003 to 2006 as the teams top assistant. Responsible for recruiting, team training, goalkeeper training, scouting reports and video, Dayton won the A-10 regular season championship and tournament championship, and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament twice while Khettry was aboard (2003, 2004). Khettrys first job in coaching was as a graduate assistant at Miami (Ohio) from 1991-94. From there, Khettry went on to become the Director of Coaching of the Cincinnati Classics from 1994-1998. There he was responsible for hiring coaches for more than 30 teams, creating a club-wide training curriculum and overseeing the administration of the club. Khettry then became the assistant coach at California. He worked with the Golden Bears for one season, before moving on to work with adidas America as the US Youth Soccer/NSCAA Promotions Manager from 1999-2001. From 2005 to 2007, Khettry also spent time as an assistant coach for Region 2 (86/87 age group, 91 age group). Khettry has been involved with Region 1 as a staff coach since 2006. A former National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American, and three-time NSCAA All-Region honoree while playing at Earlham College in Indiana, Khettry graduated from the college with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988. He also holds a Master of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from Miami University of Ohio. Khettry received his A License from US Soccer in January 1995 and holds the NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, which he received in January 1994.

Devin Zvosec

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

devin.zvosec@unf.edu

North Florida

Division 1

Devin Zvosec joined the UNF women's soccer staff as an assistant coach in March of 2017. He was promoted to recruiting coordinator for the Ospreys in April of 2018.

Zvosec played an instrumental role in revamping the Ospreys' defense, turning it into one of the stingiest defensive units in the ASUN. UNF finished the 2017 season with the best goals against average in the program's NCAA D1 era and decreased the number of goals surrendered by 16 from the previous season. North Florida finished the season allowing just 19 goals while producing seven shutouts. Keeper Rhiannon Conelley finished the season with a 1.14 goals against average, 0.750 save percentage and tallied the second-most season shutouts (6) of the Division I era. Connelley also set program NCAA D1 era record for most wins.

In addition, Zvosec helped the Ospreys' offense become one of the most formidable squads in the ASUN, as the Ospreys increased from 16 goals scored in 2017 to 26 goals scored in 2018. Midfielder Thais Reiss was among the league leaders in points (17), goals (6) and assists (5) on her way to earning All-ASUN First Team accolades and United Soccer Coaches All-South Region third team. Fellow midfielder Kendra Hoffman earned a spot on the ASUN All-Freshmen Team after finishing with 13 points on five goals and three assists.

Prior to his arrival at North Florida, Zvosec served one season as a graduate assistant coach at Ole Miss. Zvosec was involved in all aspects of the program at Ole Miss, including team training, individual training, film breakdown, scouting and  Ole Miss youth camp coordination.

He also spent part of a spring season assisting the women's soccer program at Arkansas State.

Before ASU, Zvosec spent a year as an assistant coach at Georgia Southwestern State University for the mens soccer team. During his tenure he helped mentor Hurricanes goalkeeper Garrett Blamire to a Peach Belt Conference Goalkeeper of the Week award, the first player in Georgia Southwestern history to earn a weekly award.

Under Zvosecs tutelage, Blamire ranked among the top-10 in the Peach Belt in saves, saves per game and saves percentage, while the Hurricanes as a whole ranked near the top of the league in saves and saves percentage.

In addition to his duties with the goalkeepers, Zvosec assisted in serving as the teams academic liaison and helped five member of the Georgia Southwestern team reach Peach Belt Conference All-Academic status.

Prior to his time in Georgia, Zvosec served as an assistant coach at Rogers State University with the womens soccer program where he worked with the defensive backline and was involved in all aspects of the program, including team training, individual training, film breakdown and scouting. Also, Zvosec developed a nutrition program and strength and conditioning plan for the team.

Zvosec played professionally with the St. Louis Lions of the USL Premier Development League where he helped his team to a second place finish in the Heartland Division PDL. The Lions advanced to the semifinals of the USL-PDL playoffs.

He earned his degree from Rogers State in Sport Management and earned All-Heartland Conference Presidents Honor Roll accolades in each of his two seasons. He holds United Soccer Coaches and USSF National Licenses.

Brandon Denoyer

Assistant Coach

brandon.denoyer18@gmail.com

Richmond

Division 1

Brandon DeNoyer, one of the bright young minds in collegiate soccer joined the Mississippi State soccer program announced by head coach Tom Anagnost in August 2017.
 
"Brandon is great person who is eager and hungry to be the best he can be," Anagnost said. "He is a good communicator who cares about the players and wants what is best for the team. To get such an experienced Division I first assistant for this position is incredible, and we are all very happy he is here with us."
 
DeNoyer comes to MSU after a successful six-year stint at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., where he helped lead the Saints to the 2015 Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference crown. At Siena, DeNoyer was the lead assistant coach and was over the day-to-day operations of the program. He was also responsible for the primary goalkeeper training for the Saints and trained the 2014 MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year.
 
A native of Scotia, N.Y., DeNoyer joined Siena after three seasons as an assistant coach for his alma mater State University of New York (SUNY)-Old Westbury, where he assisted with the men's soccer program and was a volunteer goalkeeping coach for the womens squad.
 
In addition to his collegiate coaching experiences, DeNoyer has a wealth of experience training goalkeepers and other positions through camps and extended club coaching experience.
 
DeNoyer holds Regional, National, and Advanced National diplomas from NSCAA as well as a United States Soccer Federation "D" License.
 
As a player, DeNoyer played four years at SUNY at Old Westbury from 2004-2008, where he earned bachelor's degrees in both media communications and American studies.
 

Chris Gnehm

Head Coach

chris_gnehm@pba.edu

Palm Beach Atlantic

Division 2

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