Two-time Midwest Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year Mick Regan is on the threshold of something great in his seventh year coaching at Ashford University. He has coached five years developing the men's program and six years, one solo, with the women's program.
But Regan stocked the cupboard full of talent for his coaching counterpart on the Saints men's program, Richard Markham, who navigated Ashford through a magical season that included a NAIA National Championships berth, a regular season and tournament conference crown and an undefeated regular season.
Originally
from Leigh-on-Sea, England, a town 45 miles from London, he was part of a youth
team that won a National Championship in England in 1994. He came to the U.S. on a soccer scholarship to attend Marycrest International
University in Davenport, Iowa.
While there, Regan completed a stellar playing career and was named Marycrest Athlete
of the Year, All-Conference, All-Region and Academic All-American.
Upon graduation, Regan accepted a position as a teacher at Davenport Assumption
High School where he
taught AP biology and coached women's soccer. He led the team to back-to-back
state championships in 2002 and 2003. In his years at AHS, the team had a
record of 41-8-3 -- a remarkable turnaround from the 2-11 record they had the
year before he took control of the program.
He also served as a coach at Davenport
West High
School where he led the men's soccer team to a
second-place finish in the conference after going 0-10 the previous year.
Regan was also an assistant coach at Augustana
College in Rock Island, Ill.,
from 2002-04, when it won its first conference title in school history. In
2004, Regan was named Men's Soccer Coach of the Year for the Midwest Collegiate
Conference, an award he received again in 2007.
Regan is also the Club Director (and founder) of the Quad Cities United Soccer
Club, a premier club that showcases talent in the surrounding Quad Cities'
area. He served as the Men's Conference Chair/National Rater for the 2008
season and currently holds capacity as the Women's Conference Chair/National
Rater.
Regan
recently acquired his USSF National Goalkeeping License and also carries a USSF
"B" National Coaching License.
He and his wife, Nikki, currently reside in Eldridge, Iowa, with three sons,
Liam, Luke and Timothy.
Coaching Honors
- MCC Men's Soccer
Coach of the Year (2004, 2007)
The Regan File
- Assistant
Women's Soccer Coach -
- Founder/Director
- Quad Cities United Soccer Club (2001-Present)
- Head Girls
Soccer Coach -
- Assistant
Women's Soccer Coach -
- Head Boys Soccer
Coach -
- Head Men's
Soccer Coach -
- Head Women's
Soccer Coach -
The Saints (Women) Under Regan (2004-Present)
| (W) Year | W-L-T | MCC | Pct. | Conf.
Finish |
| 2004 | 4-10 | 1-6 | .400 | 7th |
| 2005 | 0-15 | 0-7 | .000 | 8th |
| 2006 | 5-11-1 | 1-7 | .313 | 7th |
| 2007 | 10-5-2 | 4-2-2 | .667 | 5th |
| 2008 | 11-6-1 | 4-3-1 | .645 | T4th |
| 2009 | 12-6-1 | 4-3-1 | .667 | T4th |
| Totals | 42-53-5 | 14-27-4 | .442 |
The Saints (Men) Under Regan (2004-08)
| (M) Year | W-L-T | MCC | Pct. | Conf.
Finish |
| 2004 | 7-7-2 | 3-2-2 | .571 | 4th |
| 2005 | 3-13-1 | 1-6 | .188 | N/A |
| 2006 | 5-12-1 | 2-5 | .294 | 7th |
| 2007 | 9-7-2 | 3-4-1 | .563 | 6th |
| 2008 | 11-8 | 4-4 | .579 | 4th |
| Totals | 36-46-5 | 13-21-3 | .439 |
Walker begins her second season as Ashford's graduate assistant women's soccer coach this fall under Head Coach Mick Regan. She assists Regan in all facets of the women's squad, specializing with an emphasis in goalkeeping.
Walker was instrumental in the success and emergence of junior All-American goalkeeper Kylie Willet, who collected First-Team All-MCC recognition and a handful of other awards.
A 2006 college graduate, Walker was a starting goalkeeper for two years each at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo., and North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene. She brings a great level of experience and knowledge from tending net as Walker also served as team captain while at North Idaho College.
Walker served a three-year stint as a Health and Physical Education Director at the Boys and Girls Club of Tucson-Holmes Tuttle Branch. She has also worked with the Big Brothers, Big Sister Foundation in Helena, Mont., and also served as a school representative in the Helena School District.
Walker obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports and Fitness Management from Mesa State College in 2006. She is currently pursuing her Master's degree at Ashford and currently resides in Davenport.
The Walker File
- Graduate Assistant Women's
Soccer Coach -
