Manny Martins

Assistant Coach

mmartins@uoregon.edu

Oregon

Division 1

Martins currently serves as the Associate Head Coach at the University of Oregon, and is an assistant coach, and lead scout for the of the United States Womens National Under-20 Team, that just qualified for the U20 Womens World Cup later this year, and prior to that he was on staff with the Under-17 team for 4 years including two CONCACAF Championships, and the U17 World Cup in Jordan. Additionally, Martins has experience in the high school, college, club and semi-professional levels of soccer. Martins serves as the programs recruiting coordinator in addition to handling various coaching duties. After visiting Eugene it was clear to me that coach Mertzs vision is to elevate the womens soccer program to prominence within the Pac-12 and on the national stage, and I immediately knew that I wanted to be a part of it, said Martins. I was also impressed by the support and resources provided to the student athletes by the department - such as the state-of-the-art academic center - and the truly world class athletic facilities. In his two seasons on Oregons staff, the Ducks have beaten Washington in back-to-back years for just the second time in program history and collected a road victory against rival Oregon State, the first win in Corvallis since 2003. UO also has had a freshman named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in back-to-back years for just the fourth time in school history and first time since 2011-2012. In Martins first season in 2014, Oregon finished the year with their third-lowest goals against average in school history (1.04), defeated Washington for the first time since 2006, had 12 players scored a goal over the course of the season and the team wrapped up the year at No. 74 in the final NCAA RPI, giving the program their highest RPI finish since 2009. Martins who was born in Portugal also brings Pac-12 experience with him to Eugene, having served as an assistant coach at UCLA from 2011-13.With Martins on staff for two seasons, the Bruins posted a 34-4-6 overall record with a 16-3-3 mark in Pac-12 competition. Martins helped lead UCLA to the quarterfinals of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. With the Bruins, Martins coached a pair of number one draft picks in womens professional soccer; Sydney Leroux (2012/Atlanta Beat/WPS) and Zakiya Bywaters (2013/Chicago Red Stars/NWSL). Martins also coached four NSCAA All-Americans during his stay in Los Angeles. Martins then accepted a position with the U.S. U17 team, where he has served as an assistant coach since 2013. He is responsible for identifying, evaluating and training the best prospects in the United States youth ranks. While Martins was with the squad, U.S. scored 45 goals while conceding two in 10 matches. During that time, Martins was also the Los Angeles area liaison for the United States Soccer Federation. Prior to his stints with U.S. soccer and UCLA, Martins filled multiple roles at the highly successful Los Angeles Premier FC. He was named Director of Coaching and Player Development for the team in 2006, and was named head coach of their WPSL team in 2010. Martins earned WPSL Coach of the Year honors in 2010. Prior to his work with Premier FC, Martins had additional success in the club ranks as the Director of Coaching and Player Development for Los Angeles Rampage FC from 2006-2010. Martins began his coaching career as an assistant with is alma mater, Sylmar High School, in 1996. He assumed head coaching duties two years later and led the program to a 101-54-22 record in seven seasons. While at Sylmar, Martins served as an assistant coach at Los Angeles Mission College and helped the team to a conference championship, a No. 2 ranking in the state and a No. 3 ranking in the nation. He moved on to Division II Cal Poly Pomona, serving as an assistant coach for three seasons. After serving for three seasons with Pomona, Martins was named head coach of Los Angeles Mission College. Martins also served as the boys head coach at Granada Hills Charter High School from 2007-10 while at LA Mission. Martins was born in Portugal and moved to San Fernando, Calif., in 1993. He played soccer at Sylmar High School and LA Mission College. Martins earned a Bachelors of Science degree in kinesiology at Cal Poly Pomona in 2006 and holds a USSF A License. He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English and Creole. Martins and his wife, Lorena, have three children; Isaiah, Emma and London.

Jess Greer

Coordinator of Operations

jessica.greer@wsu.edu

Washington State

Division 1

Jess Greer was named the assistant coach for the Washington State womens soccer team in June 2016.

Greer joined head coach Todd Shulenbergers staff after playing four years of collegiate soccer at the University of Missouri under then-assistant coach Shulenberger from 2009-12.

Greer arrived on the Palouse after spending the past three seasons in the state of Arkansas. Most recently the Sedalia, Mo., native worked as an assistant coach at Arkansas State University under first-year head coach Brian Dooley.

Prior to arriving at Arkansas State, Greer spent two seasons as the assistant coach at the University of Arkansas. During her time with the Razorbacks, she oversaw day-to-day operations and academics of the team. Arkansas found success on and off the field during Greers time in Fayetteville, earning back-to-back berths in the NCAA Tournament in 2012 and 2013.

Greer graduated from Missouri in 2013 with a degree in health sciences after playing all four years under Shulenberger. Greer and Shulenberger led the Tigers to the 2009 Big 12 regular season title and postseason berths in 2011 and 2012. Greer finished with 84 career matches played, 52 starts, and seven goals. Off the field Greer was a four-time member of the conferences honor roll (three-time Big 12, one-time SEC).

Drago Ceranic

Volunteer Assistant Coach

drago-ceranic@uiowa.edu

Iowa

Division 1

Drago Ceranic is in his fourth season as a volunteer assistant coach with the University of Iowa soccer program.

In three seasons, Ceranic has helped the program to 30 victories, two NCAA Tournament appearances and the first Big Ten title in school history.

During the 2020 season, Ceranic helped the team to its second straight NCAA Tournament berth.  After starting the season slowly, the Hawkeyes were playing their best soccer when matter most in the postseason.

With an expanded Big Ten postseason schedule due to league-only scheduling because of COVID, the Hawkeyes posted wins over second-seeded Illinois and third-seeded Minnesota in the Big Ten Regional weekend.  The team followed with a road win at top-seeded Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals before downing third-seeded Wisconsin to claim the programs first-ever Big Ten title.

The win in Happy Valley was the first for the program in school history and the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions were the highest ranked opponent Iowa defeated all-time.  Two freshmen forward Meike Ingles and goalkeeper Macy Enneking were named the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive and Defensive Players, respectively.  Ingles scored three-game winners in the tournament, while Enneking posted two shutouts and made 14 saves.

As a result, the Hawkeyes earned their second straight NCAA Tournament berth, and they continued to make history.  Shipped to North Carolina, Iowa tallied a 1-0 victory over Campbell on the Camels home turf to notch the first NCAA Tournament win in the record books.  Iowa had third-seeded UCLA on the ropes in the Round of 32 before surrendering two goals late in a 2-1 defeat.

Iowa finished the season with a 7-9-1 record, but all seven of the victories came in the teams final 10 games.  Enneking was a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman team honoree. Academically, Iowa matched a school record with 19 Academic All-Big Ten selections, eight Hawkeyes were Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, the program had 31 Deans List honorees (in fall and spring semesters), and the program earned the United Soccer Team Academic Award, posting a 3.49 team grade point average.

In 2019, Ceranic helped guide Iowa to one of the best seasons in program history.  The Hawkeyes opened the season with nine straight wins en route to a No. 17 national ranking, the highest in program history.  Iowa tied a school record, winning 15 games, including seven in Big Ten play, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history.

The Hawkeyes tied a school record with three All-Big Ten selections and senior Natalie Winters became the first player in program history to earn postseason recognition in all four seasons.  Winters was also an all-region honoree for a second straight season.

