He will be the 13th coach selected to lead the Slippery Rock men's soccer program in its history dating back to 1929. Along with Mercyhurst University, Slippery Rock is one of just two schools in the league to win multiple championships in the last nine years. Traditionally one of the top programs in the PSAC, Slippery Rock has won three conference titles dating back to the 2009 season. Wilhelm resides in Slippery Rock with his wife Amanda and his daughter Keira. He earned both his master's and bachelor's degrees in sport management from Slippery Rock in 20, respectively, and holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America National Diploma.
A transfer from Gannon University, he helped lead SRU to a Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Soccer Conference title in 1994 followed by earning All-WPISC honors in 1995 under head coach Girish Thakar. Wilhelm's familiarity with Slippery Rock is not only through coaching, but also as a player. During Wilhelm's last stint at The Rock, he helped guide SRU to a 41-19-4 (.672) record that was capped off with a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship in 2009.īetween his two terms at The Rock, Wilhelm was the head men and women's soccer coach at Division III Thiel College from 2004-06. He was formerly the head coach at Slippery Rock University for 2014. Under his guidance, Northern Steel Select teams won several state and regional championships in US Club Soccer, and his United States Youth Soccer Association teams have won regional championships and were a national finalist.īefore entering club coaching, Wilhelm served as an assistant coach at Slippery Rock under Matt Thompson for a total of five seasons over two stretches from 2002-09. In 2016, Hoggarth was named the sixth head coach in the mens soccer programs history. Over the years, he oversaw the expansion of the club from 17 to 32 teams. Wilhelm has over 22 years of coaching experience at the highest youth levels in the region and in NCAA Division II and III.Ĭurrently, Wilhelm is the Director of Coaching for the Northern Steel Select Soccer Club in Pittsburgh dating back to 2006. Price became the first coach in Slippery Rock football history.
"I am very honored to be given this responsibility and I am looking forward to a competitive season." Slippery Rock did not hire a head coach until the 1906 season, when John B. Lueken and President Behre for giving me the opportunity to lead the program," Wilhelm said. Wilhelm replaces Steve Small, who resigned from Slippery Rock earlier in the offseason after two seasons. "Kevin's vast experience as a coach in western Pennsylvania both in the collegiate and youth ranks in addition to his familiarity with Slippery Rock and the PSAC in general makes him an outstanding choice to lead the program on an interim basis." "We're happy to welcome Kevin back to Slippery Rock," said Lueken. –- Slippery Rock University Director of Athletics Paul Lueken announced Monday that Kevin Wilhelm, a former SRU assistant coach, has been named the interim head coach of The Rock men's soccer team for the 2018 season. Ben Matos, Athletic Communication Graduate Assistant SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.
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