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Director of Operations
rthomp5@clemson.edu
Clemson
Division 1
Rob Thompson joined the Clemson mens soccer program prior to the 2017 season. Prior to coming to Clemson, Thompson was heavily involved in coaching both youth and college soccer in New Hampshire since 1993.
Thompson spent 24 years coaching at Seacoast United Soccer Club (SUSC), New Hampshires premier youth sports club. He most recently served as the College Recruiting Coordinator and Director of premier HS age teams in the club. This past year, he coached two Seacoast teams to state titles. Both the 2000 girls NPL team and the 2004 boys NPL team won the US Club NH State Championship. His 2004 boys NPL team advanced to the US Club national championship tournament.
Thompson spent 20 years as the head coach of mens soccer at University of New Hampshire. Thompson is currently UNHs all-time wins leader, and he was honored as America East Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2009. His Wildcats won an America East regular season title in 2009, and their undefeated conference regular season record of 6-0-1 in that same year was the first by any America East team since 1997. He led UNH to conference semi-finals six times (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) and advanced to America East conference title games in 2010 and 2012, dropping both in penalty kick shootouts after drawing 0-0 both times. UNH squads were nationally ranked in 1993, 1994, 1997 and 2005. His teams led the America East conference in best discipline record 14 out of 15 years, and they finished in the top three in national Division I NSCAA fair play rankings three times (2009, 2012, 2013). His program had a record eight straight NSCAA team academic awards from 2007-2014.
Thompson was named US Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) Regional Coach of the Year in 2008. He led the Seacoast United U18 Academy Team to its only USSDA playoff berth in club history in 2011. He coached the Seacoast United U17 boys team to the USL Super Y League championship match in 2007, and that same team went to the USYSA Region 1 final in 2007, finishing with a No. 8 national ranking. From 1998 to 2006, he led Seacoast United youth teams to eight New Hampshire state USYSA titles. He was also a member of the USYSA Region 1 Olympic Development Staff from 1994 to 2007.
By coming to Clemson, Thompson is reuniting with head coach Mike Noonan, as the two coached together at UNH in 1993 and 1994. During that two-year span, the Wildcats were nationally ranked and had the best two-year win percentage in UNH history. The duo also coached UNH to its only NCAA tournament appearance in program history. While Thompson's been at Clemson, the Tigers have achieved national rankings each season while winning an ACC regular season division title in 2019 , 2020, and 2021 and the ACC tournament championship in 2020, finishing the fall as the #1 ranked team in the nation. 2021 culminated in Clemson winning their third National Championship. This past season, Clemson won both the 2023 ACC title, and won their 4th National Championship. Since Thompson has been at Clemson, the Tigers have won three regular season ACC division titles, two ACC championships, two National Championships, had two #1 MLS draft picks, and had two Hermann Trophy Honorees.
Assistant Coach
cook091116@gmail.com
South Carolina
Division 1
Head coach Mark Berson announced on March 27, 2017, the hiring of Justin Cook as an assistant coach for the men's soccer program at the University of South Carolina. Cook joins the Gamecocks after 10 seasons (2007-16) as an assistant coach at Tulsa.
"Justin joins us from the University of Tulsa where he has consistently brought in outstanding recruiting classes and assisted in helping TU put an outstanding team on the field each year," said Berson, "He has an outstanding pedigree as a player at Ohio State, where he was one of only two players in history to earn both Big Ten freshman of the year honors and then Big Ten player of the Year honors as a senior."
Cook most recently served as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator for the Golden Hurricane. While with Tulsa, he was a part of eight NCAA Tournament teams, three American Athletic Conference Tournament Championships (2014-16), four C-USA Tournament Championships (2007-09) and three C-USA Regular Season Championships. In their eight NCAA berths with Cook, the Golden Hurricane advanced to the second round four times (2007-08, 10, 15), the third round once (2012) and the NCAA Quarterfinals once (2009). In 2010, the program received a school-best No. 2 national ranking. The program compiled a 117-60-25 (.683 pct) record overall during Cook's time there.
While with Tulsa, Cook recruited three MAC Hermann Trophy candidates, three All-Americans, five academic All-Americans, three C-USA Players of the Year, two C-USA Defensive Players of the Year, 28 all-conference selections and one member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Men's Soccer Team.
Cook had a highly decorated career as a player as well. He was inducted into the 2015 Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame after earning Big Ten All-Conference honors four times. He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2000 and the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2004. He was selected 51st overall in the 2005 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Cook is a native of Orlando, Fla. He and his wife Stefanie have three children - two daughters, Piper and Riley - and a son, Gavin.
Volunteer Assistant Coach
jlagos1122@gmail.com
Wake Forest
Division 1
Wake Forest head men's soccer coach Bobby Muuss announced the hiring of Matt Poplawski as the program's new Volunteer Assistant Coach prior to the 2017 season. He enters his second year in 2018.
In his first year in Winston-Salem, he helped the Deacs to a 19-2-2 overall record and 7-0-1 mark in the ACC. By winning the ACC Championship, Wake Forest became the first team in the league to finish the ACC regular season and Championship undefeated since 1999. The Deacs were rewarded with ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Jon Bakero) and Defensive Player of the Year (Kevin Politz) honors, as each was also named an All-American.
Poplawski is part of a staff which earned the United Soccer Coaches Region Staff of the Year honors in 2017. He helped coach MAC Hermann Trophy winner Jon Bakero and CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year winner Kevin Politz, who became two of the seven Deacons to head to the MLS ranks following the season.
Poplawski joined the Demon Deacons from Penn, where he was a 2017 graduate of the Wharton School of Business, and a two-sport varsity athlete.
On the pitch, Poplawski was a two-time All-Ivy League honoree and two-year team captain. He also played basketball for two seasons, appearing in 17 games.
joldroyd@athletics.pitt.edu
Kentucky
Division 1
Volunteer Assistant Coach
coachbrooksey@outlook.com
Kentucky
Division 1
Brooks completed his first season at NKU in 2018 as an assistant coach. He helped the team to a 10-7 record. The 10 wins were the most for the program in the Division I era. The team also achieved a No. 9 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches North Region poll earlier in the season. The North Region included all four teams that advanced to the Final Four of the 2018 NCAA College Cup.
Freshman Alex Willis was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year and to the All-Horizon League First Team. He was also selected to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team, the Top Drawer Soccer Freshmen Best XI First Team and the College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team. Willis finished the season ranked as the 11th-best freshman by Top Drawer Soccer. Sophomore Alex Grieve earned All-Horizon League Second Team honors, and freshman Stian Jørgensen was named to the All-Horizon League Freshman team.
In Brooks' first season, Willis finished fourth in the NCAA in goals scored, Greive tied for fourth in total assists, and the team ranked ninth in the NCAA in scoring offense with 2.18 goals per match.
The 2018 season also saw Rikard Lindqvist and Jim Barkei earn Horizon League All-Academic Team honors. Additionally, Lindqvist was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team and the Google Cloud Academic All-America Third Team, as selected by CoSIDA.
Prior to NKU, he served as an assistant coach at Centre College during the 2017 season. The Solihull, England, native helped the Colonels to a 12-5-2 record, with the team ranking in the top two of its conference in scoring offense and scoring defense. Brooks also has experience coaching at the club level, most recently with Lexington FC U-19 this past year. Brooks holds an FA Level 1 and 2 license, and he also has a USSF D license. He played collegiately for the University of the Cumberlands, before transferring to the University of Kentucky for his final two seasons.
Assistant Coach
donovan@gocards.com
Louisville
Division 1
Donovan Dowling joined the University of Louisville in July of 2018. He serves as the men's soccer assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
In his role as recruiting coordinator, Dowling has helped lead the charge on nationally ranked recruiting classes in each of his three seasons, including top-10 classes in 2020 (No. 6) and 2021 (No. 9).
Dowling helped Louisville to a 5-8-1 mark during the 2020 season, a year split between the fall and spring semesters due to COVID-19. Battling injuries, UofL went just 1-6-1 during the fall portion of the season, but rebounded in the spring and posted a 4-2-0 record and finished second in the ACC Atlantic Division. The Cardinals capped off the spring season with a 2-1 victory over No. 1 Clemson in the regular season finale. Elijah Amo (Real Salt Lake) and Lamine Conte (New York Red Bulls) were both selected in the MLS SuperDraft in January of 2021, and Jake Gelnovatch inked a professional deal with USL Championship club Memphis 901 FC.
In his second season at Louisville, Dowling helped the Cardinals produce a 10-8-2 record and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Cardinals earned a pair of NCAA wins, including an upset of No. 14 UC Davis. Dowling helped guide goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch to eight shutouts, third most in the ACC. Gelnovatch also earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career. Cherif Dieye was selected in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.
In his first season at Louisville, the Cards won their first ever ACC Championship title in 2018, earning the #4 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament before ending the season 11-5-3. The Cards also saw a number of individuals move on to the professional ranks with Tate Schmitt signing a Homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake (MLS), Adam Wilson was selected in the 2nd round of the MLS Draft by Toronto FC, and Geoffrey Dee signed a professional contract with Louisville City FC (USL).
Dowling arrived in Louisville following three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where he assisted in restarting the mens soccer program from scratch in 2015. While at UTGRV, Donovan served as the top assistant coach for three seasons where he was directly involved in numerous phases of the program, including recruiting, scouting, compliance, budgeting, travel, and academics. The Vaqueros showed notable improvement during the first three seasons increasing their win total each year, qualifying for the 2016 & 2017 WAC Tournament, and increasing their RPI each year ending 44th nationally.
In addition to his duties at UTRGV, Dowling also coached in the professional ranks as the goalkeeper coach with Rio Grande Valley FC of the USL Championship. In their inaugural season, RGVFC finished second in the USL Western Conference in 2016, qualifying for the USL Playoffs. Dowling worked under current Montreal Impact head coach Wilmer Cabrera in 2016 and under current LA Galaxy II head coach Junior Gonzalez in 2017. Overall, 11 players from RGVFC have signed MLS contracts since 2016.
Prior to helping restart the program at UTRGV, Dowling coached at Northeast Texas Community College, where he served as the head coach of the mens and womens soccer programs for two years. He led the mens team to a program-best 17-4-2 record in 2014, with a ranking as high as No. 4 in the nation en route to an NJCAA Tournament berth. For his efforts, Dowling was a finalist for National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Coach of the Year. In 2013, the mens team was one of the most improved teams in the NJCAA with a 14-7 record, compared to a 5-14-1 record the season prior to his arrival.
From 2011-12, Dowling helped start the first-ever mens soccer program at Fort Hays State University as an assistant coach. In 2011, the inaugural team finished 11-5-2, while receiving votes in the NSCAA Top 25 poll. In 2012, the team did one better, as Dowling helped lead the Tigers to an 11-6-2 record, along with the programs first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, advancing all the way to the Sweet 16. The Tigers were ranked for the majority of the 2012 season, with a high of No. 9 in the nation.
Dowling coached from 2009-11 with the Fort Wayne Fever as the Director of Goalkeeping for the entire club, while also serving as the assistant coach for the 93 and 95 Fever boys teams. Both of his Fever teams were Indiana State Cup Finalists.
A goalkeeper, Dowling played collegiately at the NCAA Division I level at IPFW, where, as a two-year starter, he set program records for goals against average and shutouts in a season while earning All-Summit League honors. He played his first two collegiate seasons at Barton County Community College, where he was a Third Team All-American and First Team NSCAA All-Region and All-Conference honoree, leading his team to the No. 2 ranking in the nation while serving as the sophomore captain. A two-year starter, Dowling compiled a 39-4-2 record during his career.
A native of Olathe, Kansas, Dowling earned his bachelor of general studies from Indiana University and added a master of science in sports and human performance from Fort Hays State.
Assistant Coach
nick.noble@mail.wvu.edu
West Virginia
Division 1
Third year Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach at West Virginia University
Assistant Coach
rdavey@gsu.edu
Georgia State
Division 1
Ricky Davey joined the Georgia State men's soccer program as an assistant coach in the spring of 2018 following a one-year stint at Francis Marion.
Despite a once in 100-year pandemic, Davey helped lead the 2020 squad to a 9-2-2 record, including a 5-0 start which was the best in school history. The Panthers earned a sixth-consecutive trip to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship the first team in league history to accomplish the feat before falling in penalty kicks to Coastal Carolina.
In 2019, Davey helped lead the Panthers to their fifth consecutive trip to the Sun Belt Tournament Championship before falling just shy of earning a second straight Sun Belt title and trip to the NCAA Tournament after a loss in PKs to Coastal Carolina. During the regular season, he helped coach Georgia State to a 6-0-3 start to the year, setting a program record for most matches to start a season without a loss.
