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.
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 ninth season as the head coach of Western's men's soccer
team. He has compiled a 69-72-10 (.490) 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 2010 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 coaching victory. The Mustangs in 2011, got back to
a winning record and finished 4th in the Region. The 2012 season was one for the
record books as the Mustangs won their first Region IX Championship, hosted and
finished second in the NJCAA West District Tournament and competed at the NJCAA
National Tournament in Albany GA.
The Mustangs won one match and lost one match at the 2012 National
Tournament for an 8th place finish in the Nation. This season should be another chance
for the Mustangs to prove that they are one of the top NJCAA schools for men’s
soccer. This year’s squad should
be strong defensively and explosive offensively.
Matt
Robles continues his second stint as the Assistant Coach for the men's soccer
team. 2013 will be Robles’ fourth season as the assistant coach for the
Mustangs. 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 2013.
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
lives in Green River with his wife, Sarah, and his 5-year-old daughter,
Makaylee.
Brandon
Bushman will start his coaching career as the Mustang’s Volunteer Assistant
Coach this fall. Brandon is a
graduate from Bingham High in South Jordan Utah. Coach Bushman played soccer for the Miners in high school
and also played for the Western Wyoming Mustangs during the 2010 and 2012
seasons. Brandon won 25 matches in
the Mustang uniform over the course of his two-year Western career. Those victories include a Region IX
title and a spot in the 2012 NJCAA National tournament. Brandon is a Secondary Education Major and
plans to teach and coach when he has earned his degree.
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