University of Tampa Men's Soccer

Bush is entering his 12th season at the helm of The University of Tampa mens soccer team after starring for the Spartans as a player from 1990-94. Bush was named the programs fifth head coach prior to the 2005 season following the untimely death of his mentor, Tom Fitzgerald. Bush became the head coach after serving a total of eight years with Tampa as a player and assistant coach. Over the past 11 seasons with the Spartans, Bush has produced an 114-72-16 (.603) record with NCAA tournament appearances in five of the previous nine seasons. In the 2015 season, Bush guided the Spartans to a 9-7 overall record and 5-3 in conference play. Despite being picked to finish fifth in the conference, UT ended the year second behind only Saint Leo and tied with Rollins. Tampa was undefeated at home but fell short of extending their postseason as they dropped their matchup against Rollins in the SSC Tournament semifinal by a 3-2 score. Bush guided UT to a 2012 campaign where he guided the Spartans to an overall record of 10-6-1 and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Bush also earned SSC Coach of the Year honors, marking the second of his career. A pair of Spartans, Dominic Cutrofello and Brian Fekete, signed professional contracts. Fekete was drafted in the 2012 MLS supplemental Draft by Sporting Kansas City. In 2010, Bush led a young Spartan team to a 14-7-1 overall record and the program's fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid. He led the team to the SSC tournament championship after losing eight starters from the 2009 squad. The SSC tourney title marked the team's second in a four-year span as the number of All-Americans in the previous three years totaled 10. Bush guided the Spartans to a 17-3-1 overall record in 2009 while earning a share of the Sunshine State Conference regular season championship. With four All-Americans, he also coached goalkeeper Ryan Thompson to his second straight SSC Defensive Player of the Year award. He also had a pair of players (Ryan Griffin, Karl Swan) garner academic all-district honors. His team also excelled academically with 14 players earning SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction. In 2008, the Spartans were 18-4-1 as Bush guided his squad to the NCAA national semifinals where they lost in overtime to eventual national champion Cal State-Dominguez Hills. While being named the Sunshine State Conference and NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year, Bush coached four All-Americans as goalkeeper Ryan Thompson was named the SSC Defensive Player of the Year. In 2007, Bush led the Spartans to the program's first NCAA tournament since the national championship run of 2001. With a 13-5-1 record, the team registered three victories over national top-10 teams and lost in the NCAA Regional Final in penalty kicks. The Spartans returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2008 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four, falling 3-2 in overtime to eventual national champion Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Spartans finished 2008 ranked No. 3 in the final NSCAA/Adidas poll, marking the second straight season the Spartans have finished the season ranked in the top 15. The 2008 season saw many post season honors, including four players named to the Daktronics All-America team, one named NSCAA All-America, one NSCAA Scholar All-American, the SSC Defensive Player of the Year, four SSC first-team players and four named All-South Region. Bush was also named SSC Coach of the Year and South Region Coach of the Year. It was also a year that marked the fourth player in four years to get drafted in a professional draft as senior Ryan Maxwell was selected in the first round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. Among the former players Bush has coached at UT who are active in professional soccer include Brian Fekete (Orlando City, USL), Dominic Cutrofello (VSI Tampa Bay, USL), Pascal Millien (Sligo FC, Premier Division I - Ireland Champions League 2013-14) and Ryan Thompson (Jamaican National Team). Millien was the second Spartans in three years from UT to play in the UEFA Champions League, which is the most prestigious professional club championship tournament in the world. Bush enjoyed a stellar playing career at Tampa and has had tremendous success coaching at nearly every amateur level in the sport. As a player at The University of Tampa, Bush earned Adidas National Player of the Year honors in 1994 when he captained the Spartans to the 1994 NCAA National Championship. A four-time All-south region and All-SSC performer, Bush was the 1st Spartan soccer player to be inducted into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame in 2002 and was named to the Sunshine State Conference Silver Anniversary (25 years) team one year later. He was also recognized as an All-American in 1991 and 1994 and played on the 1992 US National B Team along with a gold medal at the 1993 US Olympic Festival (South). He went on to play professionally for the USL Tampa Bay Cyclones, the NPSL Tampa Bay Terror, the USL A-League New Orleans Gamblers and Orlando Sundogs. Bush returned to UT in 2004 for his second stint as an assistant at his alma mater with coach Tom Fitzgerald. He also coached at Tampa under Keith Fulk from 1996-98 when the Spartans won two SSC Championships. Bush's coaching prowess extends well beyond his time spent on the UT campus. In 2002, he earned a USSF National "A" Coaching License and was a staff coach for the FYSA Olympic Development Program (ODP). Prior to being the head coach at his alma mater, Bush held the position of director of coaching with HC United Soccer Club from 2001-06. During his time as DOC at HC United, Bush had a total of four players who were named to the final World Cup roster for the US U-17 Mens National Team, 12 teams advanced to the FYSA State Cup Final Four with five state championships and more than 150 players moving on to play NCAA soccer. From May 2006 to August 2008 Adrian Bush was named the General Manager/DOC of RSL Florida. In his two years at RSL Florida, 18 teams made the FYSA State Cup Final Four while posting seven state championships and seven runner-ups. He is currently working at Tampa Bay United as the technical director and coaching nationally ranked U18 Girls. His 2015 Tampa Bay United U17 Girls won the USYS National Championship in July 2015 after losing the previous season in penalty kicks in the national championship game. It was the clubs 1st National Championship in their history and the Tampa Bay area first female national champion since 1996. 