Mens Head Coach: Jon Leamy

Missouri State University jonleamy@missouristate.edu Phone: (417) 836-5243 Fax: (417) 836-8475 Undergraduate Degree Roanoke College, 1982 Graduate Degree Illinois State, 1986

Jon Leamy enters his 18th season as head coach of the Missouri State men’s soccer team and has transformed the Bears into a nationally-recognized program.

In 2005, Leamy reached the 150-win plateau with a victory over Western Kentucky. Last season, the Bears finished 8-8-3, including a third-place, 3-2-1 mark in the MVC. The 2007 team will return six starters and 11 letterwinners, with 12 newcomers hoping to make an immediate impact and help the Bears become MVC title contenders.

The winningest coach in school history, Leamy has produced a 162-105-22 (.599) record during his Missouri State tenure. The three-time conference Coach of the Year and two-time Midwest Region Coach of the Year has produced 65 all-conference selections and 43 all-academic picks. Leamy ranks third among MVC coaches in career victories, and his 162 wins at Missouri State are more than any conference coach at their respective school. Leamy is also tied with Creighton’s Bob Warming for most MVC victories among active coaches, with 52. Last season marked the 12th-consecutive trip to the MVC tournament under Leamy’s reign.

In 1996, MSU goalkeeper Brad Barnes became the first MSU soccer player to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America first team honors after receiving second team recognition in 1995, while Doug Lascody and Justin Douglass earned second team honors in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Forward Ryan Anderson became the first player in school history to earn conference player of the year honors, sharing the award with Drake’s Jesse Baker, in 2005. Anderson was also the first player in school history to be voted to the NSCAA/adidas All-America team, earning second-team honors.

The 2005 Bears, playing for the first time as Missouri State and 25th year as a program, reeled off a 10-match unbeaten streak to start the season culminating in a number nine nationally ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The team improved to 12-1-2 before dropping its final three matches of the season to finish 12-4-2, which included a 4-3 mark and fifth-place finish in the MVC. Highlights of the season included a school-record five match shutout streak from Sept. 9-23 and an offensive attack that ranked atop the conference in goals and points for much of the season.

In 2004, the Bears flew out of the gate with the nation’s second-longest unbeaten streak (11 games), dating back to the 2003 season. The streak resumed in 2004 with a tie against Loyola Marymount before the Bears rattled off seven straight victories. MSU finished at 11-6-2 on the season and was 4-4-1 in the MVC to tie for fifth place and advanced to its 10th consecutive conference tournament. Leamy saw two players drafted, Lascody 35th overall by the Kansas City Wizards, and Jim Levesque by the St. Louis Steamers of the MISL. Lascody was the the fourth MSU player in three years to be drafted into Major League Soccer.

In 2003, the Bears finished 9-7-3 overall and knocked off the MVC Tournament top seed, the 18th-ranked Creighton Bluejays, 1-0 on the Bluejays’ home field in the tournament quarterfinals. The Bears then battled 19th-ranked Bradley to a 1-1 tie in the semifinals, only to lose the contest on penalty kicks.

Leamy took the Bears to new heights in 2000 as they climbed as high as third in the national polls. Leamy picked up career win number 100 in a 2-1 victory over then eighth-ranked and eventual NCAA national finalist Creighton on September 29. The Bears finished the season 9-7-3 after injuries saw the team drop five one-goal matches.

In 1999, the Bears finished the season 17-1-3 overall, were outright Valley regular season and tournament champions and earned the program’s first ever NCAA Tournament seeding. While accumulating a 20-match unbeaten streak, MSU was ranked in the nation’s top 10 for seven consecutive weeks. For his efforts, Leamy earned both the Valley and Midwest Region Coach of the Year honors and was an NSCAA National Coach of the Year finalist.

Leamy led the Bears to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1997, as the Bears went 13-5-3 and 6-0-1 in MVC play and won the Valley regular season championship.

A native of Ipswich, Mass., Leamy graduated from Roanoke (Va.) College in 1982. He captained the nationally-ranked Maroons for two years and earned all-conference honors as a defender.

