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Ammon Bennett
Ammon Bennett owns a soccer coaching record of 226-85-23. He has spent the past two seasons coaching at William Penn University.
He initially made his mark on soccer while at Iowa Western from 2004-2008, where he quickly transformed the program into a soccer powerhouse.
Under his guidance, the women owned an 88-11-8 record and the men held a 63-30-6 mark. The women’s program won several conference and regional crowns while the 2006 and 2007 teams both finished as NJCAA national runners-up.
The men also won a league crown in 2005 and advanced to the regional tournament on numerous occasions. Bennett was NSCAA Region Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008.
Bennett has prep level experience at Avoca High School (Iowa), Eddyville-Blacksburg High School (Iowa), and Bonneville High School (Utah). He is a 1997 graduate of Penn with a degree in physical education, coaching and health education (K-12 endorsement).
COACHING HISTORY - Men
William Penn University
- Men reached the conference tournament championship game for the first time in (2002)
- Best season in school history 11-5-2 (2002) started 11 freshmen
- Team increased from 2 players to 45 in two years
- 11 players in two years made All-Conference
- Broke 11 school records in 2002
- Most career wins in school history
Iowa Western Community College
- First year winning program 12-6-1 (2004)
- 2005 &2008 Region Champions
- 20 all conference players
- Erik Sterrett named 2005 second team All American
- Three conference players of the week
- Overall men’s coaching record is 81-59-9
MEN’S SEASONS
William Penn University
| 2000 | NCAA III | 2-13 | |
| 2001 | NAIA | 5-11-1 | |
| 2002 | NAIA | 11-5-2 | Advanced to the Conference Tournament Championship |
Iowa Western Community College
| 2004 | NJCAA | 12-6-1 | (First Year Program) Finished 3rd in the Conference |
| 2005 | NJCAA | 13-4-3 | Conference and Region 11 Champions |
| 2006 | NJCAA | 12-7-1 | Lost in Region Final game |
| 2007 | NJCAA | 12-7 | Lost in Region Semi-Final |
| 2008 | NJCAA | 14-6-1 | Region Champions (lost in District Final) |
Overall Men’s: 81-59-9
Sheena Van Roekel
Sheena Van Roekel joins Iowa Lakes after a successful playing and coaching career at Northwestern University in Orange City. She was team captain along with honorable mention all-conference player and twice named defensive player of the year for the Red Raiders. She has taught English at Estherville Lincoln Central High School the past two years.
