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Krakowiak Named MSUB Permanent Head Coach

Krakowiak

Wojtek Krakowiak, who served as interim coach at Montana State Billings last season leading the Yellowjackets to an 11-3-4 record, has been named the school's permanent women's head soccer coach.

“After conducting a national search, we are pleased to announce that Coach Krakowiak will be moving from his interim role as head coach to the regular slot,” MSUB athletic director Dr. Gary Gray said.

“He worked hard as the interim, and the team's record showed it last year. We are looking forward to meeting his first recruiting class in August," Dr. Gray said.

"I am confident the student-athletes under his care will work hard not only in the classroom but also on the soccer field to return to the NCAA tournament next fall.”

In his first season at the helm of the program, MSUB finished second in the GNAC with an 8-2-4. That included a 1-0 road victory over 14th-ranked Seattle Pacific.

The Yellowjackets endured the fewest losses in program history, with a .722 winning percentage, the best in the program's 16-year history.

Prior to his time with the Yellowjacket soccer program, Krakowiak served as the head coach at Division III Rutgers – Newark where he went 15-20-3 in two seasons.

In 2008 he guided Rutgers - Newark to its only post-season berth  in the program's brief 10-year history.

Krakowiak played collegiately at St. John's and Clemson. He was honored as the Soccer America Freshman of the Year at St. John's after helping the Red Storm to the 1996 NCAA Championship.

At Clemson, he was the 1998 Hermann Trophy recipient (the equivalent to football's Heisman Trophy) and was named the ACC Player-of-the-Year after scoring 31 goals and securing eight assists while leading the Tigers to the NCAA quarterfinals.

Vikings Name Brisbon Associate Head Coach

Brisbon

A familiar face is returning to Western Washington University as Greg Brisbon has been named associate head coach for the men's and women's soccer teams.

The 37-year-old Brisbon served seven seasons as an associate head coach and 11 years overall as an assistant coach for both squads at WWU before leaving in January of 2011 to work for Crossfire Premier Soccer Club in Redmond.

At Crossfire Premier, Brisbon coached a U20 Super League team of the United Soccer League that qualified for nationals last summer. He also directed three youth teams throughout the year.

“We are excited that Greg is back with us at Western,” said WWU head coach Travis Connell. “His knowledge, experience and work ethic are contagious. The players and coaches are looking forward to working with him again.”

During Brisbon's first tenure at WWU, the Viking men won GNAC titles in 2002 and 2008, and enjoyed six double-figure win seasons. The women won the GNAC crown and got to the NCAA Division II West Region final in 2008 and reached the regional semifinal in 2006, having seven double-figure victory campaigns.

Brisbon played professionally with the Tallahassee Scorpions in 1998 after earning his bachelor's degree at Seattle Pacific University. He lettered two years for the Falcons after graduating from North Kitsap High School