National coaching awards revealed across youth club, high school and college soccer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches announced the association’s 2024 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.

These staffs will be honored at the United Soccer Coaches Awards Ceremony on Jan. 10, 2025, at the Marriott Hotel in Chicago, Ill. 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.

2024 National Coaches of the Year

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS	HEAD COACH AND SCHOOL
Large Public School Boys	Michael Andreasen, Greely High School (Maine)
Small Public School Boys	Bryan Daniel, Indian Hill High School (Ohio)
Independent Boys	Will Eudy, Cardinal Newman School (S.C.)

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS	HEAD COACH AND SCHOOL
Large Public School Girls	John Wagner, Shawnee High School (N.J.)
Small Public School Girls	Laurie Ann Updike-Kaup, Marcellus High School (N.Y.)
Independent Girls	Sean Stedeford, Colorado Academy

HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT	Zuriel “Z” Lozano, Colorado Academy

YOUTH/CLUB	Maria Bartini, Apex Futbol Club, Bend, Ore.

2024 National Coaching Staffs of the Year

COLLEGE MEN	SCHOOL
NCAA I Men	Ohio State University
	Head Coach: Brian Maisonneuve
	Assistants: Travis Morris, Matt Foldesy and Corey Bruggeman University of Vermont Head Coach: Rob Dow Assistants: Brad Cole, Rory Twomey and Brendan Pulley
NCAA II Men	Lynn University
	Head Coach: John Rootes
	Assistant: Anthony Desperito
NCAA III Men	Connecticut College
	Head Coach: Reuben Burk
	Assistants: Andrew Storton and Lee Elliott Amherst College Head Coach: Justin Serpone Assistants: Derek Shea, Alex Ortega and Jeff Huffman
NAIA Men	Dalton State College
	Head Coach: Saif Alsafeer
	Assistants: Tom Bentham, Alejandro Duero and David Barrueta
Junior College I Men	Iowa Western Community College
	Head Coach: Mike Brown
	Assistants: Guillermo Laguna, Jose Navarro, Caleb Hinson, Hudson Gongwer and Ariel Galvan
Junior College II Men	Northeast Community College
	Head Coach: Adam Potter
	Assistant: Adriano Coppolecchia
Junior College III Men	Butte College
	Head Coach: Ross Sandberg
	Assistant: Austin Matthews

COLLEGE WOMEN	SCHOOL
NCAA I Women	University of North Carolina
	Head Coach: Damon Nahas
	Assistants: Chris Ducar and Tracey Bates Leone
NCAA II Women	Cal Poly Pomona
	Head Coach: Jay Mason
	Assistants: Dan Richards and Emilee Tominovich
NCAA III Women	Washington University in St. Louis
	Head Coach: Jim Conlon
	Assistants: Brandon Santel, Katharine Zaber and Amanda Kesler
NAIA Women	SCAD Savannah
	Head Coach: Rebecca Gunn
	Assistant: Sinead Byrne
Junior College I Women	Daytona State College
	Head Coach: Hope Clark
	Assistant: Liz Manner
Junior College II Women	Johnson County Community College
	Head Coach: Jim Schwab
	Assistants: Alex Hagan, Madison Hagan
Junior College III Women	Delta College
	Head Coach: Damon Amey
	Assistant: Elizabeth Green