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In 2002, Sumoski guided Wilkes to the Freedom Conference title match and was named the conference's Coach of the Year. In 2004 he was named the Freedom Conference's Co-Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Colonels to a 12-6-1 mark. Sumoski is a former standout player at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, an NCAA Division II member. During his playing days from 1987 to 1990 at Pitt.-Johnstown, Sumoski set records for most goals in a season and most goals in a career. For his efforts he was named a Regional All-American. Sumoski, who has an Advanced National Diploma in coaching from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, while also holding an "A" License from the United States Soccer Federation, most recently served as a graduate assistant coach with the women's program at Division I Central Michigan University. During his two seasons at Central Michigan Sumoski worked with both goalkeeper and field player training, while also developing and monitoring the team's off-season strength and conditioning program. He also assisted in recruiting both nationally and internationally, and organized and monitored NCAA compliance documentation. Prior to his stint at Central Michigan he served as the head coach at NAIA Carlow College from 1998 to 2000. Sumoski was responsible for starting the program at Carlow, where he remained as the head coach for two seasons. He also spent three seasons at Carnegie Mellon University (1995-98), both as an assistant coach and as the squad's interim head coach. From 1997 to 1999, Sumoski was the staff head coach for the Pennsylvania West Girls Olympic Development program. His responsibilities included identifying and training state level players on a weekly basis, assisting with regional coaching during identification camps, and also doing player assessments. From 2005-06 Sumoski was a staff coach for the Olympic Development Program U17 girls squad that claimed a national championship. Sumoski further honed his coaching skills while leading the Penns Forest Futbol Club boys and girls teams to a combined seven Pennsylvania State championships from 1993 to 1999. He also served as the State Director of Coerver-Coaching Michigan. Coerver Coaching is a well-known world wide skills teaching program.
Barsby was a four-year member of the women's soccer team at Wilkes, playing in 75 matches during her career. As a senior she was named to the Mid-Atlantic Regional All-American third team, while also earning first team All-Freedom Conference honors. Barsby, who was a second team All-Freedom Conference honoree during her sophomore and junior seasons, tied a school record as a sophomore when she handed out 12 assists. She concluded her collegiate career with seven goals and 23 assists. During her four seasons Barsby helped Wilkes post an overall record of 36-19-4 and four consecutive Freedom Conference playoff berths. In 2005 she played a pivotal role in leading the Lady Colonels to an overall record 15-4-1, their first Freedom Conference championship, and their first appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. As a senior Barsby and her teammates fashioned a 13-6-1 record and also copped a berth in the ECAC playoffs.
In 2005 Weixel was instrumental in training the Wilkes goalkeepers, who kept the opposition to an impressive 1.07 goals per contest. Last season the Lady Colonels allowed a mere 1.63 goals per match and posted seven shutouts. During her four-year playing career at Lycoming, Weixel played stopper, goalkeeper and forward. In 2003 she earned All-Freedom Conference second team honors as a goalkeeper. A three-time Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll selection, Weixel was a 2004 CoSIDA District 2 Academic All-American. Weixel played her high school soccer at Central Mountain High School and was a two-time All-League selection as a defender. She also played as a member of the Susquehanna United Club Team from 1996 through 2001. In the spring of 2004 Weixel was a volunteer coach for the Williamsport AYSO soccer team, where she taught the fundamentals of the game to children.
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