Keith Tiemeyer

Assistant Coach

Wisconsin

Division 1

Coaching in his 10th season with the Wisconsin mens soccer program in 2018, associate head coach Keith Tiemeyer has been instrumental in the Badgers success, taking UW to the NCAA tournament twice and to a Sweet 16 appearance in 2017.


He was named one of the nation's top assistant coaches by College Soccer News again in 2018 for the second time in his career for his role in UW's historic 2017 season. The Badgers won their first outright Big Ten Tournament title in program history while also advancing to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1995. Chris Mueller also became the first UW player to become a two-time All-American.
 
Tiemeyer and the Badgers became Big Ten Tournament Champions in 2017 after an incredible run, knocking off Michigan 4-0 in the semifinals and then defeating Indiana in penalty kicks, 4-2.
 
He earned the honor as one of the nations top assistant coaches first in 2013 after Tiemeyer was crucial in working with head coach John Trask that season to guide the Badgers to their first NCAA tournament berth in 18 years. Wisconsin won 14 games in 2013, the most wins for the program since it won the national championship in 1995.
 
For the first time in school history, Wisconsin had two top-10 selections and four overall draftees in the 2018 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Tiemeyer was instrumental in the development of both No. 6 pick Chris Mueller and No. 9 pick Mark Segbers, as UW was the only school to have two players drafted in the top 10 of the first round that year. Tom Barlow was selected No. 39 in the second round to the New York Red Bulls and Mike Catalano was selected eighth in the third round by the Philadelphia Union.
 
Those were not the only pupils of Tiemeyer to be drafted in the first round though as standout AJ Cochran was the first Wisconsin player selected in the MLS SuperDraft since 2005 and the first player selected in the first round since Mike Gentile in 1995.
 

Micah Collins

Assistant Coach

Michigan State

Division 1

Collins begins his first season at Michigan State in 2018. He comes to East Lansing after spending the 2017 season as a women's soccer assistant coach at Belmont. 

The Glen Rock, Pennsylvania native brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program, having both played and coached collegiate soccer.

He recently completed his Masters of Art in Education and Coaching at Greenville University where he was also the graduate assistant coach for the men's soccer program. Prior to Greenville, Collins was a goalkeeper at Villanova (2009-10) and Penn State (2010-13) as well as playing on various club teams throughout his soccer career.

Christian Lomeli

Assistant Coach

Indiana

Division 1

Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach for Indiana University 

Head Coach for Alliance FC 

Donovan Dowling

Assistant Coach

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.

Chase Wileman

Associate Head Coach

Kentucky

Division 1

Chase Wileman, a former star at SMU and assistant coach at Dartmouth, is in his fourth year as an assistant on the Kentucky men's soccer coaching staff. 

In Wileman's first three years at Kentucky the Wildcats have advanced to the NCAA Tournament each season and claimed the Conference USA Regular Season Championship in 2015. UK also earned its first NCAA Tournament top-16 seed in 2016.

Wileman, known as a tireless recruiter, plays a key role in training the team in addition to developing scouting reports and formulating the team's tactics.

A native of Grand Prairie, Texas, Wileman came to Kentucky after three years at Dartmouth (2011-13); where in 2011 he teamed with Cedergren in leading the Big Green to their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2011. In 2012, Wileman helped direct Dartmouth to a second-place finish in the Ivy League. Wileman served under head coaches Jeff Cook (2011-12) and Chad Riley (2013). 

"We are excited to welcome Chase to the Kentucky soccer family," Cedergren said. "Having had the pleasure of working with Chase during the 2011 season at Dartmouth, I have seen first-hand the positive impact he brings to a program. Chase is a tireless worker, has great technical knowledge and will be a great asset in recruiting. He has impressive experience as a player, both collegiately and professionally, and will be a profound educator for our student-athletes."

"I am excited and humbled to get the chance to continue my career at Kentucky," Wileman said. "Having had the opportunity to work with Johan at Dartmouth, I knew that he would be a tremendous head coach and that he would be someone that I would want to work alongside. Johan, the staff and the UK administration are building something really special in Lexington and I am eager to come in and continue the progress that they've started. I just want to thank Johan, David Casper, Kevin Saal and Mitch Barnhart for the opportunity to assist in building one of the top programs in collegiate soccer."

In the three years prior to his arrival in Lexington, Wileman served as an assistant coach with the Big Green, including functioning as the lead assistant for the 2013 season. In 2011, his inaugural season on the coaching staff, serving under Cook and on the staff with Cedergren, Wileman helped lead the Big Green to their ninth Ivy League title and their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. He helped mentor Ivy League Player of the Year Lucky Mkosana and four Dartmouth standouts that earned All-Ivy League honors. 

In 2012, with Cedergren departing to direct the Wildcats to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2003, Wileman served as an assistant coach for Cook and helped lead the Big Green to a 9-7 record, including a 5-2 finish in Ivy League action. 

Wileman came to Dartmouth in 2011 after serving extensively as a youth coach in the Dallas area. He coached on several North Texas ODP teams while earning a U.S. Soccer Federation "A" License. 

Before starting his coaching career, Wileman played in Major League Soccer with FC Dallas from 2007-09, after a standout career with powerhouse SMU (2003-06). He was selected by Dallas in the supplemental draft in 2007 and he made his professional debut in a US Open Cup third-round game against Miami FC. He made his MLS debut during a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy, registering an assist. In 2008, he was named reserve team MVP.

Wileman played four seasons at SMU, where he helped lead the Mustangs to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a berth in the College Cup in 2005. A team captain as a senior, Wileman scored 13 goals and tallied 18 assists to earn first-team Conference USA honors, also earning first-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Midwest Region honors during his collegiate career. As a junior, Wileman had a pair of goals and assists, adding an assist as a sophomore and two as a freshman. Before playing for the Mustangs, Wileman saw three years of residency in the USA ODP National Team Program at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., also earning Parade and McDonald's High School All-America accolades.

Nick Noble

Assistant Coach

West Virginia

Division 1

Third year Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach at West Virginia University

Michael Casper

Assistant Coach

Georgetown

Division 1

Mike Casper joined the coaching staff in the spring of 2019. Casper came to the Hilltop from Northwestern University where he was an assistant coach for one season.  Prior to NU, he was at the University of Notre Dame for three years and served as the head coach at Saint Francis University (Pa.) for eight seasons.
 
Last year, the Wildcats went 6-9-5 overall before falling to top-seeded Indiana in overtime in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. 
 
In three seasons as an assistant at Notre Dame, Casper helped the Fighting Irish reach the NCAA Tournament every year as the team managed a combined record of 34-19-10. Casper also coached five Notre Dame players who went on to be drafted to the MLS.
 
Prior to his arrival at Notre Dame, Casper was the head coach at Saint Francis where he led the Red Flash to the Northeast Conference (NEC) regular-season title in 2014 with a school record 13-6-1 mark.  For his efforts, he was named the league's coach of the year.
 
Over his eight seasons as head coach, Casper led Saint Francis to a 71-61-21 record, including a 36-26-9 mark in NEC play. The 71 total victories and the 36 league wins are the most in school history. The Red Flash was the NEC finalist four times with Casper at the helm.
 
Casper coached 24 All-NEC players, 15 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) all-region performers and an NSCAA All-American during his time as head coach at Saint Francis. Eight of his players went on to the professional ranks.
 
In addition to the success on the field, the Red Flash produced three Academic All-Americans and 10 Academic All-District players during his tenure. The program also received the NSCAA Team Academic Award four times (2011-14).
 
Overall Casper was with the Red Flash for the last 12 seasons. Prior to taking over the head coaching position, he spent four seasons as an assistant coach in charge of the team's goalkeepers.
 
A four-year member of the UMBC men's soccer team, Casper helped lead the Retrievers to a NEC Championship in 1999. During Casper's four-year career at UMBC, the Retrievers posted a record of 54-19-11 going 30-7-3 in NEC play.
 