In his first year at Georgia State, Davey was a part of a coaching staff that guided GSU to the 2018 NCAA Tournament after claiming its first Sun Belt Conference regular season and conference tournament championship in program history. During the regular season, the team put together a six-game winning streak -- a feat that had not been accomplished by the program in over 30 years and finished undefeated in conference play for the first time since 1989. Under the direction of Davey and the rest of the coaching staff, seven student-athletes earned All-Conference honors, the most among all teams in the Sun Belt.
Prior to his time with the Patriots, Davey served as the graduate assistant coach at Le Moyne College from 2015-2016, where he also earned a masters degree in education. During his two seasons with the Dolphins, Le Moyne posted a combined 26-11-3 record and made two appearances in the NCAA Division II national tournament.
He also served as an assistant coach at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2014, a year that saw the Chargers go 13-4-2.
Davey has experience working with the Syracuse (NY) Development Academy and the Huntsville (AL) Football Club. He spent one season as head varsity boys' soccer coach at Grissom High School in Huntsville.
He earned his undergraduate degree in nutrition from the University of Montevallo in 2014. In his three seasons with the Falcons, he tallied 16 goals and 20 assists. Davey was named to the Peach Belt All-Conference team once, earned PBC Tournament MVP honors in 2013, was twice named NSCAA All-Region, and helped Montevallo to a pair of conference titles and two NCAA tournament appearances.
Davey played at Appalachian State for one season in 2010 before transferring to Montevallo.
Following his collegiate career, he played several years in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) with the Rocket City United (Huntsville, Ala.), the Birmingham (AL) Hammers, and the Rochester (NY) RiverDogz.
He represented England at the U18 level against Scotland in 2008 and played and trained with the Yeovil Town Football Club (England) and the Orgyte Futbol Club (Sweden).
Davey possesses a USSF D License and a National Diploma and an Advanced National Diploma, GK Level 1&2 from the NSCAA.
In the spring of 2019, Davey received his Premier Diploma from United Soccer Coaches, the organization's highest technical award.
Head Coach
tysonje1@wofford.edu
Wofford
Division 1
Wofford College announced on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, the hiring of Joel Tyson as head coach of the mens soccer program. Tyson spent the last two years with the Charlotte Independence in the USL and was an assistant coach for the Terriers from 2011-2014.
We are excited to welcome Joel back to Wofford, said Director of Athletics Richard Johnson. The pool of candidates that we had for this position was very impressive, but Joel rose to the top. We were impressed with him when he as here as an assistant coach and look forward to working with him again.
From the time I left in 2014 as an assistant coach, Wofford was the only place I could see myself as a head coach., said Tyson. The people, the campus, and the program hold a special place for me and I am proud to be able to call Wofford home again. I have enjoyed the opportunity coaching in the professional game for the past few years. However, it was the relationships I had with the alumni and the relationships I had on campus that made this decision more than just a soccer decision. This program has a tradition, created by Ralph Polson, of creating a family bond and growing players in all aspects of their lives. My goal is to have the same impact.
I am eager to begin working with the current players and establishing those relationships, continued Tyson. "I also look forward to starting the process of finding the future players that will help us continue the tradition of competing in the Southern Conference.
For the past two years Tyson has been a member of the coaching staff of the Charlotte Independence and since contributed a playoff appearance and the franchises best season. In his first season with the club, the Independence goalkeepers recorded six clean sheets, 90 saves, and the Eastern Conferences fourth-best goal differential. During his breakout 2017 season, goalkeeper Cody Mizell played in 32 games on his way to earning USL Save of the Month for May, USL Save of the Year Runner-Up, and being one of five USL Goalkeeper of the Year nominations. He was planning to work for the expansion club New Mexico United as first assistant coach this upcoming USL season before accepting the position at Wofford.
He spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Central Florida. In 2015, the Knights posted a 9-8-2 overall record. Hadji Barry was selected to the American All-Conference first team, while Jakov Basic earned All-Rookie Team honors. Barry was picked 13th overall in the MLS SuperDraft. During the 2016 season, the team was 5-11 overall and Matias Pyysalo was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Brian Jamba earned a spot on the American All-Rookie Team.
Tyson spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Wofford mens soccer team after spending two years at Hofstra. While with the Terriers, the team earned the 2013 Southern Conference Regular Season Championship and had back-to-back appearances in the Southern Conference Tournament Championship final. The team posted 10+ wins in three of his four seasons with the Terriers. Tyson played a big role in Woffords recruiting and development of players such as Connor Davis, Nestor Jaramillo, Forrest Lasso, Matthew Aurednik, and Garrett Closs earned All-Southern Conference Team honors.
At Hofstra, Tyson worked primarily with the goal keepers along with assisting in all aspects of the day-to-day operations. In 2010 the team recorded nine shutouts with a 1.12 goal against average. In his first season on the staff, the goalkeepers had seven shutouts.
Tyson is the former starting goalkeeper at Coker College, where he graduated in 2008 with a degree in history (and a minor in English). He tallied a 1.85 goal against average as a senior for the Cobras, when he helped the program to the highest win total in school history. He was named a team captain as both a junior and senior.
While an undergraduate, Tyson also served as president of Cokers Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), helped organize an athletic department fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and served as a student ambassador for two years. He also attended the National Leadership Conference in 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Tyson served as the Director of Goalkeeping at the Ralph Lundy Soccer Academy for many years. He also worked as the goalkeeper coach for the South Carolina Olympic Development Program (ODP), where he assisted Ralph Polson. He also worked independently with the goalkeepers for the Long Island Rough Riders of the Premier Development League (PDL).
As a native of Irmo, South Carolina, Tyson earned three soccer letters at Dutch Fork High School prior to attending Coker. He served as the goalkeeper coach at Dutch Fork for one season before joining the Hofstra program in 2009.
Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
nluque@uscupstate.edu
South Carolina-Upstate
Division 1
Nico Luque is in his second season as the associate head coach for the USC Upstate mens soccer program.
Luque joined Upstate in 2017 after serving as the assistant coach for Concordia University in Seward, Neb. for three seasons. He helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2015 Great Plains Athletic Conference championship, marking the first time in program history Concordia had won a conference title and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament. The Bulldogs appeared in another GPAC championship game in 2016.
He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Southern Wesleyan, in 2013 and won the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) South Region and National Championship. Luque also assisted with Coerver SC and CASA on the club level.
A native of Bogota, Colombia, Luque grew up playing soccer at the professional academy of Millonarios FC where he competed until appearing on the reserves team.
He moved to the United States to play soccer at Southern Wesleyan from 2009-13. He served as team captain his final three seasons and was a four-year starter. Luque earned Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) and NCCAA recognitions as a senior. He also played and coached for Upward Stars, a National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) team out of Spartanburg.
Since 2017, Luque has been the head coach of the U-12 and U-13 Carolina FC club teams. Luque was also the head coach for the U18 elite boys team that won the State Cup and Region Premier League Piedmont Conference Championship in 2018.
Luque received his Bachelor of Science in psychology from Southern Wesleyan with a minor in coaching. He later received his MBA with an emphasis in leadership from Concordia in 2016, as well as a Master of Science in athletic administration with an emphasis in collegiate athletics in 2017.
Assistant Coach
jbarber@georgiasouthern.edu
Georgia Southern
Division 1
Joe Barber begins his first season as an assistant coach for Georgia Southern men's soccer in2 018.
Barber joins Georgia Southern from Temple, where he has served the last two seas ons as an assistant coach. During his two seasons, the Owls put together a 19-14-3 overall record, including an impressive 14-3-2 record at home, with an unbeaten 2016 season. 2017 was a program-best fourth-place finish in the American Athletic Conference.
Prior to Temple, Barber served as an assistant coach at Eastern Florida State College for the 2015 season, helping the Titans finish third at the NJCAA Division I National Championships. The team finished with a 15-2-2 overall record and produced four NJCAA All-Americans.
Barber also served as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Mobile in 2014, helping the team win the Southern States Athletic Conference regular season title, advance to the NAIA National Final Eight. The Rams ended the season with a 15-4-3 overall record and a final NAIA national ranking of No. 6.
A gradate of the Florida Institute of Technology in 2014, Barber played two seasons for the Panthers, after transferring from Limestone College, where he played his first two years collegiately. He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from FIT, minoring in Sustainability.
Before coming to the United States to play collegiately, Barber played semi-professionally in England and also participated in parts of four seasons in the States in the PDL.
A native of Leeds, England, Barber holds his NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, USSF E License and the English FA Level 2 coaching qualifications.
Assistant Coach
amcclain3@gardner-webb.edu
Gardner-Webb
Division 1
Coach McClain currently coaches at Gardner-Webb University. Primarily coaches the Goalkeepers and runs the reserve team program. Previously coached at Brevard College (D2/D3), and at the University of Pikeville (NAIA).
Assistant Coach
aalgashamy@gardner-webb.edu
Gardner-Webb
Division 1
-Gardner-Webb University DI Assistant Coach, Responsible for recruiting. (Current)
-ODP NC coach. (Current).
GCCSA 2016. (Current).
-Vaag Football Club Headcoach U13, 2009-2011
Playing experience:
Vaag Football Club(Norway youth)
IK Start Football Club(Professional 2008-2011)
Vindbjart Football Club(Professional, loan from June 1, 2010, Dec 30 2010)
FC Flora Tallinn(Professional 2011-2012)
Detroit City FC( Summer, 2016)
Gardner-Webb University(2013, 2016)
National Team:
Norway U17, 12 caps, 2 goals.
Assistant Coach
hindsonp@winthrop.edu
Winthrop
Division 1
Hindson returns to the Eagles after a 12 season absence as he returns after spending the last six seasons as head coach of the UNC Pembroke men's soccer program.
"I would like to thank Dan for affording me the opportunity to come back to Winthrop," said Hindson. "I am very excited to work with him moving forward. My wife and I are very happy to return to the Rock Hill area. A special mention should be given to Rich Posipanko for all of his friendship and support over the years. I can't wait to get started and hope we can build on all of the success Rich and Dan have brought the program over many years."
"We were fortunate to have a very good group of candidates for the position and Phil has the experience and background to help us to continue to move forward in a positive direction," said Ridenhour, who assumed the head coaching duties at the start of the year. "He is someone that will help us in all phases of the program. The team and I are excited to welcome Phil and his family back to Rock Hill."
During his six seasons with the Braves, he won 47 games while leading them to the program's third best finish (NCAA Div. II era) with 12 wins and a berth into the NCAA Tournament. That season the Braves advance to the second round of the tournament with a 3-2 win over Mars Hill before being eliminated on penalties against Flagler, 4-2. It was the first time in 10 years the program had advanced in the NCAA Tournament The 2012 team finished 5 th in the Peach Belt Conference, which is arguably one of the top NCAA Div. II leagues. In 2012 and 2013 the Braves were nationally ranked.
Under Hindson's guidance the program had two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, a PBC Freshman of the Year, a Golden Ball Winner, PBC Player of the Year, two Daktronics All-Region and NSCAA All-Region players, 10 NCCSIA All-State players, six All-PBC players, six PBC All-Tournament players, two PBC All-Preseason players, 10 PBC Players of the Week, 15 PBC All-Academic Team players and the team garnered a sportsmanship award in 2011.
Hindson left Winthrop for an assistant coaching job at Clemson for the 2004 season. He spent five years as an assistant and was the interim head coach of the Tigers in 2009 before leaving for UNC Pembroke following the season. In 2009 he led the Tigers to a road win at 8 th -ranked and eventual national champion Virginia on Sept. 26, 2009. During his six seasons, including the one as interim coach, Clemson posted 56 wins, advanced to the Final Four in 2005 and the Sweet 16 in 2006. In 2005 the Tigers had a final ranking of 3 rd in the nation.
In 2000 Hindson joined former Winthrop head coach Rich Posipanko's staff as an assistant coach and helped the program to a record of 47-28-5 during that time. He was part of the program's first ever Big South Conference Championship when the Eagles defeated 13 th -ranked Coastal Carolina in the final, 1-0 in overtime. That season the Eagles reached a school record for wins (15) since its move to the NCAA Div. I level.
Hindson enjoyed a successful career at William Carey as a player as he holds several records after a career of 54 goals and 22 assists for 130 points in his three seasons. He was a three-time all-conference selection as well as being named all-region and earned all-america honors in 1995. He graduated from William Carey in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and earned his master's in physical education from Winthrop in 2005. In 2011 he was a member of the Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Class at William Carey.
Hindson and his wife Liz along with their daughter Sophia and son Connor will reside in Rock Hill.
Assistant Coach/Recreation Coordinator
scottja3@etsu.edu
East Tennessee State
Division 1
http://www.etsubucs.com/msoccer/coaches/9746/josh-scott/
Graduate Manager/Director of Operations
robert.dewitt3@gmail.com
Belmont
Division 1
Played collegiately at Xavier University in the Big East from 2016-2019. Graduate Assistant/Director of Operations at Belmont University. Getting Masters in Sports Administration.
