WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross has added Gerard Miniaci to its staff as an assistant men's soccer coach, as announced by head coach Marco Koolman. Miniaci will be heavily involved with all facets of the program, including skill instruction, game preparation and recruiting.

Miniaci joins the Crusaders after spending the 2022 season as an assistant coach at James Madison University. He helped the Dukes to an overall record of 8-8-4 and a 2-3-3 mark in the Sun Belt Conference. James Madison also advanced to the Sun Belt Tournament championship game after posting a victory over No. 5-ranked Marshall in the quarterfinals.

Prior to his time at James Madison, Miniaci was on the staff at the Virginia Military Institute for two years. He served as the Keydets' interim head coach in the spring of 2022, following two seasons as an assistant coach in 2020 and 2021. 

Miniaci was previously the interim head coach at New England College during the 2019 campaign, leading the Pilgrims to a second-place finish in the New England Collegiate Conference. He was also an assistant coach at New England College in 2018, an assistant coach at VMI in 2017, and the head coach at Broadway High School in 2015 and 2016.

A native of Sterling, Va., Miniaci earned his bachelor's degree in health and exercise science from Bridgewater (Va.) College in 2013 and his master's degree in sports and recreation management from New England College in 2020. A three-year letterwinner on the men's soccer team during his time at Bridgewater, he holds a United States Soccer Federation E coaching license.

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