Rick Isaacson
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- Title:
- Head Men's Soccer Coach
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- Email:
- rick.isaacson@simpson.edu
Bio
THE ISAACSON FILE |
Personal Information |
Hometown: Urbandale, Iowa Spouse: Kelly Children: Addison, Charles, Sloan |
Coaching Experience |
2011-present: Simpson College Head Coach 2005-11: Ankeny High School Head Coach 2004: Decorah High School Head Coach 2003-15: Iowa Rush and JUSC Clubs Head Coach |
Playing Experience |
1999-02: Luther College |
Education |
Luther College, 2003 B.A., Physical Education |
At Simpson
- Entering 14th season in 2024
- Record of 137-87-22 (55-33-11 A-R-C) in first 13 seasons
- Became the winningest coach in school history in 2022, surpassing Aziz Haffar who recorded 127 wins from 1995-2004
- Tallied his 100th career victory on Sept. 25, 2019 against Saint Mary's at home
- Has guided Simpson to the conference tournament each year at the helm, with eight semifinal appearances
- Has coached the Storm to eight, 10-win seasons
- Has won every season-opening match in his tenure and 12 consecutive home openers
- Led the Storm to a 16-4-2 mark in 2019 to tie the program record for wins in a season (1999 and 2000)
- Has coached the top two point scorers and goal scorers in school history (Mitchell White, 2011-14 and Garrett Pochop, 2014-17)
- Also coached the career assists leader (Tyler Neumann, 2012-15)
- Hired on Feb. 18, 2011 as the third coach in program history
Player Achievement Under Isaacson
- All-American: Garrett Pochop (2017)
- All-Region: 2x... Tanner Alderson (2017, 2019), Garrett Pochop (2016, 2017); 1x... Ronaldo Ordaz (2023), Baraka Ellie (2022), Ricardo Ibarra (2022), Jordy Triana-Vasquez (2021), Darius Doswell (2019), Trevor Fuccio (2019)
- Conference Offensive MVP: Garrett Pochop (2016, 2017)
- All-Conference: 4x... Baraka Ellie (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022); 3x... Tanner Alderson (2017, 2018, 2019), Garrett Pochop (2015, 2016, 2017), Marcus Varnum (2013, 2014, 2015), Tyler Neumann (2012, 2013, 2015); 2x... , Ronaldo Ordaz (2022, 2023), Jordy Triana-Vasquez (2020, 2021), Trevor Fuccio (2018, 2019), Darius Doswell (2016, 2019), Nick Joslyn (2016, 2017), Josh Harry (2015, 2016), Mitchell White (2013, 2014); 1x... Ricardo Ibarra (2022), Ian Dean (2021), Enrique Idehen (2021), Alan Imamovic (2021), Jake Potratz (2017), Matt Loney (2013), Mark Lahart (2012), Jeremy Reinert (2011)
- Honorable Mention All-Conference: 2x... Roderick Orellana (2021, 2022), Enrique Idehen (2019, 2020), Louis Joslyn (2014, 2015), Luke Aronow (2011, 2012); 1x... Matt Hasken (2023), Zach Kline (2023), Espoire Nkomezi (2023), Alan Imamovic (2022), Mateaus Lewis (2022), Justin Gilmour (2020), Ricardo Ibarra (2020), Mason Madren (2020), Jake Potratz (2019), Jack Arndt (2018), Darius Doswell (2018), Brendan Owins (2017), Connor Robson (2017), Nick Joslyn (2015), Josh Harry (2014), Tyler Neumann (2014), Jeremy Reinert (2012), Chris Allen (2011)
Academic Achievement Under Isaacson
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholar: Nick Joslyn (2017), Louis Joslyn (2015)
- Academic All-American of the Year: Garrett Pochop (2017)
- Academic All-Americans: 2x... Ian Dean (2020, 2021), Garrett Pochop (2016, 2017), Louis Joslyn (2014, 2015); 1x... Nick Joslyn (2017)
- Academic All-District: 3x... Ian Dean (2019, 2020, 2021), Louis Joslyn (2013, 2014, 2015); 2x... Andrew Russell (2022, 2023), Connor Robson (2017, 2018), Garrett Pochop (2016, 2017), Nick Joslyn (2016, 2017), Josh Harry (2015, 2016); 1x... Ben Reynolds (2023), Alan Imamovic (2022), Jack Arndt (2018), Kyle Kusy (2013), Mitchell White (2013), Brian Newton (2012), Bryan Michelsen (2011)
- Academic All-Conference (95)
Recent Team Accomplishments Under Isaacson
- 2022: boasted the highest overall win percentage in the conference (.711) for the third time in the last six seasons... ranked second in the league in goal differential (20), goals scored (44), points (120), assists (32), shots (345) and shots on goal (150)... checked in No. 7 in the first United Soccer Coaches Region IX rankings of the year after starting the season 4-1-0
- 2021: earned the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, the highest seed since 2001
- 2019: collected 16 victories to tie the program mark for wins in a season... earned fifth straight third-place finish in the conference... had three players selected to an all-region team in the same year for the first time since 2000... posted 11 shutouts, which ties the program record from 1997... went 9-1-1 at Buxton Stadium... spent four weeks ranked No. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches North Region rankings
Before Simpson
- Amassed a 110-25 record in eight seasons as a high school coach
- Led the Ankeny boys to the Iowa High School Class 2A State Championship in 2007 and a No. 7 national ranking from the NSCAA
- Three-time CIML Central Conference Coach of the Year
- Led Ankeny to the State Tournament four times
- Earned the State of Iowa Coach's Achievement Award in 2007
Playing Career
- Starred as a goalkeeper at Luther College from 1999-2002
- Ranks seventh in NCAA Division III history with 40 shutouts while in goal at Luther
- His 40 career shutouts is a program and conference record
- Led the Norse to three IIAC Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances (1999, 2001, 2002)
- Helped Luther advance to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament in 2001
- 2002 IIAC MVP
- Three-time All-IIAC
- Two-time NSCAA Second Team All-West Region
- Luther's career shutout leader (40)
- Inducted into Luther's Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023
Year-by-Year at Simpson
Year | Overall Record | Conf. Record | Conf. Finish | Notes |
2011 | 8-10-1 | 5-3-0 | t-3rd | IIAC Tournament |
2012 | 13-8-1 | 3-3-1 | t-4th | IIAC Tournament Semis |
2013 | 12-7-2 | 4-3-0 | 4th | IIAC Tournament Semis |
2014 | 12-9-0 | 3-4-0 | 5th | IIAC Tournament |
2015 | 9-9-3 | 4-2-1 | t-3rd | IIAC Tournament Semis |
2016 | 12-8-1 | 5-3-0 | t-3rd | IIAC Tournament Semis |
2017 | 15-3-2 | 5-2-1 | 3rd | IIAC Tournament Semis |
2018 | 11-6-2 | 5-2-1 | t-3rd | A-R-C Tournament |
2019 | 16-4-2 | 5-2-1 | 3rd | A-R-C Tournament Semis |
2020 | 3-2-2 | 3-2-2 | 5th | No tournament due to COVID-19 |
2021 | 7-7-2 | 5-2-1 | 2nd | A-R-C Tournament Semis |
2022 | 12-4-3 | 4-1-3 | 3rd | A-R-C Tournament Semis |
2023 | 7-10-1 | 4-4 | 5th | A-R-C Tournament |
Totals | 137-87-22 overall, 55-33-11 conference |