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Mark Krikorian - Camp Director / FSU Head Coach Florida State soccer head coach Mark Krikorian took over the Seminole women's soccer program in 2005 and in two years he has led FSU to back-to-back College Cup appearances. After leading the Seminoles to the most successful season in school history in his first year on the job, Krikorian was right back at it in 2006 proving to the nation that Florida State women’s soccer would be one to reckon with on an annual basis. Not only has Krikorian accomplished things that had never been done at Florida State, but he has also achieved what has yet to be accomplished by head coaches on the national level. Krikorian is the first coach to take over a program and lead that team to back-to-back College Cups versus a 64-team field. He is the first coach to advance through eight rounds of the NCAA Tournament in his first two seasons at a school and he is the first FSU coach to ever lead the program to consecutive College Cups. Krikorian’s teams are now 7-2-1 in two seasons of NCAA Tournament play and he has won 77.8% of his games since taking over as the Seminoles’ coach.
Krikorian's brief tenure at Florida State has been nothing short of stellar, leading the Seminoles to their first 20-win season and second College Cup in his first year on the job in 2005. In his second year at the helm, the Seminoles continued their dominance in 2006, reaching the College Cup for the third time in the program's 12th year. In both seasons, Krikorian earned at least three NCAA Tournament wins and reached the Tournament semifinals, a feat that had only occurred once in program history. It shouldn’t be surprising though when you look at Krikorian's past. He won two National Championships following undefeated seasons at Franklin Pierce. He then built Hartford into a national power before coming to FSU. Krikorian has never posted a winning percentage below .700 at any of his collegiate head coaching positions. With that kind of success it is easy to see why he is one of the most successful coaches of all-time. Krikorian currently ranks 17th on the all-time list for winningest coaches across all divisions and is the sixth winningest active head coach in Division I. The Seminole coach is one of only two members of that top 17 that coached in two divisions of the NCAA. The only exception is Florida’s Becky Burleigh who started her career at an NAIA school.
After what Krikorian has done in back-to-back seasons at Florida State, it would be hard not to argue that he is one of the best coaches in Division I. What the Seminole head coach is doing when it comes to consecutive victories is unprecedented in FSU soccer history. Krikorian's teams have the two best win streaks to open a season at seven (2005) and six (2006) games. The top two winning streaks and three of the five longest winning streaks in Seminole soccer history have been set in Krikorian's FSU coaching career. In 2005, he led FSU to nine and seven game streaks. With a 6-0 start this past year, the three longest win streaks in school history have all come under Krikorian's guidance. Two seasons ago, he became just the second coach in ACC history to lead his team to eight consecutive wins in conference play. The Seminole boss now has FSU in the midst of another streak as the Seminoles have put together a school record 20-game unbeaten streak at home (18-0-2). Krikorian has also had a successful start to his FSU coaching career. In his first 30 games, Krikorian posted a .850 winning percentage, 300 points better than any previous coach. With a 2-1 victory over Stetson in 2006, he became the fastest FSU coach to earn 30 wins, reaching it in just 38 matches. He also established a new record last season when his 2006 squad had just one loss after 15 matches. No previous FSU team had ever played more than 10 games without suffering multiple losses.
Krikorian hasn't just produced wins; he has secured big wins as well. In the first 10 years and 206 games of FSU soccer history, the Seminoles recorded seven wins over top 10 teams. In just 50 games under Krikorian, Florida State has recorded six top 10 victories. In addition to the win streaks, wins over top teams and a trip to the College Cup, Krikorian has also led FSU to its highest ranking ever in all four college soccer polls including the first No. 1 ranking in school history. After downing Portland 2-1 to kickoff the 2006 season, the Seminoles jumped to the top spot in the nation in the Soccer America top 25 poll, a spot they held for four consecutive weeks.
In Krikorian's first year at the helm of the Seminole program, FSU established new records for overall wins, winning percentage, fewest losses, most ACC wins, the best ACC winning percentage and longest winning streak both in and out of the conference. Krikorian's 2005 squad was the first in school history to reach 20 wins and they matched the highest finish ever by an FSU team in ACC play as they tied for second. He led Florida State to a school-record seven wins over NSCAA top 25 teams and for the first time in program history, FSU spent a month ranked among the nation’s top 10 teams in every soccer poll.
Krikorian took a Seminole team that was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and led them to the College Cup the very next season. He is just the sixth coach in the history of DI Women's soccer to lead his team to the national semifinals in his first season at a school. FSU is now one of six schools who have gone to the College Cup under the direction of two different coaches.