Iowa was one of the Big Tens most potent offenses, ranking second in the league and 26th nationally, with 46 goals.  The Hawkeyes had an NCAA-best 16 different goal scorers in 2019.  Defensively, Iowa posted eight shutouts and limited opponents to seven or fewer shots in 13 games.

The Hawkeyes shined academically as Iowa was the only school in the country to have two first-team Academic All-Americans.  Iowa also had three United Soccer Academic All-Region and a school-record 19 Academic All-Big Ten selections.

During his first season as a Hawkeye, Ceranic helped the Hawkeyes to an 8-7-3 overall record and a 4-5-2 mark in Big Ten play.  Iowa was in Big Ten Tournament contention until the final game, but fell short after battling Northwestern to a 1-1 draw.  Junior Natalie Winters was a third-team all-region and third-team All-Big Ten selection Iowas first all-region honoree since 2014.

In the classroom, Iowa earned the United Soccer Team Academic Award for a 12th straight season and the Hawkeyes had two Google Cloud Academic All-Americans the first two in program history.  Kaleigh Haus was a first-team selection; Hannah Drkulec earned second-team honors.  Iowa also had 10 players earn Academic All-Big Ten honors, 25 players with a 3.0 GPA or better, 14 Deans List, and 4 Presidents List honorees during the spring semester.

Ceranic has coached with the Cedar River Soccer Association since 2009 and he has been a part of Iowas Olympic Development Program since 2016.  With the CRSA, Ceranic helped the team to three Iowa State Cup titles (2013 U16 boys, 2014 U15 girls, and 2014 U17 boys).  He also coaches three state runner-up teams.

Ceranic also coached with with Vermont Voltage of the Premier Developmental League (PDL) from 2008-11, he was junior varsity head coach at Linn-Mar (Iowa) High School from 2010-11, and was the junior varsity head coach at Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Xavier High School in 2009.

As a player, Ceranic played collegiately at Mount Mercy (Iowa) University, where he was a four-time All-Midwest Collegiate Conference selection. He was the Mustangs Newcomer of the Year in 2006, was team MVP in 2007 and 2008, and was a three-year team captain.  Ceranic also was a three-time all-academic selection and was named to the NAIA Champion of Character Team in 2009.

Ceranic played professional soccer for the Voltage from 2008-11, where he was team captain in 2010-11.

The Serbia native graduated from Mount Mercy in 2010 with a degree in multi-media design and communications.  He holds his USSF C coaching license.

Miles Maynard

Assistant Volunteer Coach

mcmayna@g.clemson.edu

Clemson

Division 1

Miles Maynard joined the Clemson University Womens Soccer coaching staff prior to the 2018 season and is entering his second season as Volunteer Assistant Coach in 2019. Since joining the staff, the tigers have had a 23-16-2 record. In 2018, the Tigers reached the semi-finals of the ACC conference tournament and a trip to the NCAA tournament. In 2019, the Tigers made it to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament and to the second round of the NCAA tournament.




 


He also has coaching experience, working as Head Coach of C.C. Griffin Middle School girls soccer in 2014.




 


Maynard played goalkeeper at Pfeiffer University during the 2013 season. There the team reached the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Conference Tournament. He then transferred to the University of South Carolina-Aiken for the 2014 & 2015 season. In 2014, the Pacers were runners up in the Peach Belt Conference Championship. The Pacers made the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in program history and finished with the best record in program history 14-6-1. In 2015, the Pacers made it to the Quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.




 


The Suwanee, Georgia native played club soccer at United Futbol Academy and attended Lambert High School. In 2012, the boys soccer team at Lambert won the GHSA 4A State Championship going 23-0-0. The 2012 team was also named NSCAA (USC) National Champions. Maynard won the Most Improved Player Award in 2013.




 


Maynard graduated from Clemson University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is completing a Master of Science degree in Athletic Leadership from Clemson University graduating in August of 2020.




 


Maynard holds a United States Soccer Federation D License and a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma.




 



 

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.

Riley Butler

Volunteer Assistant Coach

rbutler@athletics.pitt.edu

Pittsburgh

Division 1

Riley Butler joined the University of Pittsburgh women's soccer staff in July 2018 after spending the previous four seasons as the assistant men's soccer coach at Radford University. 
 
I would like to thank Randy Waldrum for the opportunity to join his coaching staff and work with one of the best coaches in the game, Butler said. I am excited to be welcomed by the Pitt family and I am looking forward to working with the student athletes and competing in the ACC.
 
Butler helped lead the Highlanders to an overall record of 50-17-11, leading squads that were ranked in the top 25 in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Big South Tournament champions in 2016 and regular season champions in 2014, 2015 and 2016 earned NCAA berths in both 2015 and 2016 under Butlers tutelage.
 
Since July 2014, Butler has also served as the Director of Youth Development and Director of Academy of the New River United Soccer Association. In addition to his club coaching experience, Butler served as the assistant boys coach at Episcopal School of Jacksonville (2012-14) and Fletcher High School (2008-12).
 
Following his collegiate career (2005-09) at Jacksonville University, Butler played three seasons for Jacksonville United and helped the squad to a NPSL National Championship in 2010. A Division I Scholar-Athlete at Jacksonville, he played an integral part in the Dolphins 2007 regular season Atlantic Sun Championship, 2008 A-Sun conference tournament title and second round appearance in that seasons NCAA College Cup.
 
A 2009 graduate of Jacksonville University, Butler earned a bachelors degree in marketing and management.
 

Dwight Hornibrook

Assistant Coach

dh269@cornell.edu

Cornell

Division 1

Hornibrook served as the head coach of mens soccer at SUNY Cortland for eight seasons, helping the Red Dragons win their first SUNYAC Tournament in 2008 and advance to the quaterfinals the following two years. He also has head-coaching experience at Houghton, where he compiled a 119-46-13 record and led the school to NAIA regional titles in 1995 and 1996. His overall record as a head coach is 182-115-30. Hornibrook has a Canadian Soccer Association 'A' License, National Coaching Certification Program Level 5 (highest standard), is a graduate of the Canadian Soccer Association Apprenticeship program, a graduate of the National Coaching Institute, an NSCAA Level 2 GK Coach Certification and a graduate of the English Football Association Level 1 Psychology Course. Prior to Houghton, Hornibrook was a member of the Canadian National Team staff and director of the Atlantic Regional Training Center from 1987-94. During that time, he coached with World Cup, Olympic and U-17 National teams in international competition, including the U-17 World Cup in 1987 and World Cup qualifying in 1992. Hornibrook served as head coach of the Winnipeg Fury in 1990 and was a player/assistant coach for the Nova Scotia Clippers in 1991 in the Canadian Soccer League. In 1998-99, he was the North American scout for Middlesbrough FC of the English Premier League. He has also served on the preseason coaching staff of the Rochester Rhinos during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Hornibrook graduated from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, in 1982 with a bachelors degree in education. He was a five-year member of the soccer team as a midfielder and was a two-time Atlantic Universities Athletic Association (AUAA) all -star. The team won a national title in 1980 and he was named an Athlete of Distinction in 1982. After graduation, Hornibrook was a member of the North American Soccer Leagues (NASL) Toronto Blizzards reserve squad in 1983. Hornibrook earned a masters degree in sports science in 2008 from the United States Sports Academy in Mobile, Ala. He graduated with honors and was nominated for student of the year honors among all masters degree students at the institution. A native of Fredericton, N.B., Hornibrook is a graduate of Fredericton High School, where he earned Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in soccer. His team was crowned provincial champion in 1977. In 1992, Hornibrook was inducted into the city of Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame. Hornibrook and his wife, Donna who is the head coach of field hockey at Cornell currently reside in Lansing, N.Y., with their two daughters, Kathryn and Emily.Dwight Hornibrook

Joe Sudyka

Volunteer Assistant Coach

joseph.sudyka@csulb.edu

Cal State Long Beach

Division 1

Joe Sudyka enters his 3rd year as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Long Beach State women's soccer team.