Following his collegiate career, Casper served as head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach at Timothy Christian High School (N.J.) for two seasons (2001-02). In 2000, Casper served as head coach of the Central Jersey Riptide in the Professional Development League.
 
He holds an A License from the United States Soccer Federation and an advanced regional diploma from the NSCAA.
 
Casper received his master's degree in education leadership from Saint Francis in 2005 and is a 2000 graduate of UMBC with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He and his wife Kerri have a son, Jacob.

Stewart Flaherty

Assistant Coach

Dartmouth

Division 1

https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/stewart-flaherty/9376

Martin Alba

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Loyola-Chicago (IL)

Division 1

Assistant Coach Loyola Chicago Men's Soccer.

Michael Tringali

Assistant Volunteer Coach

Northern Illinois

Division 1

Michael Tringali just finished his first season as the volunteer assistant coach at Northern Illinois University. Prior to arriving at Northern Illinois, Tringali served as an assistant at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA for the 2018 season. Before VMI Tringali served as the top assistant at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland. Tringali hold an advanced National Goalkeeping diploma from United Soccer Coaches formerly known as the NSCAA and a National "D" License from the USSF.

Brendan Roth

Assistant Coach

Valparaiso

Division 1

Assistant coach Brendan Roth finished his fifth season with the Valpo men's soccer program in 2018. Roth has also been director of soccer operations and reserve team head coach during his time as a member of the Valpo coaching staff.

As a player in the program from 2007-2011, Roth was a near permanent fixture on the field for head coach Mike Avery, appearing in 66 matches and starting 42 times.  In 2011, he helped lead Valpo to its first Horizon League championship. Roth graduated from Valparaiso with a degree in Sports Management.

Roth resides in Valpo with his wife, Laura.

Dirk Bennett

Assistant Volunteer Coach

Eastern Illinois

Division 1

Eastern Illinois
* Acted as assistant coach since 2015
* Entering fifth season as assistant coach in 2019 season
* Made three straight Summit League Tournament Appearances (2016, 2017, 2018)
* 2016 Summit League Tournament appearance was first for EIU since 2009 season
* 2-2-1 record in Summit League in 2017 was first .500 or better conference season since 2000
* Coached team to Regional ranking during 2017 season
* Coached 2017 Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year - Mike Novotny
* Coached two first team All-Summit League performer (Mike Novotny & Edgar Mesa)
* Coached two second team All-Summit League performers
* Coached seven All-Summit League Newcomer Team selections
* Coached four Summit League All-Tournament Team selections
* Coached three Academic All-Summit League selections
* Also served as EIU women's soccer assistant coach for 2016 & 2017 seasons

Thomaz Freitas

Assistant Coach

Oakland U. (MI)

Division 1

Thomas Freitas,

 I am 23 years old from Brazil came to the US in 2013 to play NCAA for Mars Hill University 2 years, then 2 years at Notre Dame College where I joined the coaching staff after graduating in 2017. in 2018 I joined the Oakland University Men's Soccer staff NCAA D1 as a Graduate Assistant focused on the performance analysis, statistics, video reports, and scouting opponents, as pursuing my MBA degree.

  Have completed a about to 10 coaching courses in Brazil (Universidade do Futebol) , and Performance Analysts course by Oliver Gage/CoachTechSoccer, plus Internships with big clubs in brazil: Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Atletico MG.




COACHING EXPERIENCE


Oakland University, Graduate Assistant Coach / Performance Analyst

NotreDameCollege.Mens SoccerAssistantCoach 2017-2018 

Cleveland Internationals, U-13 Coach for two week camp 2016

Dayton Dutch Lions Camps, U-15 Coach for during summer trainings 2017

Cleveland Select Summer Camp, U-11 Coach for Summer Camps 2015-16

Erie Commodores Camps, U-10 Coach for Erie Summer Camps 2016




PLAYING EXPERIENCE
DaytonDutch Lions.USL-PDL, 10 Games 1Goal 

Notre Dame College, NCAA DII, Captain, 37 Games 23 Wins , 3 Goals 3 Assists

Erie Commodores, NPSL, 10 Games 1 Goal

Mars Hill University, NCAA DII, 34 Games 16 Wins, 5 Goals 4 Assists

 AUDAX-SP, Brazilian League U-13, U-15, U-17

E.C Pinheiros, Sao Paulo State League U-7, U-9, U-11

Jordan Grant

Assistant Coach

Belmont

Division 1

Jordan Grant is entering his second season as assistant coach at Belmont, as head coach David Costa announced the addition of Grant to the Bruin staff on July 19, 2019.

In his first season at Belmont, the Bruins finished with a 5-12-2 (1-4-1 SoCon) record and the program's first-ever SoCon Championship semifinal appearance. Belmont shutout its opponents by a combined score of 6-0 in the first two rounds of the tournament before falling in overtime to UNC Greensboro in the semifinal.

Grant, a decorated collegiate player and well-respected in the college and club scenes, came to Belmont after spending the previous two-plus seasons as director of operations at the University of Cincinnati.

Phil Woods

Assistant Coach

Missouri State

Division 1

My name is Phil Woods and while I am a relatively young coach, I have already been gaining lots of experiences and enjoying the journey along the way. I always played soccer, and was signed by Rotherham United FC, in England when I was 16. After 2 years at the club I then moved to the U.S and played 4 years with the Missouri State Bears, Div 1 soccer team. After my time with Missouri State, I turned my hand to coaching and took a Graduate Assistant coach position at the University of Tulsa. During that time I worked with the players on the team in all aspects of the program as well as completing my UEFA B Coaching License, coordinated by the F.A in England. Having finished the G.A position and completed my M.B.A, I have been hired by Missouri State University Men's Soccer to return as their full-time Assistant Coach. Last season we finished regular season 16 - 0 - 0, and played through to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Daniel Cherbonnier

Assistant Coach

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.

Rick Brown

Assistant Coach

Colgate

Division 1

Ricky Brown '17 was named to the assistant coach position in March 2018. 
 
I am thrilled that Ricky has decided to return to Colgate and be a part of my staff, Ronning said. As a student athlete, he embodied the values Colgate Soccer holds dear both on and off the field. This will carry over as an assistant coach helping this program continue to raise the standard in every aspect.
 
Brown helped guide Colgate to its third consecutive Patriot League Tournament title in his first season in 2018. The Raiders under Browns guidance became the first Patriot League team to win three straight titles, and they advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after upsetting No. 22 New Hampshire in the first round.
 
Colgate in 2018 tied the program record for wins in a season with 13, finishing 13-5-5 overall and 5-2-2 in conference play. Primarily working with goalkeepers, Brown helped guide Colgate to the top of the national ranks in several major defensive categories. The Raiders ranked eighth in shutouts (10), 16th in goals-against average (0.699), 18th in save percentage (0.809), and 19th in shutout percentage (0.478).
 
Brown was Colgates four-year starting goalkeeper from 2013-17. He finished his career tied for third in program history in career shutouts with 17 clean sheets and helped guide the Raiders to a 2016 Patriot League Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance and a 2015 regular-season championship. Brown started in 73 games throughout his prolific four-year career, compiling 32 wins, a 0.736 save percentage and 1.32 GAA.
 
As a senior in 2016, Brown tallied a league-best eight shutouts and was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament team after guiding the Raiders to their sixth-ever Patriot League Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. The Laguna Hills, Calif. native made 18 saves throughout Colgates Patriot League Tournament run before stopping two of six penalty kick attempts in the championship game to secure Colgates league title.
 
He earned third team All-Patriot League nods as a junior after finishing the season with a 0.97 goals against average and .800 save percentage. Brown compiled 118 saves during his first two years as Colgates starting keeper as a freshman and sophomore.
 
