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Gavin Oldham
Gavin Oldham is entering his eighth season as the Head Men’s Soccer coach at Keiser University. Oldham has led the Seahawks to five regular season Championships and three conference tournament championships.
Oldham’s Opening
Guided the Seahawks to their first ever NAIA National Championship in 2021
Honored as the 2022 Palm Beach Sports Commission and NAIA Coach of the Year
Part of the 2022 United Soccer Coaches National Staff of the Year
Led Keiser to back-to-back Regular Season Championships (2019/2020), including their first-ever in 2019
Aided in winning the 2019 Sun Conference Tournament Championship
Named the Sun Conference Coach of the Year in 2020 after going unbeaten in the regular season
Appeared in five NAIA National Tournaments
Coached two Sun Conference Player of the Year and two Sun Conference Freshman of the Year, with one Defensive Player of the Year
Yielded 43 All-Conference players and 25 NAIA All-Americans
Off the field, 41 players have earned Academic All-Conference honors while eight players have received NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition
2024
Led Seahawks to 2024 Sun Conference Regular Season title
Coached 10 All-Sun Conference selections
Four Seahawks were chosen to the CSC Academic All-District team
Finished with a 9-4-3 record, his eighth consecutive winning season at Keiser
Guided 2024 Sun Conference DPOY and Second Team All-American Timo Boomkens
2023
Led Keiser to their second straight 2023 SUN tournament championship
Coached six All-Conference selections
Three Seahawks were selected to the CSC Academic All-District team
Finished with a 12-4-6 record, going 10-1-3 in conference play
Mentored two NAIA All-Americans
2022
Named 2022 SUN Coach of the Year
Earned his 70th win of his career
Led Keiser to the Regular Season Champions and won the 2022 SUN Tournament
Coached the Sun Conference Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and the Sun Conference Tournament MVP
Finished with an overall record of 13-1-3 and 7-1 in conference
Had nine All-Conference members with six on the first team
Coached five NAIA Honorable Mention All-Americans
2021
Led the Seahawks to the program's first-ever NAIA National Championship with a 2-0 win over Mobile in the final game
Named the 2021 NAIA Coach of the Year
His staff was named the NAIA Coaching Staff of the Year
Finished with an overall record of 16-3-1 and 6-1-1 mark in conference
Coached three NAIA All-Americans with two earning First Team honors
Had seven All-Conference members including three on the first team
2020*
Advanced to the NAIA Quarterfinals, falling to No. 4 Missouri Valley in penalty kicks
Won the West Palm Beach Opening Round with back-to-back shutouts
Coached Keiser to back-to-back Sun Conference Regular Season Championships
Went a perfect 12-0-0 overall during the fall regular season
Split with the University of Mobile during the spring portion of the regular season schedule
Claimed the top-seed in the conference tournament for a second consecutive season
Advanced to the tournament championship, falling to St. Thomas
Named the Sun Conference Coach of the Year for the first time
Aided in the Sun Conference Player of the Year (Adrian Camacho Castro)
Had a conference-best eight players named to the All-Conference team including seven on the First Team
Coached seven NAIA All-Americans
Ranked a program-best No. 5 in the final NAIA poll
Set season program records for points (190), goals (70), shutouts (8), wins (16), and fewest losses (2)
***The season took place during the fall and spring due to COVID-19
2019
Led the Seahawks to the program's first Sun Conference Regular Season Championship
Claimed the Sun Conference Tournament Championship
Boasted a 12-6-1 overall record, including a 7-2-0 mark in Sun Conference matches
Keiser went 6-1-1 on their home field
Went 1-1 at the NAIA Opening Round, defeating Campbellsville, 3-2, in double overtime
Coached the Sun Conference Freshman of the Year for a second straight season
Aided in five Seahawks earning All-Conference recognition
Had four players earn NAIA All-American honors
Nine players earned Academic All-Conference honors and four gained NAIA Scholar Athlete honors
2018
Notched 11 wins on the season, including six in Sun Conference play
Coached the Sun Conference Player and Freshman of the Year, Ciro Damine
Three TSC First Team honors and four Honorable Mention honorees
Had one NAIA All-American and two All-Region players
Off the field, had one TSC Academic All-Conference winner and one NAIA Scholar Athlete
Second in the NAIA in assists per game (3.65) and sixth in goals per game (3.71), and total assists (62)
Recorded 59 goals and 56 assists on the year, both were the most in school history
Damine ranked second in goals per game (1.44), third in points per game (3.25), fourth in total goals (23), and fifth in total points (52). In addition, his total goals were tops in program history
The Seahawks set five game records against Trinity including; goals (16), assists (15), points (47), shots (51), and shots on goal (30)
2017
Finished the season with eight wins, including six Sun Conference victories
Fell in the Second Round of the NAIA National Tournament against No. 1 Oklahoma Wesleyan
Defeated the 14th ranked team in the NAIA, Spring Arbor, 3-1, at home on Aug. 30
Led the Seahawks to the conference championship game, falling to No. 13 St. Thomas, 1-0
Coached a total of five TSC All-Conference players including; one First Team, two Second Team, and two Honorable Mentions
Off the field, six players earned Academic All-Conference honors and three were named NAIA Scholar Athletes
Pre-Keiser
Prior to his arrival at Keiser, Oldham spent five seasons as the Head Coach at Northwestern Ohio, and seven seasons as an Assistant at Lindsey Wilson College. Oldham has coached 30 NAIA All-American selections in addition to 14 NAIA Academic All-Americans. He has coached 38 WHAC All-Conference members, and was a finalist for the NAIA Coach of the Year in 2014.
Playing Career
Oldham played four years at Lindsey Wilson, winning two National Championships and was named NAIA National Tournament MVP in 2001. Oldham was a two-time NAIA All-American, while also being named the Most Outstanding Defender at the 2000 National Tournament.
Personal
Oldham resides in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. with his wife Danielle, son Jayce and daughters Ella and Isla.
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