Brian Bahl Position: Head Soccer Coach Experience: 2nd Year Alma Mater: University of Northern Iowa

Brian Bahl enters his third season at the helm of the Peacock soccer programs.

In his first two seasons he has guided both the men's and women's programs to the most successful single season marks in school history. The two years under Bahl's guidance have been the most successful two year span in Peacock soccer history for both programs.

In his first season, he led the Peacock Women to the most successful season in school history, winning 12 games and finishing 3rd in the NSIC. The 12 wins were an improvement in the win column of seven games from 2006 and allowed the Peacocks to finish 2007 as the 6th most improved team in the nation.

In Bahl's second season, he led the Peacock Men to their most successful season in school history and the first winning season in the history of the program. In addition, he again led the Peacock women to the NSIC conference tournament, their second straight appearance under Bahl.

Prior to his arrival at Upper Iowa, Bahl spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Division 1 women's soccer program at the University of Northern Iowa. While at UNI, he was responsible for bringing in two of the top recruiting classes in the history of the program.

Before arriving at UNI, Bahl served as the Head Women's Soccer Coach at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, IA for three seasons. During his tenure at Mount Mercy, Bahl successfully turned around a Mustang program that had won only one game total in the four years prior to his arrival. Under his guidance his Mount Mercy teams set numerous school records and enjoyed the best seasons the program had ever experienced, improving in the win column each year. Bahl became the winningest coach in the soccer program's history at Mount Mercy.

Bahl has also served as an assistant at Upper Iowa University and Wartburg College, as well as various high school coaching positions, including head coaching positions for the Waterloo West High School Boy's soccer team and Denver High School Girl's soccer team.

During his ten-year stint at Waterloo West, his teams averaged over 12 wins per season and were one of Iowa's top high school programs, winning seven district championships, two sub-state titles and earning two trips to the state tournament. Bahl ranks as Waterloo West's all-time winningest men's soccer coach and recently was inducted into the Waterloo West Soccer Hall of Fame.

Bahl has served as the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association's representative to the NSCAA and has also served as a liaison to the NSCAA All-America Committee.

Bahl has also been a club coach with the Cedar Valley Youth Soccer Association, Midwest United Soccer Association and the Dubuque Soccer Club. He currently serves as Executive Director and Director of Coaching for FC Midwest Soccer Academy, an organization he founded.

Bahl holds a Premier Diploma from the NSCAA, the organizations highest coaching distinction. He also holds a national coaching license from the USSF and an NSCAA goalkeeping diploma.

Bahl, is currently pursuing a master's degree in sports administration and coaching. He and his wife, Jamie, both University of Northern Iowa alums, have three children, Aubrey, Colten, and Caden.