Sudyka comes to the Beach from Oregon State where he graduated with a bachelors degree in exercise sports science and a minor in psychology in the fall of 2015.

During his final two years at OSU, Sudyka served as the program manager for the womens soccer team, while he also helped out with the mens team for one season.

Sudyka has been coaching club soccer since he was 16 years old. He is currently a head coach for Beach FC where he works with the girls U14 team. Sudyka owns a USSF National C License and is currently working towards completing his B.

Mike Davis

Assistant Volunteer Coach

mikecadavis5@gmail.com

Cal State - Northridge

Division 1

I am on staff with LA Surf SC part of the US Soccer Developmental Academy for girls youth soccer. I am currently on the USSF "A License and have the NSCAA Premier Diploma in Coaching as well as the NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping diploma. I also have a doctorate in Organizational Leadership. I have coached from the ages of 2-22 in the last 16 years since I was 17 years old in England, Australia, USA and Canada as well as playing in all these countries.

Stephen Jenkins

Graduate Assistant Coach

sjenkins10@csub.edu

Cal State-Bakersfield

Division 1

Stephen Jenkins joined the CSU Bakersfield women's soccer coaching staff in summer of 2018.

Jenkins was the assistant coach at Millikin University and Eisenhower High School in Decatur, Ill. this past season (2017-18).

At Eisenhower, he helped the Panthers to its winningest season. During his time with the Big Blue the team went 7-10-1, had 13 CCIW Academic All-Conference recipients and one First Team All-Conference selection. Jenkins also holds a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper 1 License.

Jenkins graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Communications from Waldorf University. While playing at Waldorf, he recorded a single-game high three assists (2015) to rank first in program history.

Jenkins ended his senior season 12-6-1 on the pitch, while his squad posted a program best 63 goals and 37 assists. 

Mario Felix

Assistant Coach

mario.felix@athletics.ucsb.edu

Cal-Santa Barbara

Division 1

Mario Felix joined the UCSB womens soccer coaching staff in July as assistant coach for the 2018 season.

Felix was at Westmont College for the 2017 season as an assistant womens soccer coach and served as the head mens soccer coach at Bethel College in North Newton, Kan. the prior season.

In addition to his time in Kansas, Felix was an assistant coach at Colorado Christian and MidAmerica Nazarene and moved on to become the director of operations for the University of Kansas and the director of operations and assistant coach at the Kansas City Courage of the Womens Soccer Premier League.

Felix also coached with Kansas ODP, the Kansas Rush in Wichita, the Colorado Rush, the Sporting Kaw Valley Soccer club and the Kansas City Legends. 

As an Oxnard native, Felix graduated from MidAmerica Nazarene where he received a BA in sociology, and his wife Autumn have two children Amos and Adele.

Derek Leader

Assistant Coach

derek.leader@gcu.edu

Grand Canyon

Division 1

Leader

Derek Leader was named the fourth head coach of the Grand Canyon women's soccer program hisory on Feb. 10, 2016.  

Leader brings over 20 years of coaching experience to the Lopes, including four years as an NCAA Division I head coach and 12 years at the IMG Soccer Academy.
 
Leader joins the Lopes from Georgia State where he spent the last three seasons. Under his direction, Leader improved the Panthers RPI from 235 in 2013 to 95 in 2015. The Panthers were ranked in the top-10 in the Southern Region, one of only two non-SEC teams on the list. Leader also coached the first two NSCAA All-South Region players in program history. In just their second year in the Sun Belt Conference, the Panthers finished as runner-up to No. 22 ranked South Alabama in the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Championship.
 
As assistant director at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Fla., Leader made his mark in the soccer community where he also served as womens soccer head coach from 1996-2008. He was inducted into the IMG Soccer Academy Hall of Fame in 2010.
 
Leader coached the 2005 MLS Rookie of the Year, Michael Parkhurst, and the 2013 NWSL Rookie of the Year, Erika Tymrak among many other future professional soccer players, during his time with IMG. During his tenure in Bradenton, he also coached local semi-pro teams, serving as an assistant coach for the Bradenton Academics PDL men's team from 2001-04 and as head coach for the Bradenton Athletics W-League women's team from 2004-08.
 
Prior to taking the head coach position at Georgia State, Leader was the associate head coach at SMU for four years. Leader assisted head coach, and current GCU mens assistant, Brent Erwin to four-straight Conference USA Tournament appearances, including two double-digit win totals in his last two seasons with the Mustangs.
 
Leader is a graduate of Akron in 1995 and is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and the United States Soccer Coaches Organization. He also holds several coaching licenses that include a United States Soccer Federation National "A" License, an NSCAA Premier License and an International Coaching Diploma from the Victoria Coaching Institute in British Columbia, Canada.
 
Leader is a native of Stow, Ohio, and his wife, Kim, hails from Millen, Ga. The couple has a daughter named Jacqueline.

DEREK LEADER: WHATS BEING SAID
  Robbie Church, Duke womens soccer head coach
"I think this is a home run hire for Grand Canyon with Derek Leader. Derek is one of the best soccer minds in the college game and he did a phenomenal job of building the Georgia State program up. Not only is he very, very good on the field, but he genuinely cares for his student-athletes. He makes sure they do the right thing in the classroom and that they do the right thing in the community. I think everyone at Grand Canyon will really enjoy Derek and I think he will become part of the community as the program continues to grow under his leadership."
 
Schellas Hyndman, GCU mens soccer head coach
We are going to be very pleased having Derek Leader as our womens soccer coach. I have known him through reputation and people that I respect greatly in the game think a lot of him because he is extremely hard-working and he is a grinder. He has a can-do mentality and is very knowledgeable about soccer and is very committed to his team and university. He has been very involved with the IMG Academy in Florida, so he has been around some great coaches from national teams and that have given him the foundation to be a great soccer coach. He will be a great hire for us here at GCU.  
 
Tom Durkin, Former Director of Coaching & Player Development at IMG Academy
I am really pleased that GCU decided to hire Derek as head coach because he has worked at almost every level of U.S. Soccer on the womens side. He has certainly put in his time in the trenches and I think this is his time. Derek is going to do a wonderful job with the opportunity presented at Grand Canyon. 
 

Brian Bronowski

Vol. Assistant Coach

bbronowski@gmail.com

Air Force

Division 1

Brian Bronowski enters his fifth season with Air Force women's soccer in 2022. He is the Falcons Goalkeeper coach after joining the program in January 2017. 


A Colorado Springs native, Bronowski has spent the last 32 years working with youth soccer clubs in Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana. Before his return to Colorado Springs, Brian was the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) director at Carmel United Soccer Club in Carmel, Indiana. Additionally, he was an Assistant/GK coach with the College of William & Mary women's program, an Assistant/GK coach with the Hampton Roads Mariners, and has also worked with the Columbus Crew.  


