Coaches

Shiloh Posey

Shiloh Posey has served as Wayland's head women's soccer coach since 2007, after the program was reinstated following a three-year absence. He has led the Pioneers to 12 Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament berths, including the program’s first-ever in 2008 followed by 11 straight from 2012-22.


He enters the 2023 season with 99 career wins.


Posey’s 2013 squad set a school record for wins with 13 and captured the program's first post-season match victory, advancing to the SAC Tournament semifinals.


Posey has coached multiple NAIA Scholar-Athletes, and his players also have been recognized with 13 All-Sooner Athletic Conference selections and two SAC Newcomer of the Year.and two SAC Goalkeeper of the Year honors, as well as a SAC Champions of Character winner. In 2022, goalkeeper Kanade Morita became the program's first-ever NAIA All-American.


Originally from Brownfield, Texas, Posey came to Wayland as a student and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in 1995. He went on to receive his master’s degree in biology from West Texas A&M in 2000 then another master’s degree in 2004, this time in educational administration.


Posey served as a volunteer assistant for the women’s soccer team in 2003 while completing his final master’s degree. He became the head women’s soccer coach at Stephenville High School from 2004-07, where his teams made the playoffs each year of his tenure. In 2004-05, his team won the bi-district championship for the first time in school history.


In addition to leading the women’s squad since 2007, Posey also coached the WBU men’s soccer team in 2009 and 2010 in the team’s first two seasons. He has earned his NSCAA Advanced National Coaching License and his USSF “D” License.


Posey is married to Julie Bell, a native of Lafayette, Ind. They have one daughter.