Mike Chwistek took over as the Rockford University head women's soccer coach in July 2022. Chwistek now serves as the RU Director of Soccer Operations and the head coach for both the men's and women's programs.
Coach Chwistek becomes the head coach of the women's program after doing an outstanding job with the RU men's soccer program over the past two seasons. This past year, Rockford made significant strides towards qualifying for its first ever NACC Tournament berth. The Regents defeated and shut out perennial NACC power Concordia University Wisconsin for the first time in the storied history of the conference and fell by just a single goal to the eventual NACC Champion, St. Norbert College. Chwistek has also done a tremendous job increasing the program's roster size, with a near twenty-five percent increase since he took over and thus helping increase Rockford's competitiveness over the past couple of seasons.
Prior to coming to Rockford, Chwistek spent one year as an assistant for the men's program at fellow NACC school, Dominican University. He was involved in multiple facets of the program with the Stars, including recruiting and helping implement training sessions. In 2019 with Chwistek on staff, the Stars went 16-3-3, including an undefeated 10-0-1 mark in NACC play and won both the NACC regular season and tournament titles.
Chwistek also spent three years as an assistant coach for the men's program at Judson University, where he earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees. The Eagles went 23-16-3 over that span, including earning a berth in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Tournament. While at Judson, Chwistek was heavily involved in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, running training sessions and serving as the program's junior varsity head coach.
In addition to his experience at Judson and Dominican, Chwistek also possesses collegiate coaching experience at the College of Lake County as an assistant men's soccer coach and has club soccer experience ranging from the Crystal Lake Force, the Woodridge Storm Soccer Association and FC Lake County.
Chwistek earned both his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Judson University. He currently resides in Rockford, Illinois with his wife Ellyn.