Graduate Assistant
mbajza@jacksonville.edu
Jacksonville (FL)
Division 1
I am the current assistant coach at Jacksonville University Mens Soccer
Associate Head Coach
tbuckne@ju.edu
Jacksonville (FL)
Division 1
Jacksonville University Men's Soccer
Assistant Coach
bburns4@ju.edu
Jacksonville (FL)
Division 1
2018 - Present: Assistant Soccer Coach with NCAA Division 1 program, Jacksonville University.
Assistant Coach
clayton.zelin@unf.edu
North Florida
Division 1
Clayton Zelin joins North Florida men's soccer as the associate head coach in March 2019. Zelin brings more than 10 years of experience to the Ospreys.
Most recently, Zelins talents helped Denver earn its first ever No. 1 ranking in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25. While with the Pioneers, Zelin saw the team make its eighth NCAA tournament appearance and win two Summit League regular season titles under the guidance of head coach Jamie Franks.
While with the Pioneers, Zelin oversaw the development of more than 10 Summit League All-Conference selections, four all-region honorees and an all-American. In 2017, he was part of the Summit League Staff of the Year and propelled Denver to a No. 3 national ranking.
While on the field his impact was felt, Zelin also assisted off the field as well as Denver had a CoSIDA Academic All-American, a Senior CLASS award winner and the top GPA in Division I mens soccer in 2018.
Prior to his time with Denver, Zelin was a coach with Real Colorado, Real Salt Lake (AZ) and with 2017 National Champion Phoenix Rising FC, where he won league, state, regional and national championships.
Zelin has a proven record of development, including players that have gone on to US national training centers, regional teams, collegiate programs and professional organizations. He currently holds his NSCAA Premier and UEFA B coaching license.
Zelin has a proven record of development with his previous clubs, including players that have gone on to receive invites to the United States national training center and regional teams. His former players have also received collegiate scholarships and opportunities to play at the professional level.
During his playing days, he played NCAA Division I soccer at Georgia Southern, where he was captain and an all-tournament team selection. Following his college career, Zelin played in the MLS Reserves (Colorado Rapids), PDL (New Orleans, Salt Lake & Colorado Foxes) and MASL (Colorado Lightning and Denver Dynamite) before ending his career in USL (Phoenix).
Assistant Coach
dcherbonnier@yahoo.com
Tulsa
Division 1
Daniel Cherbonnier is in his sixth season with the Golden Hurricane. He served as a graduate assistant his first four years, but was promoted to assistant coach prior to the 2017 season.
Last year, TU had just six wins, including three victories in conference play for a sixth-place finish in the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane did defeat #1 Stanford (2-0), who went on to win the 2017 College Cup, as well as #19 SMU (1-0) and tied #25 Wisconsin (2-2).
TU recorded its third-straight American Athletic Conference tournament title and played in the first round of the NCAA Championship in 2016. The Hurricane tallied 10 wins, including six shutouts, and faced three top-25 teams for a 1-2 mark.
During the 2015 season, Tulsa captured The American tournament championship for the second-straight year, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship. TU totaled eight wins, three shutouts and faced nine teams ranked in the top-25 for a 1-5-3 mark in those contests, including a 3-2 overtime win over 16th-ranked FIU in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
In 2014, the Hurricane posted an 11-6-3 overall record, including a 5-2-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference, captured The American tournament title and played in the first round of the NCAA Championship. TU played five top-25 teams for a 3-1-1 mark, including a 1-0 win over then third-ranked Virginia, which claimed the 2014 NCAA Championship, and had seven clean sheets on the season.
The Golden Hurricane earned 11 victories in 2013, advanced to the Conference USA title game.
Prior to coming to Tulsa, Cherbonnier spent six years as an assistant coach at the University of Texas at Tyler where he assisted in all aspects of the program including coaching, recruiting, goalkeeper training, academic advising, administrative duties and camp organization.
While at UT Tyler, Cherbonnier helped the Patriots compile a 72-29-14 overall record and a 50-15-10 mark in the American Southwest Conference. During the six years, UT-Tyler won three regular season conference championships, three ASC tournament championships, and had a program-best NCAA Elite 8 appearance. On the field, Cherbonnier helped coach three All-America selections, nine all-region honorees and 38 all-conference performers. Off the field, he helped produce 52 Academic All-Conference players, while the team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award.
Cherbonnier also had coaching stints with Bishop T.K. Gorman High School, All-Saints Episcopal School, Tulsa Soccer Club and Azzurri Soccer Club.
Assistant Coach
josh.schirmer.7@gmail.com
Massachusetts-Lowell
Division 1
Joshua Schirmer enters his first season as an assistant coach with UMass Lowell womens soccer in 2018.
An English FA Level 1, NSCAA Advanced National, USSF C and UEFA B license holder, Schirmer most recently coached for the Sparta Prague professional womens team. He led the team to a Czech First Division championship, Czech Womens Cup, and UEFA Womens Champions League qualification as a seeded team.
Before that, Schirmer was on the womens soccer staff at the University of North Florida, where the teams win total increased each season after his arrival.
He has also worked at Eastern Florida State College, first serving as an assistant coach of the mens team and later as associate head coach of the womens team. He helped the mens team to a fifth-place finish in the NJCAA and the womens team to third and second-place finishes in 2014 and 2015.
The Jacksonville, Fla., native played at Tennessee Wesleyan College, graduating magna cum laude in 2004 with a bachelors degree in business finance and an economics minor. He was a two-time NAIA Scholar All-American and a three-year member of the Appalachian Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
After graduating, he played professionally for one season in Hong Kong and spent seven years in Japan, including with the Urawa Reds from 2009-2012.
He is currently finishing his masters degree in educational leadership from the University of North Florida.
Associate Head Coach
kevin.doyle@usafa.edu
Air Force
Division 1
Doyle has spent 7 seasons as a member of the Air Force Academy Soccer staff. During his collegiate career, Doyle was a premier goalkeeper at Creighton and was named Defensive Player of the Year for the Missouri Valley Conference.
Head Coach
dapacell@sewanee.edu
University of the South
Division 3
Tony Pacella enters his seventh season as the Sewanee Head Men's Soccer Coach.
Posting a 44-54-8 career record, Pacella has coached 19 All-Conference selections and 78 to the SAA Academic Honor Roll. In 2016, his team earned the United Soccer Coaches (USC; formerly the National Soccer Coaches Athletic Association) Team Academic Award.
The 2019 campaign for Sewanee was a masterful one for Pacella and the program. The team's 11 overall wins and five conference dubs are each the highest in the Pacella-era. Sewanee's 11-5-1 record is one of the best finishes for the program since 2004. Additionally, the No. 3 seed the Tigers secured in the SAA Tournament ties a conference-best.
Pacella also earned recognition from the coaches as he was named the SAA Coach of the Year for the first time in the history of the conference and the first since 2001.
Sewanee captured five All-SAA selections, the most the Tigers have placed on an All-Conference Team since the SAA was formed in 2012. Additionally, two were named All-Region.
The success did not stop on the pitch, as a program-best 17 athletes were named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll, with two players were listed on the USC Scholar All-Region First Team laurels.
Assistant Coach
johnskp0@sewanee.edu
University of the South
Division 3
I am an assistant coach at Sewanee: the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. I have experience coaching at the club level for SC Surf in Mount Pleasant, SC. Most recently, I was the GK coach at the College of Charleston.
As a player, I have experience playing in the USL and was an all-region player for Sewanee.
Assistant Coach
tate.spivey@centre.edu
Centre
Division 3
I am going into my third year as the Head Assistant Mens soccer Coach at Centre College
Head Men's Soccer Coach
michael.pilger@trincoll.edu
Trinity (CT)
Division 3
Michael Pilger completed his 17th season as head coach of the Trinity College mens soccer team, having guided the Bantams to the NESCAC Championship Tournament in seven of the last eight years. Also a physical education instructor at the College, Pilger came to Trinity from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and the Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), after highly successful stints as head coach at the University of Rochester and Kenyon College where he won National Coach of the Year honors in 1990 and was Regional Coach of the Year 4 times. He has taken 3 different teams to the NCAA Tournament and Top 25 National Rankings.
Assistant Coach
blongo@mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Division 3
Longo enters his sixth year as assistant coach for the MIT men's soccer team this fall. Longo has been involved with coaching soccer for the past 14 years which includes two years as the head coach of the Lexington High School Boys Varsity team, where he led the team to a record of 25-4-6 and back-to-back Middlesex League titles in 2014 and 2015. Longo also spent one year as a pro coach of the Lexington United Soccer Club, five years as a staff coach for SFC New England and 11 years as a coach at the Soccer 101 Academy. Longo holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Seton Hall University and a masters in business administration from Bentley University. Longo was a Division I men's soccer player in the Big East Conference at Seton Hall, starting 62 games in midfield from 2007-2010. Longo also holds a United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma
Assistant Coach
jackwilliamgurr@icloud.com
Clayton State
Division 2
Gurr completed his collegiate soccer career at Georgia Gwinnett College and is not coaching at Clayton College & State University. Gurr also coaches club at Ufa Norcross.
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
trentorndorf@clayton.edu
Clayton State
Division 2
Orndorf returns for his sixth season as a member of the Clayton State soccer programs.
CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Since beginning to oversee the Lakers goalkeepers in 2011, the mens and womens programs have combined to win nearly 100 games. The women have produced a 53-33-11 overall record while the men have gone 44-36-5.
That span includes a trip to the NCAA Division II Womens Soccer Tournament behind a 12-4-6 record and 8-0-3 Peach Belt Conference record. The latter resulted in a regular season championship and Clayton State also won the PBC Tournament title in a shootout to punch their ticket to the NCAAs.
Orndorf has also coached all seven PBC Goalkeeper of the Week winners for womens soccer, including five by all-time leader Charlotte McCormack. Adding to that list are five such selections for mens soccer, with two each by Viltsu Tuumi (2015) and Nick Punter (2014).
PROFESSIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE
Orndorf brings over 30 years of experience coaching at all levels of soccer club, college and professional. He has previously served on the coaching staffs at both Life University and Georgia State University at the collegiate level and served as the goalkeeper coach for the Atlanta Silverbacks of the A-League and the Atlanta Blackhawks of the PDL.
Additionally, he has trained and coached a number of current and former professional goalkeepers, including several who were or are currently on the United States and Irish National Team programs. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Roswell Santos Soccer Club and coached in various positions for over 10 years on the Georgia and Colorado ODP staffs.
COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER: Northeastern Christian Junior College
A native of Lock Haven, Penn., Orndorf played collegiately at Northeastern Christian Junior College in Philadelphia. He led the Knights to their only two winning seasons and set the schools single-season and career records for saves.
PROFESSIONAL PLAYING CAREER
Orndorfs professional playing career included stints with the El Paso Spurs of the IUSISL and El Paso Patriots of the SISL.
EDUCATION
A veteran of the United States Army and the 82 nd Airborne Division, Orndorf earned his bachelors degree from the University of Colorado and his masters degree in Management from the University of Maryland. He also holds a USSF "A" and a USSF National Youth License.
PERSONAL
Orndorf and his wife Jessica have two sons, Nolan and Gareth.
Assistant Coach
ryan305king@gmail.com
Clayton State
Division 2
Represented Clayton State University as a player, captain and assistant coach between 2016-2019, Winning All-American honours and PBC Player of the year
Several years of youth coaching in England and the USA & currently focusing on one-to-one performance coaching with the Royal Academy based in Atlanta, GA.
Assistant Coach
cgrassmyer@gmail.com
Oglethorpe
Division 3
- Oglethope University Mens Assistant Coach (2018- current)
In both years at oglethope we have won 2 conference titles as well as attend the NCAA tournament once
Assistant Coach
acfarr9150@ung.edu
North Georgia
Division 2
Coaching Career:
University of North Georgia Mens Soccer Volunteer Assistant
United Futbol Academy Mountains U11 Boys/U19 Girls
Coerver Coaching Academy (Dublin, Ireland)
-Coaching License:
UEFA C License/ Football Association of Ireland Youth Certificate
Playing Career:
-University of North Georgia Captain 2017 and 2018
-United Soccer Coaches 3rd Team All-Region 2018
-PBC 1st Team All-Conference 2018
-PBC All-Tournament Team 2017
-Davenport University NAIA WHAC Conference Champion 2016
-2 appearances for the Republic of Ireland U15 National Team
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
avram.allen@ung.edu
North Georgia
Division 2
Allen is entering his 5th year as assistant coach of the University of North Georgia's men's soccer program. Allen returned to his alma mater as the full-time assistant men's soccer coach in 2014 to assist head coach Patrice Parris with all aspects of the program. He was a two-year letter-winner at North Georgia as a midfielder garnering Peach Belt Conference All-Tournament honors in 2008.
The McCaysville, Georgia native served three years on the UNG men's soccer staff including two years as the graduate assistant (2011-12). In 2013, he served as the full-time women's assistant at Young Harris College.
