Northwestern College Athletics

Hired in the spring of 2008, Swier begins his 18th season as the head of the Raiders men's soccer program in 2025. Swier has guided the Raiders to the most wins (171) and is the longest tenured coach in program history. He led the program to their second-ever conference tournament title in 2023, after winning the GPAC regular season title in 2021.

Family: wife - Morgan; children - Brooke, Eva and Kate

Alma Mater: Northwestern (2005)
    -M.S. degree in Exercise Physiology from University of Texas at Arlington

Playing Career: standout four-year career for the Raiders; started three years and was a junior on the 2004 team that won the GPAC Championship.

Coaching Experience:
    2008-present: Head Coach, Northwestern College
        
Milestones:
    Became the program's leader in wins, vs Buena Vista (2015)
    100th win, vs Jamestown (2018)
    150th win, vs. Central Baptist (2023)
    100th GPAC win, vs. Briar Cliff (2024)

Team Accomplishments under Swier:
    GPAC tournament champion (2023)
    Regular season GPAC champion (2021)  
    finished among the GPAC's top-three 8x (2011-13, 15, 17, 21, 23-24)
    finished among the GPAC's top-five 10x (2011-13, 15, 17, 19, 20-24)
    GPAC Tournament Qualifier 13-straight seasons (2011-2024), 15 of 17 seasons

Other Coaching Accomplishments:
    GPAC Coach of the Year (2021)
    GPAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year (Tim Kaltenberger, 2023)
    GPAC Defensive Player of the Year (Marcel Lengert, 2021)
    102 players have earned All-Conference honors
    61 NAIA Scholar-Athletes
    4 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
    NAIA Scholar Team 11 consecutive years (2013 - present)
    Program's all-time leader in wins

“Northwestern is a place that impacts lives. I was impacted greatly as a young man when I was a student here and it is my hope that my players have a similar experience. Every student-athlete that goes through the men’s soccer program will experience relationships in a new and better way. As a coaching staff we feel that our most important role is to help boys mature into young men that are equipped to face the challenges of life after college. We want them to be great husbands, fathers, employees, co-workers, and followers of Christ," said Swier.

updated June 2025