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JOE AHEARN begins his second season with the Miners this fall and will look to get the Miners back into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.

“His character and amiable personality will make him an excellent recruiter and an outstanding representative of Missouri S&T athletics,” said Missouri S&T director of athletics Mark Mullin. “His recent experiences at Colgate University have prepared him well for the academic environment at Missouri S&T.”

During his first year at S&T, the Miners finished with a record of 7-10-1 but ranked as one of the top defensive teams in the GLVC. Missouri S&T allowed only 19 goals on the season and recorded four shutouts.

Prior to becoming the Miners' head coach, Ahearn spent two seasons at Colgate, a school located in Hamilton, N.Y., and a member of the Division I Patriot League. The Raiders finished the 2006 season with a record of 8-4-5 after going 9-7-3 in the 2005 season, making the Patriot League Tournament in both seasons.

Before joining the staff at Colgate, Ahearn spent three seasons as an assistant coach at DePaul University where he played his collegiate soccer. While on the DePaul staff, he was involved in the day-to-day operations of the program and assisted in game preparation.

Prior to that, he worked as the equipment operations coordinator for the United States Soccer Federation and traveled with the national team to the 2002 World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. He also traveled with the team when it took part in the Under-20 World Championships in Argentina.

In addition, he served as the associate director of the Chicago City Soccer Camps.

Ahearn is a 2000 graduate of DePaul, where he played in 67 games over his four-year career for the Blue Demons and started in every game in his last three years. He was selected to the Conference USA all-league team as a third-team selection following the 1999 season and was chosen as his team’s most valuable player.

He is the holder of a United States Soccer Federation National A coaching license.

“What you will see with our team is that it will be a hard working group on both ends of the field,” Ahearn said. “We will be a well-balanced team. Our organized defense and creative attack will give us the opportunity to be a top team in the conference.”

Ahearn and his wife, Katie, live in Rolla.