2012 Coaching Staff

Head Coach

Jeff Atkinson played club soccer while at Evanston High School and the University of Wyoming. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming in Spanish education. Jeff is a Spanish teacher at Rock Springs High School since the 2000 - 2001 school year. Coach Atkinson also coached the Rock Springs High School boy’s soccer team for 9 seasons. While with the Tigers he helped lead them to 5 state tournaments. The Atkinson lead RSHS teams earned a 3rd, 4th and 6th place finish at the Wyoming State Cup during his tenure. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three sons—Timothy, Landon and Seth and a daughter - Sydney.

Coach Atkinson starts his eighth season as the head coach of Western’s men’s soccer team. He has compiled a 54-62-9 (.468) overall record while at Western. During the 2005 season he led Western to a Wyoming State Club Championship. Under his direction, Western played their first intercollegiate season in 2006, finishing third in Region IX. The 2007 season saw the Mustangs make some great strides and they were able to finish second in the Region. WWCC played in the Region IX championship game in 2008. The 2009 season the Mustangs again finished Region IX in second place. The 2011 season was a difficult season as the Mustangs finished 5th in the Region. One bright spot in 2011 is that Coach Atkinson picked up his 100th career head coaching victory. Last season see the Mustangs get back to a winning record and finish 4th in the Region.  Coach Atkinson says, “The 2012 season should be a lot of fun to watch as we have a very talented team that is willing to give their all for each other and the school.”

To contact Coach Atkinson: email at jatkinso@wwcc.wy.edu or call (307) 382-1878.

Assistant Coach

Matt Robles continues his second stint as an Assistant Coach for the men’s soccer team. His first season was in 2006, which was the first varsity season for Mustang soccer. Coach Robles has also helped coach youth teams for the Green River Spurs and the Cheyenne Sting since he was a youth. Coach Robles is very excited to be back at WWCC and is looking forward to a very exciting and intense season in 2012.

Coach Robles played soccer at Green River High School. He then attended Laramie County Community College and Western playing a season at each school. While at Western he helped the then Spartans win the Wyoming Club State Championship. He now works at OCI Wyoming and lives in Green River with his wife, Sarah, and his 3-year-old daughter, Makaylee.