Indiana University Athletics
Swenby Named Men's Soccer Volunteer Coach
8/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University head men's soccer coach Todd Yeagley announced today that Brad Swenby has been added to the staff as a volunteer assistant coach. Swenby's primary duty will be to work with the goalkeepers.
"With (Ernie Yarborough) moving on, goalkeeping is a priority to make sure we have someone who can handle that," Yeagley said. "Brad's experience working at several universities and his past playing experience, he has all the ingredients we were looking for in regards to someone that could come in and embrace the role of taking this goalkeeper group to a new level."
Swenby comes to IU from Lewis University where he was an assistant coach with the men's and women's programs. On the men's side he tutored goalkeeper Alec Pickett to All-America honors in 2013, as well as Great Lakes Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year and the top shutout percentage in Division II.
From 2010-12, Swenby served as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin under the direction of head coach and former Hoosier John Trask. At Wisconsin Swenby was charged with scouting reports and video analysis of opponents, as well as recruiting coordination, practice preparation and administrative duties, and UW camp setup.
A 2004 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications, Swenby served as women's goalkeeper coach at his alma mater in 2005, where under his watch, freshman Erin Kane broke school and league records for GAA and shutouts and earned All-American honors second-team All-Horizon League accolades.
In 2009 he was named men's assistant coach for the Panthers where he continued to build and maintain relationships with area/regional soccer clubs and the University community.
Swenby also spent three years coaching soccer in Arizona. He served as the assistant coach at Corona del Sol High School and as the goalkeeper coach for Arizona FC. Other teams that Swenby has coached include Sereno SC, Tempe Pros and the Arizona Olympic Development Program.
Swenby competed at Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 2000-02. With the Panthers, Swenby went 15-8-1 in 27 games, making 25 starts. He spent time in the professional ranks with the Minnesota Thunder (2003), Milwaukee Wave (2006) and Arizona Sahuaros (2007-10).
Swenby holds a National "B" License from the United State Soccer Federation and has earned an NSCAA Goalkeeper Diploma, Level 2.
