Daniel Seiffert, a former standout on the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team, has been hired to become the second head coach in the 10-year history of the MVNU women’s soccer program when the 2009 season gets under way.

Over the past two years, Seiffert has served as the varsity assistant coach as well as the junior varsity head coach at Olentangy Liberty High School. During that span, the varsity team won the Ohio Capital Conference title in 2007 and his junior varsity team went 19-4-3. In addition, he is currently the head coach of the U9 Classics club team, and he has both his NSCAA Advanced Regional and USSF State D licenses.

A four-year member of the MVNU men’s soccer team from 2003-2006, Seiffert played in all 76 games during his four years with 69 starts as the Cougars posted a 40-28-8 overall record. He played primarily on the defensive side of the ball and helped the team post 22 shutouts during his four seasons. He was named to the NCCAA East Region Team and the American Mideast Conference South Division Honorable Mention Team as a senior and then capped off his outstanding career by being selected as the NCCAA’s Kyle Rote Jr. National Player of the Year - an honor recognizing playing ability, scholastic achievement, and positive leadership qualities and Christian character. He was also a two-time NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete with a 3.6 grade point average.

In addition to being a part of the MVNU men’s soccer program, Seiffert is also very familiar with the Lady Cougars’ success. His oldest sister, Amy, was on the inaugural team that played as a club team in 1999 and then played on the first varsity team in 2000 and was an NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete. Then, his other sister, Bethany, was a two-time NAIA Honorable Mention All-American at MVNU in 2001 and 2002.

Seiffert, who is single and a native of Lewis Center, Ohio, will take over for Jonathan Meade, who amassed a 134-61-7 overall record during nine successful seasons that included two National Christian College Athletic Association national titles and four conference titles. He will take over a program with a solid roster of returning players as only two seniors graduated from the squad that went 16-8-1 last year and 9-3-1 in the AMC. The Lady Cougars will open the season on August 27 at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University.

To contact Coach Seiffert, you can e-mail him at danielseiffert@yahoo.com.