Ferris State University

Ferris State University Athletics
210 Sports Dr. Big Rapids, MI 49307

Division 2 Michigan Midwest

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Greg Henson

The Ferris State University women's soccer program found a new head coach to continue the program's championship climb as Greg Henson was appointed to the post prior to the 2019 season. The 2021 fall season marked his third year at FSU and he led the Bulldogs to the program's first GLIAC Championship in the spring of 2021 and first league tournament title in the fall of 2021.

Additionally, in the fall of 2021, FSU advanced to the NCAA Tournament for only the second time in school history and the Bulldogs finished with a 15-3-4 overall record.

A St. Louis native, Henson most recently had served as the head coach for the previous six years at Concordia University in Nebraska, leading his program to an impressive 83-28-16 overall record with three conference championships and two National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Tournament appearances.

Under Henson's guidance, Concordia has posted the five winningest seasons in program history over the last five years. During that time, the Bulldogs have gone a combined 73-19-15 with two Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) tournament titles (2014, 2016), one outright conference regular-season championship (2017), two national tournament trips, five-straight conference championship game appearances and a national ranking as high as 16th in the country.

While at Concordia, Henson's teams have set program single-season records for wins (16), shutouts (12), goals against (14), longest winning streak (8), longest unbeaten streak (15), most conference wins (9), best goal differential (+47) and second-most goals in a season (67). He's coached a total of 45 all-conference selections, nine all-region performers and an NAIA All-American. A total of 51 players have also claimed NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition with four chosen as Academic All-Americans.

In 2017, Henson earned GPAC and United Soccer Coaches Plains Region Coach of the Year honors and his teams have also performed extremely well in the classroom, earning NAIA Scholar Team and United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award laurels for six consecutive years. His squads have also posted a team grade point average of at least 3.4 each academic year. His 2013 team led the NAIA in number of scholar-athletes and topped all women's soccer programs nationally (NAIA and all NCAA divisions) with a combined 3.75 GPA.

Prior to Concordia, Henson served as the head girls varsity soccer coach for three years at Lutheran High School in St. Charles, Mo., where he earned 2011 and 2013 Archdiocesan Athletic Association (AAA) Coach of the Year honors. In total, Henson has nearly 20 years of soccer coaching experience at the collegiate, high school and club levels.

As the head coach at Lutheran High School, Henson guided the Lady Cougars to the state tournament quarterfinals and the school's second most victories in program history in 2013 during a 17-7 campaign that included Lutheran's first-ever Class 1 District 7 championship and first AAA Conference championship. Following the remarkable season, Henson was named Class 1 Central Region Coach of the Year.

Henson's coaching background also includes experience on the NCAA Division II level where he served as the assistant women's soccer coach at Lindenwood University in St. Charles for two seasons (2011-12). In this role, he contributed in virtually all aspects of the program, including training, game planning and recruiting. He also instructed Freshman Orientation, a two-credit course at Lindenwood.

Prior to his time at Lindenwood, Henson enjoyed a successful tenure as the head men's soccer coach at St. Louis Community College in 2009 and 2010. He directed the Highlanders to the 2010 Midwest Community College Athletic Conference title and was named the league's Coach of the Year after leading the squad to its first winning season and league title in more than a decade.

Henson holds a United States Soccer Federation National "B" License and Level III Goalkeeping Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches Association. He coached at the club level in the St. Louis area from 2001-10 and has held positions as a staff coach for the Missouri Olympic Development Program, assistant coach for the St. Louis Lions of the Premier Development League, assistant tournament director for the St. Louis College Showcase and tournament director for the annual Highlander Futsal Classic.

In addition to his main role as head women's soccer coach, Henson also served as director of intramurals and taught classes within the health and human performance department at Concordia. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in human resource management from Webster University (1998) and a master of arts in sports management from Lindenwood (2013).

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Taylor Peacock

aylor Peacock starts her fourth season as a member of the Bulldog women's soccer coaching staff in 2021-22 and currently serves as the program's assistant coach.

Peacock originally joined the staff as a volunteer prior to the 2018 season under former head coach Andy McCaslin and helped the Bulldogs to the most historic season in school history along with a berth in the NCAA Tournament. In the spring of 2021, she helped the Bulldogs to the program's first-ever GLIAC Championship under current head coach Greg Henson.

Peacock, who is a 2017 Graduate of the University of Kansas with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and a minor in Business, assists with training sessions, gameday preparations, evaluating player development on the field and in the classroom, and recruiting among her other duties.

The St. Louis, Missouri native captain the University of Kansas Club Soccer team, and was a member all four years from 2013-2017. During her four years with Kansas Club Soccer, the team won their region and earned a spot in the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Associated (NIRSA) Championships. Each year, her team finished in the top fifteen nationally ranked teams.

As a prepster, Peacock played for Webster Groves High School from 2009-2013 where she helped her high school team win the Suburban South Conference Title in 2013, and was a part of back-to-back 20+ win seasons.

In club soccer, Peacock played for the Metro Strikers Soccer Club in St. Louis from 2006-2013. Over her career, Peacock mainly played outside back and outside midfielder.

Prior to Ferris State, Peacock served as a youth coach for Kansas Rush Soccer Club in Olathe, Kan., during the Spring of 2018.