Ithaca College Athletics

Kyle Dezotell was named the 10th coach in the 84-year history of the Ithaca College men's soccer program on June 1, 2017.

The Bombers continued to trend upward in during Dezotell's third year at the helm of the program in 2019. IC rounded out the season at No. 23 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll after earning its first NCAA Tournament bid for the first time since 2008. The Bombers' win over Keene State in the first round marked the first NCAA Tournament win since 2002. 

Under Dezotell's guidance, senior goalkeeper Max Lichtenstein was named Liberty League and ECAC Defensive Player of the Year. Lichtenstein was also a United Soccer Coaches All-East Region First Team selection, while Theo Scott picked up All-East Region Second Team honors.

The Bombers also garnered four all-conference selections in 2019, headlined by Lichtenstein. Scott and senior Tom Dillmann picked up All-Liberty League Second Team honors while senior Justinian Michaels earned an All-Liberty League Honorable Mention.

In 2018, in his second year at IC, Dezotell coached the Bombers to their most successful season in 20 years, notching a 14-2-4 overall record, a 5-2-2 mark in conference and a trip to the Liberty League Championship game. For the first time in program history, IC finished its non-conference slate without a loss, rounding it out with a 7-0-1 record.

Dezotell also coached the program's first All-American since 1997, as goalkeeper Max Lichtenstein earned United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team honors. Lichtenstein previously picked up United Soccer Coaches All-East Region First Team accolades as well as being named All-Liberty League First Team.

Additionally, Nate Schoen and Jon Kyriakidis also notched all-region honors, as both were named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team.

After being ranked both in the the region and nationally throughout the season, the Bombers garnered five all-conference selections, headlined by Lichtenstein's first team honor. Kyriakidis was named to the All-Liberty League Second Team while Schoen, Jack Monnes and Tom Dillmann each earned an All-Liberty League Honorable Mention.

In Dezotell's first year at the helm of the program, the Bombers finished 7-8-2 with a 2-6-1 mark in the Liberty League. IC rounded out the season with a 5-2-1 non-conference record, which was the first time since 2012 that Ithaca had a winning non-conference mark. The Bombers also started the season going 2-0 at the Cadet Classic, which was IC's best start to a season since 2008. Additionally, two players - Nate Schoen and Nate Mansfield - earned All-Conference honors in Dezotell's first year.

Dezotell brings 13 highly successful seasons of head coaching experience with him to South Hill. Most recently, he served as the Head Men’s Soccer Coach and Compliance Coordinator at Manhattanville College during the 2016 season. During his one season with the Valiants, he led the team to an 11-7 record, guiding four players to earning All-MAC Freedom honors, which included Defensive Player of the Year Christoffer Staahl.
 
Prior to joining the coaching staff at Manhattanville, Dezotell spent 10 seasons at the helm of the men’s soccer program at Norwich University. He also spent his final three years at Norwich as an Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance. In his decade leading the Cadets, he posted a 130-63-18 (.659) record, which included one Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship and subsequent NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008. Dezotell posted winning records during all 10 of his years in Northfield, Vt., earning GNAC Coach of the Year honors in 2007, 2008, and 2012.
 
In addition to his 10 appearances in the semifinals of the GNAC Tournament, Dezotell led Norwich to five GNAC Championship Game appearances, while his teams qualified for the ECAC New England Tournament appearances eight times during his tenure. His teams marked double-digit victories in each of his 10 seasons, which included a program-best 19 in 2007.
 
Dezotell began his collegiate head coaching career at Johnson State College, where he spent two seasons in 2004 and 2005. He was named North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Coach of the Year during his second season, turning around a team that lost 14 times during his inaugural season at the helm to posting an 8-6-4 mark, which included a 6-1-2 record in conference games. He also spent a season as an assistant coach at Saint Michael’s College in 2003, prior to taking the helm of the Johnson State program.
 
During his time in coaching, Dezotell has guided his players to a combined 72 All-Conference honors, 16 All-Region selections, and five ECAC All-Stars. He has had at least one player earn NSCAA All-Region honors in 10 consecutive seasons.
 
Dezotell graduated from Middlebury College with his Bachelor of Arts in Film and English Studies. He was accomplished player for the Panthers men’s soccer program, ranking second all-time in career points (90) and assists (22). He is still the program’s all-time leader with 34 career goals. His scoring prowess helped power the team to the inaugural NESCAC Tournament title as a sophomore, while he helped the Panthers capture the ECAC New England Championship as a freshman. Middlebury went 44-15-10 during his playing career.
 
Dezotell has served on several committees during his coaching tenure, including the ECAC New England Selection Committee and the NCAA Tournament Regional Advisory Committee. He holds NSCAA National Diploma and Advance National Diploma licenses.