Hartwick College Women's Soccer

Brian Knapp was announced as the ninth head women’s soccer coach at Hartwick College on July 12, 2017 and is going into his eleventh year on Oyaron Hill. He served as the assistant coach with the Hawks in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Knapp has led the Hawks to an Empire 8 Playoff berth in six of his eight years as head coach, including a conference championship in 2017 and a final appearance in 2019. On September 17th, 2024, Brian Knapp secured his 50th career victory as head coach with a 1-0 triumph over the SUNY Delhi Broncos in Delhi, NY. Knapp captured his sixth consecutive Empire 8 Playoff berth in 2022, going 4-2-3 in conference play. Under Knapp's guidance, five Hawks notched Empire 8 All-Conference honors. In 2021, Knapp propelled the Hawks to their fifth straight playoff appearance, finishing the 2021 campaign with a 7-6-4 record, posting a 4-2-2 conference mark. Hartwick's 4-1 home victory over Utica in the first round of the Empire 8 Tournament, netted two players with All-Tournament honors. Five Hawks earned All-Conference honors for their regular season contributions. In the fall of 2019, Knapp led Hartwick to a 12-4-3 record, an undefeated league mark at 4-0-3, a share of the Empire 8 regular season title, and the program's fourth consecutive playoff appearance. Seven Hawks earned all-conference honors, including All-East Region First Team and Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year Courtney Velho. Knapp and his staff was also tapped as the 2019 Empire 8 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff of the Year.    Knapp's Hawks finished 9-7-2 overall and earned an Empire 8 playoff berth for the third consecutive season in 2018. Six Hawks earned all-conference accolades, including all-region selection Gabrielle Kreppein. In the fall of 2017, Knapp piloted the Hawks to a share of the Empire 8 Championship, the program’s first league title in its history. The team’s 7-1 conference record was a program-best, its 13 shutouts was two better than the previous benchmark of 11 in 1990, and its 13 victories on the year was tied for the second-most in College history. He would coach Madison Miller to all-region and Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second straight season, Courtney Velho to E8 Co-Rookie of the Year accolades, and four players to the Empire 8 First Team. Knapp and his staff also were tapped the conference's Coaching Staff of the Year.           In 2016, Knapp helped lead the Hawks to a record of 10-5-3, which marked the second straight season the program has reached 10 victories. In addition, the team earned a berth in the Empire 8 Conference playoffs for the first time since 2002 and defeated local rival SUNY Oneonta for the first time since 1997.           Prior to his arrival, the former Division I standout spent two seasons as an assistant at Buffalo State. Knapp helped the Bengals to back-to-back appearances in the SUNYAC semifinals, an overall record of 18-14-7, and a conference mark of 10-6-2. Knapp also spent one season as an assistant coach with the men's soccer program at his alma mater, the University at Buffalo, in 2012. Along with his collegiate coaching, he has also spent time with the Albany Alleycats, FC Dutchmen, Black Watch WNY, BC United and Ha Tae Yo Youth Football Club in South Korea. Coach Knapp holds United States Soccer Federation (USSF) E level and D level coaching licenses as well as his D-level coaching license from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Korean Football Association (KFA).             Knapp also spent one season as an assistant coach with the men’s soccer program at his alma mater, the University at Buffalo, in 2012. He coaches with the Albany Alleycats in the National Premier League and has coaching experience as an assistant at Genesee Community College and with the Ha Tae Yo Youth Football Club in South Korea, Black Watch Western New York Premier Soccer Club, and Soccer for Success in Buffalo.             As a college player, Knapp played for the UB Bulls from 2003-2006. The program improved from just one win in his freshman season to a program-record 14 victories in his junior campaign, which saw the Bulls crack the national polls. An All-Mid-American Conference pick, he finished his collegiate career ranked eighth in assists with 14.             Following his days at UB, Knapp played professional futsal for four years in the South Korean FK-League with Yes Gumi Futsal Club and for Gyeongsan Five Star Futsal Club. He led his team in both goals and assists before being brought on to the United States Futsal National Team as a reserve. In addition, Knapp played professionally for the Rochester Lancers in the Major Arena Soccer League(MASL). Knapp is married to his wife Liz and lives in Oneonta with their dog Zia, and two cats, Hooper and Bean.             Knapp earned a bachelor’s degree in history from UB in 2007. 

The Maine-Endwell High School graduate began his coaching career at his alma mater before moving across town to SUNY Potsdam. He is currently in his second year with Hartwick College. In addition to Deuels collegiate coaching experience he has also served as the Assistant Womens Soccer Coach for the Greater Binghamton FC Lightning, a womens semi-pro team competing in the Womens UPSL, and BC United's semi-pro team that competes in the WPSL.

