April 12, 2007
George Mason men's and women's soccer teams have hired Nick Carlin-Voigt as an assistant coach working with goal keepers on both teams. Carlin-Voigt inherits an experienced group of players as Sean Kelley was a First-Team Freshman All-American last season for the men's team while the women's team returns a pair of goalies with solid in-net experience.
"Nick has extensive experience with training goalkeepers and will be a valuable asset to our program," said men's soccer head coach Greg Andrulis. "We are thrilled to add some one with Nick's experience and reputation to our staff. He is a uniquely talented individual for a very unique coaching opportunity."
"I am very excited we have found someone with as much pedigree as Nick," said women's soccer head coach Diane Drake. "He will be a tremendous ambassador for both men's and women's soccer here at Mason and he really understands what college athletics is all about."
Carlin-Voigt has been in the collegiate coaching ranks for just three years but already has an impressive resume. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Kalamazoo College, a Division III school in Michigan. He worked there as an assistant coach with the men's team for one season before moving on as a goalkeeper coach for the men's team at the Western Michigan University. From there, he took a job at the University of Wisconsin as an assistant on the women's team, where he has been since 2005.
A decorated player in college, Carlin-Voigt graduated from Kalamazoo in 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics. A perennial Dean's List student, Carlin-Voigt also shined on the field, being named an NSCAA All-American as a senior. A two-time team captain, he was a four-year starter and he holds the Kalamazoo and the MIAA records for fewest goals allowed in a season.
Carlin-Voigt has played semi-pro soccer for the Kalamazoo Kingdom of the United Soccer Leagues-Premier Development League as well as Cruz Azul Oaxaca in Mexico's Second Division Pro League. He has also played and coached for the Princeton 56ers of the NPSL. In 2004, he studied and played at the IMG Soccer Academy under goalkeeper coach Scott Morgenroth and in 2006, he studied and trained with Osnabruck of the German Bundesliga Nord (III). He currently runs the Nick Carlin-Voigt GK Soccer Training Academy and he volunteers for Grass Root Soccer, Kick AIDS and Sports Challenge.
Carlin-Voigt takes over the position from David Tenney, who spent one year with the men's and women's soccer programs before moving on an assistant coaching position with the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.
