Coaches

Tim Strange

All-Time at McKendree | 552 wins

Tim Strange joined the McKendree athletics staff in 1989 as an assistant men’s soccer coach, taking over the head coach role in 1994. Strange also was named to the helm of the women’s soccer program in January of 1999. He has held the head women’s soccer coach role since ‘99 while stepping down from the men’s program in 2012. Strange was at the helm of both the men's and women's programs for 13 seasons ('99-'12).


NCAA Accolades | All-Time NCAA Record (2013-present) | 122-50-26 / 87-34-21 (GLVC)

GLVC Regular Season Championships: 2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021

GLVC Tournament Championships: 2016, 2017, 2020-21

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022


NCAA | 122-50-26 / 87-34-21 (GLVC)

2022: Finished 13-2-5 overall and 8-0-4 in GLVC…made sixth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance…earned first-ever unbeaten regular season (12-0-5)…collected GLVC Offensive Player of the Year behind Anna Stiffler…added six All-GLVC selections with three first team honorees (Stiffler, Bova, Frederking)…three selections to All-Midwest teams for both USC and D2CCA…

2021: Collected fourth GLVC regular season title…made fifth-straight NCAA appearance…Went 12-3-4 overall and 10-2-2 in GLVC…tallied three All-GLVC first team selections (Stiffler, Bova, Knoebel)…added two USC All-Midwest honors with Stiffler, Bova…

2020-21: Won GLVC regular season and tournament titles…marked first tournament title since 2017 and third overall…named USC Midwest Region Staff of the Year…six All-GLVC honorees with two first team (Knoebel, Knutson) and co-Freshman of the Year (Stiffler)…*no national tournament due to COVID…

2019: Won outright GLVC regular season title at 11-2-2 while going 16-4-3 on the year…received at-large NCAA Tournament bid, making a fourth-straight tournament…Brochu named GLVC Defensive Player of the Year, her second-straight DPOY laurels, and GLVC Women’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year…three named USC All-Midwest with two first team selections (Brochu, Mossman)…four All-GLVC selections with three first-team (Brochu, Mossman, Hanger)…two USC Scholar All-Americans (Brochu, Mossman)…beat Ashland in NCAA First Round in OT (1-0)…

2018: Finished 13-5-1 on the season, making their third-straight NCAA tournament appearance…won five-straight games to begin the fall…Brochu named McKendree’s first-ever GLVC Defensive Player of the Year…Brochu selected to first team D2CCA All-Midwest…four players named All-GLVC with two first-team (Brochu, Skaggs)…

2017: Claimed second-straight GLVC Tournament championship while making second-straight NCAA appearance…went 15-3-3 overall and 9-2-3 in the GLVC…five selected to USC All-Midwest teams with two first team members (Carroll, Kaiser)…six named All-GLVC with one first-team selection (Carroll)…

2016: Captured first-ever GLVC Tournament championship and NCAA tournament berth…collected program’s first postseason honors in GLVC, D2CCA, and NSCAA…Carroll earns program’s first major GLVC ward with Offensive Player of the Year honors…four All-GLVC honors with one first team (Carroll)…Carroll, Kaiser named NSCAA All-Midwest, Carroll also named NSCAA All-American…Carroll selected to both D2CCA All-American and All-Midwest teams…ended regular season on four-game winning streak, then beat Bellarmine, Truman, and Rockhurst for the GLVC tournament title…

2015: Finished even-.500 at 8-8-3 overall while going 7-6-2 in league…qualified for the GLVC tournament as the eight-seed…

2014: Went 7-11 and 6-9 in conference…went on a four-game win streak in September, beating Quincy, UIndy, Saint Joeseph’s, and Lewis…

2013: Inagural NCAA Division II and GLVC season, going 7-6-6 and 5-4-6 in the GLVC and qualified for the conference tournament…earned NSCAA team academic award…


NAIA & Personal

Strange joined the coaching staff of the Bearcats in 1989 as an assistant coach for the men’s team. He served that position for five years before being promoted to head coach in 1994. As the head coach for 18 seasons, he guided the program to 16 double-digit win seasons, including American Midwest Conference (AMC) Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He was named AMC Men’s Head Coach of the Year consecutive times in 2007 and 2008.


In January 1999, Strange was named head coach of the women’s team. From that point, he went on to build one of the top women’s programs in the area, amassing 206 wins in 14 seasons. In 2010, he led the Bearcats to their eighth consecutive AMC Championships and 10th overall in program history. He was named the AMC Women’s Coach of the Year for an eighth consecutive time, and 10th overall award. Strange earned his 200th women’s soccer win at McKendree following a 1-0 win over the University of Indianapolis on 21, Sept. 2012.


Strange is a two-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America Region Women’s Coach of the Year, earned the 2007 Midwest Region Award and the 2008 Northwest Region Award.


As a former player from St. Louis, Strange enjoyed a stellar career in high school and at the collegiate level. He was an All-State and All-District performer at Rosary High School. He closed out his high school career with an All-American honor from Parade magazine. Strange followed that honor with a successful career at St. Louis University as a three-year starter at forward while making an NCAA Elite Eight appearance. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in communications.


One of Strange’s career highlights came while he was playing for St. Louis Youth Soccer Organization. He was a member of the Scott Gallagher team that captured the 1984 national championship for the under-19 division. In 2019, Strange received the highest accolade of his career, as he was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2019. Strange hit another milestone in his career, collecting his 500th victory as head coach on Sept. 15, 2019. In addition to Strange’s coaching accolades, he is a certified Olympic Development Program (ODP) Missouri and Illinois coach and an ODP Region II coach.


Strange resides in Granite City Ill., with his wife Roxanne. They have three children; Olivia, Moxley and Remy.