Leamy’s coaching career began in 1982 as an assistant at his alma mater. He was an assistant at Dartmouth College for one season before becoming a graduate assistant at Illinois State University in 1984. He spent three seasons with the Redbirds before taking over as head coach at Columbia (Mo.) College in 1987, where he started the soccer program. He also served as a coach for Blue Springs (Mo.) High in 1989. Leamy returned to the Illinois State soccer program in 1989 and helped guide the 1990 team to a school-record 14-win season and its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

In addition to his decorated collegiate experience, Leamy has spent extensive time working with youth soccer programs. He has served as director of the Illinois Youth Soccer Association Boys Olympic Development Program, and is currently the director of the Southwest Missouri Soccer School. Leamy also served as a Midwest Olympic Development Regional staff coach.

Leamy earned his master’s degree in athletic administration from Illinois State in 1986. He holds both NSCAA and Advanced National coaching diplomas and is licensed by the U. S. Soccer Federation and the Football Association of Ireland.

Leamy and his wife, Diane, have two sons, Cody and Colton.

Associate Coach: Michael Seabolt

Missouri State University mseabolt@missouristate.edu Phone: (417) 836-4495 Fax: (417) 836-8475 Undergraduate Degree Trinity 1996 Political Science

Michael Seabolt begins his fourth season on John Leamy’s staff in 2010. He is involved in all facets of the program on and off the field, and oversees recruiting.

Seabolt came to Missouri State after a three-year stint as the head men’s soccer coach at West Virginia University. Seabolt led the Mountaineers to 13 wins in 2005 to tie a school record, as the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992 and won a tournament game for the first time since 1981. Seabolt guided the Mountaineers from five wins in 2003 to 12 the following season and the school’s first-ever Big East Conference postseason victory. During his time as head coach from 2003 to 2006, Seabolt recruited and developed the school’s first seven players to play in Major League Soccer and another that went on to play professionally in England. He also developed and ran soccer camps for boys.

Prior to becoming head coach, Seabolt was the top assistant coach at West Virginia for a season. He arrived at WVU from Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids, where he was an assistant coach for two seasons. During this time, Seabolt was also the head coach of the Boulder Rapids Reserve, a team in the Premier Development League (PDL). He took the team to the 2002 national championship game, in a 12-4-4 season.

Seabolt was the top assistant for the University of Tampa during the 2000 and 2001 seasons, helping lead the team to an undefeated season and the NCAA Division II National Title in 2001. He also served as an assistant coach for the United States Amateur Soccer Association National Team from 2000 to 2003. Prior to the University of Tampa he spent one season as an assistant with the former Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer. His first collegiate job was with Elon University from 1999 to 2000 as an assistant with the men’s team. He also was spent one season as the men’s club soccer player/coach at Duke University during his time in law school.

Overall, Seabolt has recruited and coached three first-team all-Americans and one national player of the year. Since 2001, more than 30 players that Seabolt has coached in college, the PDL or in youth clubs have gone on to play professionally. Among the players Seabolt has coached in college 9 have gone on to play in Major League Soccer, 3 others have made their way to Europe, and 1 plays in Jamaica.

Seabolt, who is a USSF “A” licensed coach, graduated cum laude with a degree in political science from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, in 1996, and is a member of Phi Kappa Beta honor society. He graduated from the Duke University School of Law in 2000. Seabolt is an avid skier and was lucky to spend two endless winters teaching skiing, working with the Ski Meisters, and waiting tables in New Zealand and Colorado before becoming a coach.

Assistant Coach: Dave Stockton

Men's Soccer Assistant Coach dstockton@missouristate.edu Phone: (417) 836-3743 Fax: (417) 836-8475 Alma Mater: Midwestern State 2006

David Stockton joins the Missouri State soccer program for the 2008 season. Stockton is involved in all facets of the program on and off the field and specializes in the training of goalkeepers.

