Kansas City, Mo. (December 1, 2023) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Friday the 2023 Region Staff of the Year recipients for NCAA Divisions 1, II and II men’s and women’s soccer.
Each of the 52 (26 men’s and 26 women’s) coaching staffs receiving Region Staff of the Year honors through a vote of their peers, will be recognized at the College Coaches Awards Ceremony at the United Soccer Coaches Convention on Thursday, January 11, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif.
In addition, the Region Staff of the Year recipients will be placed on the ballot for National Staff of the Year consideration within their respective NCAA division. National Staff of the Year voting opens December 6, 2023.
| 2023 NCAA Men’s Region Staffs of the Year |
| Division I |
| Region | School and Staff |
| Atlantic |
Hofstra University Head Coach: Richard Nuttall Assistants: Stephen Roche, Shaun Foster |
| East |
Georgetown University Head Coach: Brian Wiese Assistants: Connor Klekota, Brian Bouhl, Ryan Nelsen |
| Far West |
Seattle University Head: Coach: Nate Daligcon Assistants: Jason Farrell, Brooks Hopp, Jason McGlothern, Vince Volpe |
| North |
SIU-Edwardsville Head Coach: Cale Wassermann Assistants: Jordan Grant, Jaxsen Wirth |
| Northeast |
University of New Hampshire Head Coach: Marc Hubbard Assistants: Brad Campion, Jon Shaad, David Williams, Panos Galatas |
| South |
University of Notre Dame Head Coach: Chad Riley Assistants: Jeffrey Rowland, Michael Graczyk, Christopher Rolfe |
| Southeast |
Marshall University Head: Coach: Chris Grassie Assistants: Josh Faga, Rafa Simoes, Kyle Sniatecki, Davi Edwards |
| West |
Western Michigan University Head Coach: Chad Wiseman Assistants: Shane Lyons, Mike Haines, Garrett Loehr, Scott Spada |
| Division II |
| Atlantic |
University of Charleston Head Coach: Daniel Smee Assistants: Alexandre Morais, Christopher Gribben, Pablo Terminiello, Daniel Gribben |
| Central |
Southern Nazarene University Head Coach: Trevor Harmon Assistants: Jose Marrufo, Bruno Da Silva, Alex Da Silva, Harei Maeda |
| East |
Franklin Pierce University Head Coach: Travis Brent Assistants: Diego Thielen, Jon Paul Navarro, Riley Brooks |
| Midwest |
University of Illinois-Springfield Head Coach: Adam Hall Assistants: Charlie Ward |
| South |
Florida Institute of Technology Head Coach: Robin Chan Assistants: Nick Robinson, Chris Callaghan, Martin Peat |
| South Central |
Midwestern State University Head Coach: Michael Meachum Assistants: Patrick Fitzgerald, Mariano Fazio, Kyle Redding, Brett Crossland |
| Southeast |
Limestone University Head Coach: Ali Al-Gashamy Assistants: Preston Walker, Miquel Villarroya, Anthony Lliano, Matthew Farris |
| West |
California State University Los Angeles Head Coach: Michael Erush Assistants: Dallas Jaussi, Eric Lemus, Artur Jozkowicz, Gustavo Gomez |
| Division III |
| Region I |
Middlebury College Head Coach: Alex Elias Assistants: Rob Emmett, Ben Potter, Greg Conrad, Cathy Lee |
| Region II |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Head Coach: Brian Kelley Assistants: Alex Wolfel, Dylan Foran, Connor Hoeckele, Taskin Guven |
| Region III |
SUNY Cortland Head Coach: Steve Axtell Assistants: Colby Gay, Blake Aronson, Matt Milograno |
| Region IV |
Montclair State University Head Coach: Todd Tumelty Assistants: Joe Cullen, Dwight Ceballo, Marlon Pollard, Antonio D’Andrea |
| Region V |
Messiah University Head Coach: Brad McCarty Assistants: Aaron Faro, Benji Kennel, Trevor Goodling, Justin Johnson |
| Region VI |
University of Mary Washington Head Coach: Jason Kilby Assistants: Mike Webb, David Yates, Keith Moser |
| Region VII |
Ohio Northern University Head Coach: Chris Matejka Assistants: Seth Owings, Damon Spaeth, David Knapp |
