Head Men's Soccer Coach Derek Marie is in his sixth season as head coach of Carroll's men's soccer program in 2023. He has compiled a career coaching record of 26-42-3 with the Pioneers, while also coaching five CCIW All-Conference selections during that time.
The Pioneers have strung together two consecutive eight-win campaigns in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, as the program continues on an uphill trajectory. They began to see significant growth in the 2019 season, besting the number of wins in a season more than the previous two years combined. The 7-9 team crushed 40 goals, a feat that hadn't been accomplished by the men's soccer team since 2013. Senior captain, and all-conference forward Shea Connell led the way with 14 goals of his own. The team's 280 shots were the most by the team since joining the CCIW in 2016.
Marie returned to his alma mater, Carroll University, in 2013 as an assistant men’s soccer coach, before being named the head coach prior to the 2018 season.. He was a standout player as a student-athlete for the Pioneers, earning all-Midwest Conference honors in each of his four seasons at Carroll, making him one of just three players in team history to achieve the feat (Joe Sikora and Andy Kosbiech). Marie also garnered state and regional recognition during his career, with first-team all-Wisconsin and second-team All-Central Region accolades following his junior campaign. He played a vital role in Carroll’s first-ever Midwest Conference title in 2007 and the team’s first Midwest Conference Championship in 2008. The 2008 team also won the programs first-ever NCAA Tournament game.
Marie was a student-assistant coach for the Pioneers in 2009, then went on to serve as assistant coach for the UW-Stevens Point women’s soccer team the following year. The UW-SP squad advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
Marie was previously involved with the Croatian Eagles Soccer Club, where he was the head coach of the club’s U-18 Midwest Regional team for the spring 2014 season.
As a prep at Stevens Point Area High School, Marie earned first-team all-conference and was an all-State selection while finishing his senior campaign as his league’s leading scorer.
In addition to his soccer coaching duties, Marie also serves as Carroll's Athletics Student Success Director, and is the Pioneers' representative on the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin's (CCIW) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee.
Marie graduated from Carroll with a degree in Business Marketing. He earned his master’s degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University in Irvine, California in 2015.