Allen competed at YHC for two years before transferring to North Georgia. At YHC, he was captain of the 2006 Mountain Lion team that went to the GJCAA Region 17 finals earning Second Team All-Region honors along the way.
Allen prepped at Fannin County High School where he scored 86 career goals and still holds the school record for goals in a season (29) and career goals. He also played football and basketball for the Rebels.
abuchman@truett.edu
Piedmont
Division 3
Coach
fdebarros@shorter.edu
Shorter
Division 2
DeBarros is the Assistant Coach at Shorter University. He finished his collegiate soccer career at Shorter University, and previously played a Radford University. DeBarros has been on both the Men's and Women's coaching staff at Shorter.
Head Coach
paulfurey.coach@gmail.com
Shorter
Division 2
Furey brings 30 years of experience as a collegiate head coach. He is approaching 350 career victories which includes a National Championship in 2014. Furey has received numerous honors including NSCAA National Coach of the Year two times. The coach has also founded and directed successful camps and youth programs for the past 20 years at MVNU and Lee.
Assistant Coach
robbi.seaton@lander.edu
Lander
Division 2
Rob Seaton enters his third season as a grad assistant for the men's soccer program. Seaton joined the coaching staff in the fall of 2016 after playing for the Bearcats from 2012-15.
During his playing career, Seaton served as a captain for the 2015 team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Bearcats began the season 9-0, the second-best start in program history. Seaton is also credited with the first ever goal scored for Lander under current head coach Lee Squires.
As a freshman, Seaton started 16 games for the 2012 team that won the Peach Belt Conference regular season title. In four years as a Bearcat, he appeared in 64 matches, netting 12 goals.
Seaton has also served as an assistant coach for the Greenwood High men's soccer team for the past three seasons, helping guide the program to two region championships.
Assistant Coach
chris.inman@ngu.edu
North Greenville
Division 2
North Greenville University former standout Chris Inman has been named the new Assistant Coach for the Mens Soccer program. Inman first joined the Crusaders coaching staff as a Graduate Assistant Coach in 2019 after spending the previous year in Columbus, Ohio working with Columbus Crew SC in Major League Soccer as a player development coach and marketing intern. Inman played four seasons with the Crusaders where he captained the team both his junior and senior year. He is headed into his first season with the NGU Mens Soccer program as an Assistant Coach.
Inman has spent time coaching in four different states at a variety of levels. Along with his work at NGU, Inman is the Head Coach at Greenville Senior High School. He has also coached locally for Eastside High School where he helped lead the team to a AAAA State Championship match in 2019.
During his collegiate days, Inman played four seasons for the Crusaders from 2014-2017, starting in a combined 41 games out of 54 games played. Inman played all over the pitch as a defender, midfielder, and forward helping to lead the team to their first Conference Carolina's Tournament appearance in four years during his senior season in 2017.
Prior to coaching at North Greenville University, Inman played semi-professionally for both the Knoxville Force in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and for the West Virginia Chaos in United Soccer League 2 (USL2). Inman, who resides in Greenville, earned his undergraduate degree in Sports Management (Business) from NGU in 2018.
Assistant Coach
sam.lofts@newberry.edu
Newberry (SC)
Division 2
I am representing Newberry College located in South Carolina. We compete in the NCAA Division II in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) which was ranked 3rd strongest in the country last year. I am the assistant coach for Newberry College and just recently graduated from Lander University as a player so I understand the level and region very well.
Assistant Coach
taylorbholmberg@gmail.com
Montevallo
Division 2
Hoover High School Goalkeeper coach. 4years
Vestavia Hills Soccer Club GK Coach. 1 year
University of Montevallo GK coach. 1st year
Birmingham Southern College GK Coach. 1 Year. Currently
Hoover High School Freshman Coach. 1 year. Currently
Head Coach, Director of Operations
greggmunn@gmail.com
Mars Hill
Division 2
Head coach
slyons@cn.edu
Carson-Newman
Division 2
Stephen Lyons was tabbed to be the fifth head coach of the Carson-Newman men's soccer program on Dec. 21, 2016. He is in his first year as head coach of the Eagles.
In his inaugural season at the helm of the Carson-Newman mens soccer program, the Eagles garnered a 9-7-2 overall record, 6-2-2 in the conference, with a trip to the South Atlantic Conference tournament. The 2017 season marked the most successful of any first year coach in program history. The Eagles amassed a streak of eight consecutive clean sheets through the season, including a 1-0 shutout victory over No. 5 Lenoir-Rhyne.
Lyons arrives in Jefferson City from Tennessee Wesleyan University, where he spent nine seasons guiding the men's program.
As coach of the Bulldogs, Lyons amassed a record of 74-59-15, including a mark of 58-28-9 over the last five campaigns. During that same time, he compiled a ledger of 35-9-5 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Lyons twice led the squad to the regular season title in the AAC and they also captured the conference tournament championship in 2012, which earned them a trip to the NAIA National Tournament. In 2016, Tennessee Wesleyan posted an 11-4-4 mark with a 6-2-1 conference record. Their season included a 2-1 home victory over Carson-Newman on Sept. 5th. The program reached its highest spot in the national rankings in Oct., when they rose to 22nd in the NAIA coaches poll.
Over the course of nine years in Athens, the native of Middlesbrough, England has coached 18 players who were selected as first-team all-conference, as well as two student-athletes who earned AAC Freshman of the Year honors.
Lyons's first coaching experience came in 2005 when he joined the staff at Middlesbrough F.C.'s Youth Academy. From there, he moved on to the University of Saint Mary in Kansas, spending two years as a graduate assistant while he earned his MBA.
The newest member of the Carson-Newman family is also a former student-athlete, as he spent four years on the soccer team at Tennessee Wesleyan and captained the 2001 edition of the squad to the national tournament. Lyons earned all-conference, all-region and All-American recognition during his time playing for the Bulldogs. He then played professionally for two seasons in the New Zealand National League.
Stephen is married to Kristen Lyons.
Associate Head Coach
dbaisden@cn.edu
Carson-Newman
Division 2
Baisden makes his way to Mossy Creek from Tennessee Wesleyan University where he served as a volunteer assistant coach before becoming a full-time assistant during the 2017-18 campaign. He was a four-year starter as a defender for the TWU side before graduating with a degree in Business Administration, General Management.
The Middlesbrough, England native was a highly touted student-athlete at Tennessee Wesleyan. He was named to the NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference All-Tournament team during the 2014-15 season before being recognized as a back-to-back first team All-Conference player. He closed out his collegiate career as a captain for the Bulldogs during his senior season as well as winning the Stan Harrison Award for the contributions he made to the team and school.
Assistant Coach
antoniocarrabotta@yahoo.com
Coker
Division 2
Carrabota completed his collegiate soccer career Radford University and at Ferrum College. He now joins the Coker College coaching staff.
Head Coach
mantoniewicz@coker.edu
Coker
Division 2
Antoniewicz makes his way to Hartsville after spending the last three years as the assistant mens soccer coach at Truett McConnell University, in which he assisted in all aspects of the day-to-day operations. During his time at Truett McConnell, Antoniewicz helped guide the Bears to a 32-20-3 record. Antoniewicz helped lead the Bears to their first ever Appalachian Athletic Conference Championship and first ever NAIA tournament appearance in 2017 after finishing the season with a record of 16-4-2.
His duties as assistant soccer coach at Truett McConnell include being the head of recruiting, compiling scouting reports, running training sessions, field maintenance, and player management on and off the field. Antoniewicz also aided international students with their student visa process and the NAIA eligibility process, while also handling off campus evaluations, campus visits, and social media development projects.
Along with his work at Truett McConnell, Antoniewicz serves as an academy coach for the 2018 MLS Cup Champions Atlanta United and the head coach of the Lanier Soccer Academy. He has coached some of the top soccer prospects in Georgia during his time in the Atlanta United Academy, leading training sessions throughout the academy system. He also holds a USSF Level D License.
Antoniewicz graduated from Truett McConnell in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Sports Management and is currently pursuing Master of Business Administration. He is a native of Kirkcaldy, Scotland and is the husband of Brianna Antoniewicz.
Graduate Assistant
moreiravb@sa.edu
St. Andrews
Division 2
Victor Moreira, a native of Santos, Brazil, is entering his first season as the Graduate Assistant Coach for the Knights mens soccer team. Moreira played for the Professional Academy of Santos for seven years before coming to the United States as a high school junior.
Moreira played the first two seasons of his of college career for the Knights and was a part of the 2014 team that won the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) regular season and conference tournament titles. That season he was second on the team in assists and fifth in points and was honored by being named to the AAC All-Conference Second Team, the AAC All-Academic Team and the NAIA All-East Region Team.
For his final two seasons, he transferred to NCAA Division II Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. During his senior season the blue and white Fighting Knights won the Sunshine State Conference regular season and conference tournaments championships and lost in the first round of the national tournament to the University of Tampa. He graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business Management.
He can be reached at moreiravb@sa.edu and (910) 318-1671.
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.
This past season, the Battlers finished the 2017 season with an 8-9-2 overall record. Many Battlers earned spots on the GMAC All Conference team and the Midwest All Region Team by United Soccer Coaches.
In 2016, the Battlers finished with an 11-7-2 overall record & were the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Champions following a 2-1 overtime victory against Cedarville to clinch the Championship. The Battlers had many players named to G-MAC All-Conference teams as well as the NSCAA All-Region team.
In 2015, AB went on to a 10-7-3 record & a berth into the G-MAC Championship game & junior defender Alec Andall received G-MAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Midway through the 2015 season, the Battlers received their first ever ranking in the Top-25 Poll. The Battlers got a nod at No.16 prior to its October matchup with No.5 Charleston.
In 2014, the team went on to eight wins and 5-4 mark in the G-MAC earning AB a spot in the conference tournament. The Battlers defeated Kentucky Wesleyan 1-0 in the G-MAC opening round game. AB had three players selected to the G-MAC All-Conference Team and help Deshawn Parker achieve ECAC Freshman of the Year honors.
Assistant Coach
scottishfutsal@gmail.com
Eastern New Mexico
Division 2
Livingston's coaching experience spans internationally, as well, as coach for Nordjyllands Idraetshojskole in Denmark where Livingston worked with both male and female players.
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.
Assistant Coach
cstprixmitchell@ggc.edu
Georgia Gwinnett
NAIA
Started my coaching career with Fulham Fc where i was introduced to the coaching element in the pro game, earning FA coaching badges 1 and 2 . In 2018 GGC made it to the round of 16 where they loss to William Carey, in the NAIA national tournament in California.
Currently Coach for UFA Norcross where i coach U16- Classic 1 team and U17/U18 classic 2 team.
After two years at Barnet football club at youth level I played at three NAIA nationally ranked colleges going to the nationals every year of eligibility. Highlights in college career earning 1st team all conference honors, three conference championships including the GPAC and two separate AII titles, MVP of AII tournament and All-Nebraska Herald top 11. Played in the Fa Youth Cup and Fa Trophy Cup featuring against clubs like Southampton, Torquay, Norwich and Portsmouth respectively.
Assistant Coach
smagennis@ggc.edu
Georgia Gwinnett
NAIA
Stephen Magennis enters his fifth season in 2017 as the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Georgia Gwinnett College. With the Grizzlies, Magennis' responsibilities include recruiting, coaching, training and supporting head coach [Steve DeCou](http://www.grizzlyathletics.com/roster/3/4/176.php) in the day-to-day operation of the men's soccer program.
Magennis helped lead the Grizzlies to their third Association of Independent Institutions championship title in 2016, his first year with the program. The Grizzlies went 13-4-3 on the year and played in the NAIA national tournament for the third time in four seasons.
Magennis joined the Grizzlies after serving as the assistant coach for the Lander University (S.C.) men's soccer program for three seasons. During his coaching tenure with the NCAA Division II Bearcats, Magennis helped guide Lander to the regular season Peach Belt Conference Championship in 2012. Prior to coaching at Lander, Magennis was a member of the Bearcats' soccer team, where he was an integral part of Lander's 2009 Peach Belt Tournament Championship squad.
A native of Dublin, Ireland, Magennis spent his first two collegiate seasons at Darton State College (Ga.). He earned a bachelor of arts in exercise science from Lander in December 2009.
Coupled with his collegiate coaching experiences, Magennis spent time with the New Orleans Jesters of the National Premier Soccer League as their first assistant coach and director of operations (2009-2010).
Magennis holds a USSF A License, NSCAA Premier Diploma, and Football Association of Ireland Level 1 and 2 coaching certificates.
Assistant Coach
rmiller@truett.edu
Truett-McConnell
NAIA
Rob Miller is the head coach at Truett McConnell University. Coach Miller has 21 years of college coaching experience. He is coached in the PDL and been involved with the olympic development program for many years. Coach miller has experience coaching both domestically and internationally. Coach Miller has been a club Director and a high school coach. He holds a premier, advanced national and national diploma.
