Staff Directory

 

Lucas joined the Rome YMCA in October of 2017 as our Director of Coaching and has been involved with the soccer club ever since. Prior to coming to Rome, Lucas spent 14 years as the Head Women's Soccer Coach at the University of Maine at Fort Kent where he led his teams to six United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) national titles and accumulated a career record of 204-35-6. He was selected as the NAIA Regional Coach of the Year in 2010, the USCAA National Coach of the Year in 2015, and was inducted into the UMFK Athletics (2018) and USCAA (2022) Hall of Fames respectively. Several of his players have gone on to play professionally including stops in Sweden, Spain, Columbia, and even the NWSL here in the United States.

 

Lucas holds a Master's Degree in Leadership Studies from the University of Southern Maine and a Bachelor's Degree from Thomas College in Sports Management. He also holds a National and Advanced National Soccer Coaching Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches. As a player, Lucas was a three time, first team all-conference award winner at Thomas College and was an honorable mention All-American during his senior season. Lucas resides in Rome with his wife Amy and daughters Abby and Sophia.