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Nathan Harrell
Nathan Harrell is the sixth women's soccer coach at Trevecca. He came to Trevecca after six seasons as the head coach at Emmanuel College, an NCAA Division II school in Franklin Springs, Georgia.
COACHING AT EMMANUAL
Harrell was named the coach at his alma mater, Emmanuel College, in March of 2016.
In 2017, the second-year head coach led the EC Lions to their first winning season and guided the team to an NCCAA Regional Championship and a trip to the NCCAA National Championships. Awards followed including being named the 2017 NCCAA Regional Coach of the Year.
Harrell helped guide the program to full NCAA Division II play and has helped the Lions reach the Conference Carolinas quarterfinals each season.
His assistant coach at Emmanuel is his wife Bess Harrell. Bess is also an Emmanuel graduate and former soccer player for the Lions.
PREP / CLUB COACHING EXPERIENCE
Prior to Emmanuel, Harrell was the boys' soccer director for Northview High School and the Select & Academy coach for the Atlanta Fire United from June 2013 to March 2016.
The three years prior, Harrell was the varsity assistant and junior varsity head coach for Lambert High School while serving as the Select & Academy Coach for the Concorde Fire Soccer Association.
He helped head coach Chris Wilson develop the boys' varsity team into a state powerhouse, culminating with the school's first state championship in 2012.
LEADERSHIP WORK
He served as the women's soccer chair for the Conference Carolinas and was on the United Soccer Coaches Regional Committee.
ON THE PITCH
His collegiate playing days started at Covenant College. He later transferred to Emmanuel College where he served as captain for two seasons and earned Academic All-American honors and made the NAIA Champions of Character team.
He played high school soccer for Steve Hellier at Whitefield Academy in the Atlanta area and club soccer for Steve Gummer with the Atlanta for Cobb FC (now SSA).
HARRELL AT HOME
Nathan and his wife Bess Harrell have five children. The duo invested in leading youth soccer camps and clinics for the youth in North Georgia.
HARRELL HIGHLIGHTS
Six years of experience as a collegiate head coach
Has been a coach for 14 years combined at all levels
Coached at the Georgia ODP level for two years
Has six years of club and High School coaching experience
COACHING CERTIFICATION
United Soccer Coaches
Advanced National, National, National GK
EDUCATION ROAD MAP
Emmanuel College 2007-2010
BA Secondary Education
Kennesaw State University 2007
Covenant College 2006
ON THE PITCH
Emmanuel College
Covenant College
Whitefield Academy
Cobb FC (SSA)
TROJAN COACHING HISTORY
Kelsey Fenix Cameron (20221221 Press Release), the fifth women's soccer head coach at Trevecca, followed Mark Foster, Brett Armstrong, Mark Champion, and Stan Herod and became Trevecca's all-time winningest women's soccer coach (full story) with a 2-1 win over Lake Erie College on September 17, 2022. Cameron finished her career with a 50-37-18 overall record and a 43-23-12 conference mark. Her overall and conference wins are more than any other coach amassed.
During the 2018 campaign, Cameron directed the Trojans to a 13-4-2 overall record and a 11-2-2 showing in Great Midwest Conference (G-MAC) play. At the end of the season, Cameron was awarded the G-MAC Coach of the Year.
Her 17 conference wins and the 21 overall wins in her first two seasons are the most by any previous Trevecca coach in their first two seasons. Cameron's 12 conference wins this season are the most by any coach in program history.
In her first season (2017-2018), Cameron guided the Trojans to six conference wins, the most by a first-year head coach in school history. Her 8-6-3 overall record is the best record by a first-year TNU women's soccer head coach.
Mark Foster (20170104 Press Release) continued the success he and Armstrong built and made news of his own during his tenure as top coach. During his final season, the Trojans produced the second-most season wins in program history and their second regular-season Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship. Foster finished with a historic 40-27-8 record, making him the first coach in program history to have an overall record above .500. Foster guided Trevecca to three-straight winning seasons (2014-16), including a Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) title in 2016. He was named G-MAC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2016.
Foster moved on to become a successful coach at the NCAA Division I level first as associate head coach at South Alabama then as head coach at Arkansas Little Rock and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Brett Armstrong (20130401 Press Release) changed the paradigm of the program on and off the pitch. Armstrong led the program to its first winning season overall and in conference play. In fact, his 16-win season in 2012-2013 is the most wins in a season for any TNU team. That team won the first-ever Great Midwest regular season and tournament championship. Armstrong finished as the winningest (44 wins) coach in program history. He brought on Mark Foster as an assistant and saw Foster replace him as head coach, providing continuity in the transition of leadership for the program. He was named the 2012 NCCAA Mid-East Coach of the Year and the 2012 Great Midwest Coach of the Year.
Mark Champion replaced Stan Herod and went 17-33-6 overall and 8-9-0 in league play.
Stan Herod started the program from scratch (2000-2001) while simultaneously restarting the men's program. He produced 20 wins in the women's program and setting the base for what was to come. He juggled leading the startup of both programs while playing and practicing off-campus. The men's program had a team for one season in 1992.
MARK ELLIOTT ON HIRING HARRELL
Trevecca director of athletics, Mark Elliott, said of his most recent hire, "Finding the right coach is an arduous and time-consuming process, especially when receiving over 100 applicants. But the good news is when you find someone who fits the identity and culture of your program, it stands out above the chaos. Nathan and Bess are family-first, relationship-oriented, and missional-minded in the Trevecca Athletics tradition of Christian-Scholar-Athlete. We found them to be the right fit to grow the legacy created by our NCAA era coaches like Brett Armstrong, Mark Foster, and Kelsey Fenix Cameron."
HARRELL ON JOINING THE PURPLE AND WHITE
Harrell on the process of becoming Trevecca's new women's soccer coach, "My family and I are excited and blessed to be joining the Trevecca family and taking over the Trojan women's soccer program. It has been a great experience getting to know Mark Elliott, the Trojan Athletic staff, and everyone on the Hill during this process. The dedication to Christian-Scholar-Athlete mirrors our mission and goals for the women's soccer program and our coaching philosophy. The hard work and heart Kelsey Cameron and Mark Foster put into this program established a great tradition we are thrilled to build upon."
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