2015 was a special year for the team as they captured the Florida State title along with the Region 3 championship. All players have verbally committed to attend college with two players attending the University of Tampa womens program in the Fall of 2016. During his career as a head coach of boys and girls youth teams from the U-13 to U-19, Bush has compiled 19 FYSA state championships as a head coach. From 1996-2001, Bush was the head boys soccer coach at Gaither High School in Tampa where his overall record was 121-25-9, winning the 4A FHSAA state championship during the 1999-2000 season and finishing as runner-up the following year. In the championship season, Gaither was ranked fifth in the country in the final NSCAA/Adidas National Poll. He was also named State High School Coach of the Year on two occasions. His most memorable accomplishment was an induction to The University of Tampa Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. Bush also received his USSF National GK "A" license, which he completed in February 2014. Bush is a 1995 graduate of The University of Tampa. He resides in Tampa with his wife Trisha, son Beckham, and stepsons Tripp and Cole. Adrian Bush Milestone Wins  1 Christian Brothers (1-0), 9/9/2007  100 West Alabama (2-0), 9/21/2014 Adrian Bush's Collegiate Coaching Career Adrian Bush is entering his 12th season at the helm of The University of Tampa mens soccer team after starring for the Spartans as a player from 1990-94. Bush was named the programs fifth head coach prior to the 2005 season following the untimely death of his mentor, Tom Fitzgerald. Bush became the head coach after serving a total of eight years with Tampa as a player and assistant coach. Over the past 11 seasons with the Spartans, Bush has produced an 114-72-16 (.603) record with NCAA tournament appearances in five of the previous nine seasons. In the 2015 season, Bush guided the Spartans to a 9-7 overall record and 5-3 in conference play. Despite being picked to finish fifth in the conference, UT ended the year second behind only Saint Leo and tied with Rollins. Tampa was undefeated at home but fell short of extending their postseason as they dropped their matchup against Rollins in the SSC Tournament semifinal by a 3-2 score. Bush guided UT to a 2012 campaign where he guided the Spartans to an overall record of 10-6-1 and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Bush also earned SSC Coach of the Year honors, marking the second of his career. A pair of Spartans, Dominic Cutrofello and Brian Fekete, signed professional contracts. Fekete was drafted in the 2012 MLS supplemental Draft by Sporting Kansas City. In 2010, Bush led a young Spartan team to a 14-7-1 overall record and the program's fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid. He led the team to the SSC tournament championship after losing eight starters from the 2009 squad. The SSC tourney title marked the team's second in a four-year span as the number of All-Americans in the previous three years totaled 10. Bush guided the Spartans to a 17-3-1 overall record in 2009 while earning a share of the Sunshine State Conference regular season championship. With four All-Americans, he also coached goalkeeper Ryan Thompson to his second straight SSC Defensive Player of the Year award. He also had a pair of players (Ryan Griffin, Karl Swan) garner academic all-district honors. His team also excelled academically with 14 players earning SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction. In 2008, the Spartans were 18-4-1 as Bush guided his squad to the NCAA national semifinals where they lost in overtime to eventual national champion Cal State-Dominguez Hills. While being named the Sunshine State Conference and NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year, Bush coached four All-Americans as goalkeeper Ryan Thompson was named the SSC Defensive Player of the Year. In 2007, Bush led the Spartans to the program's first NCAA tournament since the national championship run of 2001. With a 13-5-1 record, the team registered three victories over national top-10 teams and lost in the NCAA Regional Final in penalty kicks. The Spartans returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2008 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four, falling 3-2 in overtime to eventual national champion Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Spartans finished 2008 ranked No. 3 in the final NSCAA/Adidas poll, marking the second straight season the Spartans have finished the season ranked in the top 15. The 2008 season saw many post season honors, including four players named to the Daktronics All-America team, one named NSCAA All-America, one NSCAA Scholar All-American, the SSC Defensive Player of the Year, four SSC first-team players and four named All-South Region. Bush was also named SSC Coach of the Year and South Region Coach of the Year. It was also a year that marked the fourth player in four years to get drafted in a professional draft as senior Ryan Maxwell was selected in