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Catholic University of America

Catholic University Cardinal Athletics
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Division 3 Dist of Columbia Northeast
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Connor Keenan

Connor Keenan takes over at the helm of the Catholic Men's Soccer for the 2024 season after spending the past season as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at King's College (Pa.). Keenan replaces his former boss, Travis Beauchamp, who left the university after 17 seasons.


After a highly successful run as an Assistant Coach at Denison, Catholic, and Lycoming, Keenan was hired to lead the Monarchs in June of 2023. King's finished 5-8-3 in 2023 with four players earning All-MAC Freedom honors. Nate Horn, Shane Serio, and Liam Yair all earned Second Team honors under Keenan's guidance.


Prior to his time at King's, Keenan was an assistant at Denison from 2020-2023. During Keenan's tenure, Denison posted a record of 22-10-5 while vaulting as high as #16 in the national rankings in 2022. The program won the North Coast Athletic Conference in 2021 for the first time in 12 years earning the staff United Soccer Coaches Region VII Staff of the Year. Denison went to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 for the first time since 2009.


Keenan spent nearly four years previously with the Catholic soccer program, coming on board in 2016 before departing in 2020 to head to Denison. Keenan was an Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator under Beauchamp. During his time, the Cardinals posted a record of 42-27-8, winning the 2019 Landmark crown and hosting the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals were ranked as highly as #10 during the 2019 run.


After finishing his playing days at Lycoming College, Keenan stayed on as an assistant as the team amassed a record of 18-2-2 to win the Middle-Atlantic Conference Championship. The team reached the Sweet 16 and earned a ranking as high as 10th. The Warriors had six all-conference, three all-region, and one all-american player during Keenan's tenure as an assistant.


Keenan's other experience outside of the college ranks includes Staff Coach & High School Boys Director of Coaching at Barcelona Academy - Columbus and Club Soccer Head Coach of DC Stoddert U15 & U16 Red in D.C.


As a player, Keenan was a four-year starter and two-year captain in goal for Lycoming. A First Team All-MAC Selection and First Team All-NSCAA All-Region honoree in 2014, Keenan was also an All-MAC Honoroable Mention Selection and MAC Tournament MVP in 2013 as the Warriors won the conference and reached the NCAA Tournament.


Keenan graduated from Lycoming with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 2015 before earning a Master of Science in Management at Catholic in 2018. He holds a U.S. Soccer C License, and has a United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma as well as a Goalkeeping Level I Diploma. He is also USA Weightlifting Level 1 certified.

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Tim Hellermann

Hellermann returns to the men's soccer coaching staff for his second season ahead of the 2024 campaign, bringing a myriad of experience as both a player and a coach at the Division III level. In his first year with the program, Hellermann assisted in guiding the Cardinals to a 12-7-2 record and the sixth Landmark Conference championship in program history.


Prior to his time at Catholic, Hellermann completed two seasons as an assistant coach at Luther College. During the 2022 campaign, the Norse played to an impressive 12-4-5 record and won the American Rivers Conference Championship, booking a ticket to the DIII NCAA Tournament. That season yielded one all-America, four all-region and seven all-conference selections along with one player being named an academic All-American.


Hellermann came to Luther as a key player, finishing second on the team in points during his freshman year. Throughout his playing career, he contributed to two American River Conference Titles as well as a run to the Elite Eight. He earned two selections to the American River Conference First Team and was named Luther College Men's Soccer Breakout Player of the Year in 2020. During his junior campaign, a recurring injury pushed him to hang up his boots and join the coaching staff.


During his time at Luther, Hellermann also has spent time coaching local youth club Decorah United SC (U15B), leading the squad to an perfect season in 2023. He holds his UEFA B Soccer Coaching License, and while living in his native Germany, also coached multiple youth teams at 1. FC Gievenbeck.


Hellermann graduated from Luther in 2023 with a degree in Business Management.

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Nahom Fisseha

Fisseha returns to the Catholic men's soccer staff for his second season ahead of the 2024 season. In his first year with the program, Fisseha assisted in guiding the Cardinals to a 12-7-2 record and the sixth Landmark Conference championship in program history.


While Fisseha is new to coaching, he brings a myriad of playing experience at the highest level of high school and DIII NCAA competition. He attended St. Mary's (Md.) where he was a three-year captain. As a midfielder, he made 56 appearances scoring once and providing four assists. During his time in the program, the team won the United East regular season his senior season and the team achieved a program-record-high national ranking of No. 3 in the country. He was also named to the 2022 United East All-Sportsmanship Team and was a two-sport athlete, also participating in track & field.


Fisseha has spent the majority of his life living locally in Laurel, Md., and attended high school at local Archbishop Carroll in Washington, D.C. While there, he cemented himself as one of the top soccer players in the school's history. Playing in the ultra-competitive WCAC, Fisseha was a three-year All-WCAC selection and a two-time D.C. All-Star Game selection. He earned the honor of All-Star Game MVP once and was a four-year captain at Archbishop Carroll.

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