PISCATAWAY, N.J. – After six seasons with the Rutgers men’s soccer team, Tyler Stakiwicz has been elevated to associate head coach. He joins fellow associate head coach Gavin Wyse in the role.
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After six seasons on the sideline for the Scarlet Knights, Tyler Stakiwicz has been elevated to Associate Head Coach 👏
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“I’d like to thank head coach McElderry for the opportunity and the trust he has placed in me to serve as associate head coach of the men’s soccer program here at Rutgers,” Stakiwicz said. “Thanks to Gary and Barbara Rodkin, we now have the best soccer facility in the country to represent New Jersey, the best ‘soccer state’ in the nation. There is nowhere else I’d rather be, and I can’t wait to be a part of something very special here at Rutgers in the 2022 season and beyond.”
Stakiwicz will continue his work, leading the Scarlet Knights goalkeeper unit. Last year, he mentored Oren Asher to 14 shutouts, with his four in the Spring 2021 season to rank first in the Big Ten. Asher earned four Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards over the past two seasons, becoming the first Scarlet Knight to earn multiple Defensive Player of the Week honors from the conference, and the first overall from the program to earn two or more weekly conference awards since 2015.
Most notably, Stakiwicz also worked with David Greczek during his senior season, the program’s current all-time saves leader and MLS draft pick.
“Tyler is one of the best young coaches in the country,” head coach Jim McElderry said. “Since my arrival at RU, ‘Staks’ has been invaluable in training, on the recruiting trails and helping to set a winning culture at Rutgers. Staks is connected in the youth ranks throughout the country and has worked as youth soccer coach at PDA, MLS Next Club, for the past seven years. After leading the U17 team to the national final, he was recently named PDA Boys Academy Director. I feel fortunate to have him committed to Rutgers for 2022 and years to come.”
Stakiwicz arrived “On the Banks” from his alma mater, Montclair State, where he served as an assistant coach, goalkeeper trainer and recruiting coordinator from 2011-15….
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