Men's Soccer
Conklu, Nick
Nick Conklu
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- nicholas.conklu@gwu.edu
- Phone:
- 202-994-3563
Nick Conklu was hired as an assistant coach for the men's soccer program in July of 2024. Conklu is native of the DMV and comes to GW with youth and NCAA D-II coaching experience, along with playing experience at the D-I, D-II and semi-professional levels.
Conklu comes to GW from the University of the District of Columbia, where he was the Volunteer Assistant & Goalkeeper Coach for the 2023 season. There he was in charge of planning and implementing multiple goalkeeper sessions per week, along with goalkeeper match analysis and opponent scouting reports. Additionally, Conklu assisted the head coach with team practices, game preparations and local recruiting of future student-athletes. In his only season coaching at UDC, Conklu helped produce an East Coast Conference (ECC) Third Team All-Conference Goalkeeper, while helping the team to a runner-up finish at the ECC Tournament Championship.
Conlku also has experience as the U13-U19 MLS NEXT Academy Goalkeeper Coach and as the Head of Academy Futsol Goalkeeper Program at the Alexandria Soccer Association.
A product of the Arlington Soccer Association in his youth, Conklu was recruited and played college soccer at Holy Cross, where he served as team captain during the 2020-21 season. While with the Crusaders, Conlku was a two time recipient of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award (2019, 2020), was named three times to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2019, 2020) and he was tabbed to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2020).
From there, Conklu transferred to Molloy University (NCAA - DII) where he excelled for two seasons as the primary goalkeeper with a career 1.06 GAA. Playing in the ECC, Conklu went from Third Team All-Conference in 2021 to First Team All-Conference and Co-Goalkeeper of the Year in 2022. He was later named the ECC Men’s Soccer Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Conklu also has semi-professional playing experience for the Alexandria Reds in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). There he helped the Reds to an NPSL Mid-Atlantic Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championship in 2022.
Conklu currently holds a U.S. Soccer National D Coaching License and plans to continue his coaching education. Conklu graduated Cum Laude from Holy Cross with a degree in Chemistry and Spanish, and later earned his Masters of Science from Molloy University in Criminal Justice.
Conklu comes to GW from the University of the District of Columbia, where he was the Volunteer Assistant & Goalkeeper Coach for the 2023 season. There he was in charge of planning and implementing multiple goalkeeper sessions per week, along with goalkeeper match analysis and opponent scouting reports. Additionally, Conklu assisted the head coach with team practices, game preparations and local recruiting of future student-athletes. In his only season coaching at UDC, Conklu helped produce an East Coast Conference (ECC) Third Team All-Conference Goalkeeper, while helping the team to a runner-up finish at the ECC Tournament Championship.
Conlku also has experience as the U13-U19 MLS NEXT Academy Goalkeeper Coach and as the Head of Academy Futsol Goalkeeper Program at the Alexandria Soccer Association.
A product of the Arlington Soccer Association in his youth, Conklu was recruited and played college soccer at Holy Cross, where he served as team captain during the 2020-21 season. While with the Crusaders, Conlku was a two time recipient of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award (2019, 2020), was named three times to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2019, 2020) and he was tabbed to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2020).
From there, Conklu transferred to Molloy University (NCAA - DII) where he excelled for two seasons as the primary goalkeeper with a career 1.06 GAA. Playing in the ECC, Conklu went from Third Team All-Conference in 2021 to First Team All-Conference and Co-Goalkeeper of the Year in 2022. He was later named the ECC Men’s Soccer Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Conklu also has semi-professional playing experience for the Alexandria Reds in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). There he helped the Reds to an NPSL Mid-Atlantic Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championship in 2022.
Conklu currently holds a U.S. Soccer National D Coaching License and plans to continue his coaching education. Conklu graduated Cum Laude from Holy Cross with a degree in Chemistry and Spanish, and later earned his Masters of Science from Molloy University in Criminal Justice.
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