Jim Odierna - Head Men's Soccer Coach

Jim Odierna enters his third season as head men's soccer coach at Newbury College.  In his first and second seasons with the Nighthawks, Odierna posted 5-11 and 4-14 records, respectively.  Odierna comes to Newbury with nineteen years of soccer experience, both playing and coaching.

Odierna participated on the highly competitive Cornell University club soccer team, which included actively managing the team and taking on the role of Head Coach and President of the club for two years. After graduating from Cornell in 2003 with a B.A. in Mathematics, Odierna attended graduate school at Boston University where he was awarded an M.A.T. in Mathematics Education in 2004. During the year he spent at Boston University, Odierna served as Assistant Men's Soccer Coach where he worked in both field training and administrative roles. Since then, Odierna has been coaching youth programs, high school teams, and at various soccer camps. Originally from Amherst, NH, Odierna now works as a mathematics teacher at Needham High School.

Coach Odierna can be contacted at 617-730-7223 or at james.odierna@newbury.edu.