POCATELLO -- ISU Women's Soccer Head Coach Dustin Downey announced the hiring of Adam Nerio as an assistant coach for the Bengal program today (July 13).
"As we continue to develop the culture of our program, and make strides toward winning a Big Sky Championship, our search committee was dedicated to ensuring we hired an assistant coach who fits our team values.
We were very impressed with Adam's demeanor and character throughout the hiring process. He's not only a great coach, but an amazing person who will fit perfectly into our team culture. Adam is excited to be a Bengal and help contribute to our program's future success.
I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Adam. He will be a fantastic asset to our players in their holistic development as student-athletes and people."
Nerio is a San Antonio, Texas native who has served as the assistant coach at St. Mary's University since 2019. While at St. Mary's Nerio helped the Rattlers to one of their best seasons in school history, finishing with a record of 12-5-4 and earned their first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the fifth seed in the South-Central Region for the Fall 2023 season, just one week after playing in its first-ever Lone Star Conference (LSC) Tournament semifinal. Nerio also helped produce a total of seven players to the All-Conference Teams including two seniors named to the All-Conference First-Team for the second straight year, and one named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South-Central Region Second Team.
Prior to coaching at St. Mary's University Nerio spent one season as the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. Before entering the college coaching ranks at Schreiner, Nerio spent two years coaching with the New York Red Bulls Youth Training Programs in Westchester, New York. There, Nerio trained high-level club teams ranging from U9 - 17 boys and girls while also serving as lead trainer for his Region in Westchester, New York.
