| 06.30.06 -
Huntington University
announced that Nathan Sharpe will join the Athletic Department as head
coach of the women’s soccer program. Sharpe brings a variety of
playing and coaching experience to the position. As a keeper for
Lenawee Christian High School, Sharpe earned All-State honors as a
junior and senior. He continued his playing career in college,
playing four years at Moody Bible Institute.
After graduating from
Moody with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education in 2000, Sharpe took
a teaching position at Freedom Baptist School in Hudsonville, Michigan
and immediately started a girl’s soccer program there. In 2002, he
took over the boys program and led them to a state championship. As a
coach, Sharpe also has earned the National Soccer Coaches Association
Advanced Regional diploma as well as level one and two diplomas for
goalkeeping.
“We are excited to have Nate join our coaching staff,” says Athletic
Director, Gary Turner. “He has been very successful at a variety of
levels and brings a great enthusiasm for the sport to HU. His soccer
experience and knowledge give him the tools to take our women’s
program to the next levelHeHe. We
are looking forward to having Nate and his family join the HU
community.”
Sharpe, his wife Alison and their soon to be two-year-old son Payton
will immediately be thrust into campus life as Alison also joins HU’s
staff as Resident Director of Baker and Roush Halls. |