For his efforts, Krikorian was honored both regionally and nationally in his first season. He was named the first ACC Coach of the Year in Seminole soccer history, the 2005 Soccer America National Coach of the Year, the 2005 Soccer Buzz National Coach of the Year, Soccer Buzz's Southeast Region Coach of the Year and the NSCAA’s South Region Coach of the Year.
The Seminoles have flourished both offensively and defensively under Krikorian's guidance. In 2005, Florida State finished with a +43 goal differential, 11 points better than the previous school record, en route to establishing single season records for goals (65) and points (188). His team also set a new record for shutouts in a season with 11 and posted the lowest GAA in school history at 0.86, which is the first sub-1.00 GAA in team history.
Defense was the name of the game for the Seminoles in 2006, setting the school record for fewest goals allowed (18), shutouts (14) and GAA (0.67). FSU also tied the school mark for the fewest defeats in one season with four set in 2005. And for the first time in school history, Florida State registered back-to-back sub-1.00 GAA seasons.
The 2006 season marked the sixth straight year Krikorian led a team to the NCAA Women’s soccer tournament and the third time he has guided a Division I squad to the quarterfinals. He took Hartford to the NCAA Tournament from 1997-2000 including trips to the quarterfinals and two appearances in the round of 16. Krikorian has a lifetime winning percentage of .658 in the Division I Women’s Soccer Tournament and also captured two Division II National Championships with Franklin Pierce. FSU's 2006 College Cup match versus Notre Dame represented Krikorian's sixth all-time appearance in an NCAA soccer semifinal match.
In just two seasons as FSU's field general, Krikorian's players have won more than 60 conference, regional and national honors including six All-ACC first team selections, which lead the conference. Last year, two players were named semifinalist to the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Award for the first time in school history, while three players were finalists for national player of the year recognition. A total of four players received All-America accolades this past season.
On top of his impressive resume in coaching the top talent at the collegiate level, Krikorian has worked with the world's best players during his stops as the head coach of the U-19 National Team and his three years with the Philadelphia Charge. Florida State’s head coach has coached soccer greats from all over the world including U.S. National team stars Brandi Chastain, Kristine Lilly, Tiffeny Milbrett, Heather Mitts and Lorie Fair, English National team player Kelly Smith, French National Marinette Pinchon and Brazilian National Team players Sissi and Katia.
Florida State players haven't only been recognized for their success on the field, but in the classroom as well. Over the last two years, Florida State earned regional academic awards five times. India Trotter was named an academic All-American, marking another first for the FSU soccer program. Additionally, FSU soccer players have earned ACC academic honors 21 times, 13 student-athletes have made the Dean’s List and two others have been on the President’s List with perfect 4.0 GPA’s.
The FSU coach has been at the helm of a college team for a total of 13 seasons now and he has recorded 18+ wins seven times in that span. The 2005 season bettered his first year coaching at Franklin Pierce and Hartford for wins, fewest losses and highest winning percentage.
The 2007 season has begun with another first for the Florida State women's soccer program, as this year's recruiting class achieved its highest ranking in school history. The Seminoles were recognized by Soccer Buzz with the nation's second best recruiting class in 2007, while grabbing the top spot in the Southeast Region. Both rankings are the highest garnered in the program's 13-year history.
U.S. U-19 NATIONAL TEAM Prior to taking over the Seminole soccer program, Krikorian came to Florida State fresh off leading the United States U-19 National Team to the bronze medal, while winning the FIFA Fair Play Award at the 2004 U-19 Women's World Cup. As the head coach for the U.S. U-19 National Team, Krikorian was responsible for all technical aspects of the program as the team prepared for the second-ever U-19 FIFA World Championship.
His U-19 squad cruised through Group C play finishing undefeated beating South Korea, Russia and European Champion Spain. They were the only team to win all three group matches in the tournament, as the U.S. outscored its opponents 8-1. Krikorian then led the U.S. past Australia in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual World Champion Germany in the tournament semifinals. The team responded by beating Brazil 3-0 to secure the bronze medal. The win kept the U.S.’s streak alive as the only country to secure a top-three finish in all nine FIFA World Championships for women.
The team not only left Thailand with bronze medals but they also were awarded the FIFA Fair Play Trophy. Individually, U.S. midfielder Angie Woznuk received the Silver Ball as the tournament's second Most Outstanding Player and the Bronze Shoe as the tournament's third-leading scorer. Overall, Krikorian's squad outscored the competition 13-4 in the World Championships.
