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Don Trentham
Head Women's Soccer Coach
3rd Year

 
Don Trentham enters his third year as head women’s soccer coach at MSU Billings. He guided the Yellowjackets to a 2-14 record in his first season and a 6-10-1 mark in his second year. The 2004 squad should be indicative of Trentham’s style of coaching as 19 of the 23 players on the roster were recruited by him.

"I'm excited to begin my head coaching career at an institution as great as MSU Billings," says Trentham. "What attracted me most to come to Billings was Athletics Director Dr. Gary Gray and the people within the athletic department. It is quite evident that they have a desire to be successful, and I am hopeful I can do my share to bring success to the athletics department."

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Trentham played for Scott Gallagher, a top club in the United States, and was an All-State selection his senior year leading his team to a fourth place finish in the highly competitive Missouri State High School Association large school state tournament.

Out of high school, Trentham attended Columbia College (Missouri) and played for head coach Dan Hogan, who is now head coach at University of Southern Indiana. At Columbia he was part of an NAIA program that was consistently ranked in the top-20, won two conference tournament championships and twice advanced to the regional tournament. In his senior year, the team finished 17-5 and was ranked ninth in the nation.

It was during his playing days at Columbia when Trentham began coaching. He was head coach of two teams for the Columbia Pride Soccer Club and was assistant camp director for Columbia College Soccer Camps during the summer. In 1998 the Missouri Youth Soccer Association honored Trentham as the Boys’ Coach of the Year.

Trentham began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Florida where he had the chance to work two seasons with one of the finest soccer tacticians in the country – David Gregson. At Embry-Riddle he assisted in guiding the team to a #16 NAIA National Ranking in final poll of 1999 season, two NAIA Regional Tournament appearances and a Florida Sun Conference regular season championship.

While in Florida, Trentham was also involved at the local level as the Director of Coaching for the Ormond Beach Soccer Club where he was responsible for the overall development for both recreational and competitive players.

"I've been very fortunate to have played for and coached with two great people," says Trentham. "Much of what I learned about the game came from Coach Hogan and David Gregson. Had it not been for those guys I don't know if I'd be coaching today."

Trentham hopes to build the Yellowjackets’ soccer program into one of the best in NCAA II. He plans on doing that by bringing in student-athletes who are committed to achieving a "Quest for Excellence" as a student, person and player.

"I have inherited a great group of players who have a real sense of family," says Trentham, who believes team unity is the most important characteristic of a successful program. "My job will be to continue bringing in top-notch people, so the program can continue to get better."

Trentham earned his bachelor of arts in education from Columbia College and will complete his master's of education in sport management last December from East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. Furthermore he is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and holds a "B" license from the United States Soccer Federation.

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