Stockton spent the last seven seasons at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he earned a bachelor’s in business administration in 2006. Stockton enjoyed a four-year playing career in goal at Midwestern State, leading his team to the Division II national quarterfinals on two occasions on squads that finished a combined 51-17-6 in four seasons. He was the first team all-Midwest Region goalkeeper as a senior and earned the Soccer Alumni Award for Leadership and Integrity in 2004.

Stockton spent the 2005 season coaching the Mustang goalkeepers to a 13-3-2 record and served as a graduate assistant in 2006 and 2007 when Midwestern went 36-5-4 over a two-year stretch and advanced to the national semifinals in 2007.

Stockton has played professionally in the Pacific Coast Soccer League and Premier Development League, and was an all star in the PCSL in 2004. He spent the 2005 and 2006 season with the DFW Tornados of the PDL.

Stockton earned his United States Soccer Federation "C" License in September of 2007 and is on track to earn his Master of Science in Kinesiology from Midwestern State in December 2008.

Women's Head Coach: Rob Brewer

Missouri State University robertbrewer@missouristate.edu Phone: (417) 836-6654 Fax: (417) 836-8475 Masters Degree Virginia Tech, 1981

Head coach Rob Brewer begins his 14th season leading the Missouri State women’s soccer program.

Overall, Missouri State has produced a 122-110-27 record during Brewer’s tenure. The 1999 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year has produced 63 all-conference selections and 44 academic all-conference honorees. In 13 seasons as a program, the team has only three losing seasons.

Brewer led the 2008 squad to a 10-7-2 record and the conference semifinals before Evansville eliminated the Bears from their 13th consecutive trip to the MVC Tournament. It was the sixth time Brewer had reached double-digit wins in a season at Missouri State.

The 2007 Bears squad ended the season with an overall record of 6-11-2 and a 2-2-2 Missouri Valley Conference record. Brewer’s squad made it’s 12th trip to the State Farm MVC Tournament and earned a fifth-place finish in the Valley. The Bears defensive line was strong, holding opponent offenses to a 0.81 goals-against average. Missouri State suffered a tough offensive drought, scoring the lowest number of goals (16) and points (43) in Missouri State history in a single season.

In 2006, Brewer and the Bears’ program celebrated their 100th win with a 2-1 overtime victory over Alabama A&M on Sept. 8 at the Arkansas Lady Razorback Classic. The squad had many highs and lows. The team’s six-match winning streak from Sept. 1-17 tied a school record for consecutive victories. The Bears would win only three of their last 12 matches, however, to finish 10-9-2. MSU rebounded to avenge a regular season loss to Illinois State by knocking off the Redbirds in the first round of the MVC Tournament in Normal. A 1-0 overtime loss to MVC champion Drake ended the Bears’ season.

The 2005 Bears ended the season with an overall record of 9-4-5 and a 3-1-2 Missouri Valley Conference record. Brewer made his 10th consecutive trip to the State Farm MVC Tournament and landed a third-place finish in the Valley. With the finish, the Bears matched the best regular season finish in MSU school history.

In 2004, the Bears finished with an overall record of 9-4-4 and a 3-2-2 record in the MVC, finishing the season tied for fourth place in the league. The year also saw three MSU all-time team records set in fewest goals allowed (13), goals-against average (0.73) and fewest saves (97).

In 2000, Missouri State won its first MVC Tournament championship and made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The squad finished the season 12-11-1 overall and set a single-season team record with 11 shutouts.

In 2003, Brewer guided the Bears to a 9-9-3 overall record and a 5-2-0 MVC mark. The Bears advanced to the MVC tournament semifinals for the seventh time in eight years before losing 1-0 to eventual champion Illinois State.

Brewer led the Bears to their fourth straight winning season at 8-7-3 and a winning MVC conference record of 3-2-2 in 2002. Northern Iowa spoiled the Bears’ chances of advancing to the MVC tournament semifinals for the seventh straight season, however, by defeating the Bears, 2-0, in the play-in game.

