Barry Slagle joined the men’s soccer program as assistant coach in February 2016. He arrived with 10 years of collegiate coaching experience at the Division I and Division II levels.
This past fall, he helped the Hawks finish the campaign 9-6-4 overall with an appearance in the Sun Belt Conference semifinals. Five Hartwick players earned Sun Belt All-Conference honors, including Co-Freshman of the Year, Hamish Ritchie.
Prior to Hartwick, Slagle served as the head men’s soccer coach at Division II Newberry College in South Carolina. Slagle led the Wolves for four seasons from 2011 to 2014 and was responsible for all aspects of the program, including coaching, recruiting, administration, budgeting, personnel management, and scholarships. Over his tenure, he helped increase the team’s GPA over 0.5 points to become the highest GPA of any men’s team on campus.
Before Newberry, Slagle spent three seasons as the top assistant at Division I Wofford College. Prior to Slagle’s arrival in Spartanburg, the Terriers had won only nine Southern Conference games in their previous 10 seasons as conference members.
In 2009, he helped the Terriers to regular season and tournament titles in the SoCon and a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The 2009 squad registered 12 wins, which marked the most victories for the program in the Division I era.
Seven players were named All-SoCon during Slagle’s tenure, with four players earning All-SoCon Tournament honors in 2009. Sixteen players were named Academic All-SoCon, four were selected CoSIDA Academic All-District, and three were NSCAA All-South Scholar Athletes. Slagle also coached Nick Schuermann, who garnered NSCAA All-America and NSCAA Academic All-America honors in the 2009-2010 season.
Slagle served one year as the assistant men’s and women’s soccer coach at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado in 2007-2008. He helped guide the Orediggers’ men’s program to an 11-9-2 record and a conference championship appearance. Slagle also helped coach Craig Thompson, who became the first player in school history to be selected in the MLS Supplemental Draft when he was selected by the Houston Dynamo with the 28th overall pick. CSM’s women’s squad concluded the 2007 campaign with a 12-8-1 mark, including an 8-3-1 record in league action.
Slagle began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at Appalachian State during the 2006 season. He helped guide the Mountaineers to a record of 10-7-2.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Slagle has worked with club programs such as Real Colorado and with the Raleigh, NC,-based Capital Area Soccer League (CASL).
Slagle was a four-year letter winner with the men’s soccer team at The University of the South from 2002 to 2006. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Religion.
He holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Premier Diploma and served as a regional chair for the NSCAA All-America Committee from 2008-2015.
Slagle lives with his wife, Aimee, and their daughter, Clara.
