Jeff Rowland 2024-25 Men's Soccer Staff

phone 631-3383

Email jrowlan2@nd.edu

Bio

CAREER OVERVIEW

Fifteen seasons as collegiate coach
- Harvard (1 season), Creighton (1 season), Washington (10 seasons), Notre Dame (3 seasons)
Member of the United Soccer Coaches National Coaching Staff of the Year (2023 Notre Dame)
Five Elite Eight appearances, including four of the last five
Two College Cup Appearances (2021 & 2023 Notre Dame)
One College Cup Final Appearance (2023 Notre Dame)
Helped team win a conference championship at every place he has coached
- Two ACC titles with Notre Dame (one regular season & one tournament), two Pac-12 titles at Washington, one MVC title at Creighton and one Ivy League title at Harvard
Member of the 2019 United Soccer Coaching Regional Staff of the Year

2023 SEASON AT NOTRE DAME

The Irish reached the College Cup for the third time in program history and second time in last three years
Notre Dame went undefeated in ACC play in the regular season for the first time in school history, earning the No. 1 seed for the ACC Tournament
The Irish was selected as the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Championships
For just the second time in program history, Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA College Cup Final

2021 SEASON AT NOTRE DAME

The Irish reached the College Cup for the second time in program history
Notre Dame won its first ACC Championship title in school history
Senior forward Jack Lynn selected as a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American
Three players drafted in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft for the first time in program history

NOTABLE PLAYERS COACHED

Twenty-nine MLS players in 10 years at Washington, including:
- Cristian Roldan – Seattle Sounders & US National Team player
- Herman trophy finalist 2021 & Seattle Sounders Homegrown Dylan Teves
- Blake Bodily – Portland Timbers
- Henry Wingo – Sounders Homegrown who currently plays for Hungarian Champions – Ferencvárosi TC
Four MLS players in three seasons at Notre Dame

PLAYING CAREER

PERSONAL