With it being the end of the season for all but 4 programs, that means the coaching carousel has fired up and is starting to turn. Here are some jobs that have opened, please use this thread for actual positions opening not places you think need a new coach:
-Adrian College (MI)
-Illinois College
-Cornell College (IA)
Please, everyone rush to chime in... Thought the NESCAC guys would have spotted this.
A new year, another NESCAC position needs filling as Colby head man steps down after 42 years at the school: http://www.colby.edu/athletics_cs/coachms11-14-13.cfm
Looks like Adrian College already hired a new coach.
Charlie Edwards, an assistant from BGSU.
http://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-soccer/2013-14/releases/20131206czb6f6
W&L's Coach Rolf Piranian retired from coaching after his 38th season and over 300 wins. A replacement has not yet been named and the news release said not until spring.
Looks like two more positions open:
Alfred University (NY) of the Empire 8: http://gosaxons.com/coaches.aspx?path=msoc&
Iowa Wesleyan of the SLIAC is also open, believe this was their first year in D3?
Tony Ochrimenko, the Hall of Fame head coach of the Kean University men's soccer program, announced he will be retiring in 2014 after a legendary career that spanned five decades and delivered the first NCAA Division III National Championship in Kean History. He will end his 38-year head coaching career with a 468-248-56 record and a winning percentage of .642.
Quote from: lastguyoffthebench on December 16, 2013, 02:35:22 PM
Tony Ochrimenko, the Hall of Fame head coach of the Kean University men's soccer program, announced he will be retiring in 2014 after a legendary career that spanned five decades and delivered the first NCAA Division III National Championship in Kean History. He will end his 38-year head coaching career with a 468-248-56 record and a winning percentage of .642.
Any idea who will be replacing him? Is there a long time Asst or perhaps Kean alum in the coaching ranks who seems poised to take over?
You'd have to think given the state of the NJAC currently, Kean's recent performances in the league, and their recent troubles that they'd be looking outside. If you still thought of Kean as a perennial contender, recruiting top talent in the region, etc. then you're on to a legacy setup. Messiah of course obviously comes to mind. In the end though, no disrespect of course to such a legendary career as Coach Ochrimenko's, but based on results/form -- the self-sanctioning of 2011, an ineligibility forfeit this season, and the fact that the team has not had a winning record in the past 5 seasons (best NJAC season 4-5), I'd suspect it will be a fresh face.
Late in the year it appears Transylvania, Aurora, and Immaculata looking for new head coaches...
Transylvania head coach taking the Carnegie Mellon position: http://www.transysports.com/news/2014/4/29/MSOC_0429145935.aspx
Aurora's coach no longer on the website... Same at Immaculata
http://www.keanathletics.com/sports/msoc/2013-14/releases/042814irvine
Robert Irvine comes to Kean from the University of Pennsylvania, where he has been an assistant for the past eight seasons and helped lead the Quakers to two Ivy League titles and three NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament appearances.
I heard the Auorora coach left to take an AD position in Chicago at Malcolm X College.
Will leave AU scrambling to find a replacement last minute..
Interesting move by him. Always had a decent team, but never could get over the hump that is Dominican. Haven't found any press about the move besides him no longer being listed on the website. Anyone else have any news or insight on this move?
Washington and Lee has yet to announce their new men's head coach as well, despite announcing midway through the 2013 season that long-time Coach Piranian was leaving. Seems strange to have gone this long without something. Wonder what affect that has had on recruiting.
Quote from: casualfan on May 09, 2014, 11:59:19 AM
Interesting move by him. Always had a decent team, but never could get over the hump that is Dominican. Haven't found any press about the move besides him no longer being listed on the website. Anyone else have any news or insight on this move?
Facility issues? New AD? Some other programs on the rise instead of just being Aurora there to challenge Dominican? Maybe he enjoyed the administration side and saw it as the right move for his life?
Not certain, but should be interesting to see if Aurora makes a quick hire or is able to find a quality candidate this late in the game.
Quote from: MidwestAficionado on May 10, 2014, 12:33:04 PM
Quote from: casualfan on May 09, 2014, 11:59:19 AM
Interesting move by him. Always had a decent team, but never could get over the hump that is Dominican. Haven't found any press about the move besides him no longer being listed on the website. Anyone else have any news or insight on this move?
Facility issues? New AD? Some other programs on the rise instead of just being Aurora there to challenge Dominican? Maybe he enjoyed the administration side and saw it as the right move for his life?
Not certain, but should be interesting to see if Aurora makes a quick hire or is able to find a quality candidate this late in the game.
I'm sure a combination of those led to his departure. Best of luck to Coach St. Clair. It will be interesting to watch how fast the department is in finding a qualified replacement. Aurora could be a desirable destination for coaching prospects.
