2010 Women's Soccer Coaches
Mick Regan Image
Mick Regan - Head Coach - 7th Season

Regan progressed the Saints' women's program to the pinnacle of the Midwest Collegiate Conference in a historic 2010 campaign that included a regular-season and tournament league title, ultimately placing the Saints in elite company as one of the nation's best.

Recognized by his peers for the third time in his accomplished coaching career at Ashford, he was named the MCC's Coach of the Year. He has invested five years in developing the men's soccer program and seven years, two solo, with the women's program.

In 2010, the Saints compiled a sterling 15-5-2 season record (7-1 in MCC play), including a school-record eight-game win streak in September. He navigated his youthful squad through the tricky postseason tournament bracket to punch the program's first ticket to the NAIA National Championships, outlasting nemesis Grand View University and rival St. Ambrose University in dramatic semifinal and championship game shootouts.

A single-season record total of seven student-athletes went on to collect all-conference accolades (four first-team selections), including the program's fifth NAIA All-American, midfielder Chelsea Fisher.

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 owns a USSF National Goalkeeping License and also carries a USSF "B" National Coaching License.

He and his wife, Nikki, currently reside in nearby Eldridge, 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 - Marycrest International University (1998-99)
  • Founder/Director - Quad Cities United Soccer Club (2001-Present)
  • Head Girls Soccer Coach - Davenport Assumption High School (2001-03)
  • Assistant Women's Soccer Coach - Augustana College (2002-03)
  • Head Boys Soccer Coach - Davenport West High School (2003-04)
  • Head Men's Soccer Coach - Ashford University (2004-08)
  • Head Women's Soccer Coach - Ashford University (2004-Present)

The Saints (Women) Under Regan (2004-Present)
(W) Year
W-L-T
  MCC
Pct.
Conf. Finish
2004
4-10
  1-6
.286
N/A
2005
0-15
  0-7
.000
N/A
2006
5-11-1
  1-7
.313
7th
2007
10-5-2
  4-2-2
.667
6th
2008
11-6-1
  4-3-1
.645
4th
2009
12-6-1
  4-3-1
.667
4th
2010
15-5-2
  7-1
.750
1st
Totals
57-58-7   21-28-4 
.496


The Saints (Men) Under Regan (2004-08)
(M) Year
W-L-T
MCC
Pct.
Conf. Finish
2004
8-6-2
3-2-2
.571
N/A
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
36-48-6   
13-21-3  
.429



 
Krysti Walker Image
Krysti Walker - Grad Assistant - 2nd Season

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 - Ashford University (2009-Present)
 
Kim Schneckloth Image
Kim Schneckloth - Grad Assistant - 1st Season

Schneckloth, a native of nearby Davenport, is a member of the Ashford University women's soccer coaching staff as a first-year graduate assistant, effective in early September. She aids Head Coach Mick Regan in all operations of the women's soccer program.

A four-year letterwinner and three-year captain, Schneckloth played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She was among the Pioneers' leading scorers as a freshman, collecting Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors before suffering an injury.

The WIAC again recognized her efforts on the field as a junior in 2008 and Schneckloth landed on the all-league ballot. She completed her prep career at Davenport West High School.

In the offseason, Schneckloth helped out at UW-Platteville soccer summer camps in 2008 and 2009. Most recently, she has taken on head coaching responsibilities for the Quad Cities United Warriors, an under-11 club team.

Schneckloth is currently working towards her Bachelor's Degree in Sports and Recreation Management while at Ashford. She currently resides in Clinton.

The Schneckloth File

  • Girls U-11 Team Head Coach - Quad City United Warriors (2010-Present)
  • Graduate Assistant Women's Soccer Coach - Ashford University (2010-Present)