Brown graduated from Colgate in May 2017 with a bachelors degree in philosophy. He spent the summer of 2017 as a member of the U23 Nashville SC that competes in the Premier Development League. While in Nashville, Brown also served as a volunteer coach at Lipscomb University and a Goalkeeper Coach at CPS Soccer Academy and Nashville Soccer Academy.

Josh Schirmer

Assistant Coach

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.

Charlton Muhlauri

Assistant Coach

Northeastern

Division 1

Charlton is now the Coordinator of Operations for the Northeastern University Men's Soccer team after playing for the team. 

Kevin Doyle

Associate Head Coach

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.  

Brad Anthony

Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

Wheaton (IL)

Division 3

Anthony is entering his fifth season on the Wheaton staff. He assists in a variety of roles and heads up player identification and recruiting for the Thunder.

Duncan Gillis

Assistant Coach

Beloit

Division 3

Duncan Gillis, a 2014 Beloit College graduate and four-year letterwinner on the Buccaneer Mens Soccer team, was named Head Coach for the Mens Soccer program in December of 2016.

He graduated from Beloit in the Spring of 2014 Summa Cum Laude with a double major in Spanish and Education and Youth Studies and a Philosophy minor.  He completed his degree with student teaching at Beloit Memorial High School during the 2014-15 school year, advancing from assisting and observing to full-time teaching. 

During the 2014 season with the Bucs Gillis was a part-time assistant,  helping to designing practice sessions, determine training objectives, provided tactical analysis before and during games, and handling administrative issues.  Gillis prior coaching experience, in addition to his season with the Buccaneers, were as an assistant coach for Impact United Soccer Club and Joga Futebol Clube in his hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah, from 2009-14.

He earned Second Team All-Midwest Conference honors as a midfielder during his senior season for the Buccaneers.

Ian Hatleli

Wabash (IN)

Division 3

Hatleli is in his second season as assistant coach for the Wabash soccer team after serving as a volunteer assistant in 2015.
 
Hatleli graduated from Millikin University in 2013 with a bachelor of science in fitness and sport where he also played soccer four seasons. He served as assistant mens soccer coach at East Central College in Union, Missouri from 2013 to 2015. Hatleli has also worked with the Westside United SC 1 in Avon, Indiana, as head coach for the U-12 and U-16 Green I teams and as an assistant for the U-13 and U-14 Green I programs.
  
  

Brad Hauter

Head coach

DePauw

Division 3

Hauter [became DePauw's head men's soccer coach in 2008](https://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/21453/). He earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from DePauw where he was a four-year starting goalkeeper and two-time MVP.

Rockne Decoster

Assistant Coach

Grinnell

Division 3

Rockne DeCoster was a four-year starter at Grinnell College and an All-Midwest Conference selection. He graduated Grinnell with a bachelors degree in psychology, and earned a masters degree in education (leadership emphasis) from Concordia University. DeCoster recently completed his 4th season as the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach.

Bob Carlson

Head Coach

Carleton (MN)

Division 3

Carlson Record at School/Years: 210-114-35 (.634) / 19 seasons Career Record: Same Tele
The 2015 campaign marked Bob Carlsons 19th season at the helm of the Carleton mens soccer program. The Knights have posted 16 winning seasons under Carlson. In comparison, Carleton posted only eight winning seasons in the 24 years prior to his arrival.
Over the last nine seasons, Carlson has led the Knights to five MIAC regular-season titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012) and a trio of second-place finishes. Over that span, his squads own a 120-40-20 record (.722) and possess a .789 win percentage in MIAC matches.
The 2008 team captured the conferences post-season title as well as the programs first-ever trip to the NCAA Championships, where the Knights advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. The Knights made back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances in 2012 and 2013, the most recent trip coming after the Knights claimed the 2013 postseason crown. Bob Carlson was named the 2012 MIAC Coach-of-the-Year, marking the third time he received the honor.
With an overall ledger of 210-114-35 during his first 19 seasons at the helm, Carlson ranks first all-time at Carleton in both career victories and winning percentage (.634) among coaches with more than one season at the school. His tenure has been marked by consistent play and strong finishes in the MIAC, perennially one of the strongest men's soccer conferences in all of NCAA Division III. For the past 19 years his team has also earned NSCAA Team Academic awards, including three years in which the Knights posted the highest team grade point average in all of NCAA Division I, II and III.
A 1986 graduate of St. Olaf College, Carlson was a standout player for the Oles as a team captain, all-conference selection, and four-year letterwinner. He helped St. Olaf capture the 1984 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) crown and an NCAA tournament bid, the first-ever for a MIAC institution. As a coach, Carlson returned to Minnesota in 1991 as an assistant at Gustavus Adolphus College. During his four-year tenure there, the Gusties won two conference championships and earned two NCAA tournament bids.
A native of Illinois, Carlson was an all-area soccer and basketball player at New Trier High School. He is married to Cathy Carlson, Associate Dean of Students at Carleton; the couple has a son, Sam, and a daughter, Emma.
Assistant Coach Joe Hartwell Joe Hartwell joined the Knights prior to the 2011 season after previously spending five years as an assistant at his alma mater Gustavus Adolphus College. He was a NSCAA First-Team All-American central defender for the Gusties in 2004. Hartwell scored five goals and added two assists in addition to anchoring a defense that yielded just four goals in 23 games during that campaign. He has served as a club coach at Dakota REV for several years.

Head Coach Bob Carlson Record at School/Years: 210-114-35 (.634) / 19 seasons Career Record: Same Tele
The 2015 campaign marked Bob Carlsons 19th season at the helm of the Carleton mens soccer program. The Knights have posted 16 winning seasons under Carlson. In comparison, Carleton posted only eight winning seasons in the 24 years prior to his arrival.
Over the last nine seasons, Carlson has led the Knights to five MIAC regular-season titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012) and a trio of second-place finishes. Over that span, his squads own a 120-40-20 record (.722) and possess a .789 win percentage in MIAC matches.
The 2008 team captured the conferences post-season title as well as the programs first-ever trip to the NCAA Championships, where the Knights advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. The Knights made back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances in 2012 and 2013, the most recent trip coming after the Knights claimed the 2013 postseason crown. Bob Carlson was named the 2012 MIAC Coach-of-the-Year, marking the third time he received the honor.
With an overall ledger of 210-114-35 during his first 19 seasons at the helm, Carlson ranks first all-time at Carleton in both career victories and winning percentage (.634) among coaches with more than one season at the school. His tenure has been marked by consistent play and strong finishes in the MIAC, perennially one of the strongest men's soccer conferences in all of NCAA Division III. For the past 19 years his team has also earned NSCAA Team Academic awards, including three years in which the Knights posted the highest team grade point average in all of NCAA Division I, II and III.
A 1986 graduate of St. Olaf College, Carlson was a standout player for the Oles as a team captain, all-conference selection, and four-year letterwinner. He helped St. Olaf capture the 1984 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) crown and an NCAA tournament bid, the first-ever for a MIAC institution. As a coach, Carlson returned to Minnesota in 1991 as an assistant at Gustavus Adolphus College. During his four-year tenure there, the Gusties won two conference championships and earned two NCAA tournament bids.
A native of Illinois, Carlson was an all-area soccer and basketball player at New Trier High School. He is married to Cathy Carlson, Associate Dean of Students at Carleton; the couple has a son, Sam, and a daughter, Emma.
Assistant Coach Joe Hartwell Joe Hartwell joined the Knights prior to the 2011 season after previously spending five years as an assistant at his alma mater Gustavus Adolphus College. He was a NSCAA First-Team All-American central defender for the Gusties in 2004. Hartwell scored five goals and added two assists in addition to anchoring a defense that yielded just four goals in 23 games during that campaign. He has served as a club coach at Dakota REV for several years.
Bob Carlson

Travis Wall

Head Coach

St. Olaf

Division 3

Travis Wall is in his fourth season as the head men's soccer coach at St. Olaf in 2022-23. He was hired as St. Olaf's eighth head men's soccer coach on Dec. 18, 2018.

