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Florida Gulf Coast University Athletics
 10501 FGCU Blvd. S. Fort Myers, FL 33965
Division 1 Florida Southeast
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Oliver Twelvetrees

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A proven winner at different levels of collegiate soccer, Oliver Twelvetrees has been named the third head coach in the history of the Florida Gulf Coast University men's soccer program.


"With great enthusiasm, I announce Oliver Twelvetrees as the new head coach of FGCU men's soccer," said FGCU director of athletics Colin Hargis. "Oliver is a proven champion on and off the pitch. He is ready to lead the Eagles in the next chapter of our men's soccer program. I am confident that he will build on the tradition and history of FGCU men's soccer."


"I am incredibly honored and excited to accept the position of head coach of the Florida Gulf Coast University men's soccer team," said Twelvetrees. "This is a role that I have worked toward my entire coaching career, and I am eager to build upon the strong foundation that has been established here within a top class athletic department. I am committed to developing our student-athletes into successful soccer players who are driven to compete in the beautiful game at the highest level. We will strive for excellence on the pitch, while emphasizing academic achievement, personal growth, and community engagement."


Twelvetrees comes with a winning pedigree, having led Colorado State University-Pueblo to the NCAA Division II national semifinals in each of the last three seasons and the national championship match in 2023 and 2022. In his five seasons with the ThunderWolves, Twelvetrees posted a 74-21-12 record. He led his squad to 15 or more wins in each of his last four seasons and will depart with the fourth-best winning percentage among active coaches in NCAA D-II.


The 2024 season saw Twelvetrees named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Coach of the Year. Caio Oliveira would be named RMAC Offensive Player of the Year to start his list of post-season accolades for 2024. Oliveira would join RMAC Defensive Player of the Year Shjon Andrews as a Division II Conference Commissioner's Association All-American. Oliveira would also earn United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American status, marking the third time in CSU-Pueblo history that a member of the ThunderWolves was a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American.


The posting at FGCU marks a coaching return to the Sunshine State for Twelvetrees. In 2013, he started the program at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne. Competing in the NJCAA, EFSC finished as either conference, region or district champions and finished ranked in the final NJCAA Top 10. His squad finished second in 2019 and third in 2015 and 2018. Also, while at EFSC Twelvetrees produced 14 NJCAA All-Americans and nine United Soccer Coaches All-Americans.


Prior to Eastern Florida State, Twelvetrees was the head coach for seven seasons at Barton Community College. He would post an overall record of 124-20-5 (.849) in his time at Barton with four conference championships, four Region VI championships, and two district championships. Twelvetrees would see his side finish in the Top 15 of the rankings with at least one All-American each year. More than half of his student-athletes would move on to play at four-year institutions.


"My coaching philosophy is based on a team first environment and tactical discipline within a high performance culture," Twelvetrees said.


Twelvetrees started his head collegiate coaching career on the women's side at Wayne State College. He would coach at Wayne State for two seasons, posting a 9-9-3 record in his second year at the helm. Twelvetrees' first assistant coaching position in college would be as a graduate assistant for the women's soccer program at Bemidji State University.


FGCU's new head coach is a native of Swansea, Wales. He played soccer for Swansea College and at the University of Brighton. He graduated from Brighton in 1999, then earned his master's degree from Bemidji State.


Twelvetrees holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Premier Diploma and a USSF B License.

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Owen McCorkle

McCorkle spent the last six seasons with the Tulsa men's soccer program, most recently serving as an assistant coach for two seasons before earning a promotion to Associate Head coach before the 2024 campaign.


During his tenure, Tulsa has recorded a 43-37-13 overall record. McCorkle has coached 20 student-athletes to The American all-conference honors, 5 to all-rookie team accolades, and 8 to all-tournament team honors. He helped three Tulsa student-athletes earn all-conference honors in 2024, with freshman Alex Cunningham, upperclassmen Alvaro Torrijos, & Wes Bottenburg earning spots on the 1st and 2nd all-conference teams, respectively.


Tulsa had a 10-5-2 mark during the 2022 season, including three wins over top-25 opponents, and made its 13th appearance in the NCAA Championship, advancing to the Third Round during the 2022 campaign. Mariano Fazio and Alex Meinhard were both named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, Fazio was named as a 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s All-America third team honoree, and Fazio, Alex Lopez, Meinhard, and Henry Sach picked up United Soccer Coaches All-East Region honors. For the American Athletic Conference, Fazio was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Lopez was tabbed as the Goalkeeper of the Year, both for the second-straight season. Fazio, Lopez, Meinhard and Sach earned first-team all-conference accolades and Wes Bottenburg was selected to the all-rookie team.


In 2021, Tulsa had a historic season, tying a program-best of 16 wins, was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally, claimed The American regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the NCAA Championship third round. McCorkle helped coach Fazio to 2021 NCAA Division I Men's All-America third-team honors, while Lopez was named the 2021 Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year, and five players were tabbed to the United Soccer Coaches all-east region teams. The Tulsa men's soccer team claimed every American Athletic Conference honor possible in 2021, including Offensive Player of the Year (Alex Meinhard), Defensive Player of the Year (Mariano Fazio), Midfielder of the Year (Henry Sach), Goalkeeper of the Year (Alex Lopez), Rookie of the Year (Alex Lopez), and Coaching Staff of the Year.


During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Tulsa only played American Athletic Conference games before The American Championship and posted a 6-4-2 record for a second-place finish. Alex Meinhard was named The American Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year and picked up all-conference and all-Rookie team accolades.


McCorkle was instrumental in coaching Lopez to Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year, United Soccer Coaches all-east region team, American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper and Rookie of the Year accolades, as well as The American all-conference and all-Rookie team honors in 2021. Lopez also finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in goals-against average (.723).


McCorkle also served as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic University for two seasons (2017-18).


McCorkle was a four-year letterwinner at Florida Atlantic (2013-16), playing in 55 games as a defender.


He earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic in exercise science and health promotion in 2016, and his master’s degree in health care delivery sciences from Tulsa in 2022.


Updated 2/17/2025

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Guillermo Laguna

Guillermo Laguna begins his first season as assistant coach with the Eagles for the 2025-26 season.


Coach Laguna comes to Fort Myers after spending the last three seasons as the top assistant for Iowa Western Community College under Head Coach Mike Brown. During his tenure, he helped the Reivers to a 45-7-8 overall record, including an undefeated and record-breaking season in 2024, capping it with the third NJCAA National Championship in program history. Laguna was also instrumental in coaching six student-athletes to NJCAA All-American selections, along with the 2024 NJCAA National Player of the Year, NJCAA Tournament MVP, NJCAA Most Valuable Offensive Player, NJCAA Most Valuable Defensive Player, and former Reiver, Roman Torres, who was drafted 25th overall in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC.


As Assistant Coach, Laguna’s primary roles were international recruiting coordinator, defensive set pieces, leading the attackers’ unit, and coordinating team travel logistics. He also assisted the coaching staff in the program's day-to-day operations.


Laguna graduated with a degree in Sport Management and Communication from Graceland University. Upon completing his first year as a collegiate coach, he also obtained his USSF C License and his Master’s in Sport Management through the Johan Cruyff Institute and the University of Barcelona.


Laguna also served as a head coach for Evolution SC for three seasons (2022-25) and was an assistant coach at Graceland University for one season (2021).


Before his coaching career, Laguna played for Graceland University from 2017-2020 and was a team captain for the men's soccer program during his junior and senior seasons, earning Daktronics Scholar-Athlete honors in 2019 and 2020.

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