John Scott is just the seventh head coach in the exceptional 64-year history of the Hartwick men's soccer program. He enters his 14th season piloting the Hawks in 2023-24, which is the program's sixth season competing at the Division III level. While coaching the Hawks at the Division I level, Scott led four players to Sun Belt All-Conference accolades, including Offensive Player of the Year and All-Region pick Jamie O'Grady, in the fall of 2017. In 2016, Scott's Hawks finished the campaign 9-6-4 overall with an appearance in the Sun Belt Conference semifinals. Five Hartwick players earned Sun Belt All-Conference honors, including Co-Freshman of the Year, Hamish Ritchie. In 2015, Scott led Hartwick to its twenty-fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history which is tied for 13th in Division I history. The Hawks repeated as both Sun Belt Regular Season and Sun Belt Tournament champions and completed another sweep of all three major team awards after earning the Sun Belt Men's Soccer Academic Award (team GPA of 3.57). Hartwick would also sweep the Sun Belt individual awards with Scott leading the way with Coach of the Year honors. It marked the third straight season Scott has been named a conference Coach of the Year. Junior Jamie O'Grady was named Offensive Student Athlete of the Year, junior Kit Tregear secured Defensive Student Athlete of the Year, and goalkeeper Lenny Wilson was tabbed Sun Belt Freshman of the Year. Nine players would also earn All-Sun Belt honors. The Hawks would go unbeaten and untied in the conference regular season to earn the top seed in the Sun Belt playoffs. 'Wick would blank host Appalachian State 1-0 in the semifinals and Georgia State 3-0 in the title game to claim the league trophy. Hartwick would post five clean sheets in seven games against Sun Belt opposition over the course of the season. The Hawks' campaign came to an end in heartbreaking fashion after dropping a 1-0 thriller in overtime to host Dartmouth in the NCAA First Round. O'Grady and Tregear would earn NSCAA All-Region honors for their efforts in 2015. Senior Jack Miller was a CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American. Scott piloted the Hawks to a conference championship and the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nine seasons in 2014. The Hawks, playing in their inaugural season in the Sun Belt Conference, captured all three major team honors. After an inauspicious 0-6-4 start to the season, Scott guided the Hawks to a momentous turnaround, which included a 3-1-1 conference season to claim the Sun Belt regular season title and the tournament's top seed. The Hawks went on the road to shutout #4 Appalachian State (2-0) and then the tournament host and #2 seed Georgia Southern (1-0) on its home field to claim the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Championship and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.   The Hawks' season would end in the opening round of the national tournament after a solid effort in a 2-1 defeat at Penn State. The appearance would mark Hartwick's 24th all-time. Scott would be crowned the Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year, becoming one of only a handful of coaches to earn the distinction two years in a row in two separate conferences. Senior Jhevaughan Beckford and junior Tom Buckner both would earn all-conference honors as well. Scott's Hawks would also earn the Sun Belt Men's Soccer Academic Award after beating out all other conference teams with a 3.31 Team GPA to complete the conference treble.   In 2014, Scott led the Hawks to a record of 5-9-4 and a 3-2-1 mark in their final season in the Mid-American Conference. Wick had memorable wins over national powers Akron (2-0) and West Virginia (1-0) over the course of the season. The victory over then-No. 9 Akron on its home field snapped the Zips NCAA record 49-game (46-0-3) conference unbeaten streak.   Under Scotts guidance, the Hawks qualified for the MAC Tournament for the first time since 2009. For his efforts, he would be named the MACs Gary V. Palmisano Coach of the Year.   Nine players earned Mid-American All-Conference honors under Scott over four seasons. Steven Amaya (2010) and Greg Mathers (2011) were both First Team selections with Owen Botting (2010), Jherrett Maroney (2011), Simon Greatwich (2011), Cleyon Brown (2012), Matthew Robertson (2013), Russ MacKinnon (2013), and Chris Walter (2013) each earning Second Team honors. In 2012, he guided 'Wick to a 5-10-2 mark with victories over Bowling Green, Florida Atlantic, Bucknell, St. Bonaventure, and NJIT. The Hawks were a very competitive side with seven of their losses coming by just one goal. In 2011, Scott led the Hawks to a 5-6-5 overall record. The team finished 1-2-3 in the Mid-American Conference and fifth in the standings missing the playoffs by just a single game. Scott, a native of Banff, Scotland, and former player at Hartwick, returned to Oyaron Hill after serving for nine seasons as the top assistant at Binghamton University. As the 7th head coach in the history of the men's soccer program, he joins a list that includes Hal Greig (1956-59), David Haase (1960-66), Al Miller (1967-72), Timo Liekoski (1973-75), Jim Lennox (1976-2002), and Ian McIntyre (2003-09). At Binghamton, Scott assisted in the management and development of all phases of the Bearcats' program including recruiting, training, match preparation, team academics, and alumni and community relations. During his stay at BU, he has been a key factor in the team's Division I success. After their first two years competing at the Division I level in 2001 and 2002, the Bearcats went 69-37-29 in the past seven years with two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, two America East Conference titles, and six trips to the America East Tournament finals. As a Hartwick player, Scott donned the blue and white in 1996 starting all 18 games. He finished the campaign ranked 2nd in assists and tied for 4th in scoring with a goal and five helpers. After his freshman season, Scott returned to his native Scotland to compete on the semi-professional level for Fraserburgh FC and Buckie Thistle FC from 1997-2000. He earned a bachelor's degree in 2000 from the University of Abertay in Dundee, Scotland, in the field of sports coaching. Scott began his coaching career at Plattsburgh State in 2000, serving as the assistant women's coach before accepting the assistant position at Binghamton in the fall of 2001. He holds coaching certifications from the Scottish Football Association as well as National Soccer Coaches Association of America National, Advanced National, and Premier Diplomas. 

Mark Kuhlmann has been a biology professor at Hartwick since 1997. "As an avid soccer fan and a former youth soccer coach, I value being connected to the women’s soccer team.  It definitely ups the enjoyment I get from following their seasons and watching their matches. For me, being a Faculty Mentor is an important way to to support the team members both as athletes and as students and it is a valuable connection between academics and athletics at Hartwick."