
Sean Yengo
Title: | Head Coach |
Phone: | (715) 836-4097 |
Email: | yengosp@uwec.edu |
Season: | 26th Year |
Sean Yengo enters his 26th season as head coach of the women's soccer team in 2022 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
The Blugolds finished their 2021 season placing fifth in the WIAC and making it to the WIAC tournament semifinals with a 3-4 conference record and a 10-9-2 overall record.
- Yengo currently ranks second all-time in the WIAC in wins (270) with a winning percentage of .620. Yengo owns a career record of 118-37-10 in WIAC play.
- Under Yengo, the Blugolds finished the 2005, 2006 and 2008 seasons ranked in the NSCAA Top 25 National Poll
- Team finished second in the WIAC in 2008 while advancing to the NCAA Championship for the fourth consecutive season
- Blugolds won the WIAC regular season and tournament championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Before 2005, no team had won either championship
- Yengo received WIAC Coach of the Year honors in 2005, 2006 and 2007
- 2006 NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year
- 2005 was the first time in program history the soccer team made an NCAA appearance. They now have a total of four.
- Advanced to Sweet 16 in 2006
- Advanced to second round in 2005 and 2008
- Played a first round game in 2007
- Blugolds have earned numerous honors in Yengo's tenure
- 76 All-WIAC selections
- 32 All-Central Region selections
- Five NSCAA All-Americans
- Four NSCAA Scholar All-Americans
- Six WIAC Scholar-Athletes
- Three WIAC Players of the Year
- NSCAA Team Academic Award 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- NSCAA Team Ethics Award 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Previously served as an assistant coach for the Blugolds in 1996
- Graduated from SUNY-Cortland in 1991 with bachelor's degree in physical education. Also earned master's degree from Cortland in 1996
- Played soccer for Cortland from 1985 to 1989
- Three-time SUNYAC wrestling champion and two-time All-American
- Was a soccer coach at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Northfield, Massachusetts from 1992 to 1996
- Married to Tracy; Has two daughters (Danielle and Sydnee) and two sons (Zachary and Christopher)
Last Updated: 9/27/22