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Anthony Adams

Director of Athletics Brian Barrio did not have to search very far to replace the legendary Retriever bench boss Pete Caringi, Jr.

Anthony Adams, ’97, who has served on the Retriever staff for 26 years, including the last dozen as associate head coach, has taken the reins from his former coach and mentor in February, 2023.

Black and Gold: Through and Through, UMBC Magazine, April 6, 2022

https://umbc.edu/stories/black-and-gold-through-and-through/

On eight occasions, Adams has been named one of the nation’s top assistant coaches by collegesoccernews.com. He just earned his most recent accolade after the 2014 season, and in 2003, he was one of 27 college coaches in the nation to be honored as an Assistant Coach of the Year by AFLAC. Two seasons later, Adams was recognized by the NSCAA as the Assistant Coach of the Year in the Atlantic region.

Adams earned four letters for UMBC from 1992-95 and was a starter in the backfield in his final three seasons. The Dundalk, Md., native (Calvert Hall) has been an extremely successful coach at the club level. As coach of the Soccer Club of Baltimore and the Baltimore Bays, he won 10 state championships, two regional titles and made two national final four appearances from 1996-2007.

Adams was a member of the coaching staff of the USSF Development Academy’s Baltimore Bays from 2008-13 and had five teams place in the Academy Final Eight over that time. He has been coaching with the Baltimore Celtic SC since 2013.

In 2013, Adams was inducted into the Greater Dundalk Hall of Fame and received the Edward Finzel Honor Award for outstanding contributions to soccer in Maryland.

Adams earned the 1995 Retriever Club Scholarship Award, given each year to a junior student-athlete who demonstrates academic and athletic excellence and a commitment to UMBC’s community service program.

He has also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator since 1997. In the 25-year run, he has helped recruit 108 student-athletes that earned all-conference honors, 18 of which earned the conference’s Player of the Year award. Twenty-seven Retrievers have earned All-Region honors and seven have been tabbed to All-America teams. Moreover, 32 members of the black-and-gold have signed professional soccer contracts.

The longest-tenured UMBC assistant coach holds a USSF “A” coaching license. He earned a degree in history and a certificate in secondary education from UMBC in 1997 and completed his master’s degree in management from the University of Maryland, University College (now University of Maryland, Global Campus) in 2007.

His wife, Stephanie, was a former member of the sports medicine staff at UMBC. The couple had their first child, Isabella Marika, in July 2007 and also welcomed Caroline Marie to the family in August 2010.

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Pete Caringi III

Pete Caringi III, a 2013 All-American for the Retrievers, enters his ninth season as an assistant men’s soccer coach in the fall of 2022.

Caringi served as an undergraduate assistant coach under his father, Pete, Jr., for the 2014 campaign while completing his degree requirements in psychology.

Caringi was the 2013 America East Striker of the Year, after also winning the award in 2012. He was also voted the league’s Fans’ Choice Player of the Year, becoming the first repeat winner in AE history. The Baltimore native scored 27 goals over the last two seasons, was named the Most Outstanding Player in the 2013 America East Championships, and finished his career with 37 goals, fourth on UMBC’s all-time list, and 91 points, which ranks fifth all-time.

One of the championship squad’s tri-captains, Caringi was a semifinalist for the 2013 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, soccer’s version of the Heisman trophy, and became the first player in UMBC school history to earn that distinction. In addition, the psychology major became the first Retriever student-athlete in school history to earn NSCAA First Team All-America honors.

He signed a professional soccer contract with Oklahoma City Energy Football Club and scored his first professional goal on April 7, 2014 versus LA Galaxy II.

Caringi, UMBC’s 2013-14 Dr. Charles R. Brown Outstanding Athlete Award winner, was an active participant in the soccer program’s various community outreach efforts, which includes working with The Casey Cares Foundation.

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Brian Rowland

UMBC Head Men’s Soccer Coach Anthony Adams has named Retriever Hall of Famer Brian Rowland, ‘03 to the staff as an assistant coach in April of 2023.

The former goalkeeper holds UMBC's single-season (11, 2002) and career shutouts record (25). He earned First Team All-Northeast Conference honors in his senior season of 2002. The Toronto native won the team's Ed Veit Award (top freshman) in 1999, captured a share of the Mike Woodard Award (Unsung Hero) in 2001 and was the team's Most Valuable Player in 2002.

He was tabbed the 2002-03 UMBC Male Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.

“I am thrilled to join Coach Adams' UMBC Men’s Soccer staff, and to again be at this incredible university,” said Rowland. “My years as a student-athlete at UMBC resulted in great memories and were the start of many lifelong bonds.

“Coach Adams has been a mentor and friend to me during my playing and coaching career, and to be a part of this next chapter of this respected program is a privilege. Baltimore has been home to my family for many years, and I am very grateful to share this next chapter of my career with those I am closest with. I am excited to get to work, helping lead the next group of Retrievers as we pursue championships together.”

Rowland will join assistant coach Pete Caringi III, ’14 and volunteer assistant coach Sam DeBone on the sidelines as UMBC completes the 2023 spring campaign.

Rowland served as head coach at Temple University from 2017-22. In the unique spring season of 2020-21, the Owls posted victories over No. 2 SMU and No. 23 Tulsa and earned a No. 3 seed in the America Athletic Conference Playoffs, their highest ever seed in the post-season as member of that league.

Prior to his tenure at Temple, Rowland spent eight seasons on the University of Maryland’s men’s soccer staff with the final three campaigns as the Terps’ associate head coach. Under the guidance of Rowland, Maryland captured five consecutive conference tournament crowns between 2012 and 2016, including three-straight as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Rowland also excelled as a recruiter, helping the Terps bring home top classes on a yearly basis.

Prior to serving as associate head coach, Rowland was tabbed as the recruiting coordinator in 2014, helping to insure the No. 1 rated class in 2015 and No. 2 class in 2016.

Following Rowland's successful playing career at UMBC, he played professionally with the Toronto Lynx of the USL (2003-04), the Baltimore Blast and Milwaukee Wave of the MISL (2003-07) and finally with Crystal Palace USA of the USL from 2007 to 2009.

Prior to landing at UMBC, Rowland competed on the Canadian Youth National U-20 team and trialed at Manchester United and Fulham.

“We couldn't be more excited to bring Brian back home to UMBC,” said Adams. “I recruited Brian many years ago and his impact as a Hall of Fame player was important to the success of those teams. His prior coaching experience at Maryland and Temple will be invaluable to the players and staff. He's a proven recruiter that will bring a variety of skill sets to the program.”

Rowland is a native of Toronto, Ontario and earned his bachelor's degree in economics from UMBC in 2003. Rowland holds a USSF A License (2012) and is involved with US Soccer as a scout for their Youth National Teams.