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Todd Bramble
Todd Bramble was named Deputy Athletic Director, Intercollegiate Sports in June 2021 after serving as Mason women's soccer head coach for seven seasons.
In addition to his responsibilities, Bramble was named the Interim Head Coach for women's soccer on September 15, 2023.
Bramble has spent the past three decades serving in a multitude of leadership positions in intercollegiate athletics, which includes, coaching, mentoring, leadership and staff development.
During the past seven years, Bramble has served as the head coach of the women's soccer program at George Mason. Under his direction, Mason has made significant strides both academically and athletically. The Patriots have earned a NSCAA College Team Academic Award five consecutive years, boasting a team grade point average of 3.0 for 10 consecutive semesters. The team has featured numerous academic all-conference recipients.
On the field, Bramble has improved the team's RPI finish from 245 overall in 2014 to 38 in 2018. He has been a tireless recruiter and developed an A-10 Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and multiple all-conference performers. In addition, Bramble served as the department's director of staff development, creating professional programming opportunities for all Mason coaches. He also has represented the athletic department on various campus committees.
For 21 consecutive years, Bramble has led a collegiate soccer program: Butler men's soccer (2000), women's soccer at Clemson (2001-07) and Alabama (2008-14), as well as the Mason women's soccer program (2015-21) en route to posting 188 career wins.
He has led his teams to seven NCAA appearances, one Elite Eight, two Sweet 16s, and five Top 25 finishes.
In 2018, Bramble led the Patriots to a 14-6-0 overall record and an 8-2-0 mark against Atlantic 10 opponents. The 14 victories were the most for the program since the 2009 season and tied for fourth-most in program history, while Mason's eight conference wins were the most since joining the A-10.
Freshman forward Emma van der Vorst was named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, First Team Forward and was also selected to the All-Rookie Team. She became the first Mason women's soccer player to earn A-10 Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors, the third player in program history to be selected Player of the Year and only the fourth player in program history named Rookie of the Year.
Off the field, Emily Littell was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Soccer Team, becoming the first Mason women's soccer player in program history and just the 11th Mason student-athlete to earn the honor.
Bramble emphasized the importance of Mason's tradition and history. He spearheaded the Patriots' celebration of the 30th Anniversary of it 1985 George Mason Women's Soccer National Championship, welcoming back members of the squad during Alumni Weekend.
Prior to his arrival in Fairfax, Bramble spent seven seasons as the head coach for the SEC's Alabama Crimson Tide.
The Atlanta, Ga., native led Alabama to an appearance in the 2011 NCAA Tournament - its first NCAA tournament berth since 1998 and the second in program history.
Bramble coached 16 All-SEC performers, including three in 2014, 2011 and 2010 - the most in one season in program history. Furthermore, he had at least one player earn all-region honors in four consecutive years, which matches the longest streak in program lore.
During his seven seasons at the helm of the Crimson Tide program, Bramble produced three Academic All-Americans, making Alabama the only school in the nation with two players on the first and second CoSIDA Academic All-American squads in 2014. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) named the Crimson Tide to its College Team Academic Award list for an unprecedented sixth straight year in 2014.
During Bramble's tenure at Clemson, he took the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament every season, reaching the NCAA quarterfinals once and the NCAA round of 16 twice. His teams finished in the top 25 nationally five times and placed in the top three in the Atlantic Coast Conference three times. The Tigers had 18 wins over top-25 teams at Clemson, including top-five wins on the road in 2004 at fourth-ranked Texas and fifth-ranked Texas A&M. Bramble had an 80-51-17 overall record and did not have a losing season at Clemson.
Clemson teams during the Bramble era had an equally impressive record in the classroom, posting a 3.0 or better cumulative team grade-point average all 13 semesters that he led the team and a 3.25 or better team GPA for seven consecutive semesters. Seven NSCAA All-Academic selections played under Bramble.
Bramble also has coached at the international level, as an assistant coach for the United States Under-17 National Team that competed in the 1999 U-17 World Championships.
Bramble received a degree in business management from Mercer University in Macon, Ga., in 1995. He was an all-conference goalkeeper at Mercer before spending one year in the National Professional Soccer League with the Memphis Rogues (1989-90).
Bramble has a son, Cole and a daughter, Morgan.
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