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Gary Crompton
Head Men's Soccer Coach
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Gary Crompton enters his third year as the head men’s soccer coach at Bentley University in 2010.
“Bentley University is extremely fortunate to have selected someone with his background as a player and as a coach at a very successful Division I academic institution,” said athletics director Bob DeFelice upon Crompton’s hiring.
In his first two seasons, Crompton has led Bentley to consecutive Northeast-10 playoff appearances for the first time since 2003-04, the last time the program had made the postseason prior to his appointment. In both seasons, the Falcons qualified with a dramatic win on the final day of the regular season.
The Philadelphia native has compiled a 14-17-2 record at Bentley. His players have earned six NE-10 All-Conference selections and four NE-10 All-Academic nods.
Hired in July of 2008, Crompton, 39, previously spent 14 years as an assistant coach at Harvard University, spearheading the program’s recruiting and scheduling efforts. During his tenure, the Crimson made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament (1994, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007) and captured three Ivy League championships (1994 co-champions, 1996, 2006).
In addition to those successes, four of his Crimson players earned All-America honors and 23 were first-team All-Ivy League selections during his tenure.
Before stepping into the coaching ranks, Crompton was a standout defender at the University of Maine. He was a two-year captain and a Scholar All-America for the Black Bears.
Crompton is also a nine-year veteran the professional ranks, playing in the United Soccer League with the Cape Cod Crusaders, Worcester Wildfire, Boston Bulldogs and Connecticut Wolves. He was named a USL All-Star with the Crusaders in 1995 and with the Wildfire in 1997.
In addition to his coaching career at the collegiate level, Crompton has over a decade of experience working with young players around the world. In 1998, he traveled to South America, observing player development with Universidad de Catolica in Santiago, Chile. Crompton was also head coach of FC Greater Boston Bolts’ U-17 team from 2002 to 2006.
He is currently head coach of the Bolts’ U-16 team that competes in the United States Soccer Federation Development Academy, a nationwide program of select youth clubs.
Crompton graduated magna cum laude from Maine in 1992 with a double degree in sociology and psychology. In the spring of 2009, he earned his master’s degree in psychology from Harvard. Crompton currently resides in the greater Boston area.
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Overall |
Northeast-10 | |||||||
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Year |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
Finish |
|
2008 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
.474 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
.462 |
8th |
|
2009 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
.389 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
.539 |
t-6th |
|
Total |
14 |
19 |
4 |
.432 |
12 |
14 |
4 |
.467 |
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