Campion named NEC Head Coach of Men's Soccer
HENNIKER, NH – New England College Director of Athletics Dave DeCew has announced today the hiring of Brad Campion as the new head men's soccer coach.
Brad Campion spent 2019 as the Director of Operations for the University of New Hampshire men's soccer program. At UNH, Campion was part of the 2019 Northeast Region and America East Coaching Staff of the Year. He helped the Wildcats win the 2019 America East Regular Season and Tournament Championships. UNH Men's Soccer also ranked No. 1 in goal against average in the country, had a record of 15-2-3, and finished No. 17 in the RPI. Campion also supported the development of eight All-Conference selections and two All-Americans.
"I am incredibly honored and excited to be named Head Coach of the New England College Men's Soccer program. I want to thank Dave DeCew, the NEC coaches I connected with, and the current Men's Soccer players for allowing me to lead this program. My goal is to create a competitive, winning environment at NEC in which our players are also holistically supported in their athletic, academic, and professional pursuits. I am looking forward to applying my insight and leadership that I developed with the University of New Hampshire Men's Soccer team under Marc Hubbard and from my additional coaching and collegiate playing experiences. I am also eager to connect with the Henniker community and surrounding towns to promote youth soccer and grow support for the Men's Soccer program and NEC Athletics. Go 'Grims!"
"I want to offer a sincere thanks to Gerard Miniaci for doing all that we could have asked and more as our Interim coach this past Fall said DeCew. "We were fortunate to have a deep pool of applicants, among those, was Brad Campion who rose to the top as the perfect fit for our program, student-athletes, and department. Brad has shown the ability and desire to both recruit and develop student-athletes, we are excited to see him move the men's soccer program forward."
Before UNH, Campion served as the first assistant coach for the Men's Soccer program at SUNY Purchase and as a head coach for Manhattan Soccer Club. While in New York City, Campion completed an M.A. in Higher and Postsecondary Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. He also holds a USC National Diploma and a USSF D License.
Campion played collegiate soccer for Marc Hubbard at Southern New Hampshire University for two years and then finished his career at SUNY Geneseo. Under Hubbard at Southern New Hampshire University, Campion won the 2013 NCAA DII National Championship, two-conference championships, and was the NCAA Elite 89 Academic Award Recipient. At SUNY Geneseo, Campion was a two-time Academic All-American, two-time All-East selection, three-time first-team All-Conference selection, and SUNYAC's 2016 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Prior to his college career, Campion served as the captain for the Region 1 Olympic Development Team (ODP) from 2011-2013.
