Adam Cooper

Coach in Attendance

Adam Cooper enters his 18th season as head coach for the Gaels in 2023 and is the most successful coach in program history.

He is a 4-time WCC Coach of the Year, has led the Gaels to the best stretch of seasons in school history and owns the program's top marks for wins-per-season, overall and WCC winning percentage and conference victories. His teams have finished among the top half in the league standings in 12-straight seasons and in 14 of the past 15 years.

Saint Mary's finished in a tie for third in the WCC in 2022 at 7-6-5 and 2-1-4 in conference play. The Gaels had seven players named to the 2022 All-WCC Teams, including first-teamer Louis Sterobo. Sterobo was named First Team All-WCC Defender, Boyd Curry was named Second Team All-WCC Defender, and Wade Muttitt earned Second Team All-WCC Midfielder.

The Gaels also had Bastian Toelhoej and Luke Lawrence make the All-WCC Freshman Team, while Christian Engmann and Riley Lynch each received All-WCC Honorable Mention. Riley Lynch was named to the WCC All-Academic First Team, and seniors Greg Brighton, Boyd Curry, and Valentin Kurz, juniors Cade Cowan, Tyler Hardin, Timothy Stephens, and Louis Sterobo, along with sophomore Jack Vestberg were all named WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention.

In 2021 the Gaels finished 11-6-1 overall and 4-2-1 in WCC play, good for a three-way tie for third in the final conference standings. Senior Sebastian Schacht was named All-WCC First Team, sophomore Louis Sterobo and freshman Riley Lynch were selected to the All-WCC Second Team, and junior Boyd Curry received All-WCC Honorable Mention.

Riley was joined by fellow newcomers Jan Marpe and Gael Quintero on the All-WCC Freshman Team as well. The Gaels led the conference in players named to the All-WCC Freshman team. It was the first time in Saint Mary's Men's Soccer program history that the Gaels have had three players named to the All-WCC Freshman Team.

Saint Mary's saw two of its most important contributors land on the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Team, with Schacht and Curry taking home second and third team honors, respectively. Schacht was also the recipient of the George R. McKeon award, which is presented to a male and female graduating senior student-athlete who has achieved noteworthy success in the classroom, in their sport, and in their extracurricular activities. The Gaels also had 10 players make the WCC All-Academic team.

In 2020, the Gaels went 6-2-1 and 4-2-1 against WCC opponents in the shortened spring season. Saint Mary's competed for their third straight WCC title up until the second last game of the season and were ranked among the nation's top-25 for the majority of the season. A total of eight Gaels were named All-WCC (three First Team, one second Team, two Honorable Mentions, and two Freshman Team) including freshman Christian Engmann who was both a First Teamer and All-Freshman Team honoree. Academically, nine Gaels were recognized for their work in the classroom by the WCC including Greg Brighton who was named to the All-Academic Team.