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Manoj Khettry
A determined and confident leader, head coach Manoj Khettry has
completely changed the identity of St. Bonaventure women's soccer
in just three short years.
Khettry's hard work and diligence on the recruiting trails over
his first two years helped him land back-to-back regionally-ranked
recruiting classes, setting the stage for the Bonnies to have a
breakout 2008 campaign.
The 2008 season was exactly that for Khettry and St. Bonaventure,
as the Brown and White produced an 11-8-1 overall record and
qualified for the Atlantic 10 Tournament for just the second time
in program history and the first since 1999. The Bonnies reeled off
a 6-1-1 record over their final eight A-10 contests to advance to
the postseason, giving them a program record of six conference
wins. The winning season was the programs first since 2002.
Khettry's guidance not only produced team success, but
individual success as he was named the 2008 A-10 Coach of the Year,
while three student-athletes were lauded with All-Conference
honors. Sophomore Anna Cunningham became just the fifth player in
program history to be named to the All-Conference first team, while
Kaitlin Krisko and Hannah Lapp were named to the All-Rookie
squad.
Now entering his fourth campaign as the leader of the Brown and
White, Khettry's philosophy of promoting hard work still speaks as
loud as it did on his first day on the job.
"I want to help create a soccer program where young women can
strive for and be supported in their pursuit of personal and group
excellence," said Khettry. "I can tell you that that our group of
women are going to work harder than they ever thought was possible,
achieve more than they ever thought was possible and my staff and I
will make sure that they absolutely love what they are doing and be
passionate about it."
Khettry landed the 14th and 16th ranked class in the Northeast
Region in a poll conducted by Soccer Buzz in 2007 and
2008, respectively. The 2007 class was the program's first-ever
ranking and Khettry's first recruiting class as St. Bonaventure
head coach. The 2008 12-member class was also deemed the sixth best
among the 13 other Atlantic 10 schools and St. Bonaventure was
tabbed as the conference's "team on the rise" by Soccer
Buzz.
Khettry saw three of his student-athletes earn A-10 honors
following a 5-12-2 second season in 2007. Senior Kristin Sotak
earned second team All-Conference honors and also found her way
onto the Academic All-Conference team. Freshmen Sarah Clark and
Anna Cunningham - both members of the program's first regionally
ranked class - were named to the A-10 All-Rookie team. A
much-improved and competitive Bona team posted five shutouts while
doubling their win total from 2006.
Prior to taking over the Bonnies program, Khettry was the top
assistant at the University of Dayton. In his three seasons at
Dayton, Khettry helped lead the Flyers to two regular season
Atlantic 10 championships, two conference tournament championships
and a pair of appearances in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.
Dayton's combined record over Khettry's three seasons was 44-15-5.
In 2004, the Flyer's held the nations longest wining streak (20
games) and finished the year ranked 20th in the final top 25 poll
by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). His
primary responsibilities were recruiting, daily team training and
goalkeeper training. In 2004 and 2005, he helped the Flyers land
the 66th and 38th ranked recruiting classes in the nation according
to Soccer Buzz. Dayton's 2005 class was ranked third in the Great
Lakes Region - the highest ranking in Flyers' history. Khettry
helped coach three Atlantic 10 Players of the Year, as well as two
All-Conference goalkeepers.
At Dayton, Khettry worked under head coach Mike Tucker, who was
named the Atlantic 10 women's soccer Coach of the Year in 2004.
Khettry was an assistant coach at the University of Missouri from
2001-2003. Much like Dayton, top amongst his many responsibilities
was goalkeeper training. He worked directly with the team's
defenders and midfielders and in 2001, the Tigers posted the most
shutouts in school history.
Khettry has been a member of the Region II Olympic Development
Program (ODP) since 1996. In 2007, he served as an assistant coach
for the '91 Region II team and in 2006 was the assistant age group
coach for the '86/'87 Region 2 (Midwest) team. Khettry was also on
the ODP Region I (East) staff in 2007 in Providence, R.I.
Khettry's professional experience extends outside the coaching
realms, as he served as the Soccer Promotions Manager for US Youth
Soccer and the NSCAA at adidas America from 1999-2001. There he
handled all budgetary responsibilities of the $4 million adidas/US
Youth Soccer contract. Also, during his two years at the Beaverton,
Oregon based company, he oversaw the Girls Olympic Development
Program and organization of the adidas cup, a foundation of the
FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup.
In 1998, he served as the men's assistant coach at the University
of California at Berkeley. Khettry was a graduate assistant at
Miami University of Ohio from 1991-1994.
A native of Calcutta, India, Khettry earned his bachelor's degree
in English Literature and Spanish Language and Literature from
Earlham College in 1988. There, he was a three-time NSCAA
All-Mideast first team selection, a two-time team defensive MVP and
was a second team NAIA All-American selection in 1987. He received
his master's degree in Spanish Language and Literature from Miami
University in 1997.
Khettry and his wife, Moira, a 1993 graduate of the University of
Dayton, have two children, Kiran (6), and Lilli (3).
PERSONAL
Birthdate: July 12, 1965
Hometown: Calcutta, India
Alma Mater: Earlham College (1988)
Wife: Moira
Children: Kiran (6) and Lilli (3)
COACHING CAREER
1991-94 Graduate Men's Assistant, Miami University (Ohio)
1998-99Assistant Men's Coach, University of California
Berkeley
2001-03Assistant Coach, University of Missouri
• Big 12 Tournament (2001, 2002)
2003-06 Assistant Coach, University of Dayton
• NCAA Tournament (2003, 2004)
• Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champs (2003, 2004)
• Atlantic 10 Tournament Champs (2003, 2004)
2006- Head Coach, St. Bonaventure University
• Atlantic 10 Tournament (2008)
