Chris McGaughey Joins Men’s Soccer Staff
6/29/2023 12:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer
McGaughey comes from CSUB
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Head coach Aaron Lewis has announced the hiring of Chris McGaughey as his new assistant coach for the Gonzaga men's soccer team.
"We are extremely excited to add Chris to our staff this fall," head coach Aaron Lewis said. "His experience has provided him credibility to connect with a variety of players in a unique way. Over the last five years at CSU Bakersfield, Chris helped lead the Roadrunners to multiple post seasons and understands what it takes to build and prepare teams to make positive runs at our level."
McGaughey was part of the CSUB coaching staff since 2018 and helped lead the Roadrunners to four post-season tournaments in four seasons of competition, including a trip to the Western Athletic Conference semifinals in 2019. In addition to his involvement in all aspects of the coaching process, McGaughey led the CSUB Soccer mentoring program, placing current student-athletes with local organizations to drive youth engagement with the sport of soccer and reinforce the importance of education and hard work.
McGaughey began his collegiate career at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas where he was a two-time First Team All-America selection and led the Apaches to the 2012 NJCAA National Championship. He went on to play at Missouri-Kansas City for two seasons, earning team MVP honors as a senior in 2014 when he played every minute in the Kangaroo goal, posting a 1.37 goals against average and a career-best 90 saves. He finished his UMKC career with 12 victories and five clean sheets. After graduation, McGaughey spent four seasons competing for Portadown FC in the Irish Premiership.
"I am incredibly grateful to Coach Aaron for the opportunity to join a top institution and program like Gonzaga," McGaughey said. "I know the ambition that this staff, team and athletic department share, and I am fully committed to adding to this in any way that I can. My family and I are very excited to be joining the Gonzaga and Spokane community and I am looking forward to getting started."
A native of Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, Coach McGaughey will reside in Spokane with his wife, April, their daughter, Elizabeth, and dog, Nutmeg. McGaughey earned his Bachelor of Science in Sociology, with a focus on Anthropology, from UMKC in 2015 and a Master of Public Administration from CSUB in 2020.
"We are extremely excited to add Chris to our staff this fall," head coach Aaron Lewis said. "His experience has provided him credibility to connect with a variety of players in a unique way. Over the last five years at CSU Bakersfield, Chris helped lead the Roadrunners to multiple post seasons and understands what it takes to build and prepare teams to make positive runs at our level."
McGaughey was part of the CSUB coaching staff since 2018 and helped lead the Roadrunners to four post-season tournaments in four seasons of competition, including a trip to the Western Athletic Conference semifinals in 2019. In addition to his involvement in all aspects of the coaching process, McGaughey led the CSUB Soccer mentoring program, placing current student-athletes with local organizations to drive youth engagement with the sport of soccer and reinforce the importance of education and hard work.
McGaughey began his collegiate career at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas where he was a two-time First Team All-America selection and led the Apaches to the 2012 NJCAA National Championship. He went on to play at Missouri-Kansas City for two seasons, earning team MVP honors as a senior in 2014 when he played every minute in the Kangaroo goal, posting a 1.37 goals against average and a career-best 90 saves. He finished his UMKC career with 12 victories and five clean sheets. After graduation, McGaughey spent four seasons competing for Portadown FC in the Irish Premiership.
"I am incredibly grateful to Coach Aaron for the opportunity to join a top institution and program like Gonzaga," McGaughey said. "I know the ambition that this staff, team and athletic department share, and I am fully committed to adding to this in any way that I can. My family and I are very excited to be joining the Gonzaga and Spokane community and I am looking forward to getting started."
A native of Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, Coach McGaughey will reside in Spokane with his wife, April, their daughter, Elizabeth, and dog, Nutmeg. McGaughey earned his Bachelor of Science in Sociology, with a focus on Anthropology, from UMKC in 2015 and a Master of Public Administration from CSUB in 2020.
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