During his time at St. Olaf, Wall has led the Oles to a 43-18-3 (.695) record, including a 22-7-1 (.750) mark in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Oles have appeared in the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons, making the program one of just five NCAA Division III men's soccer programs in the country to accomplish that feat. Wall also guided St. Olaf to the 2021 MIAC regular-season title and the 2022 MIAC Playoffs title.

In 2022, St. Olaf advanced to the "Sweet 16" for the second-straight season after defeating Lake Forest College and No. 10 North Central College (Ill.) in the opening rounds before falling in a shootout. As the No. 2 seed in the MIAC Playoffs, the Oles blanked Bethel University, 3-0, in the semifinals before claiming their third tournament title with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory at top-seeded and fifth-ranked Gustavus Adolphus College behind Robi Buzakovic's second goal of the game with 1:01 remaining. St. Olaf finished the season 15-5-2 overall and 7-2-1 in conference play, with three of its five losses coming to top-10 opponents. The Oles also went 9-0-0 at home, winning all of their home games for the fourth time in program history (first since 1998). The 2022 team had four All-MIAC honorees - including the Offensive Player of the Year (Shea Bechtel) and the Rookie of the Year (Robi Buzakovic) - to go with one Honorable Mention All-MIAC selection, 14 Academic All-MIAC honorees, six College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honorees, four United Soccer Coaches All-Region IX selections, one United Soccer Coaches All-American, one United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region honoree, and the program's first-ever United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American.

In 2021, Wall led St. Olaf to arguably the most successful season in program history, as the Oles matched their deepest-ever run in the NCAA Tournament by advancing to the "Sweet 16." St. Olaf set a new single-season program record for wins in a season by finishing 19-3-1 and the 19 victories also were tied for the most of any team in the country in NCAA Division III. The Oles became just the fifth team in the history of the MIAC to go 10-0 in conference play on their way to winning the fourth outright (seventh overall) MIAC regular-season championship in program history. After leading St. Olaf to the historic season, Wall was named the MIAC Coach of the Year by his peers and he and assistant coaches Justin Oliver and Ben Braman were named the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Region IX Coaching Staff of the Year at the end of the season.

St. Olaf tied the program's longest unbeaten streak with a 16-game streak where the Oles went 15-0-1 from Sept. 12 through Nov. 3, which included a record-tying 15-straight wins from Sept. 15 through Nov. 3. After not being ranked since 2015, the Oles spent six weeks in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25, peaking at No. 10 in the country twice, which was the program's highest ranking since 2011. St. Olaf concluded the season ranked No. 15, marking the joint-highest year-end ranking in program history in the poll. The Oles were also ranked in the D3soccer.com Top 25 in five-straight polls, wrapping up the season at No. 12.

For the first time in program history, St. Olaf had two United Soccer Coaches All-America honorees in the same season, as sophomore Victor Gaulmin was named to the first team and sophomore Hakeem Morgan earned a spot on the second team. The duo were two of only five sophomores nation-wide to be named All-Americans and made St. Olaf one of 11 programs in the country with multiple All-Americans. Gaulmin and Morgan were also two of four Oles to be United Soccer Coaches All-Region honorees and were two of the program's three first-team selections. St. Olaf also had a program record and conference-record-tying six All-MIAC honorees in 2021, including the league's Midfielder of the Year (Victor Gaulmin) and Rookie of the Year (Shea Bechtel).

In his first season on the Hill, Wall led the Oles to their first appearance in the MIAC Playoffs since 2015, as St. Olaf finished 9-10 overall and 5-5 in the MIAC. Under his guidance, St. Olaf had five student-athletes earn All-MIAC or Honorable Mention All-MIAC honors, which was the highest total for the program since 1993. The Oles were picked eighth in the MIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll but defeated three teams picked ahead of them to return to the MIAC Playoffs and post the program's highest win total and MIAC win total since 2015.

After the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the fall 2020 season, St. Olaf played eight exhibition contests in the spring of 2021 and St. Olaf went 4-2-2 in those eight games with wins over Augsburg, Bethel, St. Thomas, and Concordia-Moorhead.

A former NCAA Division III National Player of the Year, Wall came to St. Olaf after four seasons on the staff at his alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan University, under Jay Martin, the winningest coach in NCAA men's soccer history. After joining Martin's staff in 2015 as an assistant coach, Wall was promoted to associate head coach in April 2017 and also served as the recruiting coordinator for the Battling Bishops.

In Wall's four seasons on the coaching staff at Ohio Wesleyan, the Battling Bishops posted a combined record of 51-21-9 (.685), including a mark of 25-5-6 (.778) in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Ohio Wesleyan made three NCAA Tournament appearances and advanced to the NCAC Tournament title game three times in his four seasons on staff.

Wall also served as Ohio Wesleyan's camp director, recruiting coordinator, travel coordinator and assisted in the development of training plans. He recruited the 2016, 2017 and 2018 NCAC Freshmen of the Year and also coached the NCAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in 2015.

As a student-athlete at Ohio Wesleyan, Wall was a two-time NSCAA First Team All-American (2010, 2011) and was named the NSCAA National Player of the Year after captaining the Battling Bishops to the 2011 NCAA Division III National Championship, with Wall scoring in each of the team's final four games in the NCAA Tournament. As a senior, Wall finished fifth in the country in points (53), ninth in goals (19) and fourth in assists (15) as a member of the third-highest-scoring team in the country.

Over his four-year career at Ohio Wesleyan, Wall's teams went a combined 78-11-5 (.856), as he finished his career in the program's top-five in goals (49), assists (36) and points (134). Following his career, Wall was named to the North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Soccer All-Decade Team (2003-12). During his sophomore season, Wall started all 22 games for the team that boasted the statistically-best defense in the country, allowing just six goals in over 2,000 minutes to lead the country in shutout percentage (.773) and goals-against average (0.27).

Wall went on to play professional soccer for Minnesota United FC (formerly Minnesota Stars FC) of the North American Soccer League (NASL) from April 2012 to January 2014, after spending preseason with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer (MLS).

Wall's coaching career started at the University of St. Thomas, where he was an assistant coach during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, helping guide the Tommies to a record of 21-9-7 (.662). There, he assisted with all facets of the program and designed and implemented offseason cardio programs.

In 2014, Wall served as the Director of Soccer Operations at Division I Xavier University, as the Musketeers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. At Xavier, he worked with the 2014 BIG East Staff of the Year during a season that saw the Musketeers set program records for wins, shutouts and goals-against average.

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

Wall graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts and went on to earn his Master's in recreation and sport sciences from Ohio University in June 2016. In 2017, Wall obtained his C License from U.S. Soccer Federation. His older siblings, Tyler and Sarah, were both three-time All-America selections in soccer at Ohio Wesleyan.

