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Former assistant head coach at Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) Ken Huber became the EOU men’s soccer head coach in May 2017.<\/p>\n
\u201cKen comes from a highly successful NAIA program,\u201d Athletic Director Anji Weissenfluh said. \u201cHe has strong character, is passionate about the sport, and carries a deep knowledge of the game. He is committed to providing a quality student-athlete experience and I know the Mountie family will welcome him with open arms.”<\/p>\n
The ONU Tigers earned four conference titles in five years and made four NAIA National Tournament appearances during Huber\u2019s time as a coach there. Meanwhile, Huber coached goalkeepers for Lansing United of the National Premier Soccer League of the Midwest Region during the last year.<\/p>\n
“I knew once I was on campus that the university was exactly what my wife and I had been waiting for,” Huber said. “I immediately saw so much potential with the men’s soccer program at EOU, from the culture, to the staff and players \u2014 I couldn’t have asked to be put in a better situation.”<\/p>\n
A 2010 Olivet alumnus in sports management, Huber returned to his alma mater as a graduate assistant after a two-year stint as goalkeeper coach for the Flint Arrows Soccer Club. Huber was an all-conference keeper for Northwood University (Mich.), then transferred to Olivet in 2008. He helped ONU to its first-ever NAIA Tournament appearance and conference championship. The post at EOU will be Huber\u2019s first head coaching experience, and he credits current ONU head coach David Blahnik for his preparation.<\/p>\n
“Being Dave’s assistant these past few years has helped me to not only grow in the game of soccer, but to lead a group of young men successfully on and off the soccer field,” Huber said. “A successful college soccer coach is not only striving to recruit and develop his student-athletes, but also helps grow young men into mature responsible adults.”<\/p>\n
The EOU men’s soccer team capped the season 11-6-1, 6-6-1 in conference play and missed the playoffs via a tiebreaker on the last day of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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