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Ben Potter

  • Title
    Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
  • Phone
    802.443.5255
  • Email
    bpotter@middlebury.edu
  • Alma Mater
    Middlebury '20
  • Years at Middlebury
    3
Ben Potter '20 joined the men’s soccer staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2023.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
AT MIDDLEBURY
  • Helped Middlebury to the NCAA Semifinals for the second time in program history in 2024
  • 2x United Soccer Coaches Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2023, 2024)
  • 2023 NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year
  • 2x NCAA Quarterfinal appearances (2023, 2024)
  • 2x NCAA Tournament appearance (2023, 2024)
  • 2024 NESCAC Championship appearance
  • 2023 United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award, ranking in the top-five places in team GPA across all NCAA divisions 
  • 4x College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America Selections
  • 2x All-Americans (2023, 2024)
  • Coached 2024 NESCAC Player of the Year
  • Coached 2024 NESCAC Rookie of the Year
  • Coached 2023 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year
PRIOR TO COACHING
  • Private Equity Associate at Education Growth Partners (2022-2023)
  • Investment Banking Analyst at William Blair (2020-2022)
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor of Arts - Economics - Summa Cum Laude - Middlebury College - 2020
    • Inducted to Middlebury’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
  • Holds a Professional Master in Tactical Periodization (by Vitor Frade) - 2024
ATHLETIC CAREER
  • Captain and three-year starter on the Middlebury men’s soccer team
  • Helped program make three-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and two NESCAC Tournament championship finals
  • Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American – second athlete in Middlebury history to be a two-time honoree
  • Named Middlebury's Most Valuable Player in 2019
  • New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) All-Star
  • Finished his Middlebury career with 50 starts, tallying 28 points on 11 goals and six assists as well as six game-winning goals
  • Two-time Independent School League Player of the Year at North Shore Country Day
The full history for the Middlebury men’s soccer program can be found here.
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