Gustavus Adolphus College Men's Soccer

Tyler Oliver was named head coach of the Gustavus Adolphus College men's soccer program on Jan. 29, 2025. Oliver, who spent four years as an assistant coach at Gustavus, becomes the 10th head coach in the 57-year history of the program.   Oliver most recently spent the past two seasons as the head coach at Hamline University, where he set the program record for wins in a season (14) in 2024. While at Hamline, Oliver recruited and coached the 2023 and 2024 MIAC Rookies of the Year, and coached three MIAC All-Conference selections in 2024 - marking the most in one season in program history.   Prior to Hamline, Oliver spent the 2019-22 seasons on staff at Gustavus - the first two years as an assistant and the second two seasons as the associate head coach. While on the Gustie sideline, Oliver was a part of two MIAC regular season championships, one MIAC playoff title, and two NCAA tournament appearances, highlighted by a national quarterfinal finish in 2022. Oliver and the rest of the coaches were named 2022 North Region Staff of the Year by United Soccer Coaches. During his four years with Gustavus, Oliver coached 11 All-Conference players, nine All-Region selections, and five All-Americans.   Oliver, who started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Elmhurst College in 2018, is also a coach with the St. Croix Soccer Club where he has led two separate teams to Minnesota Club State Championships and Finals at U18/U19. Oliver's collegiate background as a player started at Eastern Illinois University and then finished at the University of St. Thomas, where he was a part of two MIAC regular season championships, two MIAC playoff titles, back-to-back NCAA Elite Eight appearances, and one Final Four appearance. Oliver, an Oakdale, Minn. native, earned his bachelor's degree from St. Thomas in 2018 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University, St. Paul.

I played and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2021 and rejoined the program in 2023 as the assistant soccer coach. In between that time I spent a year and a half playing professionally in Germany. My experience at Gustavus was amazing as a student athlete and the opportunity to coach my alma mater and positively shape the experiences of current student athletes is why I returned and why I continue to coach.