Reece Olney
Prev. College: Seattle Pacific
Title:Head Men's Soccer Coach
Phone:253-879-3586

Reece Olney returned for his 16th season as Head Men's Soccer Coach at the University of Puget Sound in 2009. In 2006, Coach Olney led the Loggers to a 13-3-2 record overall, and continuing an impressive run through NWC play, posting a 10-2-2 NWC record to take the conference title and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Coach Olney has his USSF "A" license, is the assistant coach for the Region IV '88 Team, is a member of the Boys Region IV Regional Staff, participates as a member of the Instructional Staff for Washington State ODP, and is a Director of Club Development for Washington Premier Football Club.

Since beginning at the University of Puget Sound in 1994, Olney has joined the record books as having the most wins of any soccer coach. Coach Olney has an overall record of 193-93-29. Olney was named Northwest Conference Coach of the Year in both 1999 and 2002. He has coached 11 All-America athletes, 25 All-Region athletes and over 50 All-Conference athletes, 6 Academic All-American and 13 All-Region Scholars since joining the university.

 

Overall Coaching Record at Puget Sound
(16 Seasons)

Year Overall
NWC
1994 11-9-0 3-7-0*
1995 8-10-2 1-6-1*
1996 11-8-2 7-5-2
1997 11-6-4 9-4-3
1998 7-12-1 5-10-1
1999 20-2-0 13-1-0
2000 12-5-3 9-3-2
2001 12-7-1 8-5-1
2002 17-4-0 13-1-0
2003 13-3-3 10-1-3
2004 13-3-3 10-3-1
2005 11-2-3 10-2-2
2006 13-3-2 10-2-2
2007 15-3-1 10-3-1
2008 10-7-2 8-4-2
2009 9-9-2 6-6-2

TOTAL 193-93-29 122-44-20

 

* School affiliated with PNWAC and not reflected in NWC record.




Bobby McLaughlin
Prev. College: Seattle Pacific
Title:Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

Bobby McLaughlin begins his tenth year as an assistant with the Men's soccer program. McLaughlin focuses his time and energy working with the team's goalkeepers. Over the past nine seasons, he has coached three All-American goalkeepers at Puget Sound.

Prior to joining Olney's staff at UPS, McLaughlin spent eleven years as an assistant coach with the Men's soccer team at his alma mater, Seattle Pacific University.

 

Byron Conforti
Prev. College: Puget Sound
Title:Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

Byron Conforti begins his third year as an assistant coach with the Puget Sound Men's Soccer program. Conforti joined the staff for the 2007 season after graduating from the University with a BA in English and completing a minor in History.

Conforti played all four years for the Loggers and was Swanson's co-captain in 2006 when they hoisted the conference title trophy.  Over his four years, Conforti notched 14 goals and 15 assists as an outside midfielder and forward.  He earned all-NWC honors and all-region honors his senior season.

Conforti works and lives in Tacoma where he is an Employment Specialist.

 

Greg Swanson
Prev. College: Puget Sound
Title:Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

Greg Swanson begins his second year as a Puget Sound Men's Soccer assistant coach. Swanson joined the staff for the 2008 season after graduating from the University the previous spring with a bachelor's degree in Business and Economics.

A four-year starter at Puget Sound, Swanson co-captained the program's last NWC championship team in 2006.  During his career, Swanson recorded 14 goals and 12 assists splitting his time between left midfield and left back.  He earned all-NWC honors his sophomore, junior and senior seasons and an all-region selection his senior year.

Prior to coaching at Puget Sound, Swanson spent four years coaching U-11 boys' teams for Washington Premier F.C. He resides in nearby University Place with his wife, Courtney.

 

Phil Harris
Prev. College: Linfield
Title:Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

Phil Harris enters his second season as an assistant coach at the University of Puget Sound. In addition to coaching at UPS, Harris is the Head Coach for the Boys Varsity team at Emerald Ridge High School and the Girls Varsity team at Lakes High School. He has also coached club soccer for South Hill Revolution and Washington Premier FC.

As a player, Harris played all ten field positions as a member of the Linfield College Men's Program from 1999-2002 earning All-Conference, All-Region, and All-America honors as a central midfielder. In 2000, Harris was part of the Linfield squad that went 21-1-1 en route to the school's first final four appearance.

 



Cole Peterson
Great Falls, Mont.
C.M. Russell HS

A defensive wall in the Logger backfield, Cole has been a regular contributor for Puget Sound since arriving in 2006. While he excels athletically, he also enjoys his academics. "Organic chemistry has been my favorite class so far. I enjoyed being one of John Hanson's students. The labs were a lot of work, but were interesting and fun."