Assistant Coach
hughesk@smcsc.edu
Spartanburg Methodist
Junior College
Kyle Hughes enters his 5th season with the Pioneers, his second season as the Head Mens Soccer Coach.
Hughes came to the Pioneers after spending two years serving as a staff coach for Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) and United FC. During his time with coaching club soccer in South Carolina, Hughes has coached at the academy, select, challenge and premier levels.
In 2015, Hughes joined the Mens Soccer Pioneers coaching staff as an assistant coach that was led by former Head Coach, Kevin Nolan. The two would go on to produce a record of 28-9-2 overall and 23-7 in conference play.
In 2017, Hughes was named the Head Mens Soccer Coach shortly after the resignation of former head coach Kevin Nolan. In his first season Hughes led the Pioneers to a 12-6-2 record overall and 7-6-2 in conference play.
Hughes played at Spartanburg Methodist College and North Greenville University. He currently resides in Greenville, SC.
Assistant Coach
pentz.tyler@gmail.com
Spartanburg Methodist
Junior College
Goalkeeper Coach
Assistant Coach
joao.fachinetto@montreat.edu
Montreat
NAIA
Originally from Caxias do Sul, Brazil, Joao is a graduate of the Ohio State University. He played his final two seasons at OSU and was awarded Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week (2014), The OSU Athlete of the Week (2014), Academic All-Big Ten Conference Team (2015) and OSU Scholar Athlete (2015). Joao's OSU program also won the Big Ten Conference Championship in 2015.
Prior to his time at OSU, Joao was a Dean's List student (2013) and two-time 2nd Team All-MSC at University of the Cumberlands.
Joao played within the Premier Development League (PDL) and was named Honorable Mention while playing for VSI Tampa Bay in 2013. Prior to moving to the US, Joao played at a very competitive level with both Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Academy and Esporte Clube Juventude Academy.
Joao recently served as Technical Staff Intern at the Columbus Crew SC and worked as an assistant coach for the U-23, U-18, U-16 and U-14 teams. He is currently in his second season as an assistant coach at Montreat College, and in his first season as a head coach for the Asheville Shield FC U15 boys.
ccrippen@thomasu.edu
Thomas U. (GA)
NAIA
Codi Crippen enters his first season as an assistant coach with the men's soccer team at Thomas University in 2017.
Prior to joining the Night Hawks, Crippen spent three seasons as the men's soccer goalkeepers coach while assisting with recruiting and scouting reports at Huntingdon (Ala.) College, helping guide the squad to one conference tournament appearance. In three seasons, Crippen's netminders earned four USA South Player of the Week awards.
Prior to his time with Huntingdon, Crippen spent two seasons as a graduate assistant with the womens soccer program at Bethel (Tenn.) University from 2012-13. He also served as a men's soccer volunteer assistant at his alma mater, the University of Rio Grande (Ohio), for two seasons (2010-12).
Crippen holds United States Soccer Federation National C and D licenses along with NSCAA Goalkeeping 1 and 2 licenses.
As a player, Crippen spent four seasons with Rio Grande from 2006-10 and helped guide the program to a 69-13-8 overall record, two Region IX titles, two appearances in the NAIA National Championship Round of 16 and a National Runner-Up appearance in 2008.
A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Crippen earned a Bachelor of Science in sport and exercise studies from Rio Grande in 2011, a Bachelor of Science in physical education from Rio Grande in 2012 and a Master of Education from Bethel in 2014.
Assistant Coach
utorres4577@ucumberlands.edu
Cumberlands
NAIA
Ulysus Torres is entering his first season as an assistant coach with the University of the Cumberlands Men's Soccer program, where he will oversee performance analysis and training.
While coaching at UC, Torres will be pursuing a Masters Degree in Health and Human Performance.
Torres previously coached for Tualatin Hills United Soccer Club (THUSC), where he was a Sports Performance Specialist and also coached 02 Titanium Boys for THUSC.
Prior to joining the Patriots, Torres wrapped up a three-year playing career at George Fox University, followed by one year as volunteer assistant coach.
Before attending GFU, Torres was designated a prospective player by the Houston Dynamo Academy.
Torres graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Health and Human Performance with a focus in Fitness Management from George Fox University in the fall of 2016.
Assistant Coach
thomas.tourinho@unionky.edu
Union (KY)
NAIA
Pazo, a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil comes to Union playing four seasons at Shorter University, in Rome, Georgia at the NCAA DII level. A Magna Cum Laude graduate, Pazo recieve his degree in December 2015 double majoring in Economics and Business Management During his time in Georgia, Thomas helped coaching kids from all levels and ages for the North Georgia United Soccer ClubPazo coaching career took him to California, where he worked as an assistant coach for the San Luis Obispo Soccer Club and San Luis Obispo High School. Holding a USSF "E" license, Pazo traveled across seas to Europe where he took coaching courses (FA Level 1 and 2), while participating in an internship for the Benfica Soccer Academy in London, England. Pazo hopes to pursue a career in coaching in the future, but is currently working towards a Master's degree in Health and Physical Education at Union
Head Coach
buthelezis@lindsey.edu
Lindsey Wilson
NAIA
Sicelo Buthelezi enters his Fourth season as an assistant coach with the Lindsey Wilson men's soccer program in 2019.
In his first season with the program in 2016, Buthelezi helped lead the Blue Raiders to a 13-4-2 record and a share of the Mid-South Conference regular season title. He helped coach a pair of NAIA All-American honorees, the MSC Player of the Year and seven All-MSC selections.
Prior to joining the Blue Raiders, Buthelezi spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Northwestern Ohio. While with the Racers, Buthelezi helped lead the team to a 17-5-2 record during the 2014 season, the regular season Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference title, and an appearance in the NAIA National Tournament Semifinals. In 2015, Northwestern Ohio went 16-5 and captured the WHAC Tournament Championship.
Buthelezi also has previous coaching experience at the club level including with the Ohio Extreme Soccer Club U16, the Kentucky Rush in Somerset, Ky., and the Adair County Youth Soccer League.
Prior to entering the coaching ranks, Buthelezi had an outstanding four-year career as a Blue Raider from 2009-12. He made 89 appearances, the sixth most in program history, with 88 starts and recorded 21 shots, six goals and two assists while helping to anchor a defense that compiled 46 total shutouts during his career as a central defender.
The two-time captain helped lead the Blue Raiders to the NAIA National Championship in 2009 and 2011, while collecting a pair of Mid-South Conference regular season crowns and three MSC Tournament titles. Buthelezi was an NAIA Second Team All-American and NAIA All-Tournament Team selection in 2012, a two-time All-MSC First Team member and twice earned All-MSC Honorable Mention honors. He even represented South Africa at the Under-20 level during his playing days.
Buthelezi is married to his wife Megan.
Collegiate Coaching Career
University of Northwestern Ohio: Assistant Coach (2014-15)
Lindsey Wilson College: Assistant Coach (2016-present)
Assistant Coach
cockburnnw@webber.edu
Webber Int'l
NAIA
Cockburn is entering his thirteenth season as the Warriors Head Mens Soccer Coach. He is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, currently resides in Lake Wales, Florida.
Coach Cockburn served as an Apprentice of East Sterling under Coach Hugh McCann, a Third Division Professional Team. While in the U.S he has gained his Premier Diploma and Director of Coaching with the NSCAA and currently received his B License with the USSF. Coach Cockburn was awarded the Coach of the Year award by his conference in 2013. His collegiate playing experience was at Iowa Central Community College and at Cardinal Stritch University.
Coach Cockburn has over 15 years of coaching experience, he began his career as the Assistant Mens and Womens Soccer Coach at Iowa Central Community College in 2001-2002. In 2005-2007 he was the Graduate Assistant Mens Soccer Coach at Siena Heights University where he graduated with a Masters in Organization Leadership, during his time at Siena Heights he served under Bobby Clark as a Camp Instructor at the University of Notre Dame. After graduating he was a High School Teacher and head womens soccer coach at Cape Coral High School in 2007-2008.
Assistant Coach
tmarchisotto@gmail.com
Benedictine Mesa
NAIA
Head Coach Tim Marchisotto, joined the men's soccer staff as Associate Head coach for the inaugural season beginning in 2016 before transitioning to the NAIA in 2017. He became Head Coach for the men's program in 2020 and Head Coach for the women's rogram in 2018. He successfully led the mens program to the California Pacific Conference playoffs in their first three years in NAIA play and women in their second year.
He currently manages the Phoenix Lights Football Club that fields mens and womens teams. Additionally, Coach Marchisotto serves as a coach for Arizona's Olympic Development Program.
Marchisotto served as the General Manager and Coach for Sporting AZ FC, a member of the United Premier Soccer League, where he led them to a Conference Championship in 2017 & 2018, along with a spot in the UPSL National Championship game and 3rd round of US Open Cup.
Marchisotto was as an assistant coach at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.) until 2015. He helped the Eagles to a 12-5-1 overall record and a 9-2 record in the California Pacific Conference and to the Championship game. The Eagles returned to the conference playoffs again the following year.
Marchisotto was a long time assistant mens and womens coach at Grand Canyon University during the 2000s and started his college coaching on the east coast at Bowdoin College and Stevens Institute of Technology.
karl.lane63@gmail.com
EXACT
NCAA
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EXACT
NCAA
mcornell@oglethorpe.edu
EXACT
NCAA
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Assistant Coach
camilo@clemson.edu
Clemson
Division 1
Camilo Rodriguez is the goalkeeping coach for Clemson men's soccer. He previously spent eight seasons as the head coach at Southern Wesleyan University.
In his eight seasons as head coach at SWU, Rodriguez led the program to two national titles, in 2013 and 2015. The Warriors were ranked second in the final NCCAA rankings in 2013, and finished in the top 10 of the rankings each of the last four years. The program also finished in the top 25 in the NAIA rankings each of the last two years, while competing in the toughest NAIA conference in the country, with over six teams ranked those two seasons. SWU recently completed the transition phase from NAIA to NCAA Division II.
Rodriguez finished with a 94-57-13 overall record as Southern Wesleyans head coach, and earned several coaching accolades during his tenure. He was named the NCCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 2015, and was recognized as the NCCAA Regional Coach of the Year and NCCAA/NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2013. In 2012, he was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Coach of the Year by unanimous vote.
Rodriguez brings nearly 12 years of collegiate coaching experience, including in the professional ranks. He served as the assistant coach of the NPSL Upward Stars in 2014 and 2015, helping lead the program to its first South Atlantic Conference Championship. In 2006, he was the goalkeeper coach for the Charlotte Eagles of the USL second division.
The native of Bogota, Colombia is fluent in Spanish and played collegiate soccer at Southern Wesleyan University from 2001-04. He was a goalkeeper on the Warriors 2003 team, which won the SSAC Championship and the NCCAA South Region Tournament, and advanced to the NCCAA National Championship match. Rodriguez also received several individual accolades while playing for SWU. In 2001 and 2002, he was named to the Georgia Alabama Carolina Conference Second Team, and added selections to the NAIA All-Region XIII Team and the NCCAA All-South Region Team in 2002. He also played professionally in the Colombian second division.
Rodriguez graduated from Southern Wesleyan University in 2004 with a degree in Internet Computing Science and earned a masters degree in Management from SWU in 2007. He and his wife, Stephanie, have a son and daughter, Luca and Norah.
Assistant Coach
nick.noble@mail.wvu.edu
West Virginia
Division 1
Third year Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach at West Virginia University
Assistant Coach
tnb@athletics.wisc.edu
Wisconsin
Division 1
In his first season as a volunteer assistant coach, Tim Boruff proved his worth to the program as a goalkeepers coach.
Mentoring first-year starter Philipp Schilling, Boruff led the German-born goalie to one of the greatest marks in Badger history. Schilling had a stifling .72 goals-against average, which stands as second in Badger history. Schilling was also named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team for his stellar performance in the tournament.
Boruff also played a key role in the development of Casey Beyers. Beyers signed a professional contract with Orange County SC of the United Soccer League
Boruff spent the 2015 season as the goalkeepers coach at SIUE. While at SIUE, Boruff helped the Cougars capture the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. He worked with Kyle Dal Santo, who became an All-MVC goalkeeper and finished with the fifth-best goals against average in the country in 2015. Boruff and SIUE's coaching staff were recognized as the 2015 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year.
Prior to his time with SIUE, Boruff spent three years as an assistant coach at his alma mater Missouri-St. Louis. During his time there, USML advanced to the GLVC championship game. Both goalkeepers he mentored during his tenure became All-GLVC honorees. Additionally, in 2012, the Tritons set a school record for conference wins and finished the season 12-3-2.
Boruff played three seasons at Missouri-St. Louis. He recorded 203 saves during his career, which ranks seventh all-time in program history. Boruff also collected 11 career shutouts, which stands as the eighth most at UMSL. His career goals-against average ranks 10th all-time in school history.
