Bio

Derek Gleason is entering his second season as the assistant soccer coach for the Fighting Koalas.  He specializes in goal keeper training coming off of his competitive experience at Division I member Furman University.

Gleason was a goalkeeper at Furman University and the recipient of the Gray Griffin Memorial Award his senior year with the team. While at Furman, he double-majored in Spanish and History; afterwards, he attended Indiana University where he received a Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Derek and his wife Brigette live in Columbia, SC.