Trevecca Nazarene University

Brett Armstrong was the third coach in program history, completed his sixth season as the Trevecca women's soccer coach in the fall of 2012.

That final season was by far the most successful campaign in program history to date. When he arrived, he led the Trojans through a difficult transition and stabilized the program as Trevecca neared the move to NCAA Division II status.

The 2012 team broke nearly every known record while racking up a 16-5-3 overall record. The team went 6-2 in the postseason and claimed two tournament championships. Armstrong led the team to the first-ever Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G- MAC) regular season and tournament championships. Then the team followed that accomplishment by winning the 2012 NCCAA Mid-East Regional. That title advanced the team to the 2012 NCCAA Championships. While there, Trevecca upset the top seed in Judson University before finishing fourth.

In 2012 the team set program records for most wins in a season (16), longest win streak (8 games), most clean sheets (15), and most consecutive clean sheets (6).

Both the G-MAC and NCCAA Mid-East Regions recognized Armstrong's leadership and his team's success when each group selected Armstrong as its 2012 Coach of the Year.

Armstrong produced more wins (44) than any other coach in school history and won more games in his six seasons than the program won in its first seven seasons. He finished his Trevecca career with a 44-61-8 overall record and was 11-22-2 in conference play.  

Brett Armstrong was the winningest (44 wins) coach in program history prior to Kelsey Cameron breaking his win total.

The 2011-2012 team was the first to avoid a losing season in program history, going 8-8-2 overall. Laying the ground work for the history season to come.

That 2012-13 team was well-decorated. Making the Great Midwest 1st team were Bekah Headrick, Kayla VanEs, Brooke Gann, Anna Hoffman, Erica Carroll, and Kate Worley. On the second team were Becky Bartos, Lanie Foutch, and Jordan Ponto.

The team also had three players earn the Great Midwest Athlete of the Week award. They are Bekah Headrick (9/10), Brooke Gann (10/1), and Anna Hoffman (10/15).

There were 13 Great Midwest Scholar Athletes in 2012-13. They were Ryan Alosi, Becky Bartos, Lanie Foutch, Audra Fullen, Brooke Gann, Alex Hammond, Mandy Nuckols, Kate Worley, Jordan Ponto, Jessica Porter, Lindsey Robinson, Audrey Robinson, and Kayla VanEs.

His NAIA-era teams also added to the trophy case. 

NCCAA All-American

2012-13 1st Team – Brooke Gann 

2012-13 Honorable Mention – Jordan Ponto

NCCAA Mid-East Coach of the Year  

2012-13 Brett Armstrong

NCCAA Mid-East Player of the Year

2012-13 Brooke Gann 

NCCAA Mid-East All-Region Team

2012-13 (6) Brooke Gann, Bekah Headrick Kayla VanEs, Erica Carroll, Jordan Ponto

2011-12 (3) Brooke Gann, Jordan Ponto, Lindsey Robinson

NCCAA Scholar Athletes

2013-14 (9) Jordan Ponton, Lanie Foutch, Becky Bartos, Mackenzie Cox, Audra Fullen, Mandy Nuckols, Ryan Alosi, Alex Hammond, Audrey Robinson

2012-13 (8) Mackenzie Cox, Lanie Foutch, Audra Fullen, Jessica Porter, Lindsey Robinson, Audrey Robinson, Kate Worley, Kayla VanEs

TranSouth All-Conference

2010-11 2nd Team – Kate Worley

2009-10 2nd Team – Kassie Evick, Allison Casalenuovo

2008-09 2nd Team – Kassie Evick, Au

TranSouth Offensive Player of the Week

2010-11 Kayla VanEs (9/27)

2009-10 Kassie Evick (9/14, 10/26), Kayla VanEs (10/19)

2007-08 Heather Olson (10/14)

TranSouth Defensive Player of the Week

2010-11 Neira Ahmespahic (9/27, 10/04)

2009-10 Bekah Headrick (9/7), Konstance Deering (9/21), Amy Maslyn (10/26)

NAIA National Scholar Athletes

2011-12 (5) Taylor Beaulieu, Jessica Porter, Lindsey Robinson, Kayla VanEs, Kate Worley

