Jeff Rowland 2023-24 Men's Soccer Staff
Assistant Coach
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Bio
CAREER OVERVIEW
- Fifteen seasons as collegiate coach
- Harvard (1 season), Creighton (1 season), Washington (10 seasons), Notre Dame (3 seasons)
- Member of the United Soccer Coaches National Coaching Staff of the Year (2023 Notre Dame)
- Five Elite Eight appearances, including four of the last five
- Two College Cup Appearances (2021 & 2023 Notre Dame)
- One College Cup Final Appearance (2023 Notre Dame)
- Helped team win a conference championship at every place he has coached
- Two ACC titles with Notre Dame (one regular season & one tournament), two Pac-12 titles at Washington, one MVC title at Creighton and one Ivy League title at Harvard
- Member of the 2019 United Soccer Coaching Regional Staff of the Year
2023 SEASON AT NOTRE DAME
- The Irish reached the College Cup for the third time in program history and second time in last three years
- Notre Dame went undefeated in ACC play in the regular season for the first time in school history, earning the No. 1 seed for the ACC Tournament
- The Irish was selected as the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Championships
- For just the second time in program history, Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA College Cup Final
2021 SEASON AT NOTRE DAME
- The Irish reached the College Cup for the second time in program history
- Notre Dame won its first ACC Championship title in school history
- Senior forward Jack Lynn selected as a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American
- Three players drafted in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft for the first time in program history
NOTABLE PLAYERS COACHED
- Twenty-nine MLS players in 10 years at Washington, including:
- Cristian Roldan – Seattle Sounders & US National Team player
- Herman trophy finalist 2021 & Seattle Sounders Homegrown Dylan Teves
- Blake Bodily – Portland Timbers
- Henry Wingo – Sounders Homegrown who currently plays for Hungarian Champions – Ferencvárosi TC
- Four MLS players in three seasons at Notre Dame
PLAYING CAREER
- Played four season at University of New Mexico
- Named a 2005 Hermann Trophy Finalist
- Led team to 2005 College Cup Final
- Two-time First Team All-American and Academic All-American
- Drafted by Real Salt Lake and played with the club for two seasons
- Played one season with FC Dallas
- One season in the USL with Wilmington Hammerheads
PERSONAL
- Has a wife, Katelyn
- Has a daughter, Delaney, and a son, Ryan