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Alex Piekarski
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Alex Piekarski enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Tommies Women's Soccer team in 2026.
Piekarski brings a variety of coaching experience, most recently he spent two seasons as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at St. Cloud State. Prior to SCSU he spent five seasons as the head coach of Northwestern Oklahoma State (2020-24). There he was named the 2021 GAC Coach of the Year and led the Rangers to back-to-back GAC Conference Tournament appearances in 2021 and 2022. Piekarski led the team to many firsts and program records in 2021, including a program-best 11 wins and its first-ever regional ranking.
Prior to Northwestern, Piekarski was the head coach at NAIA Hasting College (Neb.) in 2019, where he led the Broncos to 17-5 record, a GPAC championship game appearance and the second round of the NAIA National Tournament. Before his two head coaching stints, Piekarski was an assistant coach at SCSU (2014-15), NCAA D-I Utah State (2016) and Wayne State College (2017-18).
Piekarski graduated from Lakeland University in 2014 with dual bachelor's degree in middle childhood/early adolescence education and history, and his master's degree in sports administration from St. Cloud State in 2016. Alex was also a four-year letterwinner at Lakeland. Alex spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as a graduate assistant at SCSU.
Piekarski brings a variety of coaching experience, most recently he spent two seasons as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at St. Cloud State. Prior to SCSU he spent five seasons as the head coach of Northwestern Oklahoma State (2020-24). There he was named the 2021 GAC Coach of the Year and led the Rangers to back-to-back GAC Conference Tournament appearances in 2021 and 2022. Piekarski led the team to many firsts and program records in 2021, including a program-best 11 wins and its first-ever regional ranking.
Prior to Northwestern, Piekarski was the head coach at NAIA Hasting College (Neb.) in 2019, where he led the Broncos to 17-5 record, a GPAC championship game appearance and the second round of the NAIA National Tournament. Before his two head coaching stints, Piekarski was an assistant coach at SCSU (2014-15), NCAA D-I Utah State (2016) and Wayne State College (2017-18).
Piekarski graduated from Lakeland University in 2014 with dual bachelor's degree in middle childhood/early adolescence education and history, and his master's degree in sports administration from St. Cloud State in 2016. Alex was also a four-year letterwinner at Lakeland. Alex spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as a graduate assistant at SCSU.
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