Head Coach
Mike Ferrell
260.665.4319
ferrellm@trine.edu

Trine University head coach Mike Ferrell returns for his eighteenth season of leading the men's soccer program. In 2008 he returned to lead the Thunder after being away for four years. Ferrell moved to the Office of Alumni & Development in 2004.

Prior to Thunder Athletics, Ferrell spent four seasons at the University of Southern Indiana, where he led his team to four Great Lakes Valley Conference finals and national rankings in the top 20.

Ferrell took his team to either the district or conference playoffs finals 13 out of the 16 years that he coached for the Thunder. In 1992, he led the Thunder to a district and bi-district championship, and in 1994 and 1995, the Thunder team was the WHAC champion and the regional runner-up. In 1996, the Thunder soccer team won the regular season conference championship.

Coach Ferrell was named District Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1992, WHAC Coach of the Year in 1994, 1995, and 1996, and Regional Coach of the Year in 1994. In his 16 years of coaching at Trine University, Ferrell produced 51 All-District/All-Conference players, 19 All-Mideast players, five All-Americans, 15 Honorable Mention All-Americans, and six Academic All-Americans.

In 1979, Ferrell earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. As a student at Campbell, Ferrell was a four-year member of the varsity soccer team and received the Most Valuable Player award in his senior season.

From 1979 to 1981, Ferrell served as an assistant coach to Jerry Yeagley, head men's soccer coach at Indiana University, one of the most successful coaches in NCAA soccer history.

Assistant Coach
Trevor Ferrell
260.665.4294
ferrellt@trine.edu

Trine University Head Assistant Coach Trevor Ferrell returns to the Thunder soccer program in 2008. He was a four-year starter for the Thunder men’s soccer team from 2003 to 2006. He received the coaches award in his junior season.

Ferrell is from Angola and played high school soccer at Angola High School. While at AHS he was a four-year starter, an all-conference selection for two years, and was honored as most-valuable player his senior year.

Coach Mike Ferrell says, “I am glad to have Trevor as a part of my coaching staff, he has been around soccer all his life and is very knowledgeable of the game.”

Assistant Coach
Niclas Hulting
260.665.4209

hultingn@trine.edu

Niclas Hulting returns to the Thunder soccer program. Niclas is back for his second stint as an assistant coach at Trine. He served as the assistant men’s soccer coach from 2002-04 and has now been with the team since the 2008 season.

Niclas was a four-year starter for the Thunder from 1998-2001. He captained the team his junior and senior years and received WHAC All-Conference honors both years. His junior year he was selected to the NAIA All-Midwest second team. In addition, he received the team MVP award.

Niclas is from Stockholm, Sweden, and came to Trine as an International student. He graduated in 2003 from TSU with a degree in marketing. Niclas is also employed by the Department of Brand & Integrated Marketing at Trine University.

Assistant Coach
Adam Weikel

Weikel joins the Thunder this fall as head coach of the JV program. He is a 2003 TSU graduate where he was a part of the soccer team. For the past four years he has been the head girls soccer coach at Hamilton High School where he works as a teacher.

Assistant Coach
Larry Clemens

Clemens will serve as the goal keeping coach. He played his college soccer at Huntington University as a goal keeper. He was the Angola High School boy’s head coach for five years and this will be his eighth year as the goal keeping coach.