| Region VIII |
Calvin University Head Coach: Ryan Souders Assistants: Matt Hinds, Brady Bryant, Stephan Hooker |
| Region IX |
St. Olaf College Head Coach: Justin Oliver Assistants: Matthew Gibbons, Ben Braman, Tyler Keith, Brian Sullivan |
| Region X |
Occidental College Head Coach: Rod LaFaurie Assistants: Brian Wright, Ernesto Ramirez, Fabien Segalini, Cameron Meeker |
| 2023 NCAA Women’s Region Staffs of the Year |
| Division I |
| Region | School and Staff |
| Atlantic |
University of Pittsburgh Head Coach: Randy Waldrum Assistants: Ben Waldrum, Jesse Goleman |
| East |
Brown University Head Coach: Kia McNeill Assistants: Matt Mones, Raleigh DeRose, Andre Reis, Amanda Grant |
| Midwest |
Texas Tech University Head Coach: Tom Stone Assistants: Nic Hallam, Blair Quinn |
| North |
University of Nebraska Head Coach: John Walker Assistants: Ian Bridge, Savannah Anderson-Baer, Marty Everding, Hayden Jones |
| Pacific |
Utah State University Head Coach: Manny Martins Assistants: Erin Carrillo-Bautista, Michele Dalton, Ashley Cardozo, Sharee Wood |
| South |
University of Memphis Head Coach: Brooks Monaghan Assistants: Jonathan Walker, Jordan Darling, Ted Bartels, Sara Gerregano |
| Southeast |
Mississippi State University Head Coach: James Armstrong Assistants: Nick Zimmerman, Brian Dunleavy, Kat Stratton, Alyssa D’Aloyse |
| West |
Gonzaga University Head Coach: Chris Watkins Assistants: Katie Benz, Whitney Pitalo, Madison Cooley, Madison Omdal |
| Division II |
| Atlantic |
Kutztown University Head Coach: Erik Burstein Assistants: Maddy Reed, Rob Miller |
| Central |
Washburn University Head Coach: Davy Phillips Assistants: Jessica Hillebert |
| East |
College of Saint Rose Head Coach: Laurie Darling Gutheil Assistants: Jason Gutheil, Kailey Egbert, Morgan Farnan, Meeghan Arno |
| Midwest |
Ashland University Head Coach: Cayleb Paulino Assistants: Luisa Herrera, Deijah Swihart |
| South |
Florida Institute of Technology Head Coach: Ryan Moon Assistants: Brooke Bradley, Katy Freels |
| South Central |
University Colorado Colorado Springs Head Coach: J.B. Belzer Assistants: Justin Stones, Marissa Miller, Jordan Zand |
| Southeast |
Lenoir-Rhyne University Head Coach: Dean Ward Assistants: Zandy Soree, Reaghan Duval |
| West |
California State University San Marcos Head Coach: Bobby Renneisen Assistants: Jillian Shields, Ryan Morissey |
| Division III |
| Region I |
Amherst College Head Coach: Jennifer Hughes Assistants: Su DelGuercio, Jeff Huffman |
| Region II |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Head Coach: Martin Desmarais Assistants: Jeff Katz, Katelyn Dolan, Gillian Schiffer |
| Region III |
University of Rochester Head Coach: Ashley Van Vechten Assistants: Lauren Pien, Justin Miles |
| Region IV |
New York University Head Coach: Scott Waddell Assistants: Nickolette Driesse, Carmen Proffitt, Chaunie Green |
| Region V |
McDaniel College Head Coach: Sandy Lagana Bly Assistants: Michael Scott, Brian Boussy, Maddie Schwartz
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| Region VI |
Christopher Newport University Head Coach: Jamie Gunderson Assistants: Sean Killion, Brian Lybert, Abby Harrigan |
| Region VII |
John Carroll University Head Coach: Michael Marich Assistants: Jake Cooper, Mackenzie Stease |
| Region VIII |
Washington University in St. Louis Head Coach: Jim Conlon Assistants: Brandon Santel, Kat Zaber, Amanda Kessler |
| Region IX |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Head Coach: Jason Murphy Assistants: Ashley St. Aubin, Joe Czerniak, Lily Brock |
| Region X |
California Lutheran University Head Coach: Frank Marino Assistants: Shannon Pennington, Brenton Frame, Chloe Montano, Tony Castro |