 Greg
Mitchell
Assistant Coach
Fourth Season
Davis & Elkins, 1995
Greg Mitchell is entering his fourth
campaign on the Penguins soccer
staff as an assistant coach for
Anthony James.
Mitchell, who works closely with the YSU goalkeepers, also
serves as the athletic department’s
youth camp coordinator.
In 2006, Mitchell helped develop
goalkeeper Caitlin Bodzioney into a
skilled net minder in her freshman
year. Bodzioney was ranked 14th in
the nation with an average of 7.82
saves per game. Bodzioney’s 1.88
goals-against average also broke the
single-season school record of 1.89
previously established by Jessica
Yarter in 2005.
In 2005, Mitchell worked to turn
Jessica Yarter from a forward into
one of the most talented goalies in
not only the Horizon League, but
school history. Yarter ranked second
in the league in saves per game
(6.25) and was in the top five in
save percentage (76.9). The Penguins
posted two shutouts for the year,
just the second time that has
occurred since 2000.
Before coming to YSU prior to the
2004 campaign, he spent four seasons
as head women’s soccer coach at
Davis & Elkins College in Elkins,
W.Va.
In 2003, Mitchell guided the Senators to an 8-13 overall
record and a runner-up finish at the
2003 WVIAC Tournament.
In 2002, Mitchell led Davis & Elkins to an 8-10 overall mark
and a 5-4 record in the WVIAC and
guided the Senators to its first
postseason win with a 1-0 victory
over the University of Charleston in
the WVIAC quarterfinals. In 2000,
Mitchell had the task of starting
the Senators program from scratch.
Prior to accepting the women’s soccer head coaching position
at Davis & Elkins, Mitchell spent
one season as an assistant coach for
the Davis & Elkins men’s soccer
team.
Mitchell graduated cum laude from
Davis & Elkins in 1995 with a
bachelor’s degree in
economics/business administration.
He earned a Master’s Degree from
West Virginia University in Athletic
Coaching Education in May 2004.
In soccer circles, he has a National Soccer Coaches
Association of America National
Diploma, a United States Soccer
Federation National “C” License and
a NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma
Mitchell also hold his Advanced
Goalkeeping and his Advanced
National Diploma.
Greg and his wife Niquita have a daughter, Logan, and a son,
Landon. |