the first round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. Among the former players Bush has coached at UT who are active in professional soccer include Brian Fekete (Orlando City, USL), Dominic Cutrofello (VSI Tampa Bay, USL), Pascal Millien (Sligo FC, Premier Division I - Ireland Champions League 2013-14) and Ryan Thompson (Jamaican National Team). Millien was the second Spartans in three years from UT to play in the UEFA Champions League, which is the most prestigious professional club championship tournament in the world. Bush enjoyed a stellar playing career at Tampa and has had tremendous success coaching at nearly every amateur level in the sport. As a player at The University of Tampa, Bush earned Adidas National Player of the Year honors in 1994 when he captained the Spartans to the 1994 NCAA National Championship. A four-time All-south region and All-SSC performer, Bush was the 1st Spartan soccer player to be inducted into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame in 2002 and was named to the Sunshine State Conference Silver Anniversary (25 years) team one year later. He was also recognized as an All-American in 1991 and 1994 and played on the 1992 US National B Team along with a gold medal at the 1993 US Olympic Festival (South). He went on to play professionally for the USL Tampa Bay Cyclones, the NPSL Tampa Bay Terror, the USL A-League New Orleans Gamblers and Orlando Sundogs. Bush returned to UT in 2004 for his second stint as an assistant at his alma mater with coach Tom Fitzgerald. He also coached at Tampa under Keith Fulk from 1996-98 when the Spartans won two SSC Championships. Bush's coaching prowess extends well beyond his time spent on the UT campus. In 2002, he earned a USSF National "A" Coaching License and was a staff coach for the FYSA Olympic Development Program (ODP). Prior to being the head coach at his alma mater, Bush held the position of director of coaching with HC United Soccer Club from 2001-06. During his time as DOC at HC United, Bush had a total of four players who were named to the final World Cup roster for the US U-17 Mens National Team, 12 teams advanced to the FYSA State Cup Final Four with five state championships and more than 150 players moving on to play NCAA soccer. From May 2006 to August 2008 Adrian Bush was named the General Manager/DOC of RSL Florida. In his two years at RSL Florida, 18 teams made the FYSA State Cup Final Four while posting seven state championships and seven runner-ups. He is currently working at Tampa Bay United as the technical director and coaching nationally ranked U18 Girls. His 2015 Tampa Bay United U17 Girls won the USYS National Championship in July 2015 after losing the previous season in penalty kicks in the national championship game. It was the clubs 1st National Championship in their history and the Tampa Bay area first female national champion since 1996. 2015 was a special year for the team as they captured the Florida State title along with the Region 3 championship. All players have verbally committed to attend college with two players attending the University of Tampa womens program in the Fall of 2016. During his career as a head coach of boys and girls youth teams from the U-13 to U-19, Bush has compiled 19 FYSA state championships as a head coach. From 1996-2001, Bush was the head boys soccer coach at Gaither High School in Tampa where his overall record was 121-25-9, winning the 4A FHSAA state championship during the 1999-2000 season and finishing as runner-up the following year. In the championship season, Gaither was ranked fifth in the country in the final NSCAA/Adidas National Poll. He was also named State High School Coach of the Year on two occasions. His most memorable accomplishment was an induction to The University of Tampa Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. Bush also received his USSF National GK "A" license, which he completed in February 2014. Bush is a 1995 graduate of The University of Tampa. He resides in Tampa with his wife Trisha, son Beckham, and stepsons Tripp and Cole. Adrian Bush Milestone Wins  1 Christian Brothers (1-0), 9/9/2007  100 West Alabama (2-0), 9/21/2014 Adrian Bush's Collegiate Coaching Career Adrian Bush Milestone Wins   1 Christian Brothers (1-0), 9/9/2007  100 West Alabama (2-0), 9/21/2014 Adrian Bush's Collegiate Coaching Career

Loregnard is in his 15th season as the top assistant coach for the University of Tampa mens soccer program after serving as the graduate assistant coach on the 2001 national championship team. Loregnard was promoted to associate head coach in 2012 after spending his first 10 seasons as the lead assistant coach. He works in conjunction with the head coach in conducting practice and gameday tactics, scheduling, travel arrangements and summer camps. In 2012, Maurice Loregnard, otherwise known as "coach Mo", took on a new venture to help promote the talent in the Tampa Bay area. Specifically the top present and past college players, who have been lucky enough to represent one of the many universities in the Bay area. His main task after being announced as their First ever head coach in franchise History of The Tampa Marauders F.C. , was to grow and establish the newest NPSL soccer team. After two years, Loregnard has taken the franchise and found them a place on the Soccer map, which is engraved in the TAMPA BAY Soccer community. He coached them triumphantly, for two consecutive Gulf Coast Cups in 2013 & 2014, and in addition a second place finish in 2014 to MIAMI FC IN THE SHINSHINE STATE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, losing only in double overtime. In 2008, the Spartans were 18-4-1 as UT advanced to the NCAA national semifinals where they lost in overtime to eventual national champion Cal State-Dominguez Hills. He coached four All-Americans as goalkeeper