Bronowski has also worked with the Olympic Development Programs in Virginia, Ohio South & Indiana has taught coaching courses in Kentucky, Indiana & Ohio South, and was a staff & head coach in Region II for 10 years. Brian holds US Soccer 'A', National Youth License, NSCAA Premier, and Goalkeeping Level II Diploma.

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.
 

Michael O'Connor

Assistant Coach

michael.o'connor@pomona.edu

Pomona-Pitzer

Division 3

Michael O'Connor is entering his Fourth season as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Women's Soccer Coaching staff where he will act as the Head Goalkeeper Coach. 

He previously spent time coaching as the Head Goalkeeper Coach at San Clemente Surf and before that was the Head Goalkeeper coach for Inland Empire Surf and Legends Football Club. O'Connor has NSCAA Level 1 and 2 Goalkeeper Licenses and USSF D license. 

O'Connor played soccer collegiately at La Sierra University.

 

Ellery Gould

Head Coach

egould@caltech.edu

Cal Tech

Division 3

PASADENA (Apr. 8, 2019)  The Caltech Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation has named Ellery Gould the second head coach in the history of the women's soccer program. 

"I couldn't be more pleased that Ellery will be our next head coach for women's soccer," Betsy Mitchell, Director of APER, said. "She is a dynamic, student-focused educator and excellent communicator who has a great technical soccer resume and not only understands, but embraces the Division III model. We are well positioned with her new leadership and a great incoming freshman class to continue the incredible positive momentum of our young soccer program in just its third year. We want and expect to be competitive within the very tough SCIAC in the near term."

Gould, a 2012 graduate of Bowdoin College and member of both the women's soccer and women's basketball teams, rejoined her alma mater prior to the 2014 season as an assistant coach for women's soccer. Gould spent the next five seasons with the Polar Bears, eventually being promoted to Associate Head Coach and named a "Rising Star" in women's soccer coaching by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 2015. She is also the school's most prolific offensive player of all time, holding all-time marks in goals and points while being the only soccer player in Bowdoin history - men's or women's - to surpass the 100 career-point milestone. 

Gould now will look to bring her attacking mindset to Pasadena. Caltech women's soccer will be searching for its first-ever SCIAC win later this year in just its third year of existence.

"I am excited and honored to be named the head women's soccer coach at Caltech," Gould said. "I am really thrilled to become a part of the Caltech community. After meeting the team and being on campus, it became very clear to me they are highly motivated student athletes who are committed and determined to build on the positive momentum of the program. I can't wait to work with them."

In addition to spending time at Bowdoin as a coach, Gould also served as an assistant coach in the Bowdoin strength and conditioning program. Gould has her Level 1 certification from USA Weightlifting, and in her expanded role, worked with 10 varsity sports on fitness testing throughout the spring season and introduced a new workout app to help improve the program.

Gould graduated from Bowdoin with a double-major in Environmental Studies and Spanish, then played professionally in Sweden with Ragsveds IF in the Norrettan Division I league before relocating to Nicaragua for Soccer Without Borders, a non-profit organization providing opportunities for young girls to play soccer and learn important life skills. Most recently, Gould competed for Durham (U.K.) University while pursuing her Master's of Education, leading the team to a league championship. The Massachusetts native has also coached camps between her alma mater and Boston College. 

"I was intrigued by this being one of the top universities in the country and this being a fairly new program," Gould said. "Through my experiences I've learned a lot about what it means to be a Division III student athlete as a player and as a coach. I want to bring a competitive mindset to soccer field and also be vocal about the commitment required to excel on both the field and in the classroom, and with that continue to create a sense of family with the Caltech Beavers."

Jaime Acuna

Assistant Coach

jacuna11@yahoo.com

Occidental

Division 3

Acuna started working with both the men and women goalkeepers at Occidental College in 2005. He is now entering his 18th season at Oxy, working both with goalkeepers and field players on the women's side. Acuna has trained and helped Oxy's Robin Fieldman earn SCIAC Goalkeeper of the Year honors in 2011, and Sydney Tomlinson earn United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American in 2018. 
During the winter, Jaime is the varsity girls coach at San Marino HS. Since his first season with the team in 2006, Jaime has led the Lady Titans to a trio of Rio Hondo League titles, including trips to the CIF semifinals in 2013 and 2014.

Mike Wentzler

Goalkeeper Coach

mike.wentzler@gmail.com

Emory

Division 3

Mike Wentzler joined the Eagles coaching staff prior to the 2011 season, and currently serves as the teams goalkeeper coach.

His efforts in his seven seasons with the team have led Emory to produce one of the top defenses in the country during that stretch, with his keepers allowing just 88 goals in 137 games.  Recently during the 2015 season, Wentzler guided Liz Arnold to a All-UAA Honorable Mention, her third straight All-UAA honor.  Her .818 goals-against average during the campaign was the 70th-lowest in Division III in 2015.

In 2012, he coached Kaele Leonard to the 13th-lowest goals-against average in Division III (0.459), and the 38th-best save percentage (0.86), as the senior claimed an all-UAA honorable mention, as Emory finished as the National Runner-Up.  During his first season on the team, Wentzler's efforts helped Emory go 17-1-2 and claim a conference Championship, advancing to the round of 16 of the NCAA Championships.  Under his watch in 2011, Leonard was named to the all-South Atlantic Region Second Team and an honorable mention to the all-UAA team after finishing third in Division III with a 0.288 goals-against average and sixth with a 0.909 save percentage. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Erica Stein set a school record with a 0.20 goals-against average during the year.  As a team, Emory ended the year ranked third among Division III schools with a 0.242 goals-against average and a 0.8 shutout percentage, and fifth with a 0.904 save percentage.

Wentzler was a two-time NAIA all-American for Berry College in Rome, GA during his collegiate playing days.  He also earned all-conference and all-region honors in 2006 and 2007, and was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2007.   Wentzler graduated from Berry in 2008 with a Bachelor of Sciences, majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Womens Studies.

Wentzler holds a National D coaching license certification.  He currently teaches at St. Pius X Catholic High School.

Chris Moraga

Assistant Coach

cmoraga@andrew.cmu.edu

Carnegie Mellon

Division 3

Christopher Moraga was hired as a full-time assistant coach for the Tartans women's soccer program in March 2018.

"Chris will be an excellent addition to our staff," said Struble. "He is a believer in Division III athletics and knows the national landscape of D3 women's soccer. We had an excellent group of candidates for the position but feel Chris is the one that will help us take the next step in achieving our team goals."

With more than 10 years of coaching experience, Moraga will join the Carnegie Mellon coaching staff after a five-year stint at Whittier College in Whittier, California. Moraga served as an assistant coach at Whittier, helping to lead the Poets to the NCAA tournament for just the second time in school history after winning the 2017 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC).

Additionally, Moraga has experience as a club and high school coach, as he got his start with the Crusaders Soccer Club in San Diego, California. While at Whittier, Moraga also worked as a staff coach and college advisor for the Fullerton Rangers, and as a staff coach for U.S. Youth Soccer.

"I would like to thank head coach Yon Struble for giving me this amazing opportunity to be a part of a world class institution that strives for excellence in the classroom and on the field," said Moraga. "During my interview process I was blown away by the passion and pride the administration and players have for Carnegie Mellon; I knew instantly that CMU is the institution that I wanted to call my next home and can't wait to be part of the Tartan family!"

