Hired at AU:

February of 2017

Prior to AU:

Assistant Coach at SUNY Cortland (2016)

Assistant Coach at SUNY Oswego (2013-2015)

Assistant Coach at Cayuga Community College (2012)

Head Coach at Keystone Oaks High School (2007-2012)

Playing Career:

United States Air Force (1983-1989)

Alma Mater:

Ashford '12

Personal:

Blake currently resides in Honeoye, NY

Blake was named as the head men's soccer coach at Alfred University in the prior to the 2017 season. He is the 8th Head Coach in AU men's soccer history. Blake came to AU in February of 2017 from SUNY Cortland, where he served the 2016 season as an assistant and goalkeepers coach for the Red Dragon women’s soccer team. He served in the same capacity for the SUNY Oswego women’s team from 2013-15 and prior to that served the 2012 season as assistant coach for the Cayuga Community College men’s team.

In the 2019 season, the Saxons got hot down the stretch, winning three of their last four contests to make the Empire 8 Tournament, and upset second-seeded Sage in the semifinal for the program's first non-shootout tournament victory in program history, advancing to the Empire 8 Championship game.

In just his second year at the helm of the Saxons, Blake led AU to its fifth Empire 8 Championship tournament in program history. The Saxons finished the season second overall - the highest finish in the Empire 8 in program history, touting a 5-2 record conference record - another program record in the Empire 8.

A native of Bolton, England, Blake has more than 30 years’ experience as a youth club coach -- in Nevada, Pennsylvania and New York -- and currently serves as head coach of Lakefront Soccer Club in Webster, NY, and New York West, an Olympic developmental program. He also has prior experience at the high school level, serving as head coach of the girls team at Keystone Oaks High School in Pittsburgh from 2007-12.

Blake is a veteran of the United States Air Force, and served as a player and assistant coach on the U.S. Air Force All-Military team from 1983-89. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sports recreation management from Ashford University in 2012.

Conference Tournament Appearances:

2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

Empire 8 All-Conference Honors:

18

Empire 8 Rookie of the Year:

1

Alfred University

Overall Record

Empire 8 Record

Postseason

Year-End Finish

2023

6-7-5 (.472)

2-4-2 (.375)

1-1

Empire 8 Championship Semifinalists

2022

4-8-4 (.375)

2-4-3 (.389)

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9th (of 10)

2021   

4-11-2 (.294)

3-5 (.375)

0-1

Empire 8 Championship Semifinalists

2020 (Contested in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 Pandemic)

0-6 (.000)

0-5 (.000)

0-1

Empire 8 Championship Semifinalists

2019

8-12 (.400)

3-3 (.500)

1-1

Empire 8 Championship Finalists

2018

6-13 (.316)

5-2 (.714)

0-1

Empire 8 Championship Semifinalists

2017

4-11-1 (.281)

3-3-1 (.500)

N/A

5th (of 8)

Overall Totals

32-68-12 (.339)

18-26-6 (.420)

2-5 (.286)

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