ANGOLA, Ind. – Assistant Vice President for Athletics Matt Land has announced that Tim McClements has been named the next head coach of the Trine University men's soccer team.

"I am excited for Tim to get to work on our program," said Land, "His decades long career is a fantastic resource for Trine men's soccer and for the university at large. I am excited for the future of our program."

"It is an honor and privilege to be named the head coach of Trine University men's soccer. I want to thank Matt Land and his staff for including me in their search," said McClements, "I am looking forward to building upon the past success of Thunder men's soccer!"

McClements brings over 30 years of coaching experience to the role. His most recent head coaching experience came at Southern Methodist University where he served as the men's head coach. During his seven-season stint with the team he compiled a 68-46-16 record and led the team to a pair of Conference USA regular season titles and one tournament title. The 2010 season saw the Mustangs reach the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament under his leadership. McClements was twice named "Coach of the Year" by the conference.

McClements has also served tenures as head coach at Vanderbilt University (NCAA DI), Eastern Illinois University (NCAA DI) and Baker University (NAIA). He earned coach of the year honors during his stint with Vanderbilt, from the Missouri Valley Conference, and with Baker, from the Heart of America Athletic Conference. He has also held assistant coaching positions at SMU, Midwestern State University (NAIA) and Northern Illinois University (NCAA D1) with more recent stops at Grand Canyon University and Bethel University.

McClements played collegiate for two seasons at Indiana University before finishing out his career at Wheaton College. To this day he holds the Wheaton record for most assists in a single match with five and is tied for fifth most assists in a single season (14).

McClements graduated from Wheaton with a degree in Exercise Science before obtaining a master's in Kinesiology from Midwestern State University. He holds both a United States Soccer Federation "A" Coaching License and a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Premier Diploma.

McClements has two children, a daughter Paige who graduated from Grand Canyon University and a son Ian who graduated from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.