In 2013, Ryan Lakin will be in his ninth season as Illinois Wesleyan University's men's soccer coach. A three-time "Coach of the Year" in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin while at Millikin (1998, 1999, 2001), Lakin became IWU men's soccer head coach in June 2005.
In eight seasons, Lakin’s Titan squads have compiled an overall record of 58-67-14 (.468 winning percentage) and have been 25-24-7 (.509) in CCIW action, including wins in 2007 and 2005 over nationally-ranked Wheaton.
Lakin has coached 26 Illinois Wesleyan players who have earned all-conference honors, nine who have garnered all-region honors and two Academic All-Americans (Danny Kenny, first team in 2012, and Ikenna Odinaka, second team in 2007).
The Titans in 2012 started the season with six straight wins and won 10 of their first 11 matches, climbing to No. 23 in the national poll for the first time in school history.
A 1995 graduate of Illinois State University, Lakin was the men's and women's soccer coach at Millikin from 1998 to 2002. His men's teams compiled a record of 54-29-3 (.645) in five seasons with a league co-championship in 2001.
His Big Blue women's teams were 27-60-4 overall (.319) and 4-31 in the CCIW (.114) over the same period.
After playing soccer and basketball at St. Charles, Ill., High School, Lakin was a soccer letterman at Illinois State and earned "Most Improved Player" for the 1992 Redbirds team and was the 1993 team captain. He was chosen to the Missouri Valley Conference all-league and all-tournament squads. He was named to the all-Midwest region team.
He was an assistant coach for the Lincoln College men's soccer team in 1994 and was director of coaching for the Bloomington-Normal Soccer Club from 1995 to 1998, when he started at Millikin.
Lakin was assistant director of coaching at Barrington (Ill.) Area Soccer Association and FC Barrington, where he was responsible for the operation and oversight of 2,000 recreational players, 35 travel teams and 15 staff coaches.
He is also part of the Olympic Development coaching staff and an instructor on the coaching education staff for the State of Illinois. With the Illinois Youth Soccer Association and FC Barrington, Lakin co-developed and co-instructed the first pilot program for the development of a recreational coaching license, which will eventually be implemented throughout the state, region and national levels.
Ryan is married to Kristin.
Updated August 1, 2013
Men’s Teams
|
YEAR |
SCHOOL |
OVERALL |
CCIW |
|
1998 |
Millikin |
8-11-0 |
1-5-0 |
|
1999 |
Millikin |
11-4-0 |
3-2-1 |
|
2000 |
Millikin |
15-1-0 |
5-1-0 |
|
2001 |
Millikin |
12-4-0 |
5-1-0 |
|
2002 |
Millikin |
8-9-0 |
3-3-0 |
|
|
Millikin totals |
54-29-3 (.645 |
17-12-1 (.583) |
|
2005 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
7-7-4 |
1-3-3 |
|
2006 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
7-10-1 |
3-3-1 |
|
2007 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
6-11-1 |
4-3-0 |
|
2008 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
8-8-2 |
5-2-0 |
|
2009 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
5-9-3 |
2-4-1 |
|
2010 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
6-8-2 |
3-3-1 |
|
2011 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
8-8-1 |
3-3-1 |
|
2012 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
11-6-0 |
4-3-0 |
|
2013 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
9-8-2 |
3-4-0 |
|
|
Illinois Wesleyan totals (9 years) |
67-75-16 (.475) |
28-28-7 (.500) |
|
|
Overall totals (14 years) |
121-104-19 (.535) |
45-40-8 (.527) |
Women’s Teams
|
YEAR |
SCHOOL |
OVERALL |
CCIW |
|
1998 |
Millikin |
4-12-0 |
0-7-0 |
|
1999 |
Millikin |
7-12-0 |
0-7-0 |
|
2000 |
Millikin |
6-12-0 |
1-6-0 |
|
2001 |
Millikin |
5-14-1 |
1-6-0 |
|
2002 |
Millikin |
5-10-2 |
2-5-0 |
|
|
Overall totals |
27-60-4 (.319) |
4-31-0 (.114) |
