St. Mary's College of Maryland Women's Soccer

Peter Krech '09 returned to his alma mater in July 2014 to take over the reigns of the Seahawk women's soccer team, becoming the fifth head coach since the program went varsity in 1985. Krech is entering his seventh season in the 2020-21 school year. AT ST. MARY'S 46-54-11 in six seasonsSix CAC Tournament appearances2015 CAC regular-season runner-up2015 CAC Coach of the YearSet school record for most conference wins with eight in 2015Received two consecutive NSCAA Team Academic Award after maintaining at least a 3.0 cumulative team GPA (2015, 2016)Received United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award after maintaining at least a 3.0 cumulative team GPA (2017, 2018, 2019)Received 2016 NSCAA Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Silver AwardSpent three seasons as an assistant with the men's soccer program (2009-2011) PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 21 All-CAC selections (through 2019)Three NSCAA All-Region players (through 2019)Two NSCAA Scholar All-Region players (through 2019)Gillian Sawyer '16 - 2015 and 2016 CAC Player of the YearGillian Sawyer '16 led CAC in goals and points in 2015 and 2016Claire Kostelnik '17 led CAC in assists (10) in 2015Sydney Larkin '18 led CAC in save percentage (.873) in 2014One CoSIDA Academic All-District selection (through 2019)97 student-athletes named to CAC All-Academic Team since 2014 (through 2019) AT UMBC Spent two-and-a-half years with the Retrievers as an assistant, primarily working with goalkeepers (2012-2014)2013 America East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year2013 America East Champions (regular-season and tournament)2013 NCAA Tournament bid (first-ever for the program)Helped turn program around from worst in 2012 to first in 2013 CLUB COACHING EXPERIENCE/CAMPS Former coach with Maryland United FC (formerly Freestate Soccer Alliance) since 2009, working with teams of all ages on both the boys' and girls' sideCaptured a pair of Maryland State Cup with Girls U17 (2013) and Girls U12 (2014)Spent four seasons with the Maryland Olympic Development Program, working with '95 boys, '95 girls, and '96 girlsLed '95 boys to regional finals in 20112006 Girls East Region Assistant CoachDirector of [Kicks with Krech](http://www.kickswithkrech.com/index.cfm) CERTIFICATIONS National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Level I Goalkeeping Diploma (April 2012)United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National B License (December 2012) PLAYING CAREER Four-year defender and holding midfielder at St. Mary's (Md.)Senior team captain in 2008 Tallied seven points (3g, 1a) in 72 matchesHelped Seahawks to 32 wins and eight draws in four years EDUCATION Bachelor's in sports coaching and management from St. Marys (Md.) (2009)

Coach Chad has been the goalkeeper coach for the St. Marys College of Maryland Seahawks Mens and Womens soccer teams for the past five seasons.  He has also worked with multiple travel soccer clubs as a staff GK coach and team coach in Maryland, Tennessee, Texas and California. Growing up in Seattle and Houston, Coach Chad eventually attended the United States Naval Academy where he was a goalkeeper with the Midshipmen soccer team.  He has since tried to balance his 30 year career as a Naval Aviator and test pilot with as much playing and coaching as possible.