In 2001, Brewer and the women’s soccer team enjoyed postseason success for the third straight season. After an up-and-down season, Missouri State entered the tournament as a fifth seed, beating fourth-seeded Drury in a tournament play-in game to earn a second straight semifinal game against Illinois State. Missouri State upset top-seeded Illinois State, 2-0, earning the Bears a spot in the championship for the third straight season. In the final game, Missouri State lost a heartbreaker to Evansville, 2-1, spoiling its hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.

In 1999, Missouri State posted a 14-7-1 record and finished runner-up at the Valley tournament after a grueling 3-2 loss to Evansville in three overtime periods. That season, Missouri State set team records for goals scored (65), assists (52) and wins (14).

A 1977 graduate of Lynchburg (Va.) College, Brewer came to Missouri State after seven years at Elon (N.C.) College, where he was assistant professor of physical education and served stints as coach of the men’s and women’s soccer teams. During his tenure, Elon made the move from NAIA affiliation to NCAA Division II in 1992-93.

Brewer enjoyed tremendous success with the Elon women’s soccer team, serving as the program’s leader from 1989 to 1993 and compiling a 68-28-2 record, including four straight conference titles. In 1992, he was named the NAIA Regional Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Fightin’ Christians to a 19-6 mark, an NAIA regional championship and a spot in the national semifinals in Tacoma, Wash.

In each of his first two coaching jobs, from 1985 to 1989 at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk and from 1978 to 1985 at Roanoke College in Salem, Va., Brewer took men’s teams with sub-.500 records and turned them into winners, producing 11 consecutive winning seasons. At Roanoke, he coached current Missouri State men’s soccer coach Jon Leamy for four seasons.

Brewer, who earned his master’s degree in education from Virginia Tech in 1981, was a standout soccer player at Lynchburg and competed as a high jumper on the Hornets’ track and field team. He won the school’s Outstanding Male Athlete Award as a senior in 1977 and was inducted into the Lynchburg Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

The Lynchburg, Va., native was selected by the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee to serve on the Central Regional Advisory Committee in February of 1998.

Brewer and his wife, Karen, have two daughters, Katie and Molly.

Women's Assistant Coach: Josh Ganson

Missouri State University jganson@missouristate.edu

Ganson joins the Missouri State staff after three seasons at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo.

At William Woods, Ganson was the head women’s soccer coach the past three seasons and doubled as the head men’s soccer coach in 2006 and 2007. Last season, Ganson led the Owls to a 13-8 record and the American Midwest Conference championship match.

Ganson joined the Owls’ coaching staff after one season as head of the women’s soccer program at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. There, he was named the 2005 Midwest Classic Conference Coach of the Year after a 12-5-2 record. William Penn finished the season with a 6-1-1 record in its final eight games on the way to a conference co-championship and a second-place showing in the conference tournament.

Prior to his work at William Penn, Ganson served as a graduate assistant coach at Nichols College and New England College. He also served as the head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach for the men’s soccer programs at Graceland University from 2000 to 2003. While Ganson was at Graceland, the Yellowjackets compiled a 37-31-3 record and advanced to one NAIA Regional Tournament.

Ganson, an Independence, Mo., native, received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Graceland University in 1997. Ganson joins the Missouri State staff after three seasons at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo.

At William Woods, Ganson was the head women’s soccer coach the past three seasons and doubled as the head men’s soccer coach in 2006 and 2007. Last season, Ganson led the Owls to a 13-8 record and the American Midwest Conference championship match.

Ganson joined the Owls’ coaching staff after one season as head of the women’s soccer program at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. There, he was named the 2005 Midwest Classic Conference Coach of the Year after a 12-5-2 record. William Penn finished the season with a 6-1-1 record in its final eight games on the way to a conference co-championship and a second-place showing in the conference tournament.

Prior to his work at William Penn, Ganson served as a graduate assistant coach at Nichols College and New England College. He also served as the head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach for the men’s soccer programs at Graceland University from 2000 to 2003. While Ganson was at Graceland, the Yellowjackets compiled a 37-31-3 record and advanced to one NAIA Regional Tournament.

Ganson, an Independence, Mo., native, received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Graceland University in 1997.

The Missouri State Soccer School has prided itself on quality instruction. Past coaching staffs have included:

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