Ryan Thompson was named the SSC Defensive Player of the Year. In 2007, he helped guide the Spartans to the programs first SSC tournament championship while advancing to the NCAA South Region finals. With 13 victories, the squad also captured the most victories in six seasons. He also serves as the Boys Director of Coaching for the soccer club, Tampa Bay United. In that position, he oversees and directs the operation of the competitive boys teams at the club while preparing the kids and their coaches for their season of competitive soccer. This is a newly merged club of RSL Florida and Hillsborough United. He has been in this position since June of 2011, but was also the Boys Director at Real Salt Lake Florida from 2009 to 2011. In 2003, he served as the Interim Head Coach at UT for the teams final four games. He was previously a graduate assistant with the 2001 NCAA II national champions and has been a member of the coaching staff since graduation and a short summer Pro stint with Reading Rage and Hampton Roads. He also carries a wealth of soccer administrative experience, serving as an adjunct professor at the University of Tampa since 2009. He has also served in gameday operations for the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 2001, and as a facilities intern with UT from 2000-01. He started off as an administrative assistant with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association from 1995-96. A native of St. James, Trinidad, Loregnard earned his degree from UT in 2001 after two years at Young Harris College (Ga.). He started all 34 games in his two-year career at Tampa from 1999-2000 and was also the team captain. In 2000, he was named the teams best defensive player. Loregnard was a two-time all-region selection at Young Harris. Loregnard was a nine-year member of Trinidad and Tobago national football teams that competed at various CONCACAF tournaments in the Caribbean, Central and South America. He played from the U-14 to U-23 level representing his home country. Following his graduation from Tampa, he also spent one season playing professional soccer with the Reading Rage. Loregnard carries a USSF A Coaching License. Maurice Loregnard is in his 15th season as the top assistant coach for the University of Tampa mens soccer program after serving as the graduate assistant coach on the 2001 national championship team. Loregnard was promoted to associate head coach in 2012 after spending his first 10 seasons as the lead assistant coach. He works in conjunction with the head coach in conducting practice and gameday tactics, scheduling, travel arrangements and summer camps. In 2012, Maurice Loregnard, otherwise known as "coach Mo", took on a new venture to help promote the talent in the Tampa Bay area. Specifically the top present and past college players, who have been lucky enough to represent one of the many universities in the Bay area. His main task after being announced as their First ever head coach in franchise History of The Tampa Marauders F.C. , was to grow and establish the newest NPSL soccer team. After two years, Loregnard has taken the franchise and found them a place on the Soccer map, which is engraved in the TAMPA BAY Soccer community. He coached them triumphantly, for two consecutive Gulf Coast Cups in 2013 & 2014, and in addition a second place finish in 2014 to MIAMI FC IN THE SHINSHINE STATE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, losing only in double overtime. In 2008, the Spartans were 18-4-1 as UT advanced to the NCAA national semifinals where they lost in overtime to eventual national champion Cal State-Dominguez Hills. He coached four All-Americans as goalkeeper Ryan Thompson was named the SSC Defensive Player of the Year. In 2007, he helped guide the Spartans to the programs first SSC tournament championship while advancing to the NCAA South Region finals. With 13 victories, the squad also captured the most victories in six seasons. He also serves as the Boys Director of Coaching for the soccer club, Tampa Bay United. In that position, he oversees and directs the operation of the competitive boys teams at the club while preparing the kids and their coaches for their season of competitive soccer. This is a newly merged club of RSL Florida and Hillsborough United. He has been in this position since June of 2011, but was also the Boys Director at Real Salt Lake Florida from 2009 to 2011. In 2003, he served as the Interim Head Coach at UT for the teams final four games. He was previously a graduate assistant with the 2001 NCAA II national champions and has been a member of the coaching staff since graduation and a short summer Pro stint with Reading Rage and Hampton Roads. He also carries a wealth of soccer administrative experience, serving as an adjunct professor at the University of Tampa since 2009. He has also served in gameday operations for the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 2001, and as a facilities intern with UT from 2000-01. He started off as an administrative assistant with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association from 1995-96. A native of St. James, Trinidad, Loregnard earned his degree from UT in 2001 after two years at Young Harris College (Ga.). He started all 34 games in his two-year career at Tampa from 1999-2000 and was also the team captain. In 2000, he was named the teams best defensive player. Loregnard was a two-time all-region selection at Young Harris. Loregnard was a nine-year member of Trinidad and Tobago national football teams that competed at various CONCACAF tournaments in the Caribbean, Central and South America. He played from the U-14 to U-23 level representing his home country. Following his graduation from Tampa, he also spent one season playing professional soccer with the Reading Rage. Loregnard carries a USSF A Coaching License.

