2009 Men's Soccer
Record: 7-9-1 Home: 3-4-1 Away: 4-5 MCC: 3-5
2009 Men's Soccer Coaches
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Kevin Rushing - Head Coach - 4th Season
641-673-2102
rushingk@wmpenn.edu

Kevin Rushing enters his fourth year as head men's soccer coach at Penn.

Rushing led his team to an 8-8-2 record (3-5 MCC) and guided to two players to all-conference recognition.

Rushing came to Penn from Hiwassee College, a junior college in Madisonville, Tenn., where he served as head coach of both the men's and women's soccer programs since May 2004. While at Hiwassee, he was responsible for all aspects of the program, including scheduling, travel arrangements, management of the budget, recruitment of prospective student-athletes, in addition to other jobs.

During his time at Hiwassee, Rushing was also the Director of Intramurals and Assistant Head Resident of the men's dorm.

Prior to his head coaching assignment at Hiwassee, Rushing was an assistant coach for the men's team beginning in 2002. He also has assistant coaching experience at Friendship Christian Academy in Lebanon, Tenn., in 1999.

Rushing earned his associate's degree in physical education from Hiwassee in 2004 and received his bachelor's degree in exercise science from NAIA Tennessee Wesleyan College in 2005. He also spent two years at Cumberland University (Tenn.) and was a two-year letterwinner on the football team.

Rushing resides in Oskaloosa with his wife Tasha and their dog Rocco.

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Mike Boland - Grad Assistant - 1st Season
bolandm@wmpenn.edu

Mike Boland enters his first year as men's soccer graduate assistant coach this fall.

Boland comes to Penn from St. Mary's (Minn.) where he graduated in 2006 with a degree in marketing. A successful player on the pitch, he was a two-time all-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection in 2002 and 2005.

Also a two-time MIAC Player of the Week, Boland earned numerous team awards, including being named Team Rookie of the Year and Team Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman in 2002 and Team MVP and Team Defensive MVP as a senior in 2005.

A native of Lake Zurich, Ill., Boland excelled at the prep level as well. He garnered all-sectional and all-conference honors as a senior at Carmel Catholic HS and was also named team captain as a senior.

While coaching at Penn, Boland will be working towards his master's degree in business leadership.

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Armando Irias - Student Assistant