Georgetown University Athletics

Mike Casper joined the coaching staff in the spring of 2019 and helped lead the Hoyas to the NCAA Championship later that year. Casper came to the Hilltop from Northwestern University where he was an assistant coach for one season.  Prior to NU, he was at the University of Notre Dame for three years and served as the head coach at Saint Francis University (Pa.) for eight seasons.
 
Last season, Casper and the Hoyas advanced to the national semifinal for the third time in program history along with winning the BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament Championships. Individually, Dante Polvara was named the MAC Hermann Trophy winner and the Blue & Gray boasted three All-Americans. The coaching staff earned BIG EAST and regional Coach of the Year honors and the Hoyas had five MLS and professional signees including Polvara signing with Aberdeen FC.
 
In 2019, the Hoyas had a historic run winning the national championship with a 3-3 victory over Virginia that was decided in penalty kicks, 7-6.  GU finished the year with a mark of 20-1-3 which set the program record for wins in a season.  Georgetown also boasted the program's first three-peat, winning the BIG EAST Championship for the third-consecutive year in a 3-1 victory over Providence College at Shaw Field.  It was just the second time in program history that the squad has won both the regular season and the championship in the same year.
 
Individually, the Hoyas had three All-Americans for the first time in program history as well as five players named All-East Region.  Additionally, senior Dylan Nealis was the second MAC Hermann Trophy finalist in program history. The coach staff was also named the Division I National Coaching Staff of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches.
 
In his time on the Hilltop, Casper has coaches nine All-Americans, eight BIG EAST major award winners and 23 All-BIG EAST selections as well as a MAC Hermann Trophy winner, MAC Hermann Trophy finalists and semifinalists. Additionally, he has aided 13 Hoyas sign MLS or European contracts.
 
In three seasons as an assistant at Notre Dame, Casper helped the Fighting Irish reach the NCAA Tournament every year as the team managed a combined record of 34-19-10. Casper also coached five Notre Dame players who went on to be drafted to the MLS.
 
Prior to his arrival at Notre Dame, Casper was the head coach at Saint Francis where he led the Red Flash to the Northeast Conference (NEC) regular-season title in 2014 with a school record 13-6-1 mark.  For his efforts, he was named the league's coach of the year.
 
Over his eight seasons as head coach, Casper led Saint Francis to a 71-61-21 record, including a 36-26-9 mark in NEC play. The 71 total victories and the 36 league wins are the most in school history. The Red Flash was the NEC finalist four times with Casper at the helm.
 
Casper coached 24 All-NEC players, 15 United Soccer Coaches all-region performers and an United Soccer Coaches All-American during his time as head coach at Saint Francis. Eight of his players went on to the professional ranks.
 
In addition to the success on the field, the Red Flash produced three Academic All-Americans and 10 Academic All-District players during his tenure. The program also received the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award four times (2011-14).
 
Overall Casper was with the Red Flash for 12 seasons. Prior to taking over the head coaching position, he spent four seasons as an assistant coach in charge of the team's goalkeepers.
 
A four-year member of the UMBC men's soccer team, Casper helped lead the Retrievers to a NEC Championship in 1999. During Casper's four-year career at UMBC, the Retrievers posted a record of 54-19-11 going 30-7-3 in NEC play.
 
Following his collegiate career, Casper served as head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach at Timothy Christian High School (N.J.) for two seasons (2001-02). In 2000, Casper served as head coach of the Central Jersey Riptide in the Professional Development League.
 
He holds an A License from the United States Soccer Federation and an advanced regional diploma from the United Soccer Coaches.
 
Casper received his master's degree in education leadership from Saint Francis in 2005 and is a 2000 graduate of UMBC with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He and his wife Kerri have two sons, Jacob (4) and Noah (2) as well as a daughter Caroline (1).