Rob Russo

Assistant Coach

Denison

Division 3

Russo has guided the Denison men's soccer team to over 200 victories, three North Coast Athletic Conference championships and three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.  Overall, Russo has amassed  425 wins in his 38 year coaching college soccer.  He is is the Top 25 of all time winningest college coaches.
In 2010, the Big Red posted a 10-8 record and advance to the championship game of the NCAC Tournament before falling, 3-1, to nationally-ranked Ohio Wesleyan in a rematch of the 2009 championship.
In 2009, the Big Red posted a 12-5 record and finished with a 6-1 mark in conference play.  They entered the NCAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed and went on to defeat Kenyon in the semifinals before a momentous upset of the nation's top-ranked team and previously unbeaten, Ohio Wesleyan, in the championship game.  The team moved on to their ninth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and their third appearance under Russo's direction.
In 2006, Russo led the Big Red to a 12-4-2 record overall, finishing 7-1-1 in the conference. Denison advanced to the North Coast Athletic Conference title game and battled Allegheny for the full 90, sending the game into overtime. In the 96th minute of overtime the Big Red netted a dramatic breakaway goal, sending them to yet another NCAA tournament. Highlights of the season include a school record for having only 13 goals scored against the Big Red.  The previous season saw Russo join an elite group of active NCAA coaches who have reached the 300-win milestone with their 2-1 victory over Hiram College.
Russo's 2003 squad posted a program-best 18-3 record and a share of the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship. Denison began the year with a school-record 13 consecutive victories and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the NSCAA/Adidas Division III mens soccer national poll. The Big Red qualified for the NCAA tournament for the seventh time in school history and the first time since 1983.  He was also named the NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year for the second time in his career.
He enters the 2018 season with an overall coaching record of 418-226-53, a .635 winning percentage. Over his 19 years at Denison he has maintained the winning tradition of the Big Red program and has gone 191-126-31 over that span. In addition, after the team's record-setting 2003 season, Russo was named the NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year for the second time in his career.
Russo, who is certified by the United States Soccer Federation with an "A" license, holds a bachelor's degree in physical education (1977) from Wilmington College, where he also played varsity soccer. Russo continued his education at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, earning a master's degree in health and physical education (1979). While at Miami, Russo served as both assistant and head coach of the Redhawks' men's soccer team. Most recently, he was the men's soccer coach at the State University of New York - College at Oneonta from 1995 through 1998.
Russo began his coaching career in 1978 at Miami University of Ohio as an assistant on the men's soccer staff. In 1980, he was named head coach of the program as well as serving as a physical education instructor during his time at Miami. Following his four-year stint in Oxford, Russo moved on to coach the men's soccer team at Gannon University in Erie, Pa. During his nine years at Gannon, Russo's teams appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament six times. He was named the Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Soccer Conference's Coach of the Year three times (1983, '84 and '85), Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Coach of the Year. In January of 2010, Russo was inducted into the Gannon University Hall of Fame where he remains the program's all-time leader in coaching victories.
In the fall of 1991, Russo took the head coaching position at the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg. During his four seasons in Spartanburg, Russo's teams advanced to the NCAA Division II tournament each year. In 1992, he was named the NSCAA South Regional Coach of the Year. He earned Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year recognition in both 1992 and 1994. Russo also served as a physical education instructor. He was president of the Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Soccer Conference in 1983.
Along with his soccer coaching responsibilities, Russo's position includes appointment as an assistant professor in Denison's Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation.

Bryan Longo

Assistant Coach

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 

Matt Tunis

Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

Elmhurst

Division 3

Tunis is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Elmhurst men's soccer team. 

Tunis spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Alvernia University in Pennsylvania, helping the team win a pair of conference championships and make three conference tournament appearances. The 2012 squad went on to capture an ECAC South Region Championship.

Tunis began his collegiate soccer career at nationally ranked junior college Ocean College in New Jersey, before transferring to Alvernia to close out his playing career. 


He is now the director of operations and working partner at the Chicagoland based soccer club; Chicago Empire FC.

Tunis holds an NSCAA Level 6 Diploma and a USSF "D" license.  

Zorohn Reed

Assistant Coach

Concordia (IL)

Division 3

First year Graduate Assistant at Concordia University Chicago.   

Shane Cloutier

Assistant Coach

North Park (IL)

Division 3

Shane Cloutier joins North Park following a successful four-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Indiana (NCAA DII). Cloutier assisted in all facets of the USI program and was part of a staff which led the Screaming Eagles to their first NCAA tournament win in program history. USI was 32-18-8 during Cloutiers last three seasons, qualifying for the postseason each year. 

Along with his college coaching duties, Cloutier has been a successful club coach the past two years with Sporting Southern Indiana, working primarily with the U17 and U18 boys. 

Prior to joining the USI staff, Cloutier worked as a speed and agility coach at Sports Acceleration in Evansville, IN. His expertise in the area of soccer-specific strength and conditioning has been an asset at the club and college level. 

Played club soccer for Northwest Indiana United and Chicago Magic Soccer Club. Was an All-State, All-Region, and All-Conference captain for Lake Central High School his junior and senior year. Cloutier was a standout striker coming out of high school, and battled through injuries to make 38 appearances for USI between 2008 and 2011. 

Quote from USI coach, Mat Santoro: Shane was a talented player, and he parlayed that into successful coaching with dedication and character. It has been a pleasure to coach him and to work alongside him, and North Park is getting a great addition to their already superb program.


A native of Dyer, IN, Cloutier has a Bachelors of Science in Sport Management as well as a coaching license from US Soccer. He is also a member of the United Soccer Coaches. He is currently pursuing a Master of Organizational Leadership (MOL) from North Park University while leading the reserve team and assisting with all operations for the first team who was the The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 2018 Champions and finished with a record of 16-3. He had the opportunity to work closely with two Division 3 All-Americans.

Tim Dean

Interim Head Coach

Lake Forest

Division 3

Tim Dean joined the Forester men's soccer coaching staff in 2016 and is in his 11th year of coaching overall.

Dean is the Director of Coaching at Chricago Rush North Soccer Club. In addition to overseeing the coaches throughout the club, he also coaches 3 of the age groups.

Dean has also been a coach in the Illinois Olympic since 2012. He is also an instructor in Illinois Youth Soccer's Coach Education Program.

Other organizations Dean has been with since entering the profession in 2009 include Coerver Coaching IL, Warren United, and Skills First Soccer. He has also coached at several youth summer camps since 2002.

While in high school Dean was an all-conference, all-district, and all-area selection. He went on to play for the club teams at Grand Valley State University and Illinois State University.

Dean graduated from Illinois State in December of 2008 with a bachelor's degree in marketing.

He resides in Chicago.

Ryan Lakin

Head Coach

Aurora

Division 3

Ryan Lakin became the Head Coach of the Aurora University mens soccer program in May of 2014. In his time at AU, Lakin has led the Spartans to a 69-46-11 overall record. He was named the 2019 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Spartans to the first conference championship since 2004.

Prior to coming to AU, Lakin spent nine seasons as the Illinois Wesleyan University men's soccer coach. In nine seasons at IWU he had a 67-75-16 overall record. Lakin was a three-time Coach of the Year in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while at Millikin University (1998, 1999, 2001). After departing Millikin University, Lakin spent seven months coaching in the United Soccer League at the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. He returned to the Chicago area and assisted Directing the FC Barrington and Barrington Recreational Soccer Association for two years.  He returned to the college coaching at Illinois Wesleyan University before coming home to Chicago and Aurora University. 

A 1995 graduate of Illinois State University, Lakin was the men's and women's soccer coach at Millikin from 1998 to 2002. His men's teams compiled a record of 54-29-3 (.645) in five seasons with a league co-championship in 2001. His Big Blue women's teams were 27-60-4 overall (.319) and 4-31 in the CCIW (.114) over the same period.

Lakin played collegiate soccer at Illinois State University and earned Most Improved Player for the 1992 Redbirds team and was a 1993 team captain. He was chosen to the Missouri Valley Conference all-league and all-tournament squads, and was named to the all-Midwest region team.

He was an assistant coach for the Lincoln College men's soccer team in 1994 and was director of coaching for the Bloomington-Normal Soccer Club from 1995 to 1998.

Lakin was assistant director of coaching at Barrington (Ill.) Area Soccer Association and FC Barrington, where he was responsible for the operation and oversight of 2,000 recreational players, 35 travel teams and 15 staff coaches.

He is also part of the Olympic Development coaching staff and an instructor on the coaching education staff for the State of Illinois. With the Illinois Youth Soccer Association and FC Barrington, Lakin co-developed and co-instructed the first pilot program for the development of a recreational coaching license. Lakin holds his USSF A, B, and C licenses and an USSF National Youth License and is a consultant to the National Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Club Standards Project.

Michael Dombrowski

Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

Carthage

Division 3

6th year as assistant coach. 

