2006 Media Guide - University of North Dakota Athletics

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HEAD COACH BROCK THOMPSON Brock THOMPSON Head Coach Second Season, Mary y (2000) Brock Thompson at a glance Year-by-Year Records Year School W-L-T Postseason 2001 University of Mary 11-9-0 None 2002 University of Mary 14-6-2 Region III champs 2003 University of Mary 14-8-2 Region III champs 2005 UND 12-5-1 NCAA First Round Honors/Awards - NSCAA Midwest Senior College Coach of the Year (2002) - NAIA Region III Coach of the Year (2002, 2003) - April Heinrich/Nike Coaching Education Scholarship (2004) - NCC Co-Coach of the Year (2005) Brock Thompson enters his second season behind the bench of the University of North Dakota women’s soccer team in 2006. When he accepted the job on June 21, 2005, Thompson knew that taking over a Sioux team which had gone 28- 8-4 over the previous two seasons would be no small task. However, the Blair, Neb., native was up to the challenge. Thompson continued the excellence established in the Fighting Sioux soccer program over its first six seasons, coaching UND to a 12-5-1 record and the second NCAA tournament berth in school history. Thompson’s efforts did not go unnoticed, as he was named the North Central Conference’s co-Coach of the Year at season’s end. For Thompson, taking over the UND program was a natural. “Being familiar with the area, it’s an exciting opportunity to be able to come back and coach,” Thompson said at the time of his hiring. “I’m excited to be a part of a program that has had a lot of success in the six years that they’ve been around.” Thompson took over at UND after spending one year as an assistant coach at Indiana State, a Division I school in the Missouri Valley Conference. In his short time with the Sycamores, Thompson helped the team achieve its highest win total in program history and its highest placing in the conference standings. In his three seasons at Mary, Thompson’s teams achieved a 39-23-4 overall record, which included several games against Division II competition in the area. The coach was recognized for his efforts by being named the 2002 and 2003 recipient of the Region III Coach of the Year award. He was also named the Midwest Senior College Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in 2002. Thompson’s coaching duties in Bismarck were not limited to the collegiate level. He also served as the girls’ head coach at Bismarck Century High School from 2000-2004, leading the Patriots to an overall mark of 64-22-1 and North Dakota state titles in 2001, ‘02 and ‘03. Thompson also serves as a regional staff coach for the Region II Olympic Development Program, where he works with the top players in the region. After completing four years as a player at Mary, Thompson served as an assistant coach with the Marauder’s men’s team from 1998 to 2001. He was a four-year starter at Mary, where he was named an NAIA All-American in 1998 and the team MVP in 1995, ‘96 and ‘98. Thompson graduated from the University of Mary in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in biology education and is finishing a master’s degree in sport management from Indiana State. Prior to his stint in Terre Haute, Ind., Thompson served as the head women’s coach at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., where he led the Marauders to back-toback 14-win seasons and two consecutive NAIA Region III Championships. 6
COACHING STAFF Kristen Gay Michelle Berei ei Assistant Coach First Season, Nebraska (2000) Kristen Gay is in her first season as an assistant coach at UND. Gay comes to UND after having served as an assistant coach at Indiana State University for the previous two seasons. Prior to Indiana State, Gay was head coach and sports information director for two years at Dana College in Blair, Neb. “I'm extremely pleased to add Kristen to our staff,” said Thompson. “She brings a wealth of experience to our program that includes being a head coach, an assistant coach at the Division I level, and a soccer player in the Big XII. Having her on board makes our program better and is like adding another head coach to the staff.” Said Gay, “Joining the University of North Dakota will be a refreshing experience. To be a part of a program and an athletic department with high expectations and standards from the top down is exciting. I look forward to the 2006 season and becoming a Fighting Sioux.” Gay is a 2000 graduate of the University of Nebraska, where she played soccer from 1995-98 and led the Cornhuskers to Big XII regular season titles in 1996 and 1997 and an NCAA Elite Eight Appearance in 1996. She was the team’s leading scorer as a freshman in 1995, was an all-conference and all-region selection in 1996 and served as team co-captain as a senior in 1998. She received her bachelor’s degree in secondary education and special education from Nebraska, and is currently working toward completing her master’s degree in physical education/coaching. Support Staff Lisa Persuitti Media Relations Graduate Assistant/Soccer Contact Graduate Assistant Coach Second Season, Virginia Intermont (2005) Michelle Berei is in her second season as a graduate assistant coach at UND. Berei earned her bachelor’s degree in May 2005 from Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Va. She majored in physical education and earned a minor in sports medicine and was a four-year starter in soccer while attending Virginia Intermont College. Berei, who received a USSF National C Soccer License Coaching Certification in 2005 and USSF National D Soccer License Coaching Certification in 2004, was an assistant varsity coach at Virginia High School in Bristol, Va., in 2005. Berei has also coached in a number of youth soccer programs, and in 2003 she was the boys junior varsity coach Abingdon High School in Abingdon, Va. Peter Rivard Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season, Maine (1995) Peter Rivard is in his first season as a volunteer assistant on head coach Brock Thompson’s staff. Rivard is familiar with the Fighting Sioux soccer program, however, having served as an assistant coach for UND in 2002-03. Rivard, who is married to UND head women’s hockey coach Shantel Rivard, spent the last two years as the head men’s and women’s soccer coach at Mayville (N.D.) State University. He also served as the director of Mayville State’s new Sports and Fitness Center. Rivard was an assistant coach for the University of Maine men’s soccer team from 2000 to 2002 and in 2003. He joined the Black Bears from Cheverus High School in Portland, Maine, where he was head varsity coach at the all-male school in 1998 and 1999. Rivard posted a 20-5-5 record in his two years at Cheverus, including taking the school to its first playoff victory in 10 years and a second-place finish in Western Maine in 1999. Rivard graduated from Maine in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in history and is currently working on a master’s degree in educational leadership at UND. He has a “B” license and a “Y” license from the United States Soccer Federation. The Rivards have an infant son, Drake. 7
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Page 7: 2006 OUTLOOK Senior Shannon Murphy
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