Our New Face: Benton Frayne

We are excited to announce the hiring of Benton Frayne as our new Assistant Women's Soccer Coach here at Gustavus Adolphus College.  Benton will enter his first season this Fall 2015, however he will start working with the program immediately.  Later in the Spring we will have a Coffee Shop Interview with Benton so you can get to know him further, but for now here's a little about how he became our assistant coach!

Assistant Coach Benton Frayne

For the last two years, Benton has worked with the Bethany Lutheran College women's soccer program, adding experience as the men's assistant this past fall.   In 2014, Benton helped the women's team place third in the conference and qualify for the conference tournament for only the third time in school history.  On the men's side, he helped the program place fifth, narrowly missing out on the post-season tournament.  Benton was involved in all the aspects of running two successful NCAA Division III program, including recruiting, assisting with team practices and running goalkeeper sessions.  During this time, he also coached several club teams within Mankato United Soccer Club and earned a Master's Degree in Sport Management from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Benton collected an impressive coaching resume prior to working at Bethany Lutheran with his involvement at the college, high school and club levels.  In 2012, he helped guide the girls high school team at Mankato East to the top seed in the section playoffs as well as being ranked at the state level.  From 2010 to 2011, Benton worked with the varsity and junior varsity girls teams at Albert Lea High School, helping them also earn the top seed in the section playoffs.  Prior to his career at the high school level, as the assistant women's soccer coach at Grinnell College in 2009, Benton helped lead the pioneers to a 7-10-1 record.  

A native of Albert Lea, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Tourism with a Coaching Minor at Winona State University in the spring of 2009.  Additionally, Benton holds his NSCAA National Diploma, USSF E License, and was a 2013 MYSA Oaths Award Winner.

Benton will be a tremendous addition to our Gustavus Women's Soccer Program and we are excited to get to know him further as well as see his impact on the continued development of our program. We hope you feel the same, so, if you're a recruit, keep your eye out for emails from him!