ASSISTANT MEN'S SOCCER COACH
KEVIN FICKES

The 2005 campaign marks the ninth year on the bench for assistant coach Kevin Fickes.

A North Carolina native, Fickes played professionally and at the college level. He was a member of the 1992 and 1993 UNC-Charlotte teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament two times and was ranked as high as No.2 in the country under current Colorado School of Mines Head Coach Frank Kohlenstein.

Following his successful collegiate career, Fickes played three season of professional soccer, including one year each with the Richmond Kickers and the Raleigh Flyers in which he was coached by Kohlenstein. Fickes also spent one season with the Wilmington Hammerheads.

Fickes, who works primarily with the midfielders and helps individual players with their ball-handling skills, was born on Sept. 23, 1969 in New Jersey. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1988, and received his bachelor’s degree in English from North Carolina-Charlotte in 1993.

Fickes and his wife, Kimberly, reside in Golden with their daughter, Molly.