JACKSON, Miss. – Today Millsaps College Interim Director of Athletics Aaron Pelch announced that Kurt Albrecht will be the next head coach for the men's soccer program. He will assume his duties on February 17^th. 

Kurt, who has nearly eleven years of college coaching experience under his belt, comes to Millsaps from Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois. While at IC he led the Blueboys to winning records in two of his four seasons at the helm. He also had four players earn All-Midwest Conference selections along the way. Albrecht leaves Illinois College second on the program's all-time wins list.  

Prior to his time in Jacksonville, Albrecht spent two seasons at St. Ambrose University as a men's and women's soccer assistant coach. During his time there, the Fighting Bees men's program enjoyed their first winning season in five years, as well as the program's first national ranking.

His coaching career has also included stops as an assistant at both Elmhurst College and Augustana College.

Albrecht has also coached at the professional level in both the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). 

Kurt's playing career included earning a scholarship coming out of high school to play for DePaul University at the NCAA Division I level. After two years playing for the Blue Demons, he ended his career at Augustana College where he graduated with his bachelor's degree in psychology in 2009. He earned a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from St. Ambrose in 2014.

"I am very excited about the opportunity to join the Millsaps family.  The welcome I received made me feel at home right away," said Albrecht.  The effort to achieve excellence in all things, academic and athletic, made me want to be a part of Millsaps. In my coaching career, I have always been involved with high academic institutions and Millsaps has expectations that align with my values as college coach," he continued. "After speaking with the players and athletic administration, I truly felt their desire and support to succeed at the highest level, both on and off the field.  The soccer program has shown in the past that conference championships are a realistic expectation and I will do my best to lead the program toward that success.  I am excited to get working with the team and see what these talented young men can achieve. The future of the Millsaps men's soccer program is a bright one."