Moraga holds his National C and National Youth License coaching certifications from the United States Soccer Federation, received his Premier Coaching Diploma from United Soccer Coaches and was a 30 Under 30 Program selection in 2016.

Scott Waddell

Assistant Coach

saw11@nyu.edu

New York University

Division 3

Scott Waddell is in his third year as an assistant coach of the New York University womens soccer team. He is primarily responsible for in-game coaching, scouting and working with the Violets attackers.
 
During the 2017 season, Waddell helped lead NYU to its fourth consecutive winning season. The Violets compiled an overall record of 13-5-4 and a fourth-place 2-3-2 mark in the University Athletic Association (UAA). The squad earned a postseason appearance in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Tournament and made it to the finals, but fell on penalty kicks to Springfield College for the second consecutive season.
 
Many players were recognized for their outstanding play in 2017. Senior captain Marquel Love, and sophomores Alex Benedict and Sophia Danielsen were named to the United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-East. Danielsen and Love were selected First Team All-UAA, while Benedict and junior Maddie Pena earned Second Team honors.
 
In 2016, Waddell helped guide NYU to its third consecutive winning season, posting a 13-3-6 record and recording the third-highest single-season win total in program history. The Violets earned a postseason bid to the ECAC Division III Championship where they advanced to the finals from a 16-team field before falling to Springfield on penalty kicks in the championship match.
 
Under Waddells direction, Violet attackers had a successful campaign. Benedict and Teressa Fazio each contributed seven goals and six assists, while Love and Lexi Clarke, who was named Second Team All-UAA and First Team All-ECAC Metro, added five goals and three assists apiece.
 
Waddell came to NYU after two seasons as an assistant coach at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ. Prior to his time there, Waddell coached four seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, Columbia University. He has also accumulated experience with the ENYSSA Olympic Development Program as Head Coach of its U17 team (2012-14) and as Director of the NYC Soccer Academy (2010-14).
 
A 2007 Columbia graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, Waddell played four seasons as a midfielder/forward with the Lions' soccer team and also served as a captain.
Following his collegiate career, Waddell played professionally for Pulau Penang FC (2008) and Real Mona FC (2009).
A member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), Waddell holds United States Soccer Federation (USSF) 'B' License and a NSCAA National License. He is a native of Kingston, Jamaica, and resides in Manhattan.

Delanie Pacheco

Assistant Coach

delanie.pacheco@laverne.edu

La Verne

Division 3

Assistant Coach at the University of La Verne

Katie Smith

Associate Head Coach -- Women's Soccer

kns@cpp.edu

Cal Poly Pomona

Division 2

Katie Smith enters her second season in 2017 as the Broncos' women's soccer assistant coach under head coach Jay Mason. 

Smith most recently served as a graduate assistant coach at Cal State Bakersfield, where she completed a Masters Degree in Sociology.

Before accepting the position at Bakersfield, Smith spent four years playing at the highest levels in Europe. She played in the Icelandic Urvalsdeild League, the French Feminine Division 1, and the German Bundesliga. Prior to playing in Europe, Smith played and graduated from Arizona State University. In her senior season, the Sun Devils Womens Soccer team was ranked #20 in the NCAA standings and attended the NCAA Division I Tournament. Smith also served as a club and high school coach before joining the Roadrunner staff.

A native of Yorba Linda, Calif., Smith played for Laguna Hills Eclipse at a youth level under well-known head coach Abner Rogers. At U18s, Smith and her team Eclipse won a National Championship in 2005.

Brooke Lincoln

Head Coach

blincoln@apu.edu

Azusa Pacific

Division 2

The 2018 season will be Brooke Lincoln's first at Azusa Pacific. She was named the fifth head coach for the Azusa Pacific women's soccer program history in January.

Lincoln has served as the head coach at Asbury University (Ky.) for the past five seasons. During her tenure with the Eagles she has tallied a 51-40-5 overall record. She had a decorated tenure at the NAIA school. She won three regular season River State Conference titles (formerly the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), two league tournament titles which earned two berths into the national tournament. Lincoln was named the conference Coach of the Year on two occasions. In addition, she coached three Conference Players of the Year and 17 all-conference players.

Lincoln went to Asbury after serving as a graduate assistant at Belhaven University in Jackson, Miss. During the 2012 season Lincoln helped Belhaven reach the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time in its third season in the league. The Blazers finished eighth in the  conference that had the top seed in the NAIA National Tournament. During Lincoln's two years with the Blazers, she handled recruiting in the south region as well as in the state of Mississippi. Although a graduate assistant, Lincoln was the only assistant coach on staff and often ran training sessions. She was also charged with coordinating summer camps, bringing in more than 400 campers during the course of the summer as well as 10 teams.

Prior to joining the staff at Belhaven, Lincoln was the head girls' soccer coach at Terry High School in Terry, Miss., for two years. At Terry, Lincoln guided the squad to the state Final Four for the first time in school history and garnered a ranking as high as No. 6, finishing the year at No. 12.

She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Mississippi College. Lincoln has a Master's Degree in Sports Administration from Belhaven University. 

Breann Nelson

Assistant Coach

breann_nelson@redlands.edu

Redlands

Division 3

Breann Puchalski was tabbed the first full-time assistant women's soccer coach for the University of Redlands' highly acclaimed program in August 2016.  She returned to Redlands as a familiar face to the Bulldogs, having competed for Head Coach Suzette Soboti for four years and previously worked as an assistant coach for the Maroon and Gray.

Prior to joining Bulldog Athletics, Puchalski served as the head coach of the Murrieta Surf Soccer Club and successfully led her team to the championship game in seven out of eight tournaments. During the 2015 season, she coached her squad to a second-place finish in Flight 2 of the Southern California Development Soccer League.

Puchalski also brings solid coaching experience from her time as an assistant coach with the Pateadores IER (Inland Empire Region) Club Team and as the head coach of the freshman and junior varsity soccer teams at Redlands East Valley High School. From 2010 to 2013, she guided the Wildcats to the CIF Division II Junior Varsity Championship.

While previously coaching at Redlands, she served as a co-director of the collegiate ID camps in 2012 and 2013, before helping the Bulldogs make their first NCAA appearance since her playing days.

As a student-athlete, Puchalski made significant contributions to the program that resulted in a conference title in 2008 and a pair of NCAA appearances in 2008 and 2010.  As a sophomore, she landed on the All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) First Team, before earning First-Team All-Region honors. In 2010, she was instrumental in the Maroon and Gray's exciting run that resulted in Redlands' best postseason finish in program history with a third-round showing at the NCAA Division III Championships.  She graduated with a degree in Biology and a minor in Physical Education.

Puchalski entered college competition having gained more than 10 years of experience while playing at Redlands East Valley High School and with Los Gauchos Soccer Club.  

She brings an abundance of knowledge of soccer techniques, game strategy, and leadership skills. Puchalski prides herself on her ability to develop customized training sessions for a single player or the entire team. She strives to pinpoint a players strengths and weaknesses, and will work to develop and improve their game to produce better results in the future.

Outside of her soccer knowledge, she also offers two years of experience of working at Physiotherapy Associates in Loma Linda as a rehabilitation aide.

Puchalski currently resides in Angelus Oaks with her dogs Cyan and Rylee. 

Adriana Valdez

Assistant Coach

avalde73@calstatela.edu

Cal State-Los Angeles

Division 2

A former Golden Eagle student-athlete and now a valuable member of the coaching staff, Adriana Valdez returns for her fourth season with the Cal State LA womens soccer program. The 2019 season will mark her first season in her second coaching stint with the Golden Eagles.