Boruff earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice and his masters of education, both from UMSL.
Assistant Coach
dmohsen@gsu.edu
Georgia State
Division 1
Daniel Mohsen began with the Georgia State men's soccer program as an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2017 season. Mohsen comes to Georgia State following a one-year stint at Piedmont College.
Prior to his year at Piedmont College, Mohsen served as a graduate assistant coach at NAIA member school William Penn. While with William Penn, Mohsen served as the program's interim head coach during the spring of 2015 and oversaw all aspects of the program. Beginning with the Statesmen in 2014, he spent two seasons with the team where he helped them to a combined 15-17-5 overall record and a 3rd place conference finish in 2014.
The Statesmen saw six All-Conference selections during Mohsen's time with the program and also had one player named to the NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region Team in the College Division. Assisting with the recruitment for the program, Mohsen headed up the reserves at William Penn as well helped to build a roster of nearly 60 players.
Prior to beginning his collegiate coaching career, Mohsen played for Limestone College, a NCAA Division II member institution located in Gaffney, South Carolina. He helped the Saints to a Conference Carolinas Tournament championship in his senior year, as well as helping the team to a regular season co-championship.
Mohsen earned an NSCAA National Diploma and an NSCAA Advanced Diploma, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Limestone College in May of 2014. He completed his Masters in Business Leadership in May of 2016.
Assistant Coach
s.defregger@northeastern.edu
Northeastern
Division 1
Stefan played 4 years of college soccer at Dartmouth before transitioning to the USL. In the USL he played for two years with the Wilmington Hammerheads and most recently with the Rochester Rhinos. He has made over 50 appearances in the USL, earning team of the week honors twice.
Throughout Stefan's playing career he has also worked with the Wilmington Hammerheads youth teams as well as their Sports Science program. Most recently he spent a year as an assistant coach with the University of Rochester helping them to an elite 8 appearance. Along the way the staff was also voted UAA coaching staff of the year.
Stefan is beginning his sixth season with Northeastern University after helping them to a second place finish in the CAA and a top for RPI finish in 2021
Assistant Coach
mldemara@uncg.edu
North Carolina-Greensboro
Division 1
Mike DeMara enters his first season as assistant coach at UNCG on Justin Maullins staff. DeMara spent the past season as the Director of Soccer Operations for both the mens and womens soccer programs at Old Dominion.
Prior to ODU, DeMara spent two years as an assistant soccer coach at Methodist University. In two seasons at Methodist, he helped the program to a 24-10-3 overall record and a 15-3-1 conference mark. Methodist won the 2013 USA South regular season title, while also reaching the conference tournament championship game. He saw his players earn 13 All-Conference accolades, a Conference Player of the Year, a Rookie of the Year and an NSCAA All-Region selection.
DeMara spent three seasons at the University of Great Falls as an assistant coach from 2010-13. In his first season on staff, UGF posted a 16-4-1 record and won its first conference championship. Great Falls made its first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance that year, beating No. 2 Simon Frasier to reach the Sweet 16. During his second season, UGF compiled a 16-5 record to win its second straight conference championship while also making it back to the Sweet 16.
DeMara, a 2008 graduate of Methodist, spent five years as a player under head coach Justin Terranova. In his final two seasons, he led his team in assists, earning USA South All-Conference honors both years as well as a selection in the 2007 USA South All-Tournament Team. DeMara graduated from Methodist with a Bachelor Degree in business administration with a concentration in sport management.
DeMara also spent time coaching at his alma mater, Great Bridge High School. He has also coached youth teams and camps in Fayetteville, and helped various teams with his former club, Chesapeake United.
DeMara holds a USSF National D coaching license as well as an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.
Assistant Coach
jjaussi2@calstatela.edu
Cal State-Los Angeles
Division 2
n award-winning coach with NCAA Division I experience, Dallas Jaussi returns for his sixth year with the Cal State LA mens soccer coaching staff.
Jaussi continues as the lead assistant for the Golden Eagles, handling recruiting, admissions, all program logistics, and day to day operations. Jaussi is also the lead scout for all Cal State LA opponents, a role he has had since 2018.
He earned a promotion with added responsibilities after helping the Golden Eagles win a national championship in 2021 and he helped lead the program in 2022 when Cal State LA had another outstanding season in defense of its national title.
Jaussi helped the Golden Eagles to a 15-2-3 overall record in 2022 that included a second straight California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament championship and the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Super Region 4 for a second straight season.
In his first four seasons with the program, Jaussi has helped the Golden Eagles to an overall record of 67-8-12, including a 36-2-7 mark in conference play. In that span, Cal State LA has won one national title, two Super Region 4 titles, two CCAA regular-season titles and three CCAA Tournament crowns.
Jaussi was a key part of the United Soccer Coaches 2021 National Staff of the Year that directed Cal State LA to its first-ever NCAA championship. The coaching staff did a magnificent job navigating through a missed season of competition in 2020 due to COVID and then promptly returning to championship form in 2021.
The Golden Eagles captured all four championships available to them the CCAA regular-season and tournament titles, a second straight NCAA Super Region 4 title and then the NCAA Division II title in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cal State LA finished the season with an 18-2-3 overall record.
Jaussi helped the Golden Eagles to a historic season in 2019. Cal State LA won CCAA and Super Region 4 championships and advanced to the national championship game. The Golden Eagles set a new program record for winning percentage after a sensational 19-1-3 campaign. Cal State LA reached the national title game for the first time since 1981.
In his first year at Cal State LA, Jaussi helped the Golden Eagles continue their high level of success. Cal State LA won its second straight CCAA Tournament title and finished the season with a 15-3-3 overall record. The Golden Eagles reached the second round of the NCAA playoffs.
Before coming to Cal State LA, Jaussi was an assistant coach and director of operations at UC Irvine for three seasons. As an assistant, he would help plan all training sessions as well as coach during those sessions. He would assist with game day tactical strategies, all game day operations and be a point of contest for visiting teams. As director of operations, Jaussi would submit and save all training sessions, lead youth camps, connect with alumni and plan team events.
Jaussi helped coach and develop three All-Big West Conference first team selections, five second-team selections and three All-Freshman team selections. That list included Giovanni Godoy, who was the Big West Offensive Most Valuable Player in 2017.
He is a head coach and college recruitment advisor for California Football Academy and an assistant varsity coach for Newport Harbors girls team.
His college playing career included stops at Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he played for his first two seasons, and then Southern Virginia University, where he led the program in scoring as a sophomore and earned academic honors.
Jaussi was a member of the Madison Dragons FC in 2007-09. He also had trials with the MLS sides Seattle Sounders FC, Portland Timbers and Kitsap Pumas in 2009.
Jaussi earned his Masters degree in coaching and exercise science from Concordia-Irvine and earned his bachelors degree in communications from BYU-Idaho with a minor in psychology. He also holds a USSF B license.
Recruiting Coordinator
kevin@gocollegesoccer.com
Grand Canyon
Division 1
Kevin Doyle enters his first season as the associate men's soccer coach and recruiting coordinator in 2017 after his hiring on May 31, 2017.
Doyle comes to Grand Canyon with a long resume of impressive coaching stops in collegiate soccer. He spent the last five seasons on the coaching staff at Air Force Academy. Prior to coaching with the Falcons, Doyle spent three years as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech and six seasons as the top assistant and lead recruiter at Creighton. He also had stints as the top assistant at Penn State, an assistant at William & Mary and an assistant at Mercer.
Doyle spent the previous five seasons as a member of the coaching staff at Air Force. For the final four seasons, the Falcons were a fellow member of the Western Athletic Conference after moving from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The most successful season came in 2016, where Doyle helped lead the Falcons to a 14-7-1 mark and a 6-3-1 finish in WAC.
From 2009-11, Doyle spent time on the East Coast as a member of the Virginia Tech coaching staff.
From 2001-06, Doyle was the top assistant at Creighton University where he oversaw the recruiting process along with training goalkeepers and the team defense. He led a crew of Creighton goalkeepers and defenders that ranked in the top 25 nationally in goals against average in two of his final three years with the program. The Bluejays qualified for the NCAA Tournament every season that Doyle was a member of the staff, including three quarterfinal appearances and a trip to the 2002 College Cup.
Doyle was the top assistant at Penn State from 1999-2000. While with the Nittany Lions, the team posted a 13-6-2 mark and a second-place finish in the Big Ten Tournament in his second season, a year in which PSU advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
During his playing career, Doyle was a goalkeeper at Creighton. In 1992, he was named Defensive Player of the Year for the Missouri Valley Conference and earned first team All-MVC honors. As a junior, Doyle led the Blue Jays to a No. 1 national ranking and a 16-2-1 record on the season. His name is up and down the Creighton recordbooks.
Originally from Katy, Texas, Doyle attended Bowling Green State University and received his degree in interpersonal communications in 1996.
Assistant Coach
baxelrod1@fordham.edu
Fordham
Division 1
Brett Axelrod begins his third season as assistant men's soccer coach at Fordham in 2018.
In 2017, Axelrod helped coach the Rams to the NCAA Elite 8 for the first time in program history which culminated in a #11 national ranking at season's end. Working primarily with the goalkeepers, he coached Rashid Nuhu, who earned 1st Team All-Atlantic 10 and 2nd Team All-Midwest Region honors and was also named to the ECAC 1st team.
In 2016, Axelrod helped coach the Rams to their second Atlantic 10 championship in the last three years. Nuhu earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors and captured the Atlantic 10 Championship's Most Outstanding Player Award.
Axelrod spent the 2014 and 2015 season in Brooklyn, serving as an assistant coach at LIU where he worked primarily with goalkeepers. He helped the Blackbirds win the 2015 NEC Championship as LIU finished the regular season was a perfect 7-0 mark, ranking second in the conference in goals against average.
A four-year letter winner at Whitman College, where he also coached from 2009 to 2011, Axlerod received a degree in Sociology from the school in 2009. He has played semi-professionally with the Yakima Reds and Kitsap Pumas, both of the Premier Development League, and spent time training with Stoke City FC, Portland Timbers, and Crewe Alexandra FC.
Axelrod holds a USSF National "C" coaching license.
Head Coach
bgraham@holycross.edu
Holy Cross (MA)
Division 1
Ben Graham is currently in his second season at Holy Cross as an assistant men's soccer coach in 2017. He also serves as the goalkeepers coach. Graham spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as an assistant coach at Stanford as the Cardinal won the 2015 national championship.
Graham joined Stanford in 2014, helping the team earn back-to-back PAC-12 Tournament titles and a national championship in 2015 after the Cardinal made it to the NCAA Tournament second round in 2014.
At Stanford, Graham coached Andrew Epstein, who received 2014 and 2015 second team PAC-12 All-Conference accolades, and was a NSCAA Academic All-American. Epstein ranked 10th in the nation for lowest goals against average at 0.61.
Prior to Stanford, he was an assistant coach at Northeastern from 2012-2014 where he worked with the goalkeepers, while assisting with recruiting players and scouting opponents. He helped the Huskies to their first-ever CAA title and a NCAA Tournament second round appearance in 2012. He coached Oliver Blum to the fifth lowest goals against average in the nation at 0.56.
Building the program from the ground up, Graham served as the head coach for the mens and womens soccer teams at Marymount College from 2009-2012. He coordinated all coaching and administrative duties for the program.
Graham was also an assistant coach at California State University, Bakersfield from 2007-2009. He also served as a graduate assistant at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, from 2005-2007.
Originally from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, Graham received his bachelor of laws and juris doctor degrees from the University of Sheffield (England) in 1996 and 1998, respectively. He played semi-professionally in the United Kingdom before coming to the United States to pursue coaching at the high school and club level in 2000. He won a high school state championship in Maine in 2002 and was named the NSCAA Coach of the Year in the state.
Graham currently holds a USSF A license, a USSF National Goalkeeping License and an NSCAA Premier Diploma.
Assistant Coach
dcherbonnier@yahoo.com
Tulsa
Division 1
Daniel Cherbonnier is in his sixth season with the Golden Hurricane. He served as a graduate assistant his first four years, but was promoted to assistant coach prior to the 2017 season.
Last year, TU had just six wins, including three victories in conference play for a sixth-place finish in the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane did defeat #1 Stanford (2-0), who went on to win the 2017 College Cup, as well as #19 SMU (1-0) and tied #25 Wisconsin (2-2).
TU recorded its third-straight American Athletic Conference tournament title and played in the first round of the NCAA Championship in 2016. The Hurricane tallied 10 wins, including six shutouts, and faced three top-25 teams for a 1-2 mark.
During the 2015 season, Tulsa captured The American tournament championship for the second-straight year, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship. TU totaled eight wins, three shutouts and faced nine teams ranked in the top-25 for a 1-5-3 mark in those contests, including a 3-2 overtime win over 16th-ranked FIU in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
In 2014, the Hurricane posted an 11-6-3 overall record, including a 5-2-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference, captured The American tournament title and played in the first round of the NCAA Championship. TU played five top-25 teams for a 3-1-1 mark, including a 1-0 win over then third-ranked Virginia, which claimed the 2014 NCAA Championship, and had seven clean sheets on the season.
