Davy Phillips is in his sixth season on the Ichabod sidelines after leading the Washburn squad to the MIAA Tournament each campaign with the exception of the Covid-canceled 2020 season. 

Phillips took over the Ichabod reigns as the Washburn program’s third head coach on July 10, 2017. Across five full seasons the Ichabods have had 30 all-MIAA members with one first-team selection, Khloe Schuckman in 2022. In that time 88 players have been Academic all-MIAA selections, with 4 MIAA Scholar Athlete picks.

In Phillips’ tenure the Ichabods have won at least seven games in every season, including 11 wins in the 2022 season, tied for the third most in a season in Washburn history. Washburn won a conference tournament game and won 10 games in 2017, Phillips first season. It was the first postseason win for the program since 2008.

Across five official seasons of play the Ichabods have recorded 30 shutouts under Phillips. In his tenure Washburn secured winning seasons in 2021 and 2022, the first pair of consecutive winning seasons for the program since 2008-09.

In six seasons at the helm and five of on the pitch play at Washburn, Phillips holds a 44-42-8 record as head coach.

Prior to joining the Ichabods, Phillips spent three seasons as the head women’s soccer coach at Baker University starting in March of 2014 and was the assistant coach for the men’s program from 2008 to 2013. He also served as the assistant coach for the women’s program in 2009 prior to becoming head coach. In three seasons as Baker’s head women’s soccer coach he compiled a 44-14-6 record.

In 2016, Phillips led the Wildcats to a 17-4-3 record and their second NAIA National Semifinal appearance in program history while coaching two All-American selections as well as seven All-Heart of America Conference picks, the defensive player of the year and the freshman of the year. Baker finished with a school-best No. 3 in the final NAIA National ranking. Phillips was named the NSCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year.

In his second season as head coach of the women’s program in 2015, Phillips led Baker to a 16-5-1 overall record advancing to the NAIA Sweet 16 finishing the season ranked No. 13 in the final poll. Off the 2015 squad, Phillips coached two All-Americans as well as the league’s defensive player of the year and seven all-conference selections.

In his first season as head coach of the women’s program in 2014, Baker finished 11-5-2 and tied for second-place with Missouri Valley in the regular season standings of the Heart of America Athletic Conference.

Overall at Baker in three seasons as the Wildcats’ women’s head coach, Phillips mentored five All-American selections, seven all-region honorees, 22 Heart of America all-conference picks, two defensive players of the year and one freshman of the year leading Baker to a NAIA Sweet 16 appearance and a NAIA National Semifinal and two top 13 final national poll rankings. Equally as impressive in the classroom, since becoming head coach Baker has had eight NSCAA All-American Scholars and has been a three-time NSCAA Team Academic Award Winner.

Between the 2008-13 seasons as the associate head coach for the men’s and women’s soccer programs, Baker has graduated 31 NSCAA All-American Scholars and has had a combined 117-55-23 record coaching 65 All-HAAC selections, six HAAC Player of the Year Awards, 13 NAIA All-Americans, four NSCAA All-Americans and five All-Region picks.

Before coaching at Baker, Phillips was previously an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s programs at California State University at San Marcos.

Since 2009, Phillips has been the assistant technical director of the KC Fusion Soccer Club, an organization with more than 4,000 players.

Phillips graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from Baker. He also earned his Master of Liberal Arts degree from Baker. As a player, he was elected captain for his junior and senior seasons and was a three-time all-conference and two-time all-region performer. The Wildcats won two Heart of America Championships, two Region V Championships and made three NAIA National Tournament appearances. For his playing contributions, Phillips was awarded a place in Baker’s “All-Time Starting 11” in 2009.

Phillips holds a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and resides in Lawrence, Kan., with his wife Brianne and daughters Maddy and Berklee.