Valdez began her collegiate coaching career in 2015 and helped Cal State LA go 8-2-2 over its final 12 games and finish with a 7-7-4 overall record.

She then helped the Golden Eagles reach the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament title match in 2016. The Golden Eagles finished the season with a 7-9-4 overall record.

In 2017, she was with the Golden Eagles when Cal State LA posted a 9-5-3 overall record and finished second in the CCAA with a 7-3-2 mark.

In her first three seasons with the Golden Eagles, Cal State LA recorded a 25-21-10 overall record.

Valdez returns to Cal State LA after spending the 2018 season at Whittier College. While she was there, the team recorded the most shutouts in program history, allowed the fewest goals in program history and recorded a total of 19 points in conference play, which also was the best in program history.

Valdez has some valuable head coaching experience as well. In 2016, she was named the womens varsity soccer head coach at Fullerton Union High School, where she had been an assistant coach since 2013. In her first year as head coach, she led the team to its first CIF playoff berth since 2010.

Valdez earned a big honor in 2017 when she was awarded with a Woman of Distinction Award in the city of Fullerton.

She has also been a youth soccer coach for the Fullerton Rangers since 2010.

Valdez competed in semi-pro soccer for two seasons with the L.A. Vikings and played alongside top national player Maribel Dominguez.

Valdez graduated from Cal State LA in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science. She played for the Golden Eagles for two seasons in 2012 and 2013 after playing for two years at Cal State Bakersfield.

She competed in soccer, cross country and track and field at Fullerton High School.

Marine Cano

Head Coach

mcano@csudh.edu

Cal State-Dominguez Hills

Division 2

Marine Cano (KAY-no), the man who launched the Cal State Dominguez Hills women's soccer program and propelled the Toros to the 1991 NCAA Championship, returned to Carson for his second coaching stint on March 2018. He started the CSUDH women's soccer program in 1984 and earned the school's first-ever national title seven years later.

Most recently, before returning to CSUDH, Cano served as the founding director of soccer at NAIA's Soka University of America from 2006-2018, adding the head coach title for the men's program in 2007.  Two years later, he founded the women's program for a dual head coaching role he held for seven years before focusing his efforts solely on the men's side in 2013.  Prior to his appointment at Soka, he led the UC Irvine women's soccer program to a 113-96-26 record as head coach from 1993-2005.

Cano brings an impressive pedigree back to the Cardinal and Gold, a program he led to a pair of NCAA semifinal appearances, with the first in 1989.  As a Toro, Cano posted an impressive 133-58-16 (.681) record that included an even more impressive 15-6-1 (.705) ledger in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) competition.
 
Overall, he boasts one NCAA Title (1991), two NCAA semifinal appearances (1989, 1991), two NCAA Far West titles (1989, 1991), two CCAA Championship crowns (1991, 1992) and one CCAA Coach of the Year (1989) honor.
  
Cano holds 47 years of overall coaching experience that includes 25 years coaching women's soccer at NCAA Division I, Division II and NAIA levels. He also holds United States Soccer Federation (USSF) 'A,' 'B' and 'C' licenses as well as an NSCAA (now known as United Soccer Coaches) National Advanced License.
 
A former goalkeeper, Cano competed professionally in both the United States and overseas in the American Soccer, North American Soccer, Major Indoor Soccer, American Professional Soccer, Western Soccer Alliance and Western leagues, as well as for the USA National Team (1976). 
 
Cano becomes the fifth head coach in CSUDH women soccer history, and has amassed an overall record of 322-218-58 as a coach at the Division I and Division II levels.

Rob Podeyn

Head Coach

rob.podeyn@fresno.edu

Fresno Pacific

Division 2

Podeyn joined FPU after leading Southwest Baptist (Mo.) to a Top 25 national ranking and back-to-back NCAA Division II tournament berths in 2013 and 2014.  Podeyn spent six seasons at SBU, orchestrating a remarkable program turnaround that included the program's first ever conference tournament championship and culminated in a 16-5-1 record last season with his team finishing sixth in the nation in scoring with 50 goals. He brings an aggressive attack-minded and possession-oriented style that has seen his teams average more than 2.5 goals per game over his 14-year head coaching career. At SBU, Podeyn inherited a program that had very little previous track record of success and turned it into a powerhouse team in the MIAA, considered by many to be the toughest NCAA Division II conference. In addition to the team's athletic accomplishments, he orchestrated an academic turnaround as well, improving the team GPA from 2.7 when he arrived to 3.6 after last season. He has a reputation for developing leadership in his players and 12 of his former student-athletes are currently coaching at the college level. Podeyn's track record of success has also included stints at Northwood (Tx.), Williams Woods (Mo.) and Central Florida. While at Northwood he oversaw a similar program turnaround, inheriting a team with a 3-12 record and taking them to a #21 national ranking in the NAIA along with two consecutive conference championships. During this time he also served as the head coach of Vitesse Dallas, a professional soccer team in Texas. His head coaching career began at William Woods College (NAIA) where he took the program from a #104 national ranking to as high as #27 in three seasons, including a 50-goal increase from the previous year in 2004. Podeyn began his coaching career after a successful seven-year professional playing career as a goalkeeper. He played collegiately at Long Island-C.W. Post (1984-1987) where he was an NCAA Division II All-American while leading his team to the NCAA quarterfinals as a senior. That year, Podeyn led the nation in save percentage (.893) and ranked fifth in the nation in saves with 107. He went on to spend seven seasons with the Long Island Stars of the American Soccer League, earning league MVP honors twice while setting a league record of 973 consecutive shutout minutes. His résumé also includes a variety of other elite-level coaching experience in the United States and abroad. This includes assisting with goalkeeper training for the U-17 U.S. Women's National Team, serving as a national technical director for APT Soccer and as a regional director for AFC Ajax, one of the largest and most prestigious professional soccer clubs in the Netherlands. He has also worked with professional coaches at Vitesse Arnhem (a Dutch professional club), in Brazil with Club Atletico Miniero (CAM), in Germany with Borussa Mochen Gladbach, and in the U.S. with the Tampa Bay Mutiny (formerly of the MLS).   He holds a USSF national 'A' coaching license, NSCAA national youth diploma, NSCAA national goalkeeping diploma, English Football Association coaching license, UEFA coaching license, KNVB advanced tactical diploma and a Brazilian coaching license. For the past three years he has served on the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer National Committee. He holds an overall career coaching record of 109-98-20, including a 9-6-2 mark in his first season at FPU.  A published author, Podeyn has written seven books on the sport of soccer including and . He holds a bachelor's degree in English from Dowling College and a masters of education from William Woods University. Podeyn will also teach in the universitys kinesiology department, focusing primarily on the areas of sport psychology and leadership. Podeyn has been married to his wife, Sondra, for 25 years. The couple has two sons: Robert Jr. and Matthew. Coaching the Dutch 4-3-3 The Triangle Midfield

Hank Lewis

Assistant Coach

wlewis@mines.edu

CO School of Mines

Division 2

Hank Lewis returned to Mines' men's soccer staff in 2019 after working at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He also served on the Orediggers' staff from 2014-16.

