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Soccer at Mary Baldwin College

Head Soccer Coach

Homes Tehrani

Coach Tehrani begins his fifth year with the Mary Baldwin College Soccer Program but his first as the Head Coach.

Coach Tehrani is formally the Head Coach for the Girl’s Varsity Soccer program at Riverheads High School. His team has won four consecutive Shenandoah District Titles (2005-2008) with five Regional Tournament appearances, and he has been named Coach of the Year four times during this period. During 2007 season, his team achieved a perfect record of 15-0 regular season. He has coached area high schools in Augusta County for the past 9 years.

Coach Tehrani has been involved with the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) in Augusta County since the fall of 1999. Since then he has coached numerous recreational and travel teams, with players ages 6 through 19. He holds the following certificate for Advanced Coach, Coaching Instructor and Advanced Referee which are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation Coaches Education (NCACE). In addition to these achievements, he holds United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Grade 8 Referee and Virginia High school Soccer League (VHSL) Referee badges.

Coach Tehrani began playing competitive soccer in middle school and continued through college in Tehran, Iran. Once he moved to the United States, he played in intramurals at Virginia Western Community College and Club Team at Virginia Tech. Since graduation from VA Tech. he has played with recreational leagues in San Jose, CA and here in Augusta County.

Coach Tehrani holds a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and currently works for the Virginia Department of Transportation as Project Manager in the Location and Design Section. He resides in Staunton with his wife, Christine, son, Nick, daughter, Moriah.

Assistant Coach - Ralph Kirtland

MBC Bio Pic.jpgCoach Kirtland begins his first year with the Mary Baldwin College Soccer Program, assuming the role of assistant coach.

Coach Kirtland is a relative newcomer to coaching – most recently having led the Riverheads High School Boys JV soccer team to a district-best winning record – and brings with him over 28 years of playing experience at the position of goalkeeper. 

Coach Kirtland grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – a hotbed of soccer during his youth – and began playing competitively in 1981 as the goalkeeper for Penn State’s Scranton campus’s soccer team, earning the starting position by the third game of the season.  Since that time, Coach Kirtland has been the starting keeper in over 200 competitive matches, playing in 7v7, 11v11, Men’s, Co-Ed, indoor (Futsal) and outdoor leagues.  Locally, he has competed in SOCA, SVASL, Augusta County and Staunton soccer leagues.

Coach Kirtland holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from Penn State and currently works for NTELOS as Director of the Systems Development and Support Group in the Information Technology department. He resides in Augusta County with his wife, Deb, and son, RP, and works with his daughter, Brigitte, at NTELOS.