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Brian Jaworski
Brian Jaworski has served as coach of the Pioneer men's soccer team since 2004. The 2009 Pioneer squad won the Midwest Conference Tournament title and earned the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance as Jaworski was voted MWC Coach of the Year. He also earned league Coach of the Year honors in 2016.
Jaworski has helped build the Pioneer program into a consistent winner. After his first two teams went 10-19-2 overall and 5-13 in Midwest Conference play, Grinnell has posted 132 overall victories and MWC record of 83-43-12 in the past 15 seasons. The Pioneers have posted winning records 11 times and qualified for the MWC Tournament nine times in that span.
Under his guidance, Grinnell also boasted its first-ever MWC Player of the Year in 2010, Mark Rosenberg. Overall, Jaworski has developed 12 All-Region selections while at Grinnell, two CoSIDA Academic All-American and 10 CoSIDA Academic All-District players.
In 2021, Jaworski's team featured MWC Offensive Player of the Year Jasper Yang. Yang went on to earn the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-America Team Member of the Year.
Jaworski’s 2014 team was one for the history books. Grinnell emerged as the NCAA Division III national leader in three categories. Isaiah Tyree led the nation in goals against average at 0.218 and save percentage at .959, while the Pioneers were also tops in team save percentage with a mark of .916.
Grinnell also tied or set five MWC records in 2014, including Tyree in goals against average and save percentage. The Pioneers established new league marks in goals allowed with eight and team goals against average at 0.44, with the latter mark ranking fourth nationally. Grinnell tied the MWC record for shutouts in a season with 11.
Jaworski arrived at Grinnell in August of 2004, following a long and successful career as an assistant coach at DePauw University that spanned from 1991-2003. During his tenure as an assistant coach, the Tigers went 167-58-12 (.704) and made four NCAA Tournament appearances.
In May 2003, Jaworski was named Aflac National Assistant Coach of the Year in recognition of his hard-work and dedication to the DePauw University men's soccer program. The award is based on a coach's longevity and expertise, as well as contributions to the school and community, and special achievements throughout their careers.
In addition to his work with the men's soccer program at DePauw, he also was an assistant coach for the DePauw women's soccer team that advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2003.
Jaworski was a standout soccer player for the DePauw men's team from 1984-1988, and he became the first player in the school's history to earn all-America honors in men's soccer, earning the distinction in 1988. He currently ranks seventh all-time in career goals scored with 31, and is eighth all-time in career points with 75. Jaworski, a 1989 graduate of DePauw, was inducted into the DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.
As a head coach, Jaworski has coached two separate club teams to Indiana state championships. In 2002, his under-17 Dynamo FC Indianapolis club team claimed the state championship, and in 2000 his under-18 Dynamo FC Indianapolis squad won the team title. In 2004, Jaworski guided his Carmel United under-18 club to the final four of the Indiana state championship, where his team lost to the eventual state champion.
He and his wife Leslie (a staff member of the College’s psychology department), with the assistance of College coaches Tim Hollibaugh and Andy Hamilton, began the Grinnell Sports Camp in 2005. The camp allows participants to learn fundamentals and participate in drills in a variety of sports while also learning the values of sportsmanship and enjoyment of several activities.
Jaworski resides in Grinnell with his wife and they have three children:
Ann Marie ('19, Boston University), a former member of the USA U19 Women's National Team, recently was named head coach of the Simmons University women's soccer team.
John is student-athlete at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. He is a member of the Pioneer Division I ice hockey team. Prior to attending SHU, John played for the Chicago Steel in the USHL for one season, winning the Anderson Cup in 2019. John also played one season for the Northeast Generals (NAHL). He is a graduate of Roosevelt HS in Sioux Falls, SD.
Calvin, a multi-sport star at Grinnell High School, is now in his first year at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls where he is a member of the Panthers' football team.
Jaworski has also served as head men's golf coach since 2007 and was promoted to Associate Professor of Physical Education in the spring of 2011.
Besides being competitive on the course, consistently ranking among the top teams in the Midwest Conference Tournament, the Pioneers achieved the ultimate academic achievement in 2011 when they were named the Academic National Champion for all of NCAA Division III.
For the first time since 1994, Grinnell had two golfers earn all-conference honors when Evan Bunis and Zach McGriff did so in the 2016 league tournament.
Additionally, over the past several years the Pioneers have had golfers earn Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar honors - Pete Kieselbach '10 in 2009 and 2010, Peter Marsho '12 in 2011 and 2012 and Evan Bunis '18 in 2017 and 2018.
Jaworski's 2015 squad shattered the school record for meet score with a 279, besting the previous mark of 301. In the same meet, JP DeFranco set a school record for individual score with a 66.
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