Troy Edwards became the Head Coach of the Aurora University women’s soccer program in the spring of 2012.
Edwards has a 83-33-8 overall record in his time at the helm of the Spartans. AU has won three conference championships and three conference tournament championships while making three NCAA Tournament appearances. The 2014 Spartans won the program's first NCAA Tournament contest and advanced to the Division III Sweet 16.
He was named 2012 Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Coach of the Year. Additionally in 2012, AU was ranked 9th in both the NSCAA and D3soccer.com polls, the highest ranking in the history of the AU women's soccer program.
Prior to coming to AU, Edwards spent the five seasons (2007-2011) as the head coach of the North Park University women’s soccer program.
From 2004-2006, he served as the head women’s soccer coach at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas, where he led the Lady Jackets’ program to their first ever appearances in the American Southwest Conference playoffs following the 2005 and 2006 seasons. During his tenure at LeTourneau, his teams set every offensive school record including most wins and most goals scored in a season. Additionally he coached 11 all-conference players, one conference offensive player of the year, and one NSCAA All-Region player. His players did just as well in the classroom as they earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award.
Edwards graduated from Wheaton College in 1994 and began his coaching career as an assistant soccer coach at Wheaton-Warrenville South High School. After two seasons with the Tigers, he became active in youth soccer coaching with Kopion FC out of Wheaton and became their director of coaching in 2000. Edwards returned to his alma mater as an assistant men’s coach from 1997-99 and 2001. During his tenure with Wheaton College, the Thunder won the NCAA National Championship in 1997, finished as runners-up in 1999, and set a national record for consecutive games without a loss (66).
In 2002, Edwards moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, and joined the staff of Athletes in Action Soccer, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Edwards was the director of the Ireland ministry, head trainer for the soccer project, U-21 men’s coach, and lead assistant with Trinity Western University where he helped lead them to their first-ever Canada West title and a number two National Ranking.
While playing at Wheaton he set the school single season (23) and career (44) assist marks. He was chosen as first-team CCIW player following the 1991-93 seasons, won the CCIW Most Outstanding Player Award in 1993 and was a member of the NSCAA All-Midwest first team. Following a successful collegiate career, Edwards played semi-professionally for the Abbotsford Action, Chicago Stingers, Chicago Eagles, and Fraser Valley Action teams.
He holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and master's of education in health and kinesiology from the University of Texas-Tyler.
Edwards resides in Aurora with his wife, Jessica, their daughter, Abigail and son, Caleb.
AURORA UNIVERSITY COACHING RECORD
| YEAR |
OVERALL |
CONFERENCE (Place) |
| 2012 |
19-3-2* |
12-0 (1st) |
| 2013 |
18-3* |
10-1 (1st) |
| 2014 |
19-2-1* |
10-0 (1st) |
| 2015 |
12-8-1 |
7-3 (4th) |
| 2016 |
8-9-3 |
6-3-1 (4th) |
| 2017 |
7-9-1 |
7-2-1 (3rd) |
| 6 Years |
83-33-9 (.700) |
52-9-2 (.833) |
| Career - 14 |
129-126-16 (.506) |
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*NCAA Appearance
