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Indiana University Kokomo

IU Kokomo Athletics
 2300 S. Washington St Kokomo, IN 46902
NAIA Indiana Midwest
Public Small National competitor
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Sohaila Akhavein

Sohaila Akhavein enters her third season at the helm of the IU Kokomo women's soccer program in the Fall of 2023. Akhavein is the second head coach in program history, and holds a record of 20-12-5 in two years as head coach at IU Kokomo.


The Cougars made great strides in year two under the direction of Akhavein, winning the River States Conference Championship to clinch the program's first NAIA National Tournament berth. Akhavein and first year assistant coach Kaleb Preston played a key role in leading the Cougars to the program's first ever winning record in just the fourth season of competition, finishing with a record of 14-3-3 and an 8-1-1 RSC mark. Akhavein coached and developed the 2022 River States Conference Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year.


In year one at IU Kokomo in the Fall of 2021, Akhavein led the Cougars to a 6-9-2 overall record, and a 6-4-1 River States Conference mark, the program's first ever winning record in conference play.


Akhavein comes to IU Kokomo after four years as the head coach at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois. In her time at Blackburn, Akhavein has produced four all conference players in one of the toughest NCAA DIII conferences in the country. Prior to Blackburn, Akhavein spent time with the Oshkosh United Soccer Club in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.


Akhavein spent three years at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin. In 2013, Akhavein helped lead the Redhawks to a then, program-best, 10-7-1 record as an assistant coach.


A 2011 graduate of Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Akhavein has also spent time coaching the Oshkosh Youth Soccer Club as well as the Sports Coordinator at the YMCA in Oshkosh.

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Kaleb Preston

Kaleb Preston is in his second season as the assistant women’s soccer coach at Indiana University Kokomo in 2023.


Prior to joining the program, he worked as a staff coach and assistant camp director at FC Athletico in North Carolina.


While pursuing his undergraduate degree at Ball State, Kaleb played on the men’s club team and coached at Delaware County Futbol Club leading the U13 and U14 programs.


Kaleb completed his master’s degree in Coaching and Exercise Science at Concordia University Irvine.


Kaleb holds his US Soccer National D License.

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