The Golden Hurricane earned 11 victories in 2013, advanced to the Conference USA title game.
Prior to coming to Tulsa, Cherbonnier spent six years as an assistant coach at the University of Texas at Tyler where he assisted in all aspects of the program including coaching, recruiting, goalkeeper training, academic advising, administrative duties and camp organization.
While at UT Tyler, Cherbonnier helped the Patriots compile a 72-29-14 overall record and a 50-15-10 mark in the American Southwest Conference. During the six years, UT-Tyler won three regular season conference championships, three ASC tournament championships, and had a program-best NCAA Elite 8 appearance. On the field, Cherbonnier helped coach three All-America selections, nine all-region honorees and 38 all-conference performers. Off the field, he helped produce 52 Academic All-Conference players, while the team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award.
Cherbonnier also had coaching stints with Bishop T.K. Gorman High School, All-Saints Episcopal School, Tulsa Soccer Club and Azzurri Soccer Club.
Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
nluque@uscupstate.edu
South Carolina-Upstate
Division 1
Nico Luque is in his second season as the associate head coach for the USC Upstate mens soccer program.
Luque joined Upstate in 2017 after serving as the assistant coach for Concordia University in Seward, Neb. for three seasons. He helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2015 Great Plains Athletic Conference championship, marking the first time in program history Concordia had won a conference title and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament. The Bulldogs appeared in another GPAC championship game in 2016.
He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Southern Wesleyan, in 2013 and won the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) South Region and National Championship. Luque also assisted with Coerver SC and CASA on the club level.
A native of Bogota, Colombia, Luque grew up playing soccer at the professional academy of Millonarios FC where he competed until appearing on the reserves team.
He moved to the United States to play soccer at Southern Wesleyan from 2009-13. He served as team captain his final three seasons and was a four-year starter. Luque earned Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) and NCCAA recognitions as a senior. He also played and coached for Upward Stars, a National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) team out of Spartanburg.
Since 2017, Luque has been the head coach of the U-12 and U-13 Carolina FC club teams. Luque was also the head coach for the U18 elite boys team that won the State Cup and Region Premier League Piedmont Conference Championship in 2018.
Luque received his Bachelor of Science in psychology from Southern Wesleyan with a minor in coaching. He later received his MBA with an emphasis in leadership from Concordia in 2016, as well as a Master of Science in athletic administration with an emphasis in collegiate athletics in 2017.
Assistant Volunteer Coach
campb1@etsu.edu
East Tennessee State
Division 1
Brad Camp enters his first year with the ETSU men's soccer staff as a volunteer assistant coach in 2017. Prior to ETSU, Camp recently served as the boys director for the Alliance Development Centers for the Knoxville-based youth club, FC Alliance, and also held a role as an assistant director for Tennessee's Olympic Development Program prior to his promotion.
Camp also gained experience as an assistant coach at Maryville College and as head coach for the Knoxville Force of the National Premier Soccer League.
Camp graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sport Management from Trevecca Nazarene University, where he played from 2007-2009, and also collected a master's degree and Ph.D. from Middle Tennessee State University in the same field in 2012 and 2015, respectively. Camp currently holds a United States Soccer Federation "B" license, as well as goalkeeping licenses from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Associate Head Coach
tbuckne@ju.edu
Jacksonville (FL)
Division 1
Jacksonville University Men's Soccer
Head Coach
dapacell@sewanee.edu
University of the South
Division 3
Tony Pacella enters his seventh season as the Sewanee Head Men's Soccer Coach.
Posting a 44-54-8 career record, Pacella has coached 19 All-Conference selections and 78 to the SAA Academic Honor Roll. In 2016, his team earned the United Soccer Coaches (USC; formerly the National Soccer Coaches Athletic Association) Team Academic Award.
The 2019 campaign for Sewanee was a masterful one for Pacella and the program. The team's 11 overall wins and five conference dubs are each the highest in the Pacella-era. Sewanee's 11-5-1 record is one of the best finishes for the program since 2004. Additionally, the No. 3 seed the Tigers secured in the SAA Tournament ties a conference-best.
Pacella also earned recognition from the coaches as he was named the SAA Coach of the Year for the first time in the history of the conference and the first since 2001.
Sewanee captured five All-SAA selections, the most the Tigers have placed on an All-Conference Team since the SAA was formed in 2012. Additionally, two were named All-Region.
The success did not stop on the pitch, as a program-best 17 athletes were named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll, with two players were listed on the USC Scholar All-Region First Team laurels.
Assistant Coach
dpalmer@oberlin.edu
Oberlin
Division 3
Dan Palmer completed begins his sixth season as the head womens soccer coach at Oberlin College in 2018.
In five seasons he has completely revamped the program, raising the teams level of play and competitiveness while creating a culture of winning. In 2014, the Yeowomen tied a school record with 10 wins after combining for 10 wins in the three seasons prior (2011-13). Over the last four seasons the Yoewomen have a record of 33-27-8.
The Palmer File In 2014 he led the Yeowomen on a nine-matching winning streak en route to a 10-8 season and 3-5 mark in the NCACHas led the team to the best three-year stretch in program history, totaling 24 wins and four draws (2014-16) Instructed four-time All-NCAC selection Gwennie Gardiner. Gardiner earned United Coaches All-Great Regional First-Team honors and was the first NCAC Offensive Player of the Year in school history. Mentored All-NCAC First-Team Selection Gwennie Gardiner (2016, 2017) and Second-Team honoree Maddi Kimball (2015, 2017) and has coached eight other All-NCAC players over his first five yearsTeams have been honored for academic excellence by the NSCAA, with Casey McGuire earning All-Ohio All-Academic honors in 2014Helped 2015 graduate Kate Frost set the school record for shutouts in a season (5) and career (12). She also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in 2013His 2013 Yeowomen team was also one of 26 teams in the country to earn the Nation Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Gold Award for Ethics and Sportsmanship. Oberlin totaled 1,637 minutes on the pitch without committing an egregious infraction to draw a cardCame to Oberlin after a successful nine-year tenure as the head mens soccer coach at nearby Case Western Reserve University where he compiled a record of 87-65-16 while leading the Spartans to two University Athletic Association Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearancesTwo-time UAA Coach of the Year, Palmers teams were ranked in the nations top-20 three times, including as high as second in 2007. During his time with the Spartans, he also mentored numerous All-Americans and Scholar-All Americans.Served as the head mens soccer coach at Hiram for two season (2002-03). Previously, he worked as the head womens soccer coach at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, from 1996-01 compiling a 70-47-6 record - before also taking over its inaugural mens program from 1997 to 2001. A 1981 graduate of North Central College (Illinois), Palmer got his start in coaching at his alma mater where he served as the head mens coach from 1984 until 1989. He also earned a masters degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 1989
Head Men's Soccer Coach
michael.pilger@trincoll.edu
Trinity (CT)
Division 3
Michael Pilger completed his 17th season as head coach of the Trinity College mens soccer team, having guided the Bantams to the NESCAC Championship Tournament in seven of the last eight years. Also a physical education instructor at the College, Pilger came to Trinity from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and the Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), after highly successful stints as head coach at the University of Rochester and Kenyon College where he won National Coach of the Year honors in 1990 and was Regional Coach of the Year 4 times. He has taken 3 different teams to the NCAA Tournament and Top 25 National Rankings.
Assistant Coach
blongo@mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Division 3
Longo enters his sixth year as assistant coach for the MIT men's soccer team this fall. Longo has been involved with coaching soccer for the past 14 years which includes two years as the head coach of the Lexington High School Boys Varsity team, where he led the team to a record of 25-4-6 and back-to-back Middlesex League titles in 2014 and 2015. Longo also spent one year as a pro coach of the Lexington United Soccer Club, five years as a staff coach for SFC New England and 11 years as a coach at the Soccer 101 Academy. Longo holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Seton Hall University and a masters in business administration from Bentley University. Longo was a Division I men's soccer player in the Big East Conference at Seton Hall, starting 62 games in midfield from 2007-2010. Longo also holds a United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
avram.allen@ung.edu
North Georgia
Division 2
Allen is entering his 5th year as assistant coach of the University of North Georgia's men's soccer program. Allen returned to his alma mater as the full-time assistant men's soccer coach in 2014 to assist head coach Patrice Parris with all aspects of the program. He was a two-year letter-winner at North Georgia as a midfielder garnering Peach Belt Conference All-Tournament honors in 2008.
The McCaysville, Georgia native served three years on the UNG men's soccer staff including two years as the graduate assistant (2011-12). In 2013, he served as the full-time women's assistant at Young Harris College.
Allen competed at YHC for two years before transferring to North Georgia. At YHC, he was captain of the 2006 Mountain Lion team that went to the GJCAA Region 17 finals earning Second Team All-Region honors along the way.
Allen prepped at Fannin County High School where he scored 86 career goals and still holds the school record for goals in a season (29) and career goals. He also played football and basketball for the Rebels.
Assistant Coach
slee@ec.edu
Emmanuel (GA)
Division 2
My name is Stephen Lee. I played and started all four years for my college team. During college I played for the Chicago Eagles in 2013, where I coached soccer camps, played for the Acaemy Team, and went on a two week tour to Brazil. In 2015 I did my college internship to Indonesia for ten weeks playing and coaching soccer, teaching HIV/AIDS awareness, and planning soccer camps for kids. I graduated with a sports management degree. Since graduating, I am currently coaching at Emmanuel College as the Assistant mens soccer coach and goalkeeper coach, as well as coaching U11 club soccer for a local academy. I have earned my Advanced National Diploma through the NSCAA, alongside my goalkeeper level 2.
abuchman@truett.edu
Piedmont
Division 3
Head Coach
paulfurey.coach@gmail.com
Shorter
Division 2
Furey brings 30 years of experience as a collegiate head coach. He is approaching 350 career victories which includes a National Championship in 2014. Furey has received numerous honors including NSCAA National Coach of the Year two times. The coach has also founded and directed successful camps and youth programs for the past 20 years at MVNU and Lee.
Assistant Coach
robbi.seaton@lander.edu
Lander
Division 2
Rob Seaton enters his third season as a grad assistant for the men's soccer program. Seaton joined the coaching staff in the fall of 2016 after playing for the Bearcats from 2012-15.
During his playing career, Seaton served as a captain for the 2015 team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Bearcats began the season 9-0, the second-best start in program history. Seaton is also credited with the first ever goal scored for Lander under current head coach Lee Squires.
As a freshman, Seaton started 16 games for the 2012 team that won the Peach Belt Conference regular season title. In four years as a Bearcat, he appeared in 64 matches, netting 12 goals.
Seaton has also served as an assistant coach for the Greenwood High men's soccer team for the past three seasons, helping guide the program to two region championships.
Coach
patrick.burnette@newberry.edu
Newberry (SC)
Division 2
Player Bio: Charleston Southern University, Lander University and Atlanta Silverbacks
Coaching Bio: Charleston Southern University Women's Soccer Assistant Coach, Newberry College Assistant Coach and GPS Lexington.
Head coach
slyons@cn.edu
Carson-Newman
Division 2
Stephen Lyons was tabbed to be the fifth head coach of the Carson-Newman men's soccer program on Dec. 21, 2016. He is in his first year as head coach of the Eagles.
In his inaugural season at the helm of the Carson-Newman mens soccer program, the Eagles garnered a 9-7-2 overall record, 6-2-2 in the conference, with a trip to the South Atlantic Conference tournament. The 2017 season marked the most successful of any first year coach in program history. The Eagles amassed a streak of eight consecutive clean sheets through the season, including a 1-0 shutout victory over No. 5 Lenoir-Rhyne.
Lyons arrives in Jefferson City from Tennessee Wesleyan University, where he spent nine seasons guiding the men's program.
As coach of the Bulldogs, Lyons amassed a record of 74-59-15, including a mark of 58-28-9 over the last five campaigns. During that same time, he compiled a ledger of 35-9-5 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Lyons twice led the squad to the regular season title in the AAC and they also captured the conference tournament championship in 2012, which earned them a trip to the NAIA National Tournament. In 2016, Tennessee Wesleyan posted an 11-4-4 mark with a 6-2-1 conference record. Their season included a 2-1 home victory over Carson-Newman on Sept. 5th. The program reached its highest spot in the national rankings in Oct., when they rose to 22nd in the NAIA coaches poll.
Over the course of nine years in Athens, the native of Middlesbrough, England has coached 18 players who were selected as first-team all-conference, as well as two student-athletes who earned AAC Freshman of the Year honors.
