Luther College

Luther College Norse Athletics
Regents Center - 700 College Drive Decorah, IA 52101

Division 3 Iowa Midwest

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Chris Garcia-Prats

The 2023 season will be coach Garcia-Prats 16th year as head coach.

Garcia-Prats is a 2002 graduate of Trinity University.

He has led the Norse to an overall record of 159-72-28, 66-29-6 in conference play. In 2011, 2018 and 2019 he was named Regional Coach of the Year. During his tenure, his teams have won three conference championships (2011, 2013, 2017); three conference tournament titles; and have made five appearances in the NCAA III National Tournament (2011- round of 16, 2013, 2016, 2018 - Elite 8, 2019 - Elite 8).

His teams have finished the year ranked No. 5 - 2019; No. 8 - 2018; No. 14 in 2011; No. 22 in 2013; and No. 23 in 2016. He has coached six All-Americans, 53 all-conference honorees, five conference MVPs and 22 all-region performers. Three times his coaching staff has been named Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (2011, 2017, 2018).

Prior to Luther, he served as the assistant men's soccer coach and recruiting coordinator at Trinity University. During this stretch Trinity University made six NCAA Tournament appearances and three semifinal appearances, winning the national championship in 2003, and finishing second in 2007.

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Zach Swarbrick

Zach Swarbrick joined the Luther College soccer coaching staff in the summer of 2022. This will be his second season with the Norse.

Swarbrick is set to join Luther after three seasons with the Frostburg State Bobcats, primarily working with defensemen. In those three years, Swarbrick helped the team to its first Mountain East Conference (MEC) Tournament since joining the conference in 2019. Additionally, senior goalkeeper Joel Assal earned All-Region honors after the conclusion of the 2021 season, while both Assal and first year defender Matt Garrett earned All-MEC honors as well. In addition to his coaching duties, Swarbrick was actively involved in Frostburg State's recruiting and led the academic management of Bobcat student-athletes.

Prior to his coaching days at Frostburg State, Swarbrick put together an impressive playing career at Rowan University. A Division III powerhouse in men's soccer, Rowan made three NCAA Tournament appearances during Swarbrick's tenure and won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Regular Season Title in 2017. As a sophomore in 2016, Swarbrick led all Profs in minutes played and guided Rowan to a top-5 ranking in both D3soccer.com and the United Soccer Coaches (USC) top-25 polls.