Paradise Valley Community Men's Soccer

Christian DeVries was named the Head Men's Soccer Coach for PVCC in January 2018 and was the Head Women's Soccer Coach for the 2021- 2024 seasons. DeVries has made a career of coaching having served at the NCAA II, NCAA III, and NAIA levels with stops at: Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL), University of Minnesota, Morris (Morris, MN), Missouri Valley College (Marshall, MO) and Adams State College (Alamosa, CO). In five seasons at the reins of the Spring Hill program, DeVries coached 28 SSAC All-Academic Team members, 10 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes, four CoSIDA Academic All-District Team members and two CoSIDA Academic All-Americas. While with the men's program at UM-Morris, the team compiled an overall record of 52-23-7 and an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) record of 35-15-6, two conference tournament titles (2007 & 2008), and the 2009 regular season crown. In 2008, DeVries was selected the UMAC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year. Prior to taking over the men's program, DeVries coached the Cougar women's program for eight years. During the first five years he turned an NCAA Division II program that went 4-11 in the 1998 season into a conference contender that finished third in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) in 2002. In 2003 UMM joined the UMAC while transitioning to NCAA Division III and DeVries' teams promptly captured one regular season and two conference tournament titles between 2003 and 2005. Before joining the UMM staff, DeVries served as the head women's soccer coach at Missouri Valley College during the 1994 and 1995 seasons. His tenure at MVC included one All-American selection and four Academic All-Americans. While the squad earned a No. 17 rating in the NAIA national poll. DeVries began his coaching career in 1991 when he assisted in starting the women's club soccer team at his alma mater Adams State College. One year later, he became the team's head coach. DeVries' teams have been notable for their success in the classroom as well. Over his career, his teams have earned United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards for holding a team grade point average over 3.0 in 21 of his years as a coach.   At Adams State, DeVries earned dual Bachelor's Degrees in Business Administration and Industrial Technology in 1991 and a Master's Degree in Guidance & Counseling in 1993.  DeVries has completed his United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Badge and Level I Goalkeeper, USSF "B" License, and his Brazilian "C" License.