Lewis's return to the Orediggers follow two years with D1 Air Force Mens soccer, where he was a part of the two-time Western Region Coaching Staff of the Year that guided the Falcons to record-setting seasons that included top-15 rankings for the better part of both seasons, two consecutive Western Athletic Conference regular season titles, and two consecutive appearances in the D1 National Tournament. 
 
Lewis has worked for top-25 teams across all three NCAA divisions, developing player-of-the-year, all-conference, all-region, all-America honorees, and professional contract signees.  All of the five programs in which he has coached have enjoyed success in the post-season, including 6 conference championships, 9 conference tournament appearances, 3 conference tournament championships, 5 NCAA national tournament appearances, including a 2018 Sweet-16 appearance with Air Force, and a run to the Elite 8 with the Orediggers in 2015.
 
Though Lewis has coached players in every position as an assistant and interim head coach, he has had continued success in working with goalkeepers. 
 
With the exception of the 2015 season, every major-minutes collegiate goalkeeper Lewis has worked with has held top-25 national performance rankings, often in multiple categories, for the better part of at least one season in their collegiate careers.  Among those are multiple conference-goalkeeper-of-the-year, and all-conference goalkeepers in each NCAA division, all-region goalkeepers in each NCAA division, All-America goalkeepers, national-goalkeeper-of-the week, including a 3-time All-American invited to MLS Red Bulls pre-season camp.
Most recently, at Air Force, in two different seasons(2017 and 2018), Lewis mentored two different goalkeepers, John Wendt and Andrea Seazzu, to Western Athletic Conference (WAC) All-Conference first teams and All-Western Region first teams, with both keepers ranked in top-20 stats for the better part of both seasons.  In 2018, Seazzu was named WAC Defensive Player of the Year.
While at Mines, during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Lewis mentored former Orediggers goalkeeper, [Colin Hall](https://minesathletics.com/roster.aspxrp_id=3673), to multiple honors: All-RMAC 1st Team, NSCAA Second-Team All-Region, D2CCA Second-Team All-Region, and RMAC Goalkeeper of the Year.
 
Lewis has coached at Mines (D2), Colgate (D1), Missouri S&T (D2), Stevens Institute of Technology (D3,), and most recently Air Force (D1).  He has also coached as a volunteer assistant at Washington College, and Gallaudet, the premier university for the deaf.  He has contributed to conference-winning, conference tournament-winning, and region-winning coaching staffs at Stevens (2010) and Mines 2014, 2015), and Air Force (2017); and post season play at Colgate (2006), Stevens (2010), and Mines (2014, 2015, 2016), and Air Force (2017-2018).
 
Though he is a born and raised US citizen, he spent three years on the technical staff of the Bahamas mens national team, coaching in Olympic and World Cup qualifiers.  While on staff for the Bahamas Football Association (BFA), he served as Director of Goalkeeper Operations, establishing technical and coaching curriculum for Bahamian players and coaches.  In addition to helping develop more than ten players who went on to play in college or international professional ranks, he mentored record-setting goalkeepers for the Bahamas National Mens and Womens Teams.
 
While in the Bahamas, he finished his playing days between the sticks at the age of 37, winning a national title with AFC Bears, their first in fourteen years.  Once he hung up his gloves, he coached league and cup-winning teams for the Bears, and developed record-setting players in the BFAs national league.
 
Lewis has coached youth teams to three state championships, in two different sports in two different states, and coached soccer tournament champions and finalists on all but two of the u13, u16, u18, and u19 teams he has coached.
 
He holds a NSCAA National Diploma (Distinguished Pass) and a B coaching license from the Bahamas Football Association (par with the English FA Level Two and USSF B).
 
He also is an experienced trainer for Positive Coaching Alliance, which reaches millions of children each year to develop and defend a positive experience in club and scholastic sports.
 
An award-winning writer of essays, plays, nonfiction and two critically-acclaimed books of short stories, Lewis spent more than fifteen years as a full-time university professor before going into full-time collegiate coaching. Raised by two parents committed to social justice and community development, Lewis has served on advisory boards and panels for a range of state and national non-profit organizations focused on issues from equal rights to arts and education.  A fourth generation Coloradan, he currently resides in Golden.

Babak Abouzar

Head Coach

babouzar@twu.edu

Texas Woman's

Division 2

Abouzar third year as the head soccer coach at Texas Woman's University. He became the second head coach in program history in July of 2013 after serving as the teams assistant coach for one year. Abouzar guided the Pioneers to 14-19-3 record in his first two season after taking over a program that has a record of 63-119-23 in the previous 11 years.  Last season TWU posted the best winning percentage (.528) in school history with a 9-8-1 record and tied the school record for wins.  Through the first seven games, the Pioneers also recorded the best start to a season in program history with a 6-1-0 record and set a new for consecutive wins with six. Under his direction 11 TWU soccer players received All-Lone Star Conference honors and three players were named to the LSC All-Academic Team.  In 2014, sophomore Natalia Diaz was named the NSCAA All-South Central Region Second Team and LSC Newcomer of the Year. The Pioneers also posted a 3.385 or higher team grade point average in three of the four semester under Abouzar's direction.  During the Fall 2013 semester the team posted its highest team GPA (3.586) in program history that included an incredible 10 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0. In 2012 as an assistant coach he helped the Pioneers to a successful season both on and off the field. TWU qualified for the Lone Star Conference Championship postseason tournament for the fourth time in school history and set a then-new team grade point average with a 3.566. Abouzar came to TWU after spending two seasons as the head coach at Lubbock Christian University. He was the first coach in program history and guided the Lady Chaps to a 14-18-4 record and two straight Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament appearances. Prior to his stint at LCU, Abouzar was a graduate assistant coach for two seasons at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Abouzar played two years at Lipscomb University as a defender and earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors. He was also a NJCAA All-American at Richland College in Dallas and part of a NJCAA National Championship team. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2008 and his MBA in 2009 from Lipscomb University.


Babak Abouzar
Head Coach




The 2015 season will be Babak Abouzar third year as the head soccer coach at Texas Woman's University. He became the second head coach in program history in July of 2013 after serving as the teams assistant coach for one year. Abouzar guided the Pioneers to 14-19-3 record in his first two season after taking over a program that has a record of 63-119-23 in the previous 11 years.  Last season TWU posted the best winning percentage (.528) in school history with a 9-8-1 record and tied the school record for wins.  Through the first seven games, the Pioneers also recorded the best start to a season in program history with a 6-1-0 record and set a new for consecutive wins with six. Under his direction 11 TWU soccer players received All-Lone Star Conference honors and three players were named to the LSC All-Academic Team.  In 2014, sophomore Natalia Diaz was named the NSCAA All-South Central Region Second Team and LSC Newcomer of the Year. The Pioneers also posted a 3.385 or higher team grade point average in three of the four semester under Abouzar's direction.  During the Fall 2013 semester the team posted its highest team GPA (3.586) in program history that included an incredible 10 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0. In 2012 as an assistant coach he helped the Pioneers to a successful season both on and off the field. TWU qualified for the Lone Star Conference Championship postseason tournament for the fourth time in school history and set a then-new team grade point average with a 3.566. Abouzar came to TWU after spending two seasons as the head coach at Lubbock Christian University. He was the first coach in program history and guided the Lady Chaps to a 14-18-4 record and two straight Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament appearances. Prior to his stint at LCU, Abouzar was a graduate assistant coach for two seasons at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Abouzar played two years at Lipscomb University as a defender and earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors. He was also a NJCAA All-American at Richland College in Dallas and part of a NJCAA National Championship team. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2008 and his MBA in 2009 from Lipscomb University.

