Coach Oberholtzer will embark on his ninth season at the helm of the program in the fall of 2024.  

During his tenure, the Skyhawks have posted a 68-53-19 record, qualified for the RMAC Tournament on five occasions while advancing to the RMAC Semifinals in 2017, 2019, and 2020 and hosting the RMAC Tournament Championship in 2023, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2023 as Super Region 4’s eighth seed.

Oberholtzer led Fort Lewis back to prominence in 2023 as the Skyhawks posted a 12-5-4 (.667) overall record – the second 12-win season since 2011 – and a 6-1-3 (.750) RMAC record en route to securing the RMAC Regular Season Championship and both the top overall seed and hosting rights for the RMAC Tournament. The Skyhawks owned one of the most dominant offenses in the South-Central Region averaging the second-highest goals per game (2.429), second-most goals for (51), and the third-highest goal differential (1.10). Fort Lewis also ranked as high as No. 10 on the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 National Poll.

After tripling FLC’s total wins from four in 2022 to 12 in 2023, it came as no surprise when Oberholtzer was named the RMAC Coach of the Year in 2023 – the first of his career – by the league's head coaches.

In addition, Oberholtzer brought in and oversaw the development of true freshman Anton Hjalmarsson who was named the RMAC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year after tallying 10 goals and eight assists over 17 matches. Hjalmarsson went on to record another goal and three assists in the NCAA Tournament to garner D2CCA First-Team All-South Central Region honors. In addition to Hjalmarsson, redshirt senior Loic Jean-Baptiste was tabbed with First-Team All-Region honors while junior Gabriel Legendre and sophomore Kaden Schufft each earned Second-Team All-Region awards. Additionally, Hjalmarsson, Jean-Baptiste, and Legendre all earned First-Team All-RMAC nods while Tomas Duenes and Schufft took home Second-Team All-Conference awards. Four Skyhawks were named the RMAC All-Tournament Team: Emmett Layman, David Citron Jean-Baptiste, and Schufft.

Academically, Legendre led Fort Lewis as a First-Team Academic All-RMAC selection – the second of his career – while Quinn Bosanko, Ismael Hernandez, and Jakob Maurek were each awarded RMAC Academic Honor Roll awards. Three Skyhawks also earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors: Legendre, Thomas Kirkham, and Bosanko.

In 2022, the Skyhawks were 4-11-2 overall with a 3-7 record in league play and owned a 4-3 record at home on Dirks Field. Four players were named All-RMAC, led by sophomore Gabriel Legendre who picked up Second-Team nods. The trio of Isaac Garro, Loic Jean-Baptiste, and Maximilian Meier were Honorable Mention picks. Legendre was also an RMAC First Team All-Academic selection while four additional student-athletes (Andres Hernandez, Jakob Maurek, Brenden Oberg, and Ismael Hernandez) were named to the RMAC Academic Honor Roll. 

Fort Lewis went 8-8-1 overall in the 2021 campaign while holding a 5-5 record in league play. The team ranked second in the RMAC in points per game (4.82) while finishing seventh in the league standings. Tomas Duenes and Milen Manchev garnered Second Team All-RMAC nods while Duenes was tabbed at the RMAC Freshman of the Year. Four athletes earned a spot on the Honorable Mention team (Peter Byrne, Gabriel Legendre, Quinn Bosanko, and Maximilian Meier).

In his first season at the helm, Oberholtzer guided the program to a .500 finish with an overall record of 9-9-1 and a conference record of 8-5-1 (.667).  The Skyhawks qualified for the RMAC men's soccer championship tournament as the No. 6 seed.

Oberholtzer is no stranger to Fort Lewis as he played two seasons for the Skyhawks before serving as an assistant coach from 2009-2012.  A member of the 2006 and 2007 teams, Oberholtzer was a part of the Skyhawks NCAA National Runner-up team in 2006. In his senior year in 2007, he was named to the All-RMAC Second Team, the RMAC All-Tournament Team, and the RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2, 2007).  In 35 career games, he scored seven points (three goals, one assist).

As an assistant coach for the Skyhawks, Oberholtzer helped coached FLC to two NCAA National Championships in 2009 and 2011.  His primary responsibilities included recruiting, administering summer camps, overseeing academics, community outreach programs, travel, budgeting, and marketing.

During the 2009 season, FLC went 24-1-0 overall and 14-0-0 in conference games. In 2011, the Skyhawks went 24-1-0 overall and 13-1-0 in the RMAC. Fort Lewis won RMAC regular season and postseason trophies both years.

In his first four seasons as assistant coach, the Skyhawks were 77-9-7 overall (.866) and 48-3-5 (.902). During that span, FLC won two RMAC regular season titles, two RMAC postseason titles, and qualified for the NCAA-II playoffs three times.

After four years as the assistant coach at FLC, Oberholtzer served as the assistant coach at the University of Dayton from 2013-15. At Dayton, Oberholtzer was involved in all facets of the Division I program. In 2015, he helped the Flyers to the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship title and the NCAA Second Round playoffs. The Flyers led the NCAA in scoring offense this past year. Oberholtzer coached the A10 Midfielder of the Year, five all-conference performers, and an Academic All-American.

In 2014, the Flyers earned the highest team GPA in program history (3.3 GPA), and the team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award, which is awarded to teams with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

A native of Tempe, Ariz., and a 2003 graduate of Corona del Sol High School, Oberholtzer and his wife, Megan, have two children - Porter and Piper.

Oberholtzer majored in Exercise Science-Exercise Specialist option at Fort Lewis. He’s a 2003 graduate of Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Ariz.

COACHING RECORD AT FORT LEWIS

Overall

Conference

Year

W

L

T

Pct.

W

L

T

Pct.

2023*

12

5

4

.667

6

1

3

.750

2022

4

11

2

.294

3

7

0

.300

2021

8

8

1

.500

5

5

0

.500

2020

5

3

1

.611

3

2

1

.583

2019

11

5

4

.650

8

4

2

.643

2018

9

6

2

.588

7

6

1

.536

2017

10

6

4

.600

9

3

2

.714

2016

9

9

1

.500

8

5

1

.607

Overall

68

53

19

.486

49

33

10

.533

 * Denotes RMAC Regular Season Championship

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2009-12

Fort Lewis, Assistant Coach

2013-15

University of Dayton, Assistant Coach

2016-Present

Fort Lewis, Head Coach

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

2006-07

Fort Lewis, NCAA DII National Runner Up, Second Team All-RMAC, RMAC All-Tournament Team