Golan Tabs Austen Parker as Assistant Coach
5/30/2025 11:09:00 AM | Soccer
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri soccer has hired Austen Parker as an assistant coach, head coach Stefanie Golan announced on Friday.
Parker comes to the Tigers after spending one season as the goalkeeper coach at North Texas.
"We are extremely excited to bring Austen into the program," Golan said. "We wouldn't have been able to elevate Kelsey the way we are if we didn't find the right person to come in to work with the GKs, and Austen is definitely the right person. He has a contagious energy, an extremely high attention to detail, and a relentless work ethic and competitive drive. In addition to working with the GKs, Austen will be heavily involved in recruiting and scouting amongst other duties."
Prior to his tenure with the Mean Green, Parker served as the goalkeeper coach at Central Oklahoma.
Before his time with the Bronchos, he spent two seasons at Southwestern Christian University. He has also coached club programs such as the Oklahoma Rangers and Oklahoma Celtic.
Parker played at NAIA Mid-American Christian University where he was a NCCAA All-American and led MACU to a NCCAA National Championship.
In 2019 Parker put together a historic season in net, setting three single-season MACU records in wins (20), shutouts (13) and goals allowed average (0.9). Parker finished the season with 67 saves for a 0.753 save percentage, the fourth-best clip in program history. After conceding two goals in the first match of pool play at the NCCAA National Championships, Parker spearheaded a defense that did not give up a single goal in the final three matches to come away with the championship win.
He led Mid-America Christian to a highly successful 2019 season with a 20-3-1 overall record as the best-ever finish in league play with a 7-1-1 conference mark. On top of winning its first-ever NCCAA National Championship, the Evangels won their first regional championship since 2013.
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