Coaches

Jeremy Tosoya

Jeremy Tosaya

Head Men’s Soccer Coach
Wayne State College ’03
Wayne State College ’05
NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
USSF National “Y” License
USSF National “B” License
jetosaya@dwu.edu
605-995-2905

Jeremy Tosaya started a new chapter for the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s soccer team when he took over the program in 2009. In two short years, he led the Tigers to their first Great Plains Athletic Conference appearance in program history and hopes to continue that tradition in the coming years.

Tosaya, who enters his third season at Dakota Wesleyan in 2011, led the Tigers to a 9-9-2 overall finish in 2010 and a 4-6-1 mark in the GPAC. DWU recorded four shutouts, and six of its losses were by a single goal. The Tigers earned the No. 7 seed in the 2010 GPAC Postseason Tournament and upset No. 2 Doane College on the road before falling in double overtime to the University of Sioux Falls. The Tigers hope to build on their success and make another strong run in postseason play. Not only was 2010 a first for conference postseason play for DWU, the Tigers also finished the season tied for the second most wins in program history.

In two seasons, Tosaya has coached five All-GPAC award winners and one NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

In addition to his coaching duties at Dakota Wesleyan, Tosaya is a member of the Region II Olympic Development Program (ODP) coaching staff. He is also a state staff coach for the South Dakota State Soccer Association coaching education program and has served as a state staff coach for the South Dakota ODP.

Before accepting the head coaching position at DWU, Tosaya had spent the previous three seasons as the men’s and women’s head soccer coach at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas. Tosaya started the women’s program from scratch, and he led the men’s team to its first Red River Athletic Conference Tournament appearance in five years.

During his tenure at Southwestern Assemblies, Tosaya coached a total of six All-RRAC selections, 11 NCCAA All-Central Region selections and 17 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. He was also voted the RRAC Men’s Soccer Chairperson, and he was one of 23 national raters for NAIA men’s soccer.

Tosaya spent 2005 in the GPAC as the head men’s soccer coach at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. During his season with the Chargers, he coached three All-GPAC selections and a pair of NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Tosaya also served as an assistant women’s soccer coach at his alma mater, Wayne State College, in Wayne, Neb., from 2002 to 2004. He helped the Lady Wildcats to a third-place finish in the NSIC tournament in 2003. He has also coached at numerous soccer camps and clinics in Texas, Nebraska and Iowa. Soccer has been a constant in Tosaya’s life, including an overseas experience as the child of missionaries, which is where he first learned the game.

Tosaya’s playing experience includes two years of varsity soccer at Nebraska Christian College and two years of club soccer at Wayne State College. He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2003 and a Master of Science in Education degree in exercise science in 2005.

Tosaya and his wife, Ashley, live in Mitchell.

Dan Williams

Dan Williams

Graduate Assistant Soccer Coach
Northeastern State University ’10
dawillia@dwu.edu

Dan Williams joins the Dakota Wesleyan soccer program as a graduate assistant coach in 2011. Williams comes to DWU from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., where he graduated in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in general studies.

Williams played soccer for one year at Northeastern, an NCAA Division II school. He spent one year at King College in Bristol, Tenn., and helped the team to a conference championship and a berth in the NAIA National Championships. He spent his first two seasons at Feather River Community College in Quincy, Calif. While there, the team won two conference championships.

This past spring, Williams was an assistant coach at Metro Christian Academy, a private high school in Tulsa, Okla. He helped guide Metro Christian to a district championship and the quarterfinals of the state tournament. He has also coached several youth teams in his home country of England.

Williams, an Essex, England, native, played semiprofessional soccer in England and was a part of several professional youth academy teams. He has played in the F.A. Youth Cup, which is a national cup tournament for professional and semiprofessional team’s youth academies.

At Dakota Wesleyan, Williams is pursuing his master’s degree in educational policy and administration.

Stefan Skillman

Stefan Skillman

Graduate Assistant Soccer Coach
Grace Bible College ’11
stskillm@dwu.edu

Stefan Skillman enters his first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Dakota Wesleyan soccer program in 2011. Skillman comes to DWU after graduating from Grace Bible College in Grand Rapids, Mich., with a bachelor of science in youth ministry in 2011.

Skillman was a goalie for the Grace College soccer team for two seasons. He has held various assistant and head coaching positions for recreation league, junior high, junior varsity and varsity teams. In 2009, he was the head assistant coach for the Grace men’s team as well as the Ottawa Hills High School varsity girls’ team. In 2010, Skillman helped Grace to the ACCA National Soccer Tournament, where the team finished third, as well as a No. 10 postseason national ranking. He also helped the Rangers Soccer Club girls’ U16 team to a second-place finish in their division and was the head coach for P.A.S.S. Impact, a U19 boys’ team.

Skillman has his USSF E License from the U.S. Soccer Federation and has received his Regional Diploma and Advanced Regional Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Skillman was adopted from Bulgaria at the age of 6 and grew up in western New York. He will work with the goalies at Dakota Wesleyan. He lives in Mitchell with his wife, Ashley, and is pursuing a master’s degree in educational policy and administration.