Earlham College

Richmond, IN 47374

Indiana Midwest

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Lydia Harvey

Lydia Harvey was promoted to Head Women's Soccer Coach after serving as Interim Head Coach for the fall 2021 season. A former standout on the field for the Quakers, Harvey enters her second season at the helm of the program after a stong finish to 2021.

In the spring of 2022, Harvey joined DiscoverCollegeSoccer for an interview about her program and coaching styles. The interview can be found HERE.

The Quakers battled an adverse 2021, with injuries plaguing the roster. After a difficult start the the conferecne slate, the Quakers picked up wins over Defiance, Manchester, and Bluffton to finish 4-9-1, and 3-5-1 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference competition. Earlham ended the season in seventh-place on the HCAC standings, and narrowly missed the playoffs. Tess Cunningham and Quinn Doden were named HCAC honorable mention after the season.

Harvey had been program's assistant coach during the 2020-21 academic year, and was on the touchline for the program's COVID-impacted Spring 2021 season during which Earlham women's soccer posted a 2-6-1 record. The Quakers knocked off Manchester University and tied Bluffton University during the regular season, and capped the campaign with a 2-0 triumph over Bluffton in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference's (HCAC) modified post-season tournament.

"I am confident in Lydia's abilities to lead this program during the upcoming season and continue the outstanding work that has been done to lead Earlham women's soccer over the last 12 months," said Adam Hutchinson, Earlham's director of athletics, at the time of Harvey's hiring.

Harvey was a four-year member of the Earlham women's soccer team from 2015 to 2018, playing in 64 games while making 61 starts as a member of the squad's defensive unit. A team captain during her final three seasons at Earlham, Harvey tallied her lone point during her senior season, when she was credited with an assist in Earlham's win over Grace Christian College. Harvey was the Earlham women's soccer selection to the 2018 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship Team.

Harvey is a 2019 graduate of Earlham College. She majored in psychology at Earlham with a minor in biology. She continued at Earlham to earn her MEd from the college after graduation.

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Padgett Gustavson

Padgett Gustavson joined the Earlham women's soccer coaching staff in the summer of 2022 after aiding the men's program for two seasons.

While coaching the men's team, Gustavson oversaw four all-conference season performances by student-athletes.

A graduate of Earlham, Gustavson saw action in 41 games as a Quaker. He registered 37 shots and saw over 3,000 minutes of play time.

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Aaron Gustine

Aaron Gustine will enter his fourth season at the helm of the storied Earlham College men's soccer program in 2022, after making the transition from long-time assistant to head coach in Spring 2019.

Gustine coached Caleb Wilgen and Devin Fitzgibon to All-HCAC selctions in the 2021 season.

During the COVID-impacted 2020-21 season, Gustine led the Quakers to a 2-8-0 record, 2-7-0 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matches, with victories over Anderson and Bluffton. Senior Jeffrey Douyere and first year Quentin Berry were both tabbed for Honorable Mention All-HCAC honors

Gustine guided the Quakers to a 4-12-2 record in his first season as head coach, the program's best record in three seasons, with a 3-6-0 record and seventh-place finish in the HCAC. Jeffery Douyere and Andrew Belec both earned Honorable Mention All-HCAC accolades in Gustine's first season, marking the second straight season that the Quakers placed multiple players on the All-Conference teams.

Gustine was named head men's soccer coach on April 11, 2019, by Senior Director of Athletics Julie Kline, after four seasons as an assistant to previous head coach Sam Byrd.

"We are looking forward to seeing the level of excellence rise within our men's soccer program and the lives of our student-athletes transformed under Aaron's leadership," said Kline at the time of Gustine's hiring.

Gustine's time on the Earlham touchline includes the 2015 campaign, when the Quakers posted a 9-7-1 record, 6-2-1 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Earlham finished third in the conference standings, earning the program's third berth in five seasons to the HCAC Men's Soccer Tournament.

Prior to his arrival at Earlham, Gustine served as an assistant coach at Emory & Henry College (Virginia) for the 2014 season.

Gustine graduated from Ferrum College (Virginia) with a degree in business and a minor in economics. A four-year letterman for the men's soccer program, Gustine set Ferrum career records for goals, assists, and points. For his efforts, Gustine was a three-time All-USA South honoree.

Gustine has coached club soccer for nine years. Currently he is working with Cincinnati United Premier's National League Pro and Elite 64 teams. He previously coached with Valley AFC out of Roanoke, Va. He currently holds USSF and USC coaching licenses.

Gustine resides in Richmond.

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Darin Douglas

Darin Douglas joined the Earlham men's soccer program for the 2022 season as a graduate assistant.

A 2022 graduate of Ferrum College, Douglas played soccer and earned captain status his senior year for the Panthers. After majoring in business administration with an emphasis in sport management, he is now enrolled in the Masters of Education program at Earlham.

Originally from Winchester, Va. Douglas now resides in Richmond.