Rich Manning

Biography

Rich Manning joined the Wildcats as an assistant coach in June 2021 after previously serving as the head coach at Utah for 19 years. In Salt Lake City, he led the Utes to eight NCAA Tournament appearances and five Mountain West championships. He also was associate head coach at Santa Clara when the Broncos captured the national title in 2001. During Manning's second season in Evanston, the Wildcats broke a number of program records en route to an NCAA Tournament Third Round appearance. After a banner regular season that saw a program-record 13-game unbeaten streak and conference-high eight All-Big Ten honorees, NU earned a No. 4-seed in the NCAA Tournament, the best seed in school history. NU dispatched SIUE 3-0 in the First Round and Vanderbilt 2-1 in the Second Round before bowing out at eventual National Champion UCLA. Over Manning's four years at Northwestern, NU has earned 15 All-Big Ten selections and 12 United Soccer Coaches All-Region honorees, including 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Caterina Regazzoni. “We are excited to have Rich join our Wildcat family,” said Moynihan. “As it is with everyone we bring into our family, we look closely at each person’s core values. All enjoyment, fulfillment, and success stem from having the right team culture and we are obsessed with getting that right." “Several things stand out right away when you meet Rich,” Moynihan continued. “He is a warm and compassionate human being and he has an optimistic outlook on life that is both