Assistant Coaches Amy Jackson Amy Jackson enters her fourth season on the Cavalier staff after a stellar playing career in the midfield for Concordia from 2000-2005. Jackson helped lead the 2004 Cavaliers to the NAIA national championship game as a senior, and was named to the NAIA All-American third team for her efforts. A captain during the Cavalier championship run, Jackson guided the squad to an 18-3-4 record en route to their fifth straight Cascade Collegiate Conference crown. She was a three-time all-conference player and was twice named to the Region I all-star team.
Alex Gonzalez
Garrett Staples
Alex Gonzalez begins his second season with Concordia in 2008. His coaching stops have included working with the Lake Oswego Soccer Club, South Eugene High School and the Oregon United Soccer Academy in Eugene. A graduate of the International High School in Eugene, Gonzalez played for the McKenzie United Soccer Academy for four years as a goalkeeper before continuing his playing career at the Universidad Latina de America in Morelia, Mexico as a defender. Gonzalez earned his degree in sociology and ethnic studies at the University of Oregon in 2005 and currently works for the Center for Student Success a non-profit college outreach mentoring program.
Garrett Staples is in his first season as an assistant coach at Concordia. A four-year starter as a goalkeeper for the Concordia men’s soccer team, Staples earned honorable mention NAIA All-American honors all four years while donning the Navy and White. He was a three-time first-team All-Cascade Collegiate Conference pick while grabbing a second-team honor as a sophomore. He compiled a 49-18-5 record while with 22 career shutouts. In more than 6,000 minutes logged in front of the net, Staples carried a 1.04 goals allowed per game average. He is currently on the Portland Timbers U23 roster. Staples will graduate from Concordia in 2009 with a degree in biology.
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