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Brian Young
Brian Young came to St. Edward's in 2004 as the third head coach of the SEU men’s soccer team. He now enters his 16th season at SEU with the program’s highest winning percentage and was named to the Heartland Conference Hall of Fame in 2019.
In 2017, Young and his staff matched their own Heartland Conference single-season wins record with 11 set in 2016. The Hilltoppers finished the year 15-4-2 overall and made their fourth consecutive appearance to the NCAA Tournament. Young claimed his 150th career win at the helm of the program in the Heartland Conference Tournament semifinals vs. St. Mary’s, 6-1 (Nov. 3, 2017). Young coached Ty Mobley to All-American status while Dylan Armstrong was an All-America Honorable Mention for the D2CCA.
In 2016, Young’s coaching staff was named the NSCAA South Central Regional Staff of the Year for the second time in three years, as the team made SEU history yet again. The Hilltoppers won their first-ever NCAA Tournament match and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the second time in three years after winning their third-straight Heartland Conference Tournament Championship. Young’s 2016 squad set the Heartland Conference record for league wins in a season with 11 and the SEU record for total wins in a season with 18. SEU also set the program record for most all-Americans in a single season with five players claiming six all-America honors.
Over the past 15 seasons, Young has claimed five Heartland Conference regular-season titles and appeared in four NCAA Tournaments – including hosting the first round for the first time in school history in 2016. Young led St. Edward’s to its highest final ranking of No. 10 in 2016 when the team reached as high as No. 3 in the nation. His teams have also claimed back-to-back national statistical championships in shutout percentage in 2015-2016. In 2015, the Hilltoppers led the nation in goals against average (0.50) with 14 shutouts and led the way with 15 clean sheets in 2016 with a 0.45 GAA. The Hilltoppers were the first Heartland Conference team to put together back-to-back undefeated seasons in 2014 and 2015, and from 2014-17 SEU won 27 consecutive matches versus other Heartland Conference teams including conference and NCAA Tournament contests.
Young is also a proven developer of individual talent. He has coached 14 All-Americans, 65 all-region performers, and 86 All-Heartland Conference players. Young has also coached eight Heartland Conference Player of the Year honorees and is a six-time Heartland Coach of the Year recipient (2009, 20010, 2012-15). Young led the Hilltoppers to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Adidas Team Academic Award 12 times.
The 15-year veteran head coach has helped four players from St. Edward’s into the professional ranks. In 2017, Josh Taylor was signed by Sutton United FC of the English National League. In 2015, Andy Fox joined Peterborough United in England’s League One, eventually converting his opportunity in penalties for the club in the fourth round of the 2015-16 FA Cup against West Bromwich Albion. Daniel Riley also signed a professional contract in 2015 with Swedish team Enebybergs IF. Sean Arters played for Young from 2009-10 and was picked up by the San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League (NASL).
Young was appointed to the NCAA Regional Selection Committee from 2005-2011, and for the past seven seasons, Young has served as the chair of the NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches Division II Men’s Soccer National Ranking Committee. In addition to those duties, he was the chair for the Heartland Men’s Soccer Coaches from 2004-16. Young’s coaching achievements at SEU were highlighted in 2016 when he was honored with the Austin Soccer Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.
Young came to St. Edward’s University after six years as the assistant men’s soccer coach at Brown University in Providence, R.I. He helped the team win four Ivy League Championships and make four NCAA Division I Tournament appearances. In 1998, Young assisted the team when it went undefeated in Ivy play, shutting out six of seven Ivy League opponents en route to back-to-back Ivy titles and an NCAA Tournament appearance. The defense allowed the fewest goals (2) in Ivy League play in Brown men’s soccer history, becoming the first Brown team to go undefeated in the Ivies since 1976. The 1999 squad advanced to the Sweet 16, while the 2000 squad made the Elite Eight. Young coordinated national and international recruitment of high school student-athletes. He assisted in coaching five all-Americans and 11 players who have been drafted in the annual Major League Soccer Superdraft or have signed Major League Soccer (MLS) contracts (FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, Kansas City Wizards, Columbus Crew and New England Revolution). While he was at Brown, the Bears posted an overall record of 61-35-10 (.576) and an Ivy League record of 28-8-5 (.683).
Prior to Brown University, Young spent a year as an assistant coach at Bates College, where he helped the team to the East College Athletic Conference Tournament and Bowdoin, Bates and Colby (BBC) Title. He was the co-founder, technical director and head coach of Bruno United Futbol Club from 2002-03. Young was also the head coach and director of player development for the Lake Travis Soccer Club in Austin, where he led his team (U14) to the 2003 state finals.
Young coached the 1990 Boys Olympic Development Program for South Texas Youth Soccer and currently serve as a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) academy scout for the United States Youth Soccer National Teams since 2010.
Young played collegiate soccer at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. During his senior season, the Wildcats finished with a 15-5-2 record in 1994, playing 11 matches against top 20 teams, while setting a school record for victories. New Hampshire captured the North Atlantic Conference’s regular season championship that year and advanced to the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Tournament for the first time in UNH history. Young earned All-North Atlantic Conference Tournament honors in 1993 and 1994. After graduating from UNH, Young played professionally with the Cape Cod Crusaders Soccer Club in the United States Interregional Soccer League from 1995 to 1997.
Young holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and the USSF “A” license.
He resides in Austin with his wife, Lillian.
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