AT A GLANCE

Named head coach prior to the 2007 season (17th season)

Has made 12 Centennial Conference tournament appearances (out of 15 opportunities)

Career record of 88-45-17 (.643) in CC games

Earned at-large bids to NCAA tournament in 2014 and 2019

Coached 55 all-conference performers, 15 all-region selections, and two All-Americans

Recorded 100th victory on Oct. 22, 2016 

AT GETTYSBURG

Garrett is entering his 17th season as head coach of Gettysburg’s women’s soccer team in 2023. The third coach in the 35-year history of the program, Garrett owns a 148-87-37 (.612 winning percentage) record through his first 16 campaigns, including an 88-45-17 mark in the highly competitive Centennial Conference (CC). He recorded his 100th career victory with a 1-0 win over Muhlenberg on Oct. 22, 2016.

Under Garrett, the Bullets posted 12 consecutive winning seasons and have won at least 10 matches eight times. Since his first year at the helm, his teams have never posted a record worse than a half-game under .500. Gettysburg has competed in the postseason in 11 of the last 12 campaigns.

The team returned to the national playoffs for the first time in five seasons in 2019, compiling a 13-5-1 overall record and finishing runner-up in the conference tournament. The Bullets maintained a spot in the regional rankings throughout the campaign and ranked as high as 25th in the Division III poll.

In the fall of 2015, Garrett steered the Orange and Blue to a 10-2-6 record, including a 7-2-1 mark in conference play. The team allowed only six goals during the entire campaign and tied the program record for shutouts for the third consecutive season with 13. Four Bullets were named All-Centennial Conference with Eliza Gray ’16 being tagged CC Player of the Year. Gray would garner first-team All-America status and finish as the program’s career leader in wins (47), GAA (0.46), and save percentage (.863).

The team also enjoyed an outstanding season in 2014, finishing 13-4-2 and earning an at-large berth in the NCAA Division III Championship. Gettysburg also went 9-0-1 in the Centennial Conference to place first in the CC standings, marking the top finish for the Bullets under Garrett. He was honored as the 2014 CC Coach of the Year.

Garrett’s teams have been typified by stingy defenses that have yielded less than one goal per game in 10 campaigns at the helm. Over the last 13 seasons, Gettysburg has racked up 124 shutouts in 255 matches.

Under Garrett, the Bullets have received 55 all-conference citations, including 12 on the first team. Garrett’s players have also received 15 all-region awards and two All-America certificates.

PRIOR TO GETTYSBURG

Garrett arrived at Gettysburg following a three-year assistant coaching stint with the men’s soccer team at his alma mater, NCAA Division II Slippery Rock University. During his tenure, the team qualified for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) playoffs for the first time in 20 years and won its first championship in 30 seasons. The team made the PSAC playoffs again in 2006.

Prior to his return to Slippery Rock, Garrett spent three seasons as an assistant men’s soccer coach at NCAA Division I Robert Morris University. The Colonials won the Northeast Conference regular-season championship in 2001 and made the conference playoffs in all three seasons with Garrett on the staff.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

Garrett has also achieved success as a coach at the club level. He coached the Pennsylvania Under-19 champion Northern Steel in 1998. At the Under-16 level, he mentored his team to the 2003 and 2004 regional championships and qualified for the U.S. Club Soccer National Championships in the top Premier Division.

Garrett has amassed a number of awards and certifications, including National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National and National Advanced Coaching Badges and English FA Prelim and Goalkeeping Badges.

PLAYING DAYS

A four-year starter and letterwinner at The Rock, Garrett was named captain his senior season. After graduating with a bachelor’s in sports management, he went on to play semi-professionally for various English soccer clubs in the south of western England. Along with these impressive credentials,

This table is the year by year record of Coach Garrett

Overall

Conference

Year

W

L

T

Pct

W

L

T

Pct

Postseason

2007

8

11

1

.425

6

4

0

.600

CC Tournament Semifinals

2008

5

6

0

.471

4

4

2

.500

2009

9

7

1

.559

4

5

1

.450

2010

12

6

1

.658

7

3

0

.700

CC Tournament First Round

2011

12

7

0

.632

8

2

0

.800

CC Tournament Runners-up

2012

12

6

0

.667

8

2

0

.800

CC Tournament Semifinals

2013

12

2

4

.778

7

2

1

.750

CC Tournament Semifinals

2014

13

4

2

.737

9

0

1

.950

CC Regular-Season Champions, CC Semifinals, NCAA First Round

2015

10

2

6

.722

7

2

1

.750

CC Tournament First Round

2016

8

8

2

.500

4

4

1

.500

CC Semifinals

2017

9

7

2

.556

6

4

0

.600

CC Tournament First Round

2018

8

5

4

.588

4

3

3

.550

2019

13

5

1

.711

6

3

1

.650

CC Tournament Semifinals, NCAA First Round

2020

no season due to COVID-19

2021

11

4

2

.706

5

3

2

.600

CC Tournament First Round

2022

6

7

5

.472

3

3

4

.500

CC Tournament First Round

Career

148

87

37

.612

88

44

17

.648

16 seasons overall