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Northland College

Northland College Athletics
 1411 Ellis Avenue Ashland, WI 54806
Division 3 Wisconsin Midwest
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Greg Gilmore

Greg Gilmore returns to the Jacks for his fifth year to start the 2023 season. Gilmore has led the program to four straight playoff appearances since taking over the program in the spring of 2019.


In the 2019 season, Gilmore guided the Jacks to the UMAC playoffs for the first time in its program history after a 3-4-1 finish in conference play and finishing in fourth. The Jacks narrowly missed out on advancing after taking a 1-0 lead into halftime but ultimately fell to Martin Luther by a score of 3-1.


After his first full year of recruiting, the Jacks improved in the spring of 2021 with a 4-3-1 finish in UMAC play and fell in the playoffs to than nationally ranked UW-Superior in a tight 2-0 contest. The Jacks once again finished fourth in the UMAC but were able to complete their first-ever UMAC winning record.


During the fall of 2021, the Jacks set numerous NCAA-era program bests, including wins and goals. The Jacks finished 10-9-1 in the regular season and 8-5-1 in the UMAC, which was good for third place. The Jacks, however, once again were knocked out in the UMAC semi-finals.


Gilmore was hired as the Men’s Soccer Coach at Northland College in March of 2019. Gilmore was previously the head coach at his alma mater, Southern Vermont College, from 2016 to 2018. While at Southern Vermont, Gilmore returned the program to the postseason for the first time in four years and also guided the Mountaineers to their first home playoff game since 2011.


Prior to returning to SVC in 2016, Gilmore was the head coach and director of coaching for Maximum Velocity FC in Lee, N.H. since November of 2014 while also heading the boys’ varsity coach at Farmington High School in Farmington, N.H. since June ‘14. In his stint at Farmington, he led the team to its first playoff victory in 39 years.


He received his Bachelors of Science in History & Politics from SVC in 2012 and earned an MBA in Athletic Administration from Southern New Hampshire University in 2018.


As a player, Gilmore was a four year starter for SVC and currently holds the record for most games started in a career. Over his four years Gilmore helped transform a winless team in 2007 to a championship contender as his team made it to the New England Collegiate Conference championship game in both 2010 and 2011.


Additionally, Gilmore was a three-year player for the Southern Vermont baseball team, being on the SVC pitching staff that helped the squad go to the NECC postseason in both 2010 and 2011 while falling in the championship round in the latter of those years.

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Lee Dennis

Lee Dennis joined the Jacks Coaching Staff in January 2022 after a three year playing career with the program under Coach Gilmore. Dennis served as the Captain of the squad during all three seasons in Ashland, just as he did at his previous school at Southern Vermont College.


Dennis was a regular contributor at Northland both in the midfield and in the backline. He played a major role during the 2019 season which was the Jacks first UMAC post-season appearance in program history, and saved his most prolific year for last when he found the back of the net six times for the Jacks as a defender during the 2021 season. Three of his six goals during his final year where game winners, including a penalty kick in overtime in the season opener against Blackburn.


Dennis has been active in the community in Ashland and has coached with Chequamegon Bay Soccer Club while also running camps and lessons through Soccer Evolution, which he founded in 2020. Dennis has also been an assistant coach for Ashland High School, both with the girls and boys programs.


In addition to his Northland coaching duties he also took over the Washburn Varsity girls soccer program in the spring of 2022. In his first season in charge, his team captured the programs first Regional Championship in 14 years.

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Henry Quinlan

Coach Henry Quinlan has served as a Northland College volunteer assistant coach for men's soccer for the past five years (2017-23) and women's soccer in 2016. He was assistant/JV coach for the Ashland High School boys’ soccer team from 2012-2015 and served as a volunteer assistant coach in 2011 and 2016. During his time as assistant/JV coach the boy's team compiled a record of 69-14-5, and won the 2013 Wisconsin Division III State Championship. He has been involved as a girl's volunteer assistant coach for Ashland High School from 2012-present. In Wisconsin, girl's high school plays in spring. The girl's program has made 3 final four appearances in the Wisconsin State Tournament at Division III during that time period. Quinlan coached for the Chequamegon Bay Soccer Club at the U19, U16, U14, U12, and U10 levels for eight years and for Ashland Youth Soccer at U8 and U6 levels for four years. He holds a USSF National "D" Coaching License and served as a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association soccer referee for six years. Henry works as a fish biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Ashland.

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