Seth Owings named Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Ohio Northern

By Tim Glon

ADA — Seth Owings has been named an assistant men's soccer coach at Ohio Northern.

Owings graduated from Heidelberg in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in History and Political Science and graduated with a master's degree in sports administration with an emphasis in coaching and leadership in 2020. 

As a sophomore in 2014, Owings was a part of the first-ever Heidelberg men's soccer team to win the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament and earn a berth in the NCAA DIII Championships.

After a career-ending injury prior to his junior season, Owings began coaching as a student assistant with the Student Princes through his graduation.

In 2017 he helped guide Heidelberg to a new-high mark with a No. 8 ranking in the NCAA DIII Poll while making the OAC tournament both years he was on staff.

After Heidelberg, Owings was part of the NCAA Division II Upper Iowa men's soccer team as a graduate assistant. While there he was the goalkeeper coach, associate recruiting coordinator, and reserve team coach.

During the 2018 season his goalkeepers were sixth in the nation in saves and in 2019 they were second in the nation in saves. 

Originally from Marion, Ohio, Owings holds a Goalkeeper 2 license from United Soccer Coaches and a USSF F license.