Looks like a major coaching change at Wheaton (IL) after the 2014 season. I have to believe the list of potential replacements will be long to fill this position. Anyone care to speculate on who the candidates might be?
http://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2014/5/11/MSOC_0511145454.aspx?path=msoccer
Quote from: KnightFalcon on May 13, 2014, 07:37:23 PM
Looks like a major coaching change at Wheaton (IL) after the 2014 season. I have to believe the list of potential replacements will be long to fill this position. Anyone care to speculate on who the candidates might be?
http://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2014/5/11/MSOC_0511145454.aspx?path=msoccer
Wowza. Didn't see that one coming. Can the Wheaton team repeat their send off for Coach G as they did for Coach Bean back in 2006?
Definitely a long list of candidates and although Guiliano himself would prove this notion wrong given he is not an alum, programs like this tend to prefer keeping it "in house" with an alum. Ryan Souders comes to mind as a good young coach at Calvin who is an alum of the program. As well as Jake DeClute who was the head coach at Gordon for a little while before stepping down to be an assistant for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Anyone know where he is right now? After Martin Rennie was fired in VAN the whole coaching staff was let go as well I believe.
Other thoughts?
Quote from: Midwest Soccer on May 15, 2014, 11:49:10 AM
Definitely a long list of candidates and although Guiliano himself would prove this notion wrong given he is not an alum, programs like this tend to prefer keeping it "in house" with an alum. Ryan Souders comes to mind as a good young coach at Calvin who is an alum of the program. As well as Jake DeClute who was the head coach at Gordon for a little while before stepping down to be an assistant for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Anyone know where he is right now? After Martin Rennie was fired in VAN the whole coaching staff was let go as well I believe.
Other thoughts?
I think the big decision is do they hire within the Wheaton/Christian family or will they consider successful head coaches that throw their hat in the ring? After all, Wheaton is a tremendous soccer job at D3 with the tradition, facilities, and location. I'm certain there will be some highly qualified coaches who see this as a chance to chase some national titles.
Southern Vermont College seems to be looking for a new head coach as well... http://www.svcathletics.com/sports/msoc/coaches/index
Quote from: Midwest Soccer on May 15, 2014, 11:49:10 AM
Definitely a long list of candidates and although Guiliano himself would prove this notion wrong given he is not an alum, programs like this tend to prefer keeping it "in house" with an alum. Ryan Souders t therecomes to mind as a good young coach at Calvin who is an alum of the program. As well as Jake DeClute who was the head coach at Gordon for a little while before stepping down to be an assistant for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Anyone know where he is right now? After Martin Rennie was fired in VAN the whole coaching staff was let go as well I believe.
Other thoughts?
What about Phil Wolf at Point Loma (NAIA)? He played at Wheaton and was also an assistant there in the late 90s. Coached Azusa Pacific to national title in 2007.
Clarkson coach charged with murdering a 12-year-old boy.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/05/clarkson_university_mens_soccer_coach_charged_with_murdering_12-year-old_boy.html
If the rumors swirling are true, Aurora has made a hire and there will be another HC position open very soon...
Quote from: d3d3d3 on May 20, 2014, 01:33:37 PM
Clarkson coach charged with murdering a 12-year-old boy.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/05/clarkson_university_mens_soccer_coach_charged_with_murdering_12-year-old_boy.html
That is a crazy story, he was dating the boy's mother at the time. I wonder what evidence they have against him.
Quote from: MidwestAficionado on May 21, 2014, 03:13:13 PM
If the rumors swirling are true, Aurora has made a hire and there will be another HC position open very soon...
You must really be in the know, MidwestAficionado. Us mere mortals must wait for a press release..
Quote from: casualfan on May 22, 2014, 11:18:08 AM
Quote from: MidwestAficionado on May 21, 2014, 03:13:13 PM
If the rumors swirling are true, Aurora has made a hire and there will be another HC position open very soon...
You must really be in the know, MidwestAficionado. Us mere mortals must wait for a press release..
Ryan Lakin has left Illinois Wesleyan to take the Aurora job.
Seems like a good fit to me. Any idea on who may be in play at Illinois Wesleyan???
Chris Bergman from Lake Forest or Matt Edwards from Knox might like the step up to CCIW?
Any update on the opening at IL Wesleyan?
Quote from: casualfan on June 04, 2014, 12:13:27 PM
Any update on the opening at IL Wesleyan?
It doesn't seem like IWU is in a hurry. Their release about Lakin leaving was pretty much he's leaving, read Aurora's website.
Usually when a position opens, the AD will take a couple minutes to talk about what departing coach brought to the program, what the plans are moving forward, and that a national search has started... their release says nothing. I wonder if they just have sub-standard sports information practices or if the department even cares.
That being said, who are the candidates linked to IWU/central IL soccer? And who would be interested in interviewing for this job in June with a pre-season start 2 months away? Maybe former EIU Coach Howarth who was let go after the 2013 season? Chad Jones from Millikin? Any of the Midwest Conference coaches in the area have a resume that could get them to this CCIW program?
Alma head coach...assts from Carnegie and Rochester are finalists for IWU... Surprising that this position might go to former assistants...
The Clarkson Coach is being Framed by the police he sued 3 years ago.
Many people know that he is innocent and the local authorities are trying to protect the real culprit who is very well connected.
Just wait on the details of ths one it will be big!!!!