Taylor Houck

Head Women's Soccer Coach

thouck@oberlin.edu

Knox

Division 3

Houck was hired in March of 2019 to lead the women's soccer program.

Houck most recently was the head women's soccer coach at Caltech in Pasadena, California. She built the program from the ground up with the Beavers beginning play during the 2017 season.
 
Prior to Caltech, Houck was an assistant coach at Oberlin College in Ohio for three seasons. The team improved from 1-15-1 in 2012 to 10-8-0 in 2014.
 
Houck was a two-time Big East All-Conference selection while playing at Villanova University. She was the team MVP, captain, and a four-time selection to the Big East All-Academic Team.
 
Upon graduation, Houck played professional soccer in Finland for Pallokissat for one season and holds a USSF "E" National License, and an NSCAA Goalkeeper Levels 1, 2, and 3 diploma.
 
Houck earned her bachelor of arts in Sociology at Villanova and is currently pursuing a master of education in Positive Coaching from the University of Missouri.

Timmy McCormack

Head Coach

tmccormack@piedmont.edu

Piedmont

Division 3

Head Coach at Piedmont (2017-present)
69-23-11 overall record
Led Piedmont to undefeated season in first year as Head Coach
Won 2021 USA South Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship
Won 2021 Spring USA South Athletic Conference Tournament Championship
Won 2018 USA South Athletic Conference Tournament
Earned 2017 USA South Athletic Conference Regular Season Title
2021 USA South Goalkeeper of the Year (Laila Allen)
2017 USA South Player of the Year (Cassidy Reich)
31 All-Conference Players
Five United Soccer Coaches All-South Atlantic Region Team Members
14 Scholar All-South Region Team Members
Nine CoSIDA Academic All-District Honorees
Three CoSIDA Academic All-American Honorees
 
Assistant Coach at Piedmont (2009-2011, 2013-2017)
Four Conference Titles (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016)
80 shutouts over seven seasons
35 All-Conference performers
Six NSCAA All-South Region performers
 
Collegiate Career at Huntingdon College (2003-2004, 2006)
Centerback for the Hawks
GSAC All-Freshman Team member (2003)
All-Tournament Team at the Kyle Rote Jr. Invitational (2006)
Student Assistant (2007)
 
Timmy McCormack just completed his fifth season season as Head Women's Soccer Coach with another conference championship to add from the fall of 2021 after taking the title in the spring of 2021 and an undefeated season in 2017 to go with a USA South Championship season in 2018 for the Lady Lions. McCormack is no stranger to the sidelines for the Green and Gold after spending a combined eight seasons as an Assistant Coach for Piedmont soccer, seven of those with the Lady Lions, prior to taking over as the Head Women's Soccer Coach before the '17 campaign.

In the midst of one of the more uncertain times as schools across the country dealt with the ramifications of COVID-19, the Lady Lions stayed steady winning the 2021 Spring USA South Athletic Conference Championship with another 1-0 over Maryville College, this time doing so at the home of the Scots.  The tournament championship marked the 8th conference championship in McCormack's 11 seasons with the program including the last four seasons as the Head Coach. 

In his second season as head coach, McCormack led the Lady Lions to its fourth USA South Tournament Championship as Piedmont defeated long-time rival Maryville College, 1-0. Piedmont would advance to the NCAA tournament where it played its closest tournament game to date, falling 2-1 to No. 17 Lynchburg College. The Lady Lions posted 16 shutouts on the season and outscored opponents 41-10 while out-shooting the opposition 18-9. 
 
Piedmont posted a 16-0-4 record under McCormacks leadership in 2017 as the Lady Lions posted 14 shutouts and outscored opponents 53-8. Defensive prowess has been McCormacks specialty as his work with the defensive side of the squad helped Piedmont to 110 shutouts over his combined nine years with the Lady Lions including 18 in 2015.
 
McCormack has been on the sidelines with the Lady Lions for one of the most impressive decades of soccer in the programs history. Though he just completed his first season as Head Coach, McCormack was an assistant with the program when the women won four conference titles (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) and helped Piedmont to four NCAA tournament appearances.
 
In 2015, McCormack helped the Lady Lions to one of their finest seasons in program history with a record 20 wins as Piedmont went 20-2-1 overall with a 10-1-1 conference record on the way to a USA South Tournament Championship and another NCAA Tournament appearance. McCormack saw another All-Conference selection in the goal with Michaela Gardner taking the honors on the way to becoming the second NSCAA All-Region goalkeeping selection since 2009.

McCormack spent two stints as an assistant with the womens program from 2009-2011 and again from 2013-2017. Before switching over to the womens side of the PC soccer program, McCormack operated as an assistant coach with Piedmonts mens soccer team in the fall of 2008.
 
In the fall of 2012, McCormack led his alma mater Huntingdon College to one of its winningest mens soccer seasons in the previous decade including a victory over 5-time defending conference champions Maryville College, a feat the Hawks had not accomplished since 1999. With the 2-1 win over the Scots snapping a 29-game losing streak to the perennial power, McCormacks squad improved its winning percentage from the previous season and posted a draw with Rhodes College, an opponent that had defeated the Hawks by a combined score of 15-2 in their previous four meetings.

As an active member of United Soccer Coaches, McCormack holds a National Goalkeeping Diploma and Advanced National Diploma in addition to a National B License from the United States Soccer Federation. Having been a member of the camp staffs at the University of Notre Dame, Maryville College, and the Cajun Soccer Club, McCormack also served as the Co-Director of the Marshall Soccer School along with Marshall University Head Mens Soccer Coach Bob Gray in the summer of 2007.
 
The Lady Lions coach spent his playing days at Great South Athletic Conference member & current USA South member Huntingdon College where he was named to the 2003 GSAC All-Freshman Team and the 2006 All-Tournament Team at the Kyle Rote Jr. Invitational.  Prior to his arrival at the collegiate ranks, McCormack won a trio of state championships with the Capital City Soccer Club making a pair of appearances in the US Youth Soccer Southeast Regional Championships.
 
A 2008 graduate of Huntingdon College, McCormack earned his Bachelor of Arts in History. He followed that with a Master of Arts in Teaching from Piedmont College in 2010. 
 
Currently residing in northeast Georgia, McCormack manages all aspects of the womens soccer program while also serving as an Assistant Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. The Huntingdon alum married the former Jamie Edwards, who serves as the Head Volleyball Coach at Piedmont, in 2008 after the two finished their collegiate playing careers at the fellow conference member institution.

Shaun Soderling

coachsoderling@gmail.com

Alderson-Broaddus

Division 2

Coach Soderling works as an assistant coach at Alderson Broaddus University. In his time as an assistant there, the staff has overseen a complete turnaround that led to the Battlers winning the 2016 GMAC Championship.  

Brent Reis

Assistant Coach

breisgktraining@gmail.com

Hope Int'l (CA)

NAIA

My name is Brent Reis and Im an assistant at Hope International University. I am a GK coach at Hope as well. 

I have coached at University California Irvine and Chapman University in the past. Along with coaching college I have coached 9 years on the club side, 6 years at several High schools, and currently own a GK training business called Different Breed Goalkeeping where I am the head trainer as well. 

Hope is looking for a Gk that will be confident  in all aspects of the position, esp with communication, playing out of the back, and tactical awareness.