Illinois Wesleyan University Men's Soccer

Kyle Schauls Year-by-Year Record Kyle Schauls, a former goalkeeper at Division III Wartburg College and assistant coach at Division I Western Michigan, was named the men’s head soccer coach at Illinois Wesleyan University on July 7, 2014. In his twelve seasons at the helm, the Titans have compiled an overall record of 96-81-22 (.537) with a mark of 48-43-9 (.525) in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.  In 2025, Schauls led Illinois Wesleyan to a CCIW Tournament Championship which led to its second trip to the NCAA Tournament. Under his guidance, IWU has appeared in three consecutive conference tournaments and seven total in his 12 seasons. The Titans and Schauls set a new wins record in 2025 going 13-2-4. Schauls' first CCIW Tournament Championship came in 2023 when the sixth-seeded IWU Titans snuck past both North Park and Wheaton via penalty kicks and defeated Carthage, 3-1, in the final.  In 2013 Schauls was an assistant coach at the University of Rochester with a team that finished 15-3-2, went 10-0-1 at home, won the University Athletic Association championship and lost 1-0 to Montclair State in the round of 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament. From 2010 to 2012 Schauls was an assistant at Western Michigan, where teams were a combined 27-26-7 and were regular contenders at the top of the Mid-American Conference. The WMU 2012 team posted an 11-6-2 record, spent 12 straight weeks in the top 10 of the NSCAA Great Lakes Regional rankings, and received votes for the national top 25 for three weeks during the season. Schauls worked closely with the Bronco goalkeeping unit, which posted a .91 GAA on the season, the Broncos’ lowest mark since 1989. His other responsibilities included overseeing the areas of compliance, recruiting, travel, academics, equipment, video analysis, camps, community outreach, and scouting. In 2011, WMU made its second straight appearance in the Mid-American Conference championship game as the Broncos ousted defending national champion Akron in the semifinals. WMU also posted a signature regular-season win over in-state rival Michigan, beating the Wolverines for the first time ever in Ann Arbor. Schauls’ previous coaching experience includes four seasons (2007-10) as the varsity assistant at West High School in Waterloo, Iowa, where he participated in all phases of coaching and specialized in goalkeeper instruction and training. West High produced an all-conference goalkeeper in both 2008 and 2009, and Schauls was a member of the 2009 Mississippi Valley Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. He has also coached at the No. 1 Soccer Camps in Fulton, Mo., and Kenosha, Wis. Additionally, he founded the Cedar Valley Goalkeeper Camp for youth goalies in Waterloo, Iowa. At Wartburg, Schauls was a goalkeeper and a member of three consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament qualifying teams. He was also an Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference selection in his senior season. Schauls earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Wartburg in 2010 and a master’s degree in sport management from Western Michigan in 2012. He has earned both the National Coaching Diploma and National Goalkeeping Diploma from the NSCAA.   Year Overall CCIW (Place) 2014 7-12 1-6 (8) 2015 6-9-2 2-5 (6) 2016 9-8-1 5-3 (4) 2017 11-6-1 6-2 (2) 2018 11-5 4-4 (5) 2019 9-8-2 5-2-1 (3) 2020 3-1^ 3-1^ 2021 6-9-1 5-3 (3) 2022 6-8-2 3-5 (T6) 2023 6-7-5 3-3-2 (6) 2024 9-5-4 2-3-4 (6) 2025 13-2-4 5-1-2 (2) TOTALS 96-81-22 (.507) 48-43-9 (.525) ^ Affected by COIVD-19  

Josh Miller begins the 2026 soccer season in his first as an assistant coach under Kyle Schuals at Illinois Wesleyan. Miller was born in Bad Windsheim, Germany and is a duel citizen of Germany and the United States. He graduated high school from Athens Area in Athens, Pennslyvania. He obtained his B.S. in Sport and Recreation Management.  He fell in love with coaching in his college days when he helped the New York Red Bulls Youth programs. During his time with RBNY, Miller received his coaching license through the United States Soccer Federation where he obtained a B license. Miller brings experience with him to Bloomington, as prior to Illinois Wesleyan, he was an assistant coach at NAIA Walla Walla University. During his time in Washington, he earned his Masters of Education from Grand Canyon University. Miller made his way back to the East Coast to be the head coach at Notre Dame High School in Elmira, New York. After his stint as a high school coach, Miller gained more experience as an assistant through Delaware FC. Most recently, Miller was on staff at Binghamton University as Director of Performance Analysis in 2025.  Miller is also a touring and recording musician. He has performed in over 350 concerts in 40 states and has traveled to 35 different countries.