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Oberlin, OH 44074
Ohio Midwest
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Taylor Houck

Taylor Houck is in her second season as head women's soccer coach at Oberlin College after being hired in the spring of 2022.


In first year a the helm, she led Oberlin to a 7-6-2 mark with the team out-scoring its opponents 26-23. Furthermore, she mentored 2022 NCAC Offensive Player of the Year Heather Benway, who was one of four players to earn All-NCAC honors. Benway, who was a second-team United Soccer Coaches all-region selection, also joined five others as College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honorees.


No stranger to Oberlin, Houck was an assistant coach with the program for two seasons (2014-15), helping guide the Yeowomen to their first winning season in 25 years in 2014 (10-8-0) while tying a program record for wins and shutouts.


After her departure from Oberlin, Houck became the head coach at Caltech (2016-19) where she built the program from the ground up, leading the team to its first win in just their eighth game while growing the roster size throughout her tenure. Houck recruited and coached the first player in Caltech history to earn All-SCIAC honors.


Mostly recently serving as head coach at Knox College for three years and two full seasons of competition, Houck led the Prairie Fire to tremendous success with a 25-12-5 record, which included two Midwest Conference championships and 15-1-0 mark in the league.


In 2021, Houck coached the MVC Offensive Player of the Year and the nation's leader in game-winning goals. She mentored a plethora of all-conference and all-region players in her two full seasons, including seven first-team All-MVC honorees. Throughout her time at Knox, her tireless recruiting efforts were on display as she increased the roster size by eight players from 2019 to 2021.


A former standout player at Villanova University, Houck earned All-BIG EAST honors in 2012 and 2013. She was a four-year starter, two-time team MVP, and two-year captain while earning BIG EAST All-Academic honors in each of her four years in Philadelphia.


Upon graduation, Houck played professional soccer in Finland for Pallokissat for one season and holds a USSF "E" National License, and an NSCAA Goalkeeper Levels 1, 2, and 3 diploma.


She earned a bachelor's of arts degree in Sociology at Villanova in 2013, and in 2019 a master's of education in Positive Coaching & Athletic Leadership from the University of Missouri.

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Lydia Mitchell

Lydia Mitchell is in her second season as assistant women's soccer coach at Oberlin College.


Mitchell helped Oberlin to a 7-6-2 mark with the team out-scoring its opponents 26-23. She coached four All-NCAC honorees, including 2022 NCAC Offensive Player of the Year Heather Benway.


Mitchell was a two-sport standout at Knox College, competing for the women's soccer and track and field programs. She had previously been serving as an assistant coach with the track team at Knox since the winter.


Mitchell finished her collegiate playing career in the fall of 2021, helping the Prairie Fire women's soccer team secure their fifth consecutive regular season MWC title.


A second-team United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection, Mitchell had one of the best individual seasons in school history in 2021 with 16 goals, including nine game-winning finishes. She led the Midwest Conference in goals and ranked second in the nation in game-winning goals.


A two-time All-Midwest Conference first-team selection, she was also the league's Newcomer of the Year in 2018. Mitchell finished her career with 38 goals and 16 assists for 92 total points. A clutch performer throughout her career, 19 of her 38 goals were game-winners.


A proven winner as a player, the women's soccer team had an overall record of 38-17-8 throughout Mitchell's tenure, which included a 23-2-2 mark in the Midwest Conference and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2018.


Mitchell graduated from Knox in 2021 with bachelor's degree in political science.

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Blake New

Blake New enters his 24th season as the head coach of the Oberlin College men’s soccer team in 2023 and he has made the Yeomen consistent contenders in the North Coast Athletic Conference throughout his tenure.


The longest tenured coach at Oberlin, New has led the Yeomen to at least nine wins in six out of the last 13 seasons including a school record 15-4-1 in 2016 that ended in the NCAC Championship match.


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Led the Yeomen to the NCAC Tournament in 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019

NCAC Coach of the Year in 2005, 2013, and 2016

2013 Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) Coach of the Year and NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year

Defeated SUNY-Oneonta 2-0 in the opening round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament

Mentored an arsenal of All-NCAC and All-Region performers, having a combined 18 All-NCAC selections since 2016

Coached Nick Wertman to NSCAA Third-Team All-American honors

Guided Brandt Rentel to D3Soccer.com Third-Team All-American honors

In 2021, Coach Nic Jandeleit to first-team All-NCAC and Third-Team All-Region

2011 graduate Oliver Miller-Farrell became the Yeomen's all-time career points leader during his final season with 56 points (26 assists and 15 goals) under New's direction. His 26 assists are also best in Oberlin history

Oberlin has consistently been regional ranked throughout New’s tenure and also earned a national ranking during the 2013 season

Coaching tenure began in 1996 as head coach of the women’s soccer team before shifting to the men’s program in 1999

At Cleveland State University, New earned Mid-Continent Conference honors as a goalkeeper in 1988 and served as the Vikings’ team captain in 1989. Cleveland State recorded a 46-28-8 record during New’s playing days, culminating in MCC titles in 1986 and 1988. He still holds the CSU record for career shutouts (29) and ranks in the top ten for career saves (267)

Was drafted by the Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League and the Canton Invaders of the National Professional Soccer League. He also spent two years as a player-coach for the Cleveland Caps of the USISL

Earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from CSU in 1991 and later earned a master’s degree in education with a concentration in sports management while serving as an assistant coach for the Vikings. He was inducted into the Cleveland State Hall of Fame in 2013.

In the spring of 2009 he was inducted into the North Olmsted High School Athletics Hall of Fame. He led his team to a state championship and perfect 25-0 record in 1985.

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David Wilson

After joining the men's soccer staff in the Fall of 2009, David Wilson is entering his 15th season as the assistant coach for Oberlin soccer in 2023.


He graduated from Oberlin College in 2006 with a B.A. in Chemistry. After two and a half years as a chemist at Merck Inc. in Rahway, NJ, he returned to his alma mater.


Wilson is responsible for fitness training as well as playing a role in training management and recruiting.


As a player, Wilson was a four-starter for the Yeomen. He was a co-captain of the 2005 squad which earned the program's first NCAC Tournament appearance by finishing second with a 6-2-1 mark. That squad also was recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with the Team Academic Award for holding a 3.5 team GPA, highest of any college soccer team in the country that year, regardless of division.


During his career he tallied 23 goals and eight assists while earning All-NCAC accolades as a freshman, sophomore and senior as well as Second-Team All-Region honors as a senior. He was honored as the John N. Stern Scholar-Athlete following his career.

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