Men's Soccer Coaches

Head Coach Roy Messer

Roy Messer

Roy Messer enters his 27th season with the Quakers. During his tenure with the men’s soccer program, Messer has posted 224 victories. Earlham has been in the NCAA Tournament once and the NAIA National Tournament six times under the leadership of the New Jersey native.

The Quakers have won four conference championships with two each in the College Athletic Conference and a pair in the Illinois-Indiana Soccer Conference. Earlham also won NAIA District 21 championships in 1986 and 1987. The 1970 College of Wooster graduate also led Earlham to a school record 16 wins in 1999 one year after the Quakers appeared in the NCAA Tournament.

Contact:
Roy Messer at 765/983-1485 — E-Mail Roy

Rob Richardson

Assistant Coach Rob Richardson

Rob Richardson is in his first year with the Earlham College men’s soccer program. Richardson is a native of Seaham, Great Britain.

Richardson comes to Earlham from Pro Active Sports in New Jersey.

He also worked for the United Soccer Academy in New Jersey from 2000-04.

Contact:
Rob Richardson at 765/983-1477 — E-mail Rob

Sam Byrd

Assistant Coach Sam Byrd

Sam Byrd is in his third season with the Quakers as a coach.

A Richmond native, Byrd played four seasons at Earlham and graduated in 2003.

Contact:
Sam Byrd at 765/983-1477 — E-mail Sam

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