Mike Wentzler joined the Eagles’ coaching staff prior to
the 2011 season, and currently serves as the team’s
goalkeeper coach.
During his first season on the team, Wentzler's efforts helped
Emory go 17-1-2 and claim a University Athletic Association (UAA)
Championship, advancing to the round of 16 of the NCAA
Championships. Under his watch in 2011, goalkeeper Kaele
Leonard was named to the all-South Atlantic Region Second Team and
an honorable mention to the all-UAA team after finishing third in
Division III with a 0.288 goals-against average and sixth with a
0.909 save percentage. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Erica Stein
set a school record with a 0.20 goals-against average during the
year. As a team, Emory ended the year ranked third among
Division III schools with a 0.242 goals-against
average and a 0.8 shutout percentage, and fifth with
a 0.904 save percentage.
Wentzler is currently the head coach of the men’s varsity
team at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA, and led the team
to an 11-8-0 record during his first season with the squad in
2010. He has also been the head keeper trainer of the Dacula
Soccer Club and at the Mount Berry Soccer Academy, in addition to
serving as the head boy’s JV coach and keeper trainer at
Duluth High School from 2009-10.
Wentzler was a two-time NAIA all-American for Berry College in
Rome, GA during his collegiate playing days. He also earned
all-conference and all-region honors in 2006 and 2007, and was
named the Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year in
2007. Wentzler graduated from Berry in 2008 with a
Bachelor of Sciences, majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry
and Women’s Studies.
Wentzler holds a National ‘D’ coaching license
certification. He currently teaches Biology and Chemistry at
North Gwinnett High School.
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