Dwain Barker

Men's Soccer Head Coach

Eureka

Division 3

I have numerous years of coaching soccer in club soccer, as well as collegiate. I use my past experience as a player and knowledge from USSF courses to create a unique way of coaching. I pride myself in developing players at all levels in a fun yet effective way. 


I became the winningest coach in the history of Eureka College men's soccer program and have directed steady improvement for the Eureka men's soccer program since my arrival in 2014. The Red Devils shattered the program record for wins in a season with in 2015. EC continued its momentum in 2016 with a seven-win campaign. A 1-0 victory over Rockford at Traister Field on Sept. 13, 2016 was the 11th of Barker's career at EC, moving him in front of Randy Crady (2007-10) and J.L. Zapushek (2010-12) for the most wins by a head coach in program history.

Additionally, the Red Devils earned a 3-2 win over longtime SLIAC powerhouse Principia on Oct. 22, EC's first win in 11 tries against the Panthers. Eureka also earned a 0-0 double-overtime draw versus Greenville at Traister Field on Oct. 25, ending a 12-match losing streak in the all-time series between the two schools.

Prior to my coaching career, I had an outstanding collegiate career as a student-athlete. He is the current record holder for most goals scored and assists in a career at NJCAA Illinois Central in nearby East Peoria and ranked third in the nation in scoring during the 2005 season. He was chosen as the Region XXIV most valuable player in 2005 and was voted All-Region First Team and All-America First Team in both 2005 and 2006.

Brian O'Connor

Head coach

Knox

Division 3

O'Connor earned All-Midwest Conference honors as a senior attacking midfielder in 2009 and helped lead the team to its best season in 16 years.  He joined the U.S. Army after graduating in 2010 and served tours of duty while stationed in Germany and Afghanistan.

A native of Pleasant Plains, Illinois, OConnor and his wife Sarah reside in Galesburg where their budding family enjoys spending free time on Knoxs beautiful campus and watching other Knox athletic events.   

Nate Groesch

Assistant Coach

Millikin

Division 3

Coach Groesch currently serves as an assistant coach for the Millikin University Mens Soccer program. 


Nathan began his collegiate soccer career when he played for Bradley University in the NCAA Division I where his team finished in the Elite Eight. Groesch transferred to Lewis University in Division II where they managed a Final Four appearance and was named to GLVC Conference Second Team. Finally he ended his career in Division III as a captain on the Millikin University Mens Soccer Team. After playing in Division I ,II, & III Coach Groesch now has a clear picture on what is required of a student-athlete. As a youth Nathan  played under 3 USSF National A Licensed Coachs and earned a USSF Illinois D License at age 17. By also participating in the Olympic Development Program as a youth he had the opportunity to experience many well recognized coaches and an array of styles in which the game can be played.

Dave Jacobs

Head Coach

Trine

Division 3

David Jacobs was named head coach of its men's soccer team in December 2016.

In his first season at Trine in 2017, Jacobs led the Thunder to an appearance in the MIAA Tournament, marking the second time since joining the conference the team has done so.

Then in 2018, the Thunder made a repeat appearance in the conference tournament to host a first-round game and advanced to the second round, the farthest Trine has advanced since the MIAA adopted tournament play in 2011, where it fell to eventual tournament runner-up, Adrian College, by penalty kicks.  Trine finished the season with a 13-3-2 overall mark, its most victories since 2011 in which the Thunder also posted 13 wins (13-5-2).  Two players earned All-MIAA honors, including one first-team honoree who was also named the conference "Newcomer of the Year" in Nooh Aljabaly.  Aljabaly became the first Trine player to earn first-team recognition since 2012.

The Thunder continued their streak in the MIAA Tournament with a third-straight appearance in 2019.  The Thunder also had a player earn All-MIAA honors in Aljabaly who earned his second All-Conference honor as a second-team pick.  

In 2020, the Thunder ended its season with an 11-5 record, its best since the 2018 campaign in which the Thunder posted a 13-3-2 mark. Trine also advanced to the conference tournament championship game for the first time since joining the NCAA and the MIAA. To wrap up the season five members of the team earned All-MIAA awards. Jared Cromwell became the second student-athlete to earn first team All-MIAA under Jacobs. 

In four seasons at the helm, Jacobs' teams have turned a 0-16-3 season in 2016 (year prior to Jacobs becoming head coach) to five victories in 2017 (5-7-6), 13 wins in 2018 (13-3-2) and now have a 35-25-8 career mark (.583 win percentage).

Jacobs was named head coach of Midland Odessa Sockers FC of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in 2020. As head coach Jacobs guided his team to third place in the conference and the club's sixth straight appearance in the playoffs. 

Jacobs most recently served as head coach at Ancilla College in Plymouth, Indiana. While at Ancilla, Jacobs led the Chargers to two Michigan Community College Athletic Association Championships, including their first outright title in program history. Jacobs went on to lead the team to a semifinal appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association Men's Soccer National Tournament and had an overall coaching record of 30-5-2, highlighted by an 18-2 mark in 2016. Jacobs was named MCCAA Coach of the Year as well as being tabbed Region 12 Coach of the Year and District 20 Coach of the Year accolades in 2016. He also founded a junior varsity program in his first season.

"I'm excited for the opportunity to make an impact at Trine University," Jacobs said. "I'm looking forward to changing the trajectory of the program and creating a winning culture on the field, in the classroom and in the community."

In addition to his time at Ancilla, Jacobs brings experience from multiple levels of soccer to the Thunder men's soccer program. He has head coaching experience from both the high school and club levels, as well as assistant coaching stops at Bethel College and Judson University. Jacobs also played goalkeeper in professional organizations in the United States and Mexico.

"David's proven track record of winning and improvement at every stop will be a tremendous asset for Trine," said Matt Land, Assistant Vice President for Athletics. "His character, skill as a recruiter and playing experience will prove beneficial for our student-athletes."

During the summer of 2016-17, Jacobs served as an assistant coach with the Midland Odessa FC, formerly "The Sockers," made it to the national semifinals of USL/PDL. In 2017, the team advanced the national semifinals of the National Premier Soccer League in Midland, Texas and helped guide the team to the national championship out of 96 total teams.  The team also qualified for the US Open Cup three straight years.

Jacobs graduated from Bethel College with a general studies degree in 2014. Jacobs and his wife Kara have two daughters- Olivia (15), and Ella (7).

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Kieran Ruane

Assistant Coach

St. Norbert

Division 3

Assistant coach of men's soccer at St. Norbert College

Nick Barry

Assistant Coach

Albion

Division 3

Albion College Men's Soccer - Assistant - 2017-Present

Saline FC Director of Goalkeeping - 2018

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh - Goalkeeper Coach 2015

FC Green Bay - Goalkeeping Instructor - 2015

Justin Kaiser

Assistant Coach

Wartburg

Division 3

Justin Kaiser, assistant coach Kaiser enters his first season with the program.

Kaiser comes to Wartburg from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland where he served as the graduate assistant for the past two seasons. He was the assistant varsity coach at John Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky during the summer of 2014 and the assistant varsity coach at Elizabethtown High School during the summer of 2013.

For his undergraduate degree, Kaiser had to complete an internship and fulfilled that requirement at Wartburg during the winter term of 2015.

Kaiser was a four-year member of the York mens soccer program that won three Capital Athletic Conference Championships and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament twice.

Kaiser holds an NSCAA National Diploma and an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in sport management from York and his Masters degree in exercise science and sport administration from McDaniel.

Kent Katzman

Men's Soccer Assistant Coach

Southern Indiana

Division 2

Kent Katzman '18 joined the USI coaching staff  in 2019 following a decorated playing career. Katzman made 61 appearances for the Screaming eagles, including four straight postseasons. During his career, USI made two GLVC tournament semi-finals, one GLVC championship game, two NCAA tournament second round appearances, and won the 2018 GLVC regular season championship.
           