Sims is also the head coach at his alma mater, Jesuit High School, as he was hired in September of 2013. He was previously the head coach for Gaither High Schools soccer team, where he held the position from 2001 to May of 2013. At Gaither he led his teams to four district championships, 10 regional playoff appearances and three Clearwater Cup titles. Gaither also won the 2005 Admiral Cup Championship and 2004, 2011 and 1012 regional championships. He also led Gaither to three state final four appearances. He is also the head coach for the HCUnited U15-U19 boys team, where he has guided the squad to four consecutive state Final Fours. The team was also the 2006 and 2008 state finalists. In 2005, the U-19 boys team captured the Super Y League North American Championship, which was a feat repeated in 2006 by his U-17 team. His U-16 team was also a Super Y League semifinalist in 2005. In 2008, he became an assistant coach for goalkeeping with the Tampa Bay Hellenic of the W-League. In his first season, goalkeeper Mallori Lofton-Malachi was named the W-League Goalkeeper of the Year. Sims has also coached womens soccer, as he served as UTs goalkeeping coach in 2005. The Spartans finished the season with a 14-2-2 record while advancing to the NCAA tournament and winning the Sunshine State Conference. In 2003, he held the same position at the University of South Florida, where he helped the Bulls to a second-place finish in Conference USA. He began his coaching career in 1997 when he became the goalkeeping coach for his alma mater, Jesuit High School. His stint as the keeper coach lasted through the 1998 season as the team captured the state championship. He then served as an assistant coach from 2000-01 while helping the team to an overall 30-2 record. While winning the Class 2A state title, Jesuit was also ranked No. 1 in the nation by foxstudentsports.com. His coaching accomplishments include being named the head coach of the Hillsborough vs. Pinellas Senior All-Star Game, which is a position he has been chosen for on eight occasions (2005-12). He is also a three-time Western Conference Coach of the Year (2004-06) and the 2004 FHSAA State Coach of the Year (Class 5A). In 2003, he was also named the head coach of the West team at the FACA Senior All-Star game. A four-year starting goalkeeper at UT, Sims was also a dual-sport star in baseball. While recording a career record of 60-13-5, Sims was a two-time all-SSC selection and 1998 all-South Region choice. He led the Spartans to three SSC championships and two Elite Eight appearances. He set goalkeeping records for games played (74), saves (243), minutes (6,237) and shutouts (17). He then went on to a professional career, beginning with a one-year stint with the Hampton Roads Mainers in 2000. He helped the A League Team to a playoff appearance. In 2001, he played for the Nashville Metros of the A League before moving on to the Tampa Bay Hawks of the PDL in 2002. With his hometown team, he helped the team to a conference championship. He concluded his pro career in 2003 with the Tampa Bay Kickers, as the team captured the state and Southern regional titles. Sims starred for the Spartans as a two-sport player, also competing in baseball. A member of the 1998 national championship team, he was a two-time all-SSC and NCAA South Regional all-tournament selection and the 1996 SSC Freshman of the Year. He also owns UT single-game records with six hits and two triples in a contest. Among career leaders, he still ranks in games played (fifth, 228), games started (ninth, 156), at bats (fifth, 848), runs (sixth, 208), hits (fourth, 281) and stolen bases (second (113). He also ranks on the single season charts in runs (first) and stolen bases (second). Sims holds a USSF A License, a USSF National Goalkeeping License, a USSF National Youth License and a NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma. He is married to wife Erin as the couple has two sons, J.P., and Jax.