Bobby Muuss
Head Men's
Soccer Coach
 Bobby Muuss enters his third season as head coach of the University of Denver men’s soccer team. Muuss guided the Pioneers to a 10-7-2 overall mark in 2008, while going 8-1-1 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play.

All 11 starters earned All-MPSF honors as Denver earned its first conference title and the program’s first NCAA National Tournament berth since 1970. Senior Kyle Christensen was named the MPSF Player of the Year and freshman Sam Garza was chosen as MPSF Newcomer of the Year, while Muuss picked up his second-straight MPSF Coach of the Year award.

In 2007, his first season with the Pioneers, Muuss helped lead DU to a 10-4-4 overall record and a 6-1-3 mark in the MPSF. On Sept. 21, 2007, DU upset No. 22 Washington on the road, and then followed it up two weeks later by tying No. 22 New Mexico in Albuquerque. Muuss was named the 2007 MPSF Co-Coach of the Year and placed seven Pioneers on the all-conference teams.

Muuss came to DU after serving six seasons as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Wake Forest University.

At Wake Forest, Muuss worked extensively with the goalkeepers and helped the Demon Deacons to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of the his six seasons, including twice as the nation’s top-ranked team. In 2006, Wake Forest won a school-record 18 games and advanced to its first College Cup final four as a No. 2 seed after winning the ACC regular-season title for the third time in five years.

During his final three years at Wake Forest, Muuss worked closely with Deacons goalie Brian Edwards, who set school records with 13 shutouts in 2006 and 31 in his career. Additionally, Muuss’ recruiting prowess helped Wake Forest land top-20 recruiting classes in each of the six years he worked with the program, according to College Soccer News.

Before Wake Forest, Muuss served a four-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Connecticut. During that time, the Huskies won the 2000 National Championship, three BIG EAST regular-season titles and made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

A native of East Islip, N.Y., Muuss transferred to UConn from Southern Connecticut State and earned his undergraduate degree in the spring of 1999 in communication science. While at Southern, Muuss was a member of the 1995 Division II National Championship Team.

Muuss and his wife, Keri, live in Parker, Colo., and have a daughter, Camryn.




Jeff Hooker
Head Women's
Soccer Coach
 Success continues for the women’s soccer program under the direction of head coach Jeff Hooker. His presence at Denver serves as a symbol of commitment to the University’s goal of joining the national elite. Hooker became the third head coach in the program’s 20-year history after taking over the reins in 1992. He returns for his 18th season at the helm of the women’s program for the 2009 season.

The Pioneers have achieved greatness under Hooker’s watch with at least eight wins in all of his 17 seasons, including a string of 11 consecutive seasons of nine or more wins from 1994 to 2004. Hooker’s teams compiled a school-record 19 wins in two of the last three seasons.

In his 17th season in 2008, Hooker became the longest-serving current DU coach and tied Jim Bain, who coached women’s swimming and diving for 17 years, as the longest-serving coach of a women’s team at DU. Hooker earned his 200th career win in DU’s season-opening 3-1 victory over New Mexico. The Pioneers earned their third consecutive Sun Belt Tournament title along with claiming the regular season conference crown, earning Hooker Co-Coach of the Year honors. Senior forward Taryn Hemmings was named the SBC Player of the Year for a second time, and a league-high six Pioneers earned All-SBC honors.

Hooker led the 2007 Pioneers to a 13-5-4 record. On Sept. 23, 2007, Hooker guided DU past No. 1-ranked Stanford in a neutral site game in Boulder, Colo., marking the first time Denver defeated the nation’s top team. After going 9-2-2 in the Sun Belt Conference, the Pioneers captured their fifth SBC Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Hooker was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year for the third time in 2006, as he led Denver to its best season ever as the team went 19-3-1 overall, swept the 11 conference games and captured the SBC Tournament title. The team tied DU’s record of 15-consecutive victories, originally set by Hooker’s 2002 squad. The Pioneers made history when they won their first game in the NCAA Tournament, beating the University of Kentucky in the first round. Hooker placed five players on the All-SBC first team and two more on the second, while Taryn Hemmings also claimed SBC Player of the Year honors.

Between 2001-03, Hooker’s teams won three-straight SBC Tournament titles and trips to the NCAA Tournament, while compiling a 51-9-4 (.828) record. Additionally, the Pioneers captured back-to-back SBC regular season titles in 2002-03.

During his tenure at Denver, Hooker has compiled an overall record of 218-88-31, which includes four Colorado Athletic Conference titles between 1992-1995, and six Sun Belt Tournament titles, including three consecutive crowns from 2006-2008. Hooker’s teams have also made six NCAA Tournament appearances.

Hooker was rewarded for his efforts by being named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 2001, 2002, 2006 and 2008 to compliment his accolades as the CAC Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1995, and the Great Plains Region Coach of the Year in 1995. In addition to his responsibilities with the women’s program, Hooker headed the men’s soccer team during the 1996 and 1997 seasons with an overall mark of 20-12-4.

A native of Walnut, Calif., Hooker was revered as one of the finest prep players in the nation and was selected to the Junior National Team in 1983. When the team toured Mexico, Hooker started at striker, scoring in his first-ever international contest in the Youth World Cup. His collegiate playing career at UCLA was limited because of national team commitments in the under-19 World Cup, but he was able to play 51 games during his three-year stint with the Bruins, recording 20 goals and 11 assists. Hooker was also a member of the 1984 Olympic soccer team and remained a prominent member of the U.S. National Team through 1987.

Following Hooker’s collegiate playing days, he joined the Colorado Foxes men’s professional team from 1991-1995. During his time as a pro, the Foxes won back-to-back A-League championships in 1992 and 1993.