Tim Lenahan
Camp Director
Position: Head Coach, Northwestern University
Coach Lenahan named
2004 NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year
When Tim Lenahan was hired at Northwestern prior to the 2001 season, he had already displayed a keen ability to build programs -- first at his alma mater, Richard Stockton College, then at Lafayette College.
After seven seasons with the Wildcats, not only has the reputation been cemented, but Lenahan has proven himself to be one of the premier college coaches in the game today.
Lenahan inherited a program that went winless in 2000, and it was not until the final game of his opening season that he got his first victory. However, in the five years since then, the Northwestern program has made itself into a force to be reckoned with both in the Big Ten and nationally.
For the 2006 season, Northwestern jumped into the national contender scene by being one of eight teams nationally to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals. They became one of only two Big Ten teams in the last 10 years to win three NCAA Tournament games (Indiana being the other). The Wildcats were one of the Cinderalla stories of the 2006 season defeating Cincinatti, UNC-G and 10-time national champion Saint Louis University on the way to their historic run. The NSCAA awarded the Wildcats a final national ranking of #8, the highest in school history. Dave Roth became the first Wildcat named All-American as Soccer America honored him as a first-team selection. Brad North also broke new ground being the first Northwestern player selected in the MLS Superdraft by DC United. North originally came to Northwestern via the Northwestern Boy's Soccer Academy as a camper in 2002.
In the 2004 season, Northwestern rocketed onto the national scene to complete one of college soccer's most remarkable turnarounds. Lenahan led NU to the program's best-ever season with a 15-6-2 record, a run to the Big Ten Tournament championship match and the second round of the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament. NU's third-place finish in the Big Ten was the school's highest. The 'Cats ended up atop the league in goals, assists and total points scored.
The 15 wins were the Wildcats' most ever over Division I opponents and included in that total were wins at then-No. 3 and eventual national champion Indiana as well as over then-No. 12 Penn State. The victories were the first-ever against those schools for Northwestern while the win at IU snapped the Hoosiers' three-year, 31-game home winning streak and nine-year, 50-match regular season conference winning streak.
For his efforts, Lenahan was named the NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year, his second Regional Coach of the Year honor. He also landed sophomore Gerardo Alvarez (first-team) and junior Brad Napper (third-team) on the All-Region squad -- NU's first such accolades in program history. Napper also became just the second Wildcat to be named first-team All-Big Ten.
Lenahan's 2003 squad also made significant strides in the Big Ten -- after three consecutive 0-6 conference campaigns dating back to 2000, the 'Cats went 0-3-3 during the regular season before finally giving him his first win against a Big Ten opponent when they knocked off nationally ranked Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines would go on to make it to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament.
In 2002, with his first full recruiting class, Lenahan brought in 13 freshmen and a senior transfer. Seven of the first-year players became regular starters immediately, and senior transfer J.D. Martin was a mainstay in goal -- the freshman class tallied 37 of NU's 51 total points, while Martin established a single-season school record with seven shutouts en route to garnering second-team All-Big Ten honors.
Lenahan came to Evanston from Lafayette College, where he solidified his reputation as a builder of programs -- in just three seasons, his teams won two Patriot League regular season titles and two postseason crowns, and made a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
In his first season at Lafayette, Lenahan led the Leopards from the depths of a 4-12 season in 1997 -- the season before his arrival -- to a 16-5 overall mark and both the Patriot League regular-season and postseason tournament titles. The 'Pards capped, at the time, the third-best turnaround in NCAA history with a berth into the NCAA Tournament where they faced No. 1 ranked Clemson. For his team's performance, Lenahan was voted by his peers as the Patriot League Coach of the Year and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year, and was a finalist for NSCAA National Coach of the Year.
In 1999, Lafayette was one of three teams in the nation to repeat as conference champions, as the fourth-seeded Leopards captured the Patriot League Tournament. That again qualified them for NCAA play, where they fell to No. 17 UMBC.
The 2000 season saw the Leopards -- despite the graduation of eight starters -- capture yet another Patriot League regular-season championship and come within a whisker of another NCAA bid, as they lost the Patriot League Tournament final on penalty kicks.
Prior to his tenure at Lafayette, Lenahan was the head coach from 1990-97 at his alma mater, Richard Stockton College in Pomona, N.J., where he had been an All-NJAC defender. He inherited a team that was 2-15 the season prior to his arrival, but developed the Ospreys into a national power and led them to four appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament during his eight years. Lenahan was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference's Coach of the Year in 1990, 1993 and 1996.
