Men's Soccer
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Gary Hamel enters his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Oregon State men's soccer program.
Hamel works primarily with the field players and worked closely with the greatest player in school history, Danny Mwanga, who earned several All-America honors and was chosen the Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009 before being selected No. 1 overall in the MLS SuperDraft by the Philadelphia Union.
He has helped the Beavers win 21 games in his three seasons, including a 9-6-3 mark in 2009 when Oregon State finished second in the Pac-10 Conference, its highest finish in seven years.
Prior to joining Oregon State in 2008, Hamel served as an assistant coach at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., where he helped lead the team to a 15-4-1 record in 2007 and a berth in the NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals. While at Fort Lewis College, two players were named to the All-Region team and two players earned All-Tournament honors.
He was a long-time coach in the Bend United Soccer Club and Central Oregon Soccer Association and also coached at Bend High School, Summit High School and Sunriver Preparatory School.
Hamel graduated from Springfield (Mass.) College in 1990 with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education.
Hamel and his wife, Kimberly, have two children, Parker and Bridget.
