Michael Coll Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 8th Year at PSU

Michael Coll is in his eighth season as an assistant coach for the Penn State women's soccer team after a three-year stint as an assistant coach on the Lions' men's team and a four-year tenure as the head women's soccer coach at Saint Francis (Pa.).

A former Nittany Lion All-Big Ten and All Mid-Atlantic Region defender, Coll also served as an assistant coach with the Penn State men's program from 1997-2000. A four-year letterman, Coll started 84 out of 85 games during those four years. He missed two games for Penn State representing Ireland at the 1995 World University Games in Fukuoka, Japan.

As a member of Penn State's back line, he was a two-time first team all-conference selection, a 1996 All-Mid-Atlantic Region honoree as well as a member of the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Always a factor on offense, Coll netted a goal and tallied 10 assists during his career. Coll was part of the Lions' 1993 Big Ten championship squad (Penn State's first Big Ten title in any sport), as well as three NCAA teams.

While at Penn State he continued to represent Ireland in international competition starting all matches versus the U.S., Japan, Germany, Iran, Nigeria, Czech Republic, Canada, Uruguay, South Africa and Italy at the World University Games in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1993 and Fukuoka, Japan in 1995.

Following his career at Penn State, Coll played for the A-League Hershey Wildcats during the 1997 season, leading the team to an Atlantic Division crown. Happy Valley called for a second time and Coll returned for three more years, this time as an assistant coach.

His professional experience also includes time spent with the Reading Rage and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL. Before enrolling at Penn State, Coll had tryouts with English Premier League clubs Arsenal and Chelsea and English Championship clubs Nottingham Forest and Ipswitch Town as a teenager. After failed contract negotiations following a successful stint at Chelsea, he decided to continue his education at PSU.

Coll left Penn State in 2000 to become the head women's soccer coach at SFU, a post from which he resigned in order to return to his alma mater in the spring of 2004. While there, Coll coached the 2002 Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Year as well as three other All-NEC picks and his Red Flash team earned the NEC Fair Play Award in both 2002 and 2003.

Coll holds an NSCAA Premier Diploma as well as an Irish FA "C" License. A native of Derry, Ireland, Coll graduated in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science from Penn State University. He attained his Master's degree in education at Saint Francis in 2004.

As part of the Penn State women's soccer staff he has recruited and coached countless All-Americans and helped lead Penn State to seven consecutive Big Ten titles, a College Cup appearance and an undefeated season in 2005, which included a mid-season No. 1 national ranking for much of he 2005 campaign. Coll serves as the program's recruiting coordinator and defensive coach.

Coll currently resides in State College, Pa. with his wife, Katie.

PENN STATE AWARD WINNERS DURING COLL'S TENURE (2004-present)

MAC Hermann Trophy Runners Up
Tiffany Weimer, 2004, 2005

MAC Hermann Trophy Finalists
Tiffany Weimer, 2004, 2005
Maya Hayes, 2011

MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalists
Erin McLeod, 2005
Ali Krieger, 2006
Katie Schoepfer, 2009
Christine Nairn, 2010
Maya Hayes, 2011

NSCAA All-America First Team (9)
NSCAA All-America Second Team (3)
NSCAA All-America Third Team (4)

NSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (3)
NSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team (2)
NSCAA Scholar All-America Third Team (2)

NCAA College Cup All-Tourney Team
Erin McLeod, 2005

CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (1)
CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (1)
CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team (5)

NSCAA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic/Great Lakes) First Team (24)
NSCAA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic/Great Lakes) Second Team (8)
NSCAA All-Region (Mid-Atlantic/Great Lakes) Third Team (7)

CoSIDA Academic All-District II First Team (8)
CoSIDA Academic All-District II Second Team (7)

Suzy Favor Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
2005-06, Tiffany Weimer

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (3)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (5)
Big Ten Forward of the Year (1, Maya Hayes 2011)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (1)

All-Big Ten First Team (26)
All-Big Ten Second Team (17)
All-Big Ten Freshman Team (14)