William Hander ’01 New Soccer Coach and Program Director

William Hander ’01 recently became the new head coach and program director of the Northwest Christian University Men’s Soccer program. His extensive coaching background includes stints with Linfield College, Corban University, Total Futbol Academy Willamette, and a number of other soccer clubs throughout Oregon. At Philomath (Ore.) High School, he lead the team to the state championship in 2008, and his recruiting efforts at Corban helped them land the 2016 Cascade Collegiate Conference Newcomer of the Year. During college he played for Cornell College and Pacific, and went on to play for the Cascade Surge, a former professional American soccer team founded in Salem, Ore. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Pacific, he completed significant studies in a pair of graduate programs; one from Cleveland (Ohio) State University in sports management, one in sports medicine, fitness, and health from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala.