Quad City Eagles

Quad City Eagles

Full name	Quad City Eagles Football Club
Nickname(s)	Eagles
Founded	2010
Stadium	Lucken Field, Rock Island, Illinois
Capacity	5,000
Head Coach	Scott Mejia
League	National Premier Soccer League
2013	1st, Central Division Playoffs: TBD
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors

Quad City Eagles is an American soccer team based in Moline, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2010, the team made its debut in the Midwest Division of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in 2011.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 Tyler Cowherd 2 Derek Oelmann 3 McLean Johnson 4 Joe Frerichs 5 Nils Sundin 6 Kurt Albrecht 7 Max Muchow 8 Emlyn Jacoby 9 Kendrick Tyson 10 Kyle Yager 11 Tyler Holle 12 Jon Sandoval 13 Austin Otto 14 Mathew Haager 15 Sean Fidlow

No. Position Player 16 Jaime Castrejon 17 Michael Miniaci 18 Eduardo Garza 19 Thomas Catania 20 Scott Wallner 21 Steven Samuel 22 Jordan Collins 24 Tony Villasenor 25 Marco Torres 26 Graham Nugent 28 Jeff Varner 27 Willy Kappie 31 Alfredo Piedra 33 Nick Roman

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2011	4	NPSL	2nd, Midwest	Did not qualify	Did not enter
2012	4	NPSL	3rd, Midwest-Central	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2013	4	NPSL	1st, Midwest-Central	Regional Finals	Did not qualify
2014	4	NPSL	1st, Midwest-Central	Qualified	Did not qualify

Head coaches

• Scott Mejia (2011–present)

In addition to his role with the Eagles, Scott is in his 12th year at Augustana College and the sixth as the head women's soccer coach. Highlights of Mejia's career include: •2009 CCIW Regular Season and Tournament Champions •2009 CCIW Coach of the Year, NCAA Div III Central Region Coach of the Year •2009 NCAA “Sweet Sixteen” Div III Tournament appearance •NCAA Div III Tournament 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 •Winningest Coach in Augustana College history in Women’s soccer program •68 – 37- 6 Men’s Coaching Record •137 – 49 – 15 Women’s Coaching record Most impressively, In April 2004, Scott joined a select group of coaches who have earned the National “A” Coaching License from the United States Soccer Federation Coaching School when he passed the course in Carson, California. Only 1,500 coaches nationwide have earned an “A” license, including just 33 in Illinois and 10 in Iowa. He received his National “B” License in 2000 after gaining his “C” License in 1998.

Assistant coaches

• Jon Mannall (2011–present)

A native of London, England, Jon graduated from Marycrest International University in Davenport, IA. While at Mary Crest, Jon played soccer and basketball for the Marauding Eagles. Coach Mannall joined St. Ambrose as an assistant women's soccer coach in 2002 before taking over the women's program in 2003. St. Ambrose University announced in March 2010 that Jon Mannall had been named the University’s head soccer coach. Mannall has coached the SAU women’s soccer team since 2003 and added the men's coaching duties in 2010. Since taking the program full-time, Mannall has turned the Queen Bees into a nationally recognized program. He has been named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Coach of the year the last three seasons as his teams have claimed three straight regular season conference crowns. His 2008 team made the program's first ever appearance in the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship and his 2009 squad finished 18-2-1 overall, setting a program record for wins in a season, and 7-0 in the MCC. From 2003-09, Mannall has compiled a 75-61-9 record with the Queen Bees.

• Michael Regan (2012–present)

• Lucas Zicher (2012–present)

References

External links

• Official site