Lenahan also holds the distinction of coaching the only American college player in history to win a UEFA Champions League title in Europe. Following Lenahan's work with the Saudi Arabia team during the 1994 World Cup in the United States, the Saudi coach sent his son, Argentinian Santiago Solari, to Stockton to play for Lenahan. Solari is currently one of the top players in the world, and was a starter for the Real Madrid team that captured the 2002 Champions League crown. Solari currently plays for Inter Milan
Lenahan's career coaching record stands at an impressive 180-121-32 (.589), which ranks him among the national leaders in winning percentage among Division I coaches.
A Dean's List student in college, Lenahan is a 1983 graduate of Richard Stockton with a bachelor of science degree in computer science where he was also a member of Who's Who Among American Students. He completed his master's degree in human services with a specialization in sports administration at Rider University in 1992, and also did doctoral work in sports psychology at Temple University.
Lenahan holds an A license from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and a Premier license from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and is one of the most popular lectures at the annual NSCAA Conventions.
Andy Fleming
Assistant Camp Director
- Associate Head Men's Soccer Coach, Northwestern University
- Former Assistant Coach at Boston University
- Recognized as one of the nation's top college recruiters
- USSF "A" Coaching License
- Contributing clinician and writer for World Class Coaching Magazine
- Assistant Coach and Goalkeeper Trainer, Northwestern University
- Former Goalkeeper Trainer at Lafayette College
- Former Assistant Coach for Argentina Juniors in Argentina First Division
- Assistant to the Head Coach for Saudi Arabian World Cup Team in 1994 World Cup
- Former Professional Goalkeeper with Argentina Juniors and Renato Cesarini in Argentina First Division
Michael Bonelli
Assistant Camp Director
- Assistant Coach, Northwestern University
- Former Assistant Coach at Lafayette College
- NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
- B.A. in Physical Education from SUNY-Cortland
The NBSC employs only the top level coaches and players in our College Soccer Training Center and Camps. These coaches are recognized as among the best coaches in the country. Past coaches that have worked at the camp include:
Tom Carlin
Head Men's Soccer Coach, Villanova University
- Former Associate Head Coach, Northwestern University
- Former Head Coach, Arcadia University
- NSCAA Advanced Premiere Diploma
- USSF "A" Coaching License
Erik Ronning
Head Men's Soccer Coach, Colgate University
- Former Associate Head Coach, Northwestern University
- NSCAA Premier Diploma
- USSF "A" Coaching License
- All-Patriot League Player at Colgate
Dennis Bohn
Head Men's Soccer Coach, Lafayette College
- Former Assistant Coach, Columbia University
- Two Patriot League Championships
- Two NCAA Appearances
- All-Ivy League Player at Columbia
Fernando Barboto
Head Men's Soccer Coach, Iona College
- Former Head Coach, St. Francis University
- Former Assistant Coach, Lafayette College
- NSCAA All-American
- NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
Justin Serpone
Head Men's Soccer Coach, Amherst College
- Former Assistant Coach, Duke University
- Former Assistant Coach, Northwestern University
- USSF "A" Coaching License
Scott Wiercinski
Head Men's Soccer Coach, University of Chicago
- Former Assistant Coach, Brown University
- All-New England Goalkeeper at Middlebury
- NSCAA Premier Diploma
Tim O'Donohue
Head Men's Soccer Coach, Stevens
- NSCAA Metro Region Coach of the Year
- NSCAA New Jersey Director of Coaching
- NSCAA Masters Diploma
Joe Ahearn
Head Men's Soccer Coach, Missouri S&T
- Former Assistant Coach, Colgate University
- Former Assistant Coach, DePaul University
- USSF "A" Coaching License
Jeff Haines
Head Men's Soccer Coach, Richard Stockton College
- 2001 NCAA Division III National Champions
- NSCAA 2001 National Coach of the Year
-
NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
Steve Franklin
Head Men's Soccer Coach, IUPUI
- Former Assistant Coach, Indiana University
-
USSF "A" Coaching License
Jimmy Connor
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach, Rutgers University
- Former Assistant Coach, Richard Stockton College
Corbin Sutton
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach, DePauw University
- Former Assistant Coach, Northwestern University
Khaled El-Ahmad
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach, Marquette University
- Former Professional Player In Czech Republic & MLS
Dave Weitzman
Assistant Men's Soccer Coach, Muhlenberg College
- Former Assistant Coach, Lehigh University