WUSA As the head coach of the Philadelphia Charge from 2000-2003, Krikorian had another opportunity to coach the top players in the world and he once again proved he could develop talent and guide players to great heights. Not only did he coach 2002 WUSA MVP and Offensive MVP Pichon, but he also tutored the league’s top keeper in Melissa Moore, who led the league with a 1.00 GAA. He coached the Charge to two playoff berths in his three seasons and was named the league's coach of the year in 2002. Krikorian drafted and coached 10 WUSA All-Stars in just three years on the Charge bench.
In his first season with Philadelphia, Krikorian posted 11 wins in leading the Charge into the playoffs. The team finished the season ranked third in the regular season standings. The next year the Charge once again won 11 games and finished second in the standings, which was an amazing accomplishment considering Krikorian's top player was lost for the season when Kelly Smith went down with an injury. His squad still finished the regular season 11-4-6.
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD Krikorian had achieved an equal measure of success on the college level before jumping to the WUSA. He coached the University of Hartford for five seasons from 1996-2000 leading the squad to an Elite Eight and two Sweet Sixteen appearances during his four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament. He recruited five National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Americans, three academic All-Americans and his squads received the NSCAA Team Academic Award on four occasions. Overall, Krikorian's teams averaged 15 wins per season as he posted a 75-30-3 overall record while winning three conference championships. Three of his squads finished the year ranked in the NSCAA's top 15 and they were awarded the NSCAA Team Academic Award for four straight seasons.
Krikorian wasted little time in turning Hartford into a national power. After a 4-14 first season, Krikorian's Hawks won at least 17 and never lost more than five games, while advancing to the NCAA Tournament in each of his next four seasons.
Hartford immediately improved to 19-2-1 in just the second season under Krikorian including a win over national power Connecticut. Hartford also won just the second NCAA Tournament game in school history that year. In 1998, the success continued as the Hawks posted a 17-5 record while advancing to the Sweet 16. That year Krikorian led Hartford to wins over Texas A&M and Harvard in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
In 1999, only his third year at the helm of the Hawk program, Krikorian put together the best soccer season in school history. Hartford finished the regular season 15-4-2 and as conference champions for the third straight year. That regular season success was tame compared to the team's magical run through the NCAA Tournament. After opening with a home win over Princeton, Krikorian traveled to Gainesville to take on the defending National Champions. His Hawks dethroned the Gators on the road and then did the same thing a week later to Virginia in a 3-2 triple overtime win. The victory moved the Hawks into the Elite Eight for the first time in school history.
In his final season in Connecticut, Krikorian put together his most impressive regular season as his Hawks went 17-2. They defeated both Virginia and Florida again. The win over Florida was a decisive 3-0 victory. Krikorian also led the Hawks to the school’s first-ever victory over Dartmouth in the seventh meeting between the programs.
FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE Krikorian came to Hartford after spending six years as the head coach at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, NH (1990-1996) where he built one of the most dominant soccer programs in the college game. His teams won two National Championships, both during undefeated seasons, and appeared in two other final fours. His squad’s had a remarkable 39-game winning streak and his 1995 National Championship team was 20-0. Krikorian’s teams compiled a 93-19-3 record in six seasons. He recruited three National Players of the Year, eight All-Americans, five academic All-Americans and four national scoring champions. His team at Franklin Pierce also garnered the NSCAA Team Academic Award.
Before Krikorian arrived at Franklin Pierce, the school had an all-time record of 21-36-4 in five seasons winning just under 38% of their games. After he arrived on campus, the Ravens have had just one losing season in 14 years and have won five National Championships. Since Krikorian became the head coach and rejuvenated the program, Franklin Pierce has won almost 89% of their matches. Krikorian built the foundation for the Franklin Pierce dynasty in just six years on the job.
In 1990, his first year in New Hampshire, Krikorian went 10-6-2. The school's 10 victories were just four shy of tying the program’s total from its first five years of existence. Two seasons later the Raven’s were 20-1 and finished in the NCAA semifinals. After a 16-3 season in 1993 and another NCAA semifinal, Krikorian completed his reclamation of Franklin Pierce by going a perfect 19-0 and winning the school’s first-ever NCAA women’s soccer championship. What did Krikorian then do for an encore? In 1995 he repeated as National Champions, this time with a record of 20-0.
After departing for Hartford after the 1995 season, the Ravens went on to capture two more National Championships and five in a six-year span. Franklin Pierce and North Carolina are still the only two schools in the history of NCAA soccer to win four consecutive NCAA Championships.
HONORS & AWARDS Krikorian’s two national coach of the year awards in 2005 continued an impressive trend in which the Seminole boss has been honored at every stop of his career. He was named WUSA Coach of the Year in 2002 and received numerous honors and awards throughout his coaching career prior to moving to the professional ranks. He was named the NSCAA’s Northeast Division I Coach of the Year in 1997, the NSCAA Division II National Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1995, the NSCAA Division II Northeast Region Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1995 and was a two-time New England Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1995. In 1990 and 1993 he was named the Division II New England Coach of the Year as well.