Katzman, who captained the 2018 championship team, earned two All-Region awards his senior year and was four-time Academic All-GLVC. He graduated in December 2018 with a bachelors degree in business administration and is pursuing a masters degree in sport management.
 
Katzman assists in all facets of the USI Soccer program including running youth soccer camps.

Matt Weiss

Associate Head Coach

Ohio Wesleyan

Division 3

Matt Weiss is entering his seventh season as an assistant men's soccer coach at Ohio Wesleyan University this Fall 2020.
 
In his six seasons, OWU has reached the NCAA Tournament 5 times, reaching the Final Four in 2014.  OWU has also played in the NCAC tournament championship 5 times, winning in 2017, and won the NCAC regular season championship in 2014.  Matt is responsible for the defensive unit which has been consistently ranked in the top 20 in the country in shutouts, and goals against average.  In 2019, OWU ranked in the top 3 in the country in goals against average, and goals allowed.

Matt has also helped recruit and develop multiple All-Americans, Conference Players of the Year, and Conference Newcomers of the Year.

Adam Ponder

Head coach

Muskingum

Division 3

Muskingum University Vice President and Athletic Director Steve Brockelbank has announced the hiring of Adam Ponder as the 13th head coach in the history of the men's soccer program.

Ponder, the former Director of Coaching for the Ohio Fusion Soccer Club, spent the past five years coaching collegiately at Valparaiso University, the University of Mount Union, and Wright State University.

While an assistant at Valparaiso, Ponder helped lead the team to a top 25 ranking and an overall record of 25-16-15, which included a 10-5-4 season in 2016. Ponder mentored and directed numerous student-athletes who were recognized with individual awards within the conference and region including Goalkeeper of the Year, multiple first and second team all-conference selections, and NSCAA regional nominations. Several of those student-athletes were selected to represent their respective National teams and have continued their careers as professional athletes.

"We are excited to welcome Adam Ponder into our Muskingum family," said Muskingum Vice President and Athletic Director Steve Brockelbank. "Adam brings a wide array of experience, knowledge, and talent to Muskingum. We are eager to see him positively impact the student-athletes and to elevate the men's soccer program within the Ohio Athletic Conference."

Ponder started his coaching career as an undergraduate student at Indiana University. While at Indiana, he organized and implemented training sessions, assisted in the development of player skills, and aided in recruitment efforts.

In 2013, Ponder transitioned to college athletics as a volunteer assistant at the University of Mount Union. He also honed his skills coaching in the club ranks at Canton United SC, United Elite, Knoxville FC, Bloomington Cutters SC, and for the Indiana Elite FC before being named assistant coach at Wright State in 2017. 

Ponder graduated from Indiana in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in tourism management. He continued his education at the University of Tennessee where he earned a Master's degree in recreation and leisure studies in 2010.

Andrew Livingston

Assistant Coach

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.

Dallas Jaussi

Assistant Coach

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.

David Diaz

Assistant Coach

Cal State-Dominguez Hills

Division 2

David Diaz enters his second year with the Cal State Dominguez Hills men's and women's soccer programs as an assistant coach. Diaz has expanded his role with the program and will be taking an active role in Recruiting, ID camps, and assisting the head coach with day to day administrative tasks. He will still be responsible for the daily training and preparation of the programs goalkeepers in addition to his new responsibilities. Diaz spent the 2017-18 season as a goalkeeper coach for the men's and women's soccer teams.

In his first year on the men's side, Diaz helped goalkeepers Chase Gentry and Benito Gonzalez to a combined 10 shutouts, .823 save percentage and a 1.01 goals-against average as CSUDH posted a 13-5-3 overall record on the year. Gentry collected All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) honorable mention honors and received a contract with the Tulsa Roughnecks of the United Soccer League (USL) once his eligibility was exhausted. He also helped Ruth-Maria Soto earn All-CCAA honorable mention accolades as she posted two shutouts on the women's side. 

A native of Whittier, Diaz graduated from Whittier College with a Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences in 2013. He played for various clubs in Southern California during his youth career, before joining the Seahorses PDL team of Orange County. As a collegiate student-athlete, Diaz was a freshman walk-on at San Diego State for one season, as a backup goalkeeper. He then went to Rio Hondo College, before playing his final three years at Whittier, where he was a three-year starter and helped lead his team to three consecutive Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Tournament appearances. In his three years at Whittier he played in 56 games and compiled 248 saves and 11 shutouts. In his senior season alone he posted 117 saves and a save percentage of .812.

Since graduating from Whittier, Diaz has been coaching at the youth, high school and collegiate level with various clubs and programs. He has produced numerous standouts at the high school level in both mens and womens programs. Under his guidance, a number of keepers have earned all-league and All-CIF recognition. Diaz currently works with the goalkeepers at Servite High School, consistently ranked as one of the top high school programs in the nation.

From 2013-2017 he worked as an assistant coach for the Whittier College mens program. His primary duties included the day-to-day training of the goalkeepers, as well as assisting with recruiting, scouting, and ID camps.

During the 2016-2017 season Diaz served as the goalkeeper coach for the Cal Poly Pomona womens soccer team. During his time with the Broncos they finished fourth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and earned a spot in the conference tournament. He also helped the starting goalkeeper to earn her first all-conference honors.

Diaz has also worked with youth players as a head coach with AC Brea. He is the acting Age Group Coordinator for the 2005 and 2006 age groups at the club. He currently holds his United States Soccer Federation (USSF) D License. Diaz has also earned the Premier Diploma and Goalkeeper Level 3 Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches (USC).

Jesse Rosen

Head Coach - Men's Soccer

Malcolm X

Junior College

Jesse Rosen, a former NCAA Division I player and assistant coach who also oversaw several successful club teams and competed at the professional level, is in his eighth year as head coach of the Malcolm X College mens soccer team in 2021.
 
In 2018, Rosen recently coached Malcolm X to it's first Chicago City Conference Championship, setting school records for wins, consecutive wins, individual goals scored, goals scored, goals against average and final Region IV league position. 10 of Rosens players have earned All-Region IV honors, with two former players have also moving into the professional ranks.  Idris Ayantoye, a member of Rosen's inaugural team in 2014, received the NJCAAs Pinnacle Award after posting a 4.00 cumulative grade-point average through his tenure at MXC.  Ayantoye, who matriculated to the Illinois Institute of Technology, was Malcolm Xs valedictorian at the City Colleges of Chicago graduation in May 2015. 
 
Before his arrival at Malcolm X, Rosen served as an assistant at perennial Division II national contender Lewis University.  Rosen began his college coaching career  with consecutive two year stints at Division 1 power the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (2008 and 2009) and the Big East's Marquette University (2006 and 2007).  Along with his experience at the collegiate level, Rosen was the Director of Coaching for the Bavarian Soccer Club of Milwaukee from 2006-10.  In 2006, Rosen captured the women's U-23 Wisconsin state title the first in club history and led the U-15 boys team to the state finals. 
 
Prior to taking over the Bavarian Soccer Club, Rosen was a senior staff coach with FC Milwaukee from 1998-2006, during which time his teams tallied seven state championships, two state runner-up finishes and three trips to the Midwest Regional semifinals.
 
In all, 18 of Rosens players earned spots on U.S. Youth Regional teams and nine participated on youth or senior national teams in the United States, Ireland and the Bahamas. 
 
Rosen has both an A License from the United States Soccer Federation and a K.N.V.B. Coaching Certificate from the Dutch Federation Residential Coaching School.
 
A Milwaukee native, Rosen played collegiately at University of Hartford, where he earned a bachelors degree in sociology, from 1994-97.  In 1996, he helped the Hawks win a school-record 17 games, capture the America East Conference regular-season title, advance to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Championship tournament and place No. 10 in the NCAAs final national poll.  As a senior in 1997, Rosen was chosen as the team MVP and competed in the New England Schools Senior Bowl.
 
