National Coach and Staff of the Year recipients announced for 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches announced the association’s 2022 National Staff and Coach of the Year recipients for senior and junior college, high school, and youth/club soccer, as voted on by the coaches in their respective divisions and levels.

Fourteen of the 16 college staff award winners (seven men’s and seven women’s staffs) claimed the national or NCCAA championship in their respective division in 2022.

These staffs will be honored at the United Soccer Coaches Awards Banquet on Jan. 13, 2023, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention.

Each Regional Staff of the Year appeared on the ballot for National Staff of the Year, along with the addition of staffs from all schools which reached the semifinals of their respective championship.

2022 National Coaches of the Year

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS	HEAD COACH AND SCHOOL
Large Public School Boys	Jonathan Gross, Harrison High School
Small Public School Boys	Rey Ramirez-Alvarez, Maize South High School
Private/Parochial Boys	Greg Lekavich, Gaston Day School

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS	HEAD COACH AND SCHOOL
Large Public School Girls	John Edward Diehl, Jr., Ward Melville High School
Small Public School Girls	Wally Senk, Copley High School
Private/Parochial Girls	Sharon Loughran, The Westminster Schools

HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT	Jim Sharpe, Canterbury School

YOUTH/CLUB	John Barata, Legacy Soccer Club (Mass.)

2022 National Coaching Staffs of the Year

COLLEGE MEN	SCHOOL
NCAA I Men	Syracuse University
	Head Coach: Ian McIntyre
	Assistants: Jukka Masalin, Sean Lawlor and Michael Flynn
NCAA II Men	Franklin Pierce University
	Head Coach: Ruben Resendes
	Assistants: Brendan Pacheco, Andres Martins and Dominik Machado
NCAA III Men	University of Chicago
	Head Coach: Julianne Sitch
	Assistant: Michael Mauro and Kevin Schmid
NAIA Men	Bethel University
	Head Coach: Thiago Pinto
	Assistants: Mamba Chisoni, Eduardo Ferreira and Romulo Nobrega
NCCAA Men	Bob Jones University
	Head Coach: Greg Fulton
	Assistants: Ryan McCarty, Micah Kline and Paul Christensen
Junior College I Men	Monroe College
	Head Coach: Marcus DiBernardo
	Assistants: Jonathan Avila, Filip Kula and Massimo Garguilo
Junior College II Men	Phoenix College
	Head Coach: David Cameron
	Assistants: Sebastian Aguas and Carmen Esnal
Junior College III Men	Oxnard College
	Head Coach: Ross Greaney

COLLEGE WOMEN	SCHOOL
NCAA I Women	UCLA
	Head Coach: Margueritte Aozasa
	Assistants: Goffin Boyoko, Molly Poletto and Chelsea Tudela
NCAA II Women	Western Washington University
	Head Coach: Travis Connell
	Assistants: Claire Morgan and Jamie Arthurs
NCAA III Women	Johns Hopkins University
	Head Coach: Dan Weiler
	Assistants: Greg Ridout, Jen Nance and Liz Koehling
NAIA Women	Spring Arbor College
	Head Coach: Jason Crist
	Assistants: Sam Ulstad, Kevin Bristol and Kara Toteff
NCCAA Women	Providence University College
	Head Coach: Tory Walker
	Assistants: Dustin Martin
Junior College I Women	Iowa Western Community College
	Head Coach: Adam Sanchez
	Assistants: Jamison Parkhill and Edward Meitzen
Junior College II Women	Holmes Community College
	Head Coach: Wesley Noble
	Assistants: Gentry Johnson and Taylor Leddy
Junior College III Women	Saddleback College
	Head Coach: BJ McNicol
	Assistants: Sean Melendez, Cole Fipps and Steven Fagundes