Tim Lenahan is the head men's soccer coach at Northwestern University. He has been coaching there since the start of the 2001 season. He is widely regarded as one of the top coaches in the Big Ten, as he rebuilt the Northwestern program from a team that had been winless over 35 games in 2000 and 2001 to a national power. His teams have made five NCAA tournament appearances in the past six seasons Northwestern has earned 76 wins over the past six seasons, including 15 in 2004, and 14 in 2006, 12 in 2007 and 15 in 2008.
In 2006, Northwestern advanced to the fourth round of the NCAA tournament, defeating Cincinnati, St.Louis, and UNC Greensboro in the first three rounds. They lost in the fourth round to UC Santa Barbara by just 1 goal. Northwestern finished 8th in the final rankings thanks to their impressive tournament run. In 2007, Northwestern climbed as high as #3 in the NSCAA polls and earned the first bye in their history when they were seeded #9 in the NCAA Tournament. Dave Roth was named the first All-American in Northwestern Soccer history. 2008 saw another run to the NCAA Elite Eight and a national ranking of as high as #2. They remained at the ranking of #2 for over a month and put together a 13 game unbeaten streak to start the season. After a tough final stretch, Northwestern rebounded in the NCAA Tournament to defeat Loyola, Notre Dame and Akron before falling to North Carolina in the Elite Eight in Chapel Hill. Their final ranking of #7 was an all-time best. In 2009, Northwestern responded with another strong season advancing to the Sweet Sixteen and a final RPI of 9th nationally. Northwestern's RPI over the last four seasons ranks as the 5th best nationally trailing only Wake Forest, Indiana, Virginia and Maryland and are one of only five teams to make it as far as the Elite Eight twice in the last four years.
He previously served as the head soccer coach at Lafayette College, where he turned their fortunes around winning four Patriot League Titles (Two Patriot League Tournament Championships and Two Patriot League Regular Season Championships) in his three years (1998-2001) after taking over a team that had gone 4-12 in each of the two years prior to his arrival.
Prior to Lafayette, Lenahan built Richard Stockton College into a Division III national power going to the NCAA Tournament in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 and also capturing Richard Stockton's first NJAC Championship in 1996. Richard Stockton had been 2-15 the year prior to his arrival.
In addition to coaching success, Lenahan's mentorship has proven to be a springboard for some of the nation's top coaches. His former assistant coaches include current head coaches Jeff Haines, Richard Stockton College; Fernando Barboto, Iona College; Dennis Bohn, Lafayette College; Justin Serpone, Amherst College; Erik Ronning, Colgate University; Tom Carlin, Villanova University; and Andy Fleming, Xavier University
His career coaching record stands at 218-136-45(.602)
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