After concluding his collegiate playing career, Rosen, a forward, was drafted by the Mississippi Beach Kings of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League.  He played the 1998 season with the Beach Kings, who finished 18-10 and placed second in the league standings, before competing the next two years as a reserve for the Milwaukee Wave, which captured the 2000 Major Indoor Soccer League championship.

Ernie Yarborough

Head Coach

Marian (IN)

NAIA

Ernie Yarborough has a wealth of experience and success as a collegiate soccer coach and he will look to apply his talents as the new men's soccer coach at Marian University. Yarborough becomes the sixth head coach in program history.


Yarborough comes to Marian from Xavier University where he served as the men's soccer assistant coach. He was responsible for assisting with the development and implementation of daily training activities, data and video analysis, opponent scouting, recruiting and assisting in match management decisions. While at Xavier, Yarborough coached a Big East Defender of the Year, two All-Big East honorees and one All-Big East Freshmen honoree. The Musketeers also received the NSCAA Team Academic Award.


Prior to his time at Xavier, Yarborough served as the head coach for the Stetson men's soccer team in 2014 and 2015. He was named the 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year and developed two NSCAA All-Region selections, 12 all-conference selections and three all-conference academic award winners, including the 2015 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Stetson was also awarded the NSCAA Team Academic Award in both 2014 and 2015 under his watch.


Yarborough is no stranger to the state of Indiana as he spent four seasons as an assistant coach for the Indiana University men's soccer team, which is also his alma mater. From 2010 through August 2014, Yarborough helped the Hoosiers to the 2010 Big Ten regular season championship, the 2012 NCAA Div. I National Championship and the 2013 Big Ten Tournament championship.


At Indiana, Yarborough was responsible for goalkeeper training, assisting with practice preparation and implementation, recruiting, academic monitoring, video development and review, opponent scouting, travel arrangements, budget management and the monitoring of equipment ordering and distribution for 30 student-athletes.


Prior to Indiana, Yarborough made stops at Michigan, Indiana, UAB and Wisconsin. Yarborough played his college ball at IU and recorded a 10-1-1 record as a goalkeeper. Six of his wins were shutouts.

Luke Dunn

Head Coach

Viterbo

NAIA

Luke Dunn is the current Head Men's Soccer coach at Viterbo University. He comes to Viterbo after two-years as the assistant coach at Purdue University Northwest. Before going to Purdue Northwest, he served as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's soccer programs at Trine University in 2015.  Prior to working at Trine, he served one year as a student assistant coach at Valparaiso University while he completed his undergraduate degree. 

Dunn helped lead PNW in their first year in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to the GLIAC Tournament. In his first season with the Black and Gold, he assisted the Pride to its second straight NAIA Postseason Tournament appearance, along with back-to-back double digit win totals and eight Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference victories.

A 2014 graduate of Valparaiso University, Dunn spent 4 years as a member of the Crusaders men's soccer squad (2010-2013). 

While at Valparaiso, Dunn helped lead the squad to the 2011 Horizon League championship.  He also earned a spot on the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. 

Dunn graduated Valparaiso with a bachelors degree in secondary education and history.  He also graduated from Trine University with a masters degree in Leadership and Sports Management.

Andy Kohel

Head Coach

Johnson & Wales (CO)

Division D3

Andy Kohel was named head men's soccer coach at Johnson & Wales University in January 2018. Kohel comes to JWU after serving as an assistant coach at Colorado College for the last three seasons.

While a member of the Tiger's coaching staff, Kohel helped coach the squad to a 41-10-9 record over three years and saw numerous players recognized for Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) and United Soccer Coaches (USC) honors. As an assistant for Colorado College, Kohel was charged with video analysis, scouting, planning trainings and coordinating on-campus visits for recruits among other tasks. He has also worked with Rush Pikes Peak Soccer Club since January 2016, overseeing youth player development as part of the coaching staff.

Before joining the CC coaching staff, Kohel spent four seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. During his tenure, the Titans went 48-18-11 and captured the 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship and earned a spot in the 2013 NCAA Division III Championship.

Alongside his work with the Titans, Kohel also worked with FC Green Bay Soccer Club as a member of the coaching staff.

Kohel played his undergraduate career at UW-Oshkosh and was a four-year starter for the Titans. UW-Oshkosh went 52-16-11 in his career and as a senior advanced to the national semifinals of the NCAA tournament after going 20-1-3.

He holds a USSF 'B' Coaching license and earned his bachelor's degree in History.

Johnson & Wales University's Director of Athletics Tom Byrnes said of the appointment, "we are thrilled to have a coach of Andy's caliber lead our program.  He has seen the intricacies of successful programs and has seen first-hand the quality of play within the SCAC as we move towards membership in the conference. He has shown he can achieve at a high level due to his work ethic, competitive spirit and "all-in" attitude; he will bring these traits to our program as our coach as well. "

Danny Jarosz

Assistant Coach

Wisconsin Lutheran

Division 3

Coach Jarosz is currently an Assistant Coach for the Wisconsin Lutheran College Men's Soccer team located in Milwaukee, WI. The Warriors compete at the Division III level in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Coach Jarosz is in his second year with the program after graduating from Marquette University in 2018. He started at center back for Marquette University before an injury ended his career in 2016. In 2017, Jarosz joined the Marquette University coaching staff as a student assistant coach where he completed tasks that included film analysis, scouting reports, and coaching training sessions.

Coach Jarosz also coaches at the Bavarian Soccer Club located in Milwaukee, WI. He is currently the head coach for the U16 Boys team and the U23 Men's team. The U23 team includes Division 1 players from Marquette University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin, Wright State University, Drake University, and more. He currently resides in Milwaukee and is completing his Master's Degree in Leadership and Innovation at Wisconsin Lutheran College. He holds his USSF D License, as well as the following United Soccer Coaches Professional Development Certificates: 'The Collegiate Coach' and 'The Advanced Youth Coach'. 

Brad Johnson

Head Men's Soccer Coach

Dubuque

Division 3

Brad Johnson joined the University of Dubuque Spartans in 2004 as the Men's and Women's Assistant Soccer Coach. After helping guide both programs to new heights, he was named the Associate Head Men's Soccer Coach in 2008. Following a successful 2008 season, Johnson was promoted to the position of Head Men's Soccer Coach.

Coach Johnson led the Spartans to a runner-up IIAC finish in 2015 and UD's first-ever appearance in the IIAC tournament title game. Johnson coached Gonzalo Hernandez-Cascante, who earned the Spartans only offensive MVP in school history, after leading the league in goals, assists, points, and game-winners.

Since taking over the head coaching position, Johnson has coached one IIAC offensive MVP, 32 All-Iowa Conference athletes (13-First Team/19-Second Team), 6 All-Region performers, and 28 Academic All-Conference student-athletes. A team-best six Spartans were named to the All-Iowa Conference list in the 2015, 2010 and 2009 seasons. The 2010 team went 7-1 in Iowa Conference play to claim a share of the regular season title. The Spartans have qualified for the IIAC Tournament all seven seasons under Johnson. 

The Spartans have finished in the Top-3 in the Iowa Conference in five of Johnson's seven seasons at the helm.

Johnson currently holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) -B- License, NSCAA Goalkeeping License, and NSCAA Special Topic License. He is actively involved in the Dubuque Soccer Club and is currently the U-13 to U-18 Director of Coaching. As well, Johnson was previously the Head Boy's Soccer Coach at Hempstead High School in Dubuque.

He attended Loras College for four years, where he was a three-time captain, four-year All-Iowa Conference honoree, an All-Region selection, and garnered Iowa Conference MVP honors. He holds the records at Loras College for most points and goals scored in a career.

Johnson received a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Dubuque and his Bachelor Degree in Finance from Loras College. He and his wife Jenny reside in Dubuque.