Last season (2024), Dean Grey led the team to an 11-3-4 overall record and an 8-1-2 record in the Conference Carolinas; the Mountain Lions were crowned Southwest Division Champions. He outperformed himself the season prior, taking the team all the way to the semi-finals. The Mountain Lions were bested by Chowan University falling just short 2-3. Grey coached headstrong players, his top players being Sergio Llopart (8 goals), Thomas Kleinpenning (7 goals), and Jamie Lapsley (6 goals). Kleinpenning was the Mountain Lions' top point achiever with 24, Llopart following close with 23 points and Lapsley with 16.Â
In Dean Grey’s second season as the Mountain Lions men’s soccer head coach (2023) he led the team to a 9-3-6 overall record and an 8-0-4 record in the Conference Carolinas. The Mountain Lions won their division in the regular season as well. Coach Grey succeeded in making it to the Conference Carolinas Tournament, eventually falling to Barton College in penalty kicks. Dean Grey, in this season, shaped brilliant soccer players, his top players being Thomas Kleinpenning, Jamie Lapsley, Pato Padilla. These three made great contributions to the soccer team, each earning seven goals in the 2023 season. Kleinpenning achieved 17 points, while Lapsley and Padilla both achieved 16.Â
Grey is in his 12th season as a coach for the Mountain Lions. Grey served as an assistant coach for the first eight years before being elevated to the associate head coach position for three years.
During his time in the Enchanted Valley, Grey has helped the Mountain Lions capture six Peach Belt Conference regular-season titles, five PBC Tournament championships and six appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Grey has helped YHC, which has been ranked as No. 1 in the country during the 2014, 2018 and 2021 seasons, to a 150-35-14 record (.789 winning percentage). The Mountain Lions reached the national quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament in both 2014 and 2018, capturing the Southeast Region title in 2018.
He also served seven years as the head coach of the JV men's soccer program.
Grey spent three seasons as an assistant for the Southwest Baptist University women's soccer program. He was responsible for assisting in all aspects of managing and developing the Bearcats to compete in Mid-America Intercollegiate Conference, which was rated the the toughest NCAA Division II conference for women's soccer in the country.
Grey, who holds a National "B" License, was also the co-head coach of the Springfield Demize in the Premier Development League during 2012. He also played two seasons in 2010 and 2011 for the Demize.
Before going to SBU, Grey spent 2008 with the New Orleans Shockers of the PDL. From 2003-07, Grey played for four years at William Woods University as a left midfielder.
A native of London, England, Grey played two years in England under the PASE Scheme, an English college soccer program.
Grey earned his bachelor's degree in sports management with a minor in business communications from William Woods and his master's degree in business administration from Southwest Baptist.
Grey is the father of twins Jackson and Ava.
updated 07.23.24
