Centre College

Centre College Athletics
600 West Walnut Street Danville, KY 40422

Division 3 Kentucky Midwest

Private Small Competitive team

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Jeb Burch

Jeb Burch (251-104-42) has been the head coach of Centre men's soccer since the 2002 season. A 1994 graduate of Centre College, Burch went on to serve as the assistant coach until the end of the 2001 season.

Burch is ranked 24th in winning percentage and 27th in all time wins in NCAA soccer and is the winningest coach in the Southern Athletic Association. Burch is the conference's winningest coach in the NCAA tournament. The Colonels annually play one of the nation’s most difficult schedules as they prepare for the Southern Athletic Association conference tilt.

Within conference, Burch has coached 4 Offensive Players of the Year, 2 Defensive Players of the Year, and 2 Newcomers of the year along with 3 Centre College Male Athletes of the Year. His teams currently hold 6 scoring records in the SAA and were the #1 rated shutout defense in the nation in 2018. Burch has coached 9 All-Americans, 3 CoSIDA All-Americans, 111 All-Conference players, and 32 All-Region players.

Recently, Burch led the Colonels on a historic run to the program's first ever NCAA Final Four, finishing the 2019 campaign 20-4-1 overall with a No. 4 ranking in the final United Soccer Coaches National Poll.

Burch’s influences are Tony DiCicco, Frans Hoek, and Sir Alex Ferguson. Burch spent his formative years as a goalkeeper attending the newly formed Tony DiCicco Soccer Plus Goalkeeping Schools. DiCicco took Burch under his wing and mentored him in his early years. He later served on the coaching staff with SPGS before being invited to join the staff of FIFA World Clinician Frans Hoek at his 3-week seminar in Sonoma, California. Burch was fortunate to have a captain whose brother played for Arsenal FC. Burch attended the Manchester United at Arsenal match in 2004 and spent time at the Arsenal Training Grounds after their Champions League clash with Chelsea leading up to their Sunday match with United.

Former assistant coaches with Burch

Mark Hudson > Head Men’s Coach at Austin College

Jay Hoffman > Head Women’s Coach at Centre College

Jim Arnold > Cal Ripken Enterprises

David Horne > former professional > University of Louisville Men’s Soccer Director of Operations

Adam Boyer > Head Men’s Coach at Spalding University

Chris Jackson > Head Women’s Coach Parkland College > GA Revolution

James Kusak > Head Men’s Coach Bluffton University > Director of Operations University of Louisville Men’s Soccer

Brian Bouhl > Assistant Men’s Coach University of Kentucky > Assistant Coach Georgetown University

Robbe Tarver > Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach at University of Louisville > Head Men’s Coach at Evansville University

Jeremy Carlson > Head of Sports Performance at Centre College

Sam Brooks > Assistant Coach Northern KY University > Assistant Coach University of Kentucky

Assane Ndiaye > Assistant Coach Gardner Webb University

Tate Spivey > Head Coach Danville Locomotive

Tim Masthay > former Super Bowl Champion > KY High School Coach

Wyatt Durbin > Assistant Coach University of Northwestern Ohio

Jesse diLuzio > Assistant Coach at Davidson College

Burch is the Owner/Operator of Player Development Programs, LLC, (www.BurchSoccerCamps.com) Kentucky's largest soccer camps and has worked with over 11,000 players.

Burch is a Kentucky Colonel thru his philanthropy within the soccer community. He was involved with the renovation of Danville’s Jackson Park dilapidated tennis courts into Futsal courts, soccer camp scholarships, and serves on the BYSA Recreational Board. He has been a Manchester United fan since 1990 and enjoys live music, travel, golf, canoeing, mountaineering, fly fishing, and BBQ / open fire cooking. He is married to Centre College 1994 graduate Laura Jack.

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Xavier Tomlin

Xavier Tomlin, a class of 2019 graduate and former Centre forward, joined the Centre men's soccer team as a Volunteer Assistant Coach in the Summer of 2019.

Most recently, he helped the Colonels record the greatest season in program history, going 20-4-1 overall while reaching the NCAA Final Four. Centre finished No. 4 in the final United Soccer Coaches Poll, winning the SAA Tournament while toppling a handful of ranked opponents on its way to the national semifinals. Alexander Garuba was named All-American, and was joined by Michael Vogt on the All-Region list. Centre boasted seven All-SAA selections, as well.

Tomlin was an Economics and Finance major, and is currently pursuing his Master's at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan.

On the field, Tomlin was part of two NCAA Tournament appearances and two Southern Athletic Association Tournament championships.

The Peoria, Ariz., native is a graduate of Centennial High School where he earned All-District 1st Team Forward. During his high school years, Tomlin played in the Developmental Academy league for Andromeda FC from 2014-2015 as well as for FC Golden State out of Pasadena, Calif. The latter held the #1 club team spot in the nation as well as winning the National League Regular Season during his tenure.

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Jeb Burch

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