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David Krems

David Krems

Email: kremsda@mountunion.edu

David Krems is in his fifth season as head men's soccer coach at Mount Union.

During his tenure Krems has led Mount Union to four OAC Tournament appearances in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. He also led the Raiders to a school record 16 wins in 2023, an OAC Regular Season Championship in 2024 and was named the OAC Coach of the Year in both seasons. The program has seen 18 All-OAC selections, an OAC Midfielder of the Year, OAC Forward of the Year, OAC Defender of the Year and two Academic All-Americans under Krems' watch.

Krems had spent two seasons as an assistant men's soccer coach at Penn State-Behrend in Erie, Pennsylvania. In those seasons, he helped lead the Lions to a 35-6-2 record with a pair of Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference titles, and two NCAA Tournament appearances including a run to the round of 16 in 2018.

Prior to being at Penn State-Behrend, Krems had assistant coaching stints at Case Western Reserve University, Notre Dame College, Hiram College and Xavier University.

Krems was a four-year starter as a player at Hiram as the Terriers went 43-17-13 over his career and he is currently seventh in school history in career goals.

A native of Lakewood, Ohio, he graduated from Hiram with a bachelor's degree in Business Management.

The Krems File

Year Overall
W/L
OAC
W/L
OAC
Finish
2024 15-5-1 8-1 2nd OAC Regular Season Championship
OAC Tournament Appearance
2023 16-2-2 6-2-1 3rd OAC Tournament Appearance
Most Victories in School History
2022 9-4-5 4-3-2 5th OAC Tournament Appearance
2021 10-5-2 3-5-1     7th
2020 4-5 4-4 5th OAC Tournament Appearance
Totals 54-21-10 25-15-4