Danny Jarosz - Men's Soccer Coach - Marquette University Athletics

Danny Jarosz

Title :
Assistant Coach
E-Mail:
daniel.jarosz@marquette.edu
Phone:
288-4452
Experience :
First Year
Alma Mater:
Marquette, 2018

Marquette University soccer alum Danny Jarosz ('18) completed his first year as an assistant coach with the MU men's soccer team in 2020-21.

What a first season it was on the sidelines for Jarosz. In a spring season that will forever be associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, he helped direct the lads through a trying season to have one of the best year's in school history. Despite having to replace four of the top six scorers and two MLS SuperDraft picks from the year prior, the Golden Eagles thrived through adversity in the 2020-21 spring season, going 8-3-2 (5-1-1 BIG EAST) and taking home the BIG EAST Midwest Division title by two games.

The Golden Eagles won their first three games by the score of 1-0, all with golden goals in overtime. One of these wins came against Saint Louis, a win that marked MU's first over the Billikens since 2002. MU went on to win five of its seven BIG EAST contests and a program-record six overtime games. The Golden Eagles were ranked in both the United Soccer Coaches and Top Drawer Soccer rankings for the final eight weeks of the season, reaching as high as 12th in the country.

Their historic season came with several postseason accolades, including All-BIG EAST honors for strikers Lukas Sunesson and Beto Soto, midfielder Zyan Andrade, defender Alex Mirsberger and goalkeeper Chandler Hallwood. Sunesson, one of the top strikers in the BIG EAST and nationally, was named First Team All-BIG EAST, a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American and became the school's first ever MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist, an award that goes to the best player in college soccer.

The Golden Eagles were selected to their first NCAA tournament since 2013. MU was paired with No. 4 Loyola Marymount, the West Coast Conference champions who came in with an unblemished record. After a 0-0 tie in regulation and two overtimes, the Golden Eagles emerged victoriously in penalty kicks, defeating the Lions, 3-1. MU advanced to their second Sweet 16 in school history and first since 2013 and battled the No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers. An A.J. Franklin goal in the 44th minute put MU up 1-0 and it kept the lead all the way into the 71st minute. The Hoosiers tallied two goals in the final 19 minutes of game action to take down MU to end the historic season.

Prior to coaching at MU, he served for two years as a graduate assistant coach at WLC, where he earned his degree from the college's Master of Art program, specializing in leadership and innovation. During his time on the coaching staff, he helped develop four all-conference players, including the 2018 Conference Freshmen of the Year.

Jarosz graduated from Marquette in 2018 with degrees in finance & operations and supply chain management.

As a player at MU, he redshirted in 2014 before playing and starting in 13 games over the next two seasons, logging over 1,200 minutes on the back line before suffering an injury that ended his playing career. As a senior, he served as a student assistant coach for the team.

"We're thrilled to have Danny back in the fold as a full-time assistant coach," Coach Bennett said. "He was successful as a player here and added a ton of value as a student assistant coach during his final year at MU. I know he's excited to hit the ground running and represent Marquette men's soccer with pride."

In high school, Jarosz helped lead Marquette University High School to a 62-3-5 overall record, including two WIAA Division 1 state titles He was honored as 2013 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Area Player of the Year.

The Milwaukee native returned to his alma mater in the summer of 2020 as an assistant coach. During his time at MU, he was also named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week once and BIG EAST All-Academic twice.