Coaches

Sarah Barnes

Sarah Barnes enters her fifth year at the helm of the Miami Hurricanes soccer team. Since taking over the Hurricanes in 2018, Barnes has led Miami to some of its finest victories in school history.


In 2021, Barnes’ team improved its win total by three, highlighted by the first victory over rival Florida for the first time since 2012 and the first win at Boston College in program history.


During the 2019 campaign, Miami topped then-No. 15 Clemson, 3-2, in a double overtime thriller at Cobb Stadium, posting a top-25 win for the second consecutive campaign.


Barnes capped off her first season in Coral Gables, guiding the Hurricanes to a 1-0 result over then-No. 9 Florida State. The victory marked the 12th time Miami has defeated a top-10 team.


Under Barnes’ guidance, goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce earned Second Team All-ACC honors in 2018, closing out her illustrious collegiate career with 259 saves, the third-most all-time at Miami.


Five student-athletes have garnered All-ACC Academic Team accolades, featuring Tullis-Joyce, midfielder Michaela Baker, goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais and two-time selections Tia Dupont and Selena Fortich.


At George Washington


Barnes spent six seasons as the head coach at George Washington University, where she was named the 2015 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year.


Over her six seasons at GW, Barnes led the Colonials to a 60-41-14 (.583) mark, including a 48-23-8 (.658) record the last four years.


In 2013, her second season at GW, Barnes guided the Colonials to their first A-10 Championship berth since 2002, beginning a streak of five consecutive years in the conference tournament.


The following year, Barnes turned in the first of four straight seasons with double-digit victories, as the Colonials finished 12-6-1 (4-3-1).


In 2015, Barnes led GW to a 15-5-0 (10-0-0) mark and the program’s first A-10 regular season title since 1995. It was the first time in school history the team finished with a perfect conference record. After tallying an 11-7-3 (4-3-3) record in 2016, Barnes concluded her GW tenure with a 10-5-4 (5-2-3) campaign.


As An Assistant Coach


Prior to joining the Colonials, Barnes spent four seasons as an assistant at the University of Texas. The Longhorns went 47-30-12 (.596), both reaching the NCAA Championship and notching 12-plus victories three times.


Barnes started her coaching career at her alma mater, the University of Connecticut, from 1998-2007. She spent two years as a volunteer assistant, seven as an assistant coach and one as the associate head coach.


In her decade on the UConn staff, the Huskies went 167-57-17 (.728), winning six BIG EAST regular season title and two conference tournament crowns. UConn made the NCAA Championship all 10 years, advancing to the Sweet 16 eight times, the Elite Eight six times and the national championship once, in 2003.


Playing Career


During her collegiate playing career, Barnes led UConn to a dazzling 83-14-2 (.848) record, including a school record 23 wins her final season. The Huskies made the NCAA Elite Eight every year, reaching the College Cup in 1994 and 1997, advancing to the national final the latter year.


In 1997, her last season, Barnes was a co-captain, co-team MVP and a Second Team All-BIG EAST honoree. She graduated magna cum laude from UConn in 1998 with a degree in sociology. Three years later, Barnes earned a master’s degree with a dual emphasis on social psychology and women in sports.


A native of Snohomish, Wash., Barnes made the NCAA Championship 17 of 18 years as a player or coach from 1994 through 2011.

Jeremy Williams

Jeremy Williams was tabbed as an assistant soccer coach on March 29, 2018, following new head coach Sarah Barnes from George Washington University to Coral Gables, Fla.


Williams spent three seasons at GW, helping the team post a 36-17-7 (.658) mark from 2015-17. In his first year, Williams aided the program to its first Atlantic 10 regular-season title in 20 years and its first-ever perfect conference mark, a 10-0-0 ledger. The Colonials finished the 2015 campaign with a 15-5-0 overall record and set a school record with 13 consecutive victories.


Prior to his time at GW, Williams spent three seasons at Florida State University as the volunteer assistant coach, capping his tenure with a national title in 2014. During his time in Tallahassee, Fla., the Seminoles went 66-7-4 (.883) overall and 27-3-3 (.864) in ACC play.


With Williams on staff, Florida State won 20-plus matches and made the College Cup each season, playing in a pair of national championship matches. Additionally, the Seminoles earned back-to-back ACC Championship crowns in 2013 and 2014.


Williams also has coaching experience at his alma mater, Blacksburg High School, and he holds a National ‘C’ License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).


The Blacksburg, Va., native graduated from his hometown school, Virginia Tech, in 2012 with a degree in biological sciences. He earned a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Florida State in 2014 after writing his thesis on how game fatigue impacts passing efficiency.

Alan Fread

Alan Fread was tabbed as an assistant soccer coach on March 29, 2018, following new head coach Sarah Barnes from George Washington University to Coral Gables, Fla.


Fread was on Barnes’ GW staff for two years, serving as the volunteer assistant in 2016 and an assistant coach in 2017. The Colonials notched a 21-12-7 (.613) mark and reached the A-10 Championship both seasons.


Before coming to GW, Fread was on the Georgetown men’s soccer staff from 2014-15, serving as the volunteer assistant for one season and then the video coordinator the next. The Hoyas went 30-6-8 (.773) overall with an 15-2-1 (.861) record in BIG EAST play those two years.


Georgetown reached the NCAA Elite Eight in 2014 and then went a perfect 9-0-0 in conference play the following year, en route to earning the first conference postseason tournament title in program history. Two Hoyas garnered All-America honors and two were picked in the MLS SuperDraft during Fread’s tenure.


Fread was an assistant coach for the St. Francis (PA) men’s team from 2012-13. The Red Flash had their best season ever in his final campaign, posting an 11-4-4 record. With Fread’s tutelage of the goalkeepers, the team finished eighth nationally in goals against per game.


A native of State College, Pa., Fread, who has multiple United Soccer Coaches diplomas, graduated from his hometown school, Penn State University. He earned a degree in psychology with a business concentration in 2009.

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