In 2009, Tim O'Donohue will be coming into his ninth season as head coach of the Stevens Institute of Technology men's soccer program. During his time at Stevens, O'Donohue has registered a record of 133-17-17. He has also led the Ducks to being one of the top Division III powerhouses in the country. In addition, Stevens has won six straight conference titles and appeared in the NCAA Tournament six years in a row and is one of just three schools in the country to be ranked in the NSCAA Top-25 at the end of each of the past six seasons.
The 2008 season was the best-ever for Stevens in many regards. The Ducks won the Empire 8 for the second time in as many seasons and advanced to the NCAA's. They defeated Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute in the first round and Rhode Island College in the second round. Stevens then hosted to Sectionals where they advanced in penalty kicks over Johns Hopkins and 2007 National Champion Middlebury College. The Ducks reached the DIII "Final Four," crushed Amherst College 4-1 in one of the national semifinal before falling to Messiah College in penalty kicks in the National Championship game. The Ducks finished with a 19-3-4 record and one of the most exciting postseason runs imagineable.
O’Donohue currently holds the best win-loss percentage of any coach at Stevens and ranks among the leaders for active coaches in the nation.
2007 saw the Ducks go 17-1-3 and win their first-ever title from the Empire 8 conference by defeating St. John Fisher College, 2-0. They also advanced to the NCAA Tournament but fell in the first round to Eastern University in penalty kicks. Moreover, Stevens kept its conference and home unbeaten streaks alive at 49 and 59 games, respectively.
In 2006, the Ducks had their best season yet in which they sported an amazing 18-0-3 record. They were one of only two teams in the country (York College) to go a whole season without a single loss. Furthermore, Stevens went undefeated in Skyline Conference play and went to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year but fell to NYU in PK's.
The previous season, O'Donohue directed the men's soccer program to 14 straight wins - nine of which were shutouts. Stevens also made it to NCAA's for the third year in a row and fourth in its previous five attempts.
In the 2005 NCAA Tournament, the Ducks were victorious in two games for the first time since the program's inception. O'Donohue's squad blanked No. 11 Eastern University and No. 9 Salisbury University by identical 1-0 scores before falling to No. 4 Trinity University, 3-1.
Two years earlier, O'Donohue was tabbed as the NSCAA Metro Region Coach of the Year after guiding Stevens to a 19-2-2 mark, a Skyline Conference title and a berth in the Sweet 16. The Ducks were also ranked fourth in the nation in scoring offense and seventh in the final NSCAA tally.
In 2002, Stevens posted a record of 17-4-2 and won its first ECAC Championship. Additionally, the school was recognized for its outstanding sportsmanship as it garnered the Skyline Conference Sportsmanship Award as voted upon by the league's coaches.
During O'Donohue's tenure, the men's soccer program has boasted a total of 46 all-conference members, while 23 others have earned all-region accolades. Individually, Giuseppe Incitti was tabbed as a second-team All-American in 2002. Brian Marks got the same honor in 2004.
In addition, Nick Gkionis joined the premiere list after collecting All-America first-team credit in 2006. Terrance Johnson and Jeremy Lippel added their names to the tab as they were dubbed second- and third-team All-Americans, respectively, in 2007.
Prior to coming to the Ducks, O'Donohue was an All-Centennial Conference selection as a center midfielder at Muhlenberg College. During his four years there, the Mules advanced to the NCAA Tournament, which was highlighted by a trip to the national semifinals in 1995. O'Donohue also ranked second on the team with 21 points (nine goals, three assists) in that same season.
As a soccer coach, O'Donohue holds an International Premier diploma with a distinguished pass from the NSCAA. He is also one of eleven coaches to take the NSCAA Masters Course, which is the highest credential that the association offers.
O'Donohue is an NSCAA Associate National Staff member and a member of the coaching staff for the Northwestern Boys Soccer Academy. He also took over as the Region 3 Director of Coaching for the NSCAA.
A member of the Dean's List as a student-athlete, O'Donohue holds a B.S. degree in English and Secondary Education from Muhlenberg.
O'Donohue currently resides in Hoboken, N.J. with his wife, Virginia.
