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.