Bethel University Athletics

AT BETHEL
• Enters his 15th season with a career record of 89-133-17 as the men's soccer head coach
• 2024 MIAC Coach of the Year
• Led the Royals to a 10-9-1 record in 2022, the most wins since 2009
• Paced the Royals to a 11-8 record in 2024 with a .579 winning percentage, best winning % since 2011 and most wins since 2004.
• Posted a .556 winning percentage in 2021, the best since 2011
• Led Bethel men to 9-6-3 record his first season with a .583 winning percentage—one of their best seasons in program history
• Set program record for home field winning percentage in 2014 with 8-1 record at Ona Orth Complex
• Set program record for shutouts with nine in 2011
• Produced program's first-ever MIAC Playoff victory defeating reigning MIAC Playoff champions Carleton, 1-0, on November 1, 2022.
• In 2024 tallied 43 goals tying for hte most in a season since 1999
• Led Bethel women to 9-7-2 record in 2011
• 98 Royals have earned Academic All-Conference honors since 2011
• Led the Royals on a spring break mission trip to Jamaica during spring break of 2014, Morocco in 2018 and Columbia in 2022

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
• 12 All-MIAC selections
• Ryan Ness two-time All-Conference honoree (2014, 2015)
• Matthias Caspari and Ryan Swanda named All-Conference in 2022
• Danny Jaderholm and Josh de la Rosa named All-Conference in 2016
• Cody Walkup named MIAC All-Conference in 2013, Honorable Mention in 2012 and 2011
• David Kim 2011 MIAC All-Conference & All-Region
• Kelsey Flaherty 2011 MIAC All-Conference & All-Region
• Goalkeeper Leif Sundberg set new school record for shutouts in a season (7)

BEFORE BETHEL
• Helped lead Murray State to an Ohio Valley Conference Championship in 2009 
• Guided Murray State to an NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in 2009
• Helped raise Crichton College’s team GPA from a 2.2 to above 3.0

PLAYING CAREER
• Drafted by Minnesota Thunder of the United Soccer League
• Three-year starter for Clemson University
• Clemson finished 1998 season 22-2 and ranked No. 1 most of season
• Reached NCAA quarterfinals twice at Clemson
• NSCAA High School All-American at Francis Howell North High School
• Parade Magazine High School All-American
• St. Louis Metro High School Player of the Year
• Missouri High School Player of the Year
• NSCAA Player of the Region

PERSONAL LIFE
• Lives in St. Paul with wife, Shannon, and two children, Irene and Isaac

Last updated 8/19/2025