Head Coach - Kom Momeni
Kom
Momeni finished his first campaign as a college Head Coach with an
8-8-2 record. He helped lead the Hornets to the lowest GAA in
Region XII. The Inaugural Season saw 8 starting freshmen, 4
opposing teams in the National Top 25 poll, and the Southern States
Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year. However, the most
impressive stat for the young Hornet's team was that they lost 6 of
the 8 games by only one goal, while taking the Number 6 and 25 teams
in the Nation to overtime.
Kom
Momeni came to Southern Poly from Division 1 Coastal Carolina University,
where he spent four years as the first assistant coach. During
his tenure, Coastal Carolina won three consecutive Big South Conference
Tournaments (’03-’05) and appeared in four straight NCAA
National Tournaments capped with a “Sweet Sixteen” appearance
in 2003. That same 2003 team was honored as having the highest
overall GPA for NCAA Division 1 Men’s Soccer Teams with a 3.31
and finished the year ranked number eight in the nation. In
2002, Coastal had the second highest ranking in the nation in overall
team GPA with a 3.1, while finishing the year ranked in the top 25.
College Soccer News named Momeni as one of the Nation’s
Top Twenty Assistant Coaches in 2004.
Before
his stint at Coastal, Momeni spent three years at Division II powerhouse,
University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX. Momeni
was instrumental in turning the program around with a Heartland Conference
Championship in 2001 and a National Ranking of #4 in 2000.
Momeni
began his college coaching career in 1997 at Division III Mary Washington
College (Fredricksburg, VA), where he helped the women’s program
to an 18-2-2 record and a trip to the National Quarterfinals.
They finished the year ranked #5 in the nation. Afterwards,
he spent a season at Ferrum College before moving on to Incarnate
Word.
Coach
Momeni received his Masters in Administration from University of the
Incarnate Word in 2002 and his Bachelor’s degree and Teaching
Certificate from Radford University in Virginia. There, he met
his wife, former Rebecca Quesenberry. After college, Momeni
spent three years as the Girl’s Head Coach at Chancellor High
School where he won two District Championships and made three trips
to the Regional Tournament, while getting two Area and District Coach
of the Year.
- 1st year as a college head coach
- 9 years as a college assistant
- 5 NCAA Tournament appearances (’02-’05- CCU, ’97-MWC)
- 5 Conference Championships (’03-’05- CCU, ’01-UIW, ’97 MWC)
- 133-54-12 overall NCAA record (’97-’05)
- 187-64-15 record in 12 seasons as a coach
- 7 All-American Selections
- 7 Academic All-American Selections
- NCAA National Player of the Year (Joseph Ngwenya- ’03)-CCU
- NCAA National Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Joseph Ngwenya- ’02)-CCU
- Nation’s Leading Goal Scorer (Joseph Ngwenya- ’02, ’03)-CCU
- #1 Offense in the Nation (’03)-CCU
- #3 Defense in the Nation (’03)-CCU
- 5 Major League Soccer Draftees
- Highest National Ranking (#3-MWC, #4-UIW, #8-CCU)
- 4 Conference MVP’s
- 5 Conference Tournament MVP’s