Krikorian was a standout player at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. from 1981-1983. He was a two-time captain and team MVP. In 1983, he was a New England Indoor Soccer League (NEISL) All-Star and a first team All-New England selection.
PERSONAL Krikorian graduated with a degree in history from St. Anselm College and he earned his master’s degree in education from Keene (NH) State College in 1994. Krikorian also served as an assistant men’s coach at the University of Maine at Farmington and was a Social Studies teacher at Mt. Abram High School in Maine and Raymond High School in New Hampshire. Krikorian was born in Malden, Mass. on March 28, 1960. He is married to the former Linda Mastrogiovanni. They have two children Alexandra (7) and Michael (5).
Eric Bell - FSU Assistant Coach Eric Bell is in his second season with the Seminole soccer program after spending the last four years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Illinois. In 2005, he was named NSCAA Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year while working at one of the top soccer programs in the Big Ten. For the past decade, Bell has been an assistant and head coach on both the men’s and women’s side of the college game. He is a member of the coaching staff for Region II of the Olympic Development Program. In his first season in Tallahassee, Bell helped guide the Seminoles to their second straight College Cup appearance and an overall record of 18-4-4. Last year, the Seminoles went on to record the most shutouts (14), the lowest GAA (0.67) and the fewest goals allowed in a single season (18). Now in year two as a Seminole assistant, Bell helped Florida State achieve another program first as the 2007 recruiting class achieved its highest ranking in school history. The Seminoles were recognized by Soccer Buzz with the nation’s second best recruiting class in 2007, while grabbing the top spot in the Southeast Region. Both rankings are the highest garnered in the program’s 13-year history. Of the 11 freshman, five ranked in the top 150 by Soccer Buzz while Erin McNulty ranked among the nation’s top international recruits.
With Bell on staff at Illinois, the Fighting Illini had tremendous success on the field and on the recruiting trail. After going 9-11-1 in 2002, his first year with the Illini, the team went 16-4-2 the very next season en route to posting an overall record of 44-17-7 from 2003-2005. During that span, the Fighting Illini advanced to three straight NCAA Tournaments. In 2004, Illinois made school history advancing to the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever.
In his role as recruiting coordinator, Bell attracted some of the nation’s top talent to Champaign. His 2005 recruiting class was ranked 23rd by SoccerBuzz and his 2006 class was ranked ninth with six signees among the top 200 in the nation. Bell recruited some of the nation’s and the world’s top players to Illinois in his four years. Freshman Emily Zurrer played for the Canadian U-20 National Team at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Mexico in 2006. The defender was named MVP of the 2004 CONCACAF qualifying tournament and two years ago she led Canada to the CONCACAF title and a berth in the 2004 World Championships. Freshman midfielder Marti Desjarlais, brought to Champaign during Bell’s tenure as recruiting coordinator, was a three-time NSCAA high school All-American and the only high school All-American on the 2005 team to earn that honor for three straight years.
Bell comes from a strong academic background as well. As the head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania his team compiled a GPA of 3.43 in 2000, the third-highest team GPA in Division II that year. Two years ago, senior Christen Karniski was named an NSCAA/adidas first team scholar All-American at Illinois.
Before coming to Illinois, Bell spent 2001 as an assistant coach for Minnesota's women's soccer team. He organized and directed the soccer booster club for the Golden Gopher program in addition to his regular coaching and recruiting duties. Bell was also involved with the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association as the ODP state team head coach in 2001. Prior to heading to Minnesota, Bell was the head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for the 2000 season.
From 1997-2000, Bell was an assistant coach for both the men's and women's soccer teams at Ashland University in Ohio. While there, he helped the women's team to three consecutive conference titles from 1997-99 and to the NCAA Division II national semifinals in 1998.
Bell is a United States Soccer Federation A Licensed coach and a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He attended the College of Wooster where he earned a B.A. in 1992. As a player, he led his team to two NCAA Division III tournament appearances in 1989 and 1990 and to a North Coast Athletic Conference title in 1989. He was voted the team's best offensive player following the 1991 season. Bell and his wife, April, were married in May of 2001. They have two children, Malena, 5, and Cameron, 3.