2009-10 (5) Brittany Argabright, Megan Arnett, Chelsea Bell, Allison Casalenuovo, Kassie Evick

2008-09 (2) Brittany Argabright, Lindsey Zurlinden

2007-08 (3) Courtney Helton, Lilian Mwangi, Heather Olson

TranSouth Scholar Athletes

2011-12 (11) Taylor Beaulieu, Aubrey Black, Erica Carroll, Mackenzie Cox, Lanie Foutch, Audra Fullen, Jessica Porter, Audrey Robinson, Lindsey Robinson, Kayla VanEs, Kate Worley

2010-11 (7) Megan Arnett, Taylor Beaulieu, Jessica Porter, Lindsey Robinson, Aubree Thomas, Kayla VanEs, Kate Worley

2009-10 (9) Ana Hill, Aubree Thomas, Brittany Argabright, Allison Casalenuovo, Kassie Evick, Jessica Fallen, Megan Arnett, Chelsea Bell, Lauren Davis

2008-09 (7) Brittany Argabright, Chelsea Bell, Allison Casalenuovo, Kassie Evick, Jennifer Goodson, Aubree Thomas, Lindsey Zurlinden

2007-08 (11) Courtney Helton, Lilian Mwangi, Heather Olson, Anne Opana, Kimberly Price, Kimberly Goodson, Brittany Argabright, Allison Casalenuovo, Kassie Evick, Jennifer Goodson, Lindsey Zurlinden

Stan Herod started the program before giving way to Mark Champion.

Armstrong is well known in Middle Tennessee soccer circles. He led the Christ Presbyterian Academy boys' and girls' high school soccer teams for nine seasons (1998-2007) with great success.  

Armstrong led the CPA boys' team to the A/AA State Championship in 1999 and has led CPA teams to four district championships, three regional championships, and four sectional championships. The CPA boys' A/AA State Championship in 1999 represents the only State title for a team from the Midstate in that classification. Armstrong began his coaching career in middle school at CPA in 1993 and has spent the last 15 years coaching at the Brentwood, Tennessee school.

Armstrong coached numerous all-state players and many future collegiate players while at CPA. Some of the players who went on to play college soccer are Dustin and Ryan Walker (Lipscomb); Tommy Nelms (Maryville); Chris Peak (Belmont Abbey); Cooper Wallace (who played football at Auburn and ended last season with the Titans); Whitney Southard (Appalachian State); Haley Averette (Alabama-Huntsville); Leigh Graham (Covenant); Kimberly Price (Trevecca, Belmont); Brittany Lee was a Wendy's High School Heisman finalist in 2004.

Armstrong is also a full-time associate professor of history and political science at Trevecca. It is a role he has served in since 2001. He arrived at Trevecca shortly after finishing graduate school at Vanderbilt University where he earned his Ph.D. Armstrong completed his master's in history at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Ga. 

Armstrong is a favorite professor who teaches a variety of courses: World Civ, European History, 20^th Century Europe, Modern Britain, Reformations and Revolutions, History of Russia, Contemporary Political Thought, American Political Institutions, and Historical Research.

His popular Federal Seminar allows him to take a group of 10 students to Washington D.C. for a week each January. Another popular class venture was a 9-day trip with 13 students to Ireland in the spring of 2007 when he led a course dealing with the History and Politics of Northern Ireland.

Armstrong grew up in the Atlanta area where he graduated from Redan high school in Stone Mountain, Ga. in 1982.

He was a highly decorated player at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C. He holds the Blue Hose career record for assists. In 1985 he was selected to the Adidas Academic All-American first team (encompassing all levels of NAIA and NCAA), Honorable Mention NAIA All-American, All-District, NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete, and All-District Scholar-Athlete. Possibly the most prestigious award for Armstrong in 1985 was his selection as the Red Myers Award recipient. The award was given to the most outstanding student-athlete in NAIA District 6 each year. Armstrong was a 3-time (83, 84, 85) NAIA District 6 Scholar-Athlete.

Armstrong his wife Leslie and their three children; Jacob, Alex, and Connor lived in Franklin, Tenn., and were members of Christ Community Church.