Lyons's first coaching experience came in 2005 when he joined the staff at Middlesbrough F.C.'s Youth Academy. From there, he moved on to the University of Saint Mary in Kansas, spending two years as a graduate assistant while he earned his MBA.
The newest member of the Carson-Newman family is also a former student-athlete, as he spent four years on the soccer team at Tennessee Wesleyan and captained the 2001 edition of the squad to the national tournament. Lyons earned all-conference, all-region and All-American recognition during his time playing for the Bulldogs. He then played professionally for two seasons in the New Zealand National League.
Stephen is married to Kristen Lyons.
Assistant Coach
ldavies@coker.edu
Coker
Division 2
Liam Davies
D.O.B 10/22/1992
From Liverpool, England.
Assistant Mens Soccer Coach at Coker College
Entering my 3rd year at Coker.
FA level 1 and 2 coaching badges (England)
USSF D License Coach.
Played in the UK for Wigan Athletic, Macclesfield Town, Prescot Cables and Congleton Town. Played in the 2012 Dallas Cup for Knowsley Youth.
All American Honors 2014. Final four 2014. Conference Champions at UNOH in 2015 winning defensive player of the year.
Currently coaching at Florence Soccer Association.
Assistant Coach
awhite@methodist.edu
Methodist
Division 3
White, a four-year letter winner at MU from 2005-09, returned in the spring of 2016. A three-time all-conference honoree, White holds his USSF D license.
In addition to his coaching duties with the Monarchs, he has led the Liberty Point U15 girls and U16 boys teams since returning to the area..
ldugga2@emory.edu
Oxford Emory
Head Coach
dcgrey@yhc.edu
Young Harris
Junior College
Dean Grey begins his first season as head coach of the Young Harris College men's soccer program. Grey is in his 11th season as a coach for the Mountain Lions. Grey served as an assistant coach for the first eight years before being elevated to the associate head coach position.
During his time in the Enchanted Valley, Grey has helped the Mountain Lions capture six Peach Belt Conference regular-season titles, five PBC Tournament championships and six appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Grey has helped YHC, which has been ranked as No. 1 in the country during the 2014, 2018 and 2021 seasons, to a [143-29-11](tel:143-29-11) record (.811 winning percentage). The Mountain Lions reached the national quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament in both 2014 and 2018, capturing the Southeast Region title in 2018.
He also served seven years as the head coach of the JV men's soccer program.
Grey spent three seasons as an assistant for the Southwest Baptist University women's soccer program. He was responsible for assisting in all aspects of managing and developing the Bearcats to compete in Mid-America Intercollegiate Conference, which was rated the the toughest NCAA Division II conference for women's soccer in the country.
Grey, who holds a National "B" License, was also the co-head coach of the Springfield Demize in the Premier Development League during 2012. He also played two seasons in 2010 and 2011 for the Demize.
Before going to SBU, Grey spent 2008 with the New Orleans Shockers of the PDL. From 2003-07, Grey played for four years at William Woods University as a left midfielder.
A native of London, England, Grey played two years in England under the PASE Scheme, an English college soccer program.
Grey earned his bachelor's degree in sports management with a minor in business communications from William Woods and his master's degree in business administration from Southwest Baptist.
Grey is the father of twins Jackson and Ava.
Assistant Coach
hughesk@smcsc.edu
Spartanburg Methodist
Junior College
Kyle Hughes enters his 5th season with the Pioneers, his second season as the Head Mens Soccer Coach.
Hughes came to the Pioneers after spending two years serving as a staff coach for Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) and United FC. During his time with coaching club soccer in South Carolina, Hughes has coached at the academy, select, challenge and premier levels.
In 2015, Hughes joined the Mens Soccer Pioneers coaching staff as an assistant coach that was led by former Head Coach, Kevin Nolan. The two would go on to produce a record of 28-9-2 overall and 23-7 in conference play.
In 2017, Hughes was named the Head Mens Soccer Coach shortly after the resignation of former head coach Kevin Nolan. In his first season Hughes led the Pioneers to a 12-6-2 record overall and 7-6-2 in conference play.
Hughes played at Spartanburg Methodist College and North Greenville University. He currently resides in Greenville, SC.
ccrippen@thomasu.edu
Thomas U. (GA)
NAIA
Codi Crippen enters his first season as an assistant coach with the men's soccer team at Thomas University in 2017.
Prior to joining the Night Hawks, Crippen spent three seasons as the men's soccer goalkeepers coach while assisting with recruiting and scouting reports at Huntingdon (Ala.) College, helping guide the squad to one conference tournament appearance. In three seasons, Crippen's netminders earned four USA South Player of the Week awards.
Prior to his time with Huntingdon, Crippen spent two seasons as a graduate assistant with the womens soccer program at Bethel (Tenn.) University from 2012-13. He also served as a men's soccer volunteer assistant at his alma mater, the University of Rio Grande (Ohio), for two seasons (2010-12).
Crippen holds United States Soccer Federation National C and D licenses along with NSCAA Goalkeeping 1 and 2 licenses.
As a player, Crippen spent four seasons with Rio Grande from 2006-10 and helped guide the program to a 69-13-8 overall record, two Region IX titles, two appearances in the NAIA National Championship Round of 16 and a National Runner-Up appearance in 2008.
A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Crippen earned a Bachelor of Science in sport and exercise studies from Rio Grande in 2011, a Bachelor of Science in physical education from Rio Grande in 2012 and a Master of Education from Bethel in 2014.
Assistant Coach
thomas.tourinho@unionky.edu
Union (KY)
NAIA
Pazo, a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil comes to Union playing four seasons at Shorter University, in Rome, Georgia at the NCAA DII level. A Magna Cum Laude graduate, Pazo recieve his degree in December 2015 double majoring in Economics and Business Management During his time in Georgia, Thomas helped coaching kids from all levels and ages for the North Georgia United Soccer ClubPazo coaching career took him to California, where he worked as an assistant coach for the San Luis Obispo Soccer Club and San Luis Obispo High School. Holding a USSF "E" license, Pazo traveled across seas to Europe where he took coaching courses (FA Level 1 and 2), while participating in an internship for the Benfica Soccer Academy in London, England. Pazo hopes to pursue a career in coaching in the future, but is currently working towards a Master's degree in Health and Physical Education at Union
Head Coach
dwestfield@rbc.edu
Richard Bland
Junior College
Head Men's Soccer Coach
Richard Bland College of William and Mary
Head Coach
ikeo@usca.edu
South Carolina-Aiken
Division 2
Ike Ofoje begins his 25th season at the helm of the USC Aiken men's soccer program. Ofoje, a 1991 graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, was two-time NCAA Division II All-American and was named Most Valuable Player for his 1989 NCAA National Championship team.
As a player at SNHU, Ofoje led his team to a 72-15-4 record and four NCAA Tournament appearances. He totaled 58 goals, 36 assists, and 152 points in 75 career matches. Coach ofoje was also on the pool of his native Nigerian junior and senior national teams.
Associate Head Coach
wgregory@montevallo.edu
Montevallo
Division 2
Trey Gregory is entering his seventh season with the University of Montevallo men's soccer program and second as Associate Head Coach.
Gregory joined the Falcons in 2016 as an assistant after spending one year as the assistant coach for the women's soccer program at Bethany College, a NAIA institution in Lindsborg, Kansas.
Gregory also served as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) men's soccer team.
Gregory, who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, played at Oak Mountain High school before playing collegiately at UAB.
Gregory currently holds a USSF National C license.
Assistant Coach
michael.antoniewicz@truett.edu
Truett-McConnell
NAIA
Truett McConnell men's soccer head coach Rob Miller has announced that former Bear Michael Antoniewicz has been named Assistant Men's Soccer Coach.
"I'm very happy to introduce Michael as the new assistant coach at Truett McConnell," said Miller. "He has a tremendous work ethic and passion for soccer. He will be a good Christian example for our young student-athletes."
Antoniewicz played collegiately at TMU for four years, tallying four goals and 13 assists. The former team captain led the Bears to receive votes in the national rankings and to the AAC semifinals last season.
"After spending four years at Truett McConnell as a student athlete, I had the time of my life," said Antoniewicz. "I was very blessed to play with some great players and to play under great coaches. The program has been on the fringes of success and I want to help bring the program to the next level and be a championship winning program. I want to thank everyone who made this possible, and I can't wait to get started. To be assistant under such a successful coach like Rob is a honor, and I know I will learn a lot from him. I want to help develop players to their fullest potential but also to help strengthen their walk in Christ."
Born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Antoniewicz graduated from TMU with a 3.51 grade point average and a Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Sports Management. Prior to coming to TMU, he represented the Fife County team in Italy as well as the senior team at Bell Baxter High School.
Antoniewicz is the son of Patricia and Sergio Antoniewicz. He has one brother, Ben.
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
EXACT partners with college goalkeeper coaches to prioritize a premium experience for goalkeepers.
All GKs participate in individual keeper-specific training led by college GK coaches
Training focuses on all GK skills including footwork, shot stopping, crossing, and more; GKs receive a 1-on-1 evaluation based on their performance
In addition position-specific work, GKs also face live action observed by all college coaches
A Goalkeeper Showcase- all 50+ college coaches in attendance observe a showcase exclusively for GKs
Multiple private position-specific training sessions with a team of college coaches
A keeper-specific session on the recruiting process to cover unique aspects of the position
Live-action in tournament gameplay, observed by all college coaches
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Highlights are captured during workouts at camp and edited to show you at your best
Your video will be edited after camp and delivered on a personalized Highlight Video webpage
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I attended the camp with my son. The information that the EXACT personnel provided was excellent. We are now much more informed regarding the college recruiting and scholarship qualification's. The coaches that mentored the boys were also very knowledgeable, devoted, and fun. The rating that was provided after the camp was very helpful to help guide my son with his future training. The camp helped to boost my son's confidence and love for the game. I cannot say enough about the camp. You guys are the best ! Thanks for your efforts!
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This is the first ID Camp that I have attended and it was a positive experience in every way. The camp was very well organized leading up to the camp with very informative emails and preparation work for the camp. On the day of the camp, registration was well organized and the EXACT team was there to help for every step of the way. Chris was an excellent leader and motivated me from the very beginning. It was amazing to be exposed to real college coaches and to be coached both on and off the field. Getting feedback on the day was very rewarding. I am looking forward to attending EXACT Soccer Academic 50 ID Camp in June/July.
Player
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Largest college coaching staff of any organization -- camp, tournament or club (bringing in 1000 amazing college coaches every year)!
Hugely successful supporters of high school athletes -- 70.2% of participants have gone on to play NCAA or NAIA college athletics.
Only training camp organization that has received funding from the NCAA.
Official behavioral training partner of US Soccer.
The only camp staff that has expertise in developing athletes from high school to college to pro (we also work with over 60 pro teams).
The only exposure organization that blends the 4 pillars of development through our mental training expertise (EXACT is funded by the National Institutes of Health).
This is a sample schedule. Registered athletes will receive a final schedule prior to camp.
Overview
Residential (Optional)
Athletes Traveling Alone
If You Drive
If You Fly
EXACT's goal is to provide every participant a great camp experience. We know that starts with your travel arrangements. We accommodate a variety of travel options so you can pick what works best for your family, whether that is driving or flying, athlete traveling alone or with a parent, or opting into our residential option or booking your own lodging. Select from the options below for more information.
Traveling far to get to EXACT? Campers have the option to participate in the residential, overnight program. Typically, 20-40% of campers participate in this optional program. Those interested in lodging can add on during registration. Campers stay in EXACT-supervised accommodations with 1-3 fellow participating players. Friendship requests can be made to director@exactsports.com. Included in the EXACT residency option are two nights lodging, dinners, breakfasts and shuttle between the camp game fields and the overnight accommodations (plus all the fun you can handle!)
Traveling far to get to EXACT? Campers have the option to participate in the residential, overnight program. Typically, 20-40% of campers participate in this optional program. Those interested in lodging can add on during registration. Campers stay in EXACT-supervised accommodations with 1-3 fellow participating players. Friendship requests can be made after enrollment. Included in the EXACT residency option are two nights lodging, dinners, breakfasts and shuttle between the camp facility and the overnight accommodations (plus all the fun you can handle!).
In addition to a GPS location, we provide specific directions to all participants in pre-camp materials so you know exactly where to go and when to be there!
The following airport options are most convenient for the event location:
KATL - Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport: About 31 miles from facility.
If family member(s) would like to stay at our recommended hotel, we often organize a discounted rate. Family members are welcome to observe & participate at camp. We have a few sessions designed for family participation including the parent workshop and the recruiting panel However, it is totally optional -- only person that should be there is the athlete!
Players are welcome to travel to the EXACT camp without an accompanying family member. Players have the option to take our airport transit from the recommended airports listed above. This transit will take the athlete from airport to camp (and back to airport after camp ends). Try to book your flight to arrive at airport by 11am and departing flight after 8pm. If you need take earlier/later flights, just let us know -- we always accommodate!