Paul Rogers - Assistant Coach A native of Brighton, England, Paul Rogers comes to Florida State after spending the last two seasons as an assistant with the women’s soccer program at the University of Louisville. In his first season as an Assistant Coach with the Seminoles, Rogers’ primary responsibilities will include the training of the goalkeepers and team defending along with other recruiting and scouting duties. At Louisville, Rogers oversaw all recruiting matters as well as working with the development of the goalkeepers. Just last year, the Cardinals had their finest season in the 22-year history of the sport setting the school record for wins (13) and winning percentage (.725) as well as making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Defense was the name of the game for Louisville in 2006 as the Cardinals allowed just 10 goals in 20 games giving up two or more goals in a game just once, that coming from the hands of national runner-up Notre Dame in South Bend (2-0).
Rogers was a major contributor to the success of the Cardinal defense in 2006 working with Soccer Buzz fourth team All-American keeper Joanna Haig. Haig started 15 games in net for Louisville setting the single-season record for GAA at 0.49, while tying the single-season record for shutouts with eight. Overall, the Cardinals posted 11 shutouts and a GAA of 0.47. Before arriving in the Blue Grass state, Rogers spent a year as an assistant at Tulane University where he held the same responsibilities.
Rogers brings a great deal of goalkeeping experience to Tallahassee as he is the founder and director of Paul Rogers Goalkeeping. He also served as a camp director for 10 years at Soccerplus Goalkeeping School, the largest goalkeeping school in the United States. There, he worked with both U.S. and International goalkeepers and coaches as well as overseeing the operation of the camp and training of the staff members.
His coaching background also includes stints as a youth coach with Brighton and Hove Albion (English Pro team), a Region II goalkeeping coach, Indiana ODP coach and Kentucky ODP coach. He has earned a UEFA B License, USSF B License, UEFA Goalkeeper License, an English Football Association Certificate and NSCAA Goalkeeper’s Licenses. In addition, Rogers joined the USSF (United States Soccer Federation) goalkeeping instructional staff in 2006 where he teaches the Goalkeeping section of the USSF A, B, and C Licenses. He is also a part of the NSCAA goalkeeping staff where he instructs the State, Regional and National courses and helped present part of the NSCAA State License at the 2007 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis.
As a player, Rogers had spells at numerous Pro and Semi-Pro clubs in England where he played at the goalkeeper position. Paul represented Great Britain in the World University Games in Daegu, South Korea, and also played professionally in the United States for the A-League Indiana Blast.
Rogers earned a bachelor’s degree in sport administration in 2004 at the University of Indianapolis and is married to the former Lisa Harrison. Harrison played basketball at the University of Tennessee where she helped the Lady Volunteers to the 1991 National Championship. Harrison also played six years in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury.
Jean Rettig - FSU Graduate Assistant Coach Jean Rettig is in her first season as team manager with the Seminole soccer program after spending the last five seasons as a student-athlete at Penn State University. For the past year, Rettig has served as an assistant coach with Central Penn United, a U-14 girls squad led by current Penn State assistant coach Mariel Wilner. She also had the opportunity to serve as head coach of a U-10 girls summer academy team which is affiliated with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the United Soccer League (USL-2) Second Division.
Lydia Vandenbergh - FSU Volunteer Assistant Coach In her first season at Florida State, Lydia Vandenbergh joins the Seminole soccer program as a volunteer assistant coach after spending time as both a player and a coach. Vandenbergh brings valuable experience to Tallahassee spending four years as a student-athlete at Clemson University and nine years of playing experience in the W-League with the Asheville Splash (2000-04) and the Charlotte Eagles (2005-08). Vandenbergh served two years (2006-07) as a coach for Matthews Soccer Club in Charlotte, N.C. She acted as co-director of Revelations Soccer in 2007, while working as an assistant coach at Charlotte Christian High School in 2008. From 2005 to 2008, Vandenbergh coached several camps and clinics affiliated with the Charlotte Eagles both here in the United States and oversees in Singapore, Thailand and Brazil. In W-League action, Vandenbergh was a member of the 2006 Charlotte Eagles' squad that advanced to the league semifinals. Playing with the Eagles, Vandenbergh was named to the W-League Team of the Week during the tenth week of the season this past year.
She also spent two years in Brazil playing on the professional circuit. In 2006, Vandenbergh was a member of Santos Futebol Clube in Santos, Sao Paulo, while playing a year for Cotia Futsal Clube in Cotia, Sao Paulo in 2007.
At Clemson, Vandenbergh was a three-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll. She participated in the NCAA Tournament in each of her four seasons while leading the Tigers to three straight years of finishing the season ranked in the top 25 including a high of 14th in 2002. Vandenbergh appeared in 80 games over her career making 65 starts. She ended her college career starting 60 consecutive matches for the Tigers, a streak dating back to the beginning of her sophomore campaign in 2003. She graduated from Clemson University in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in computer science.
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