UCCS Athletics

Johnnie Keen begins his sixth season as the Head Men's Soccer Coach after he guiding the program to its fifth conference tournament appearance in as many seasons. He was previously the assistant coach for the Mountain Lions with former head coach Henry Ellis.

Keen led UCCS to a 12-7-1 record last season, advancing to the RMAC Tournament semifinals. The Mountain Lions hosted their third home playoff game in program history as the No. 3 seed in the RMAC Tournament.

In his five seasons at the helm, Keen holds 4-3-2 record in postseason action to go along with his 51-36-8 career record.

UCCS reached the championship game of the conference tournament in 2014, the program's second trip to the title game. The Mountain Lions overcame a 3-0 halftime deficit in the first round at Fort Lewis, defeated the regular season champion Colorado Mesa in the semifinals, and then went to a penalty kick shootout against Colorado Mines in the championship game.

Prior to taking over as head coach, Keen worked with former head coach Henry Ellis, who retired after the 2011 season, to rebuild the UCCS men’s soccer program. The process has come as the depth of RMAC men’s soccer has grown deeper during the years.

Before arriving in Colorado Springs, Keen worked with the City of Charleston, S.C., in the youth soccer program and with the under-18 Columbia (S.C.) Soccer Club. He also spent time with the Mount Pleasant Soccer Club as an assistant coach for the under-16 and under-17 premier boys and as the head coach for the under-18 classic boys.

In the 2003-04 season, Keen was the club coach for the Port City Soccer Club in Wilmington, N.C., and served as a practice coach for all of the teams in the program. He was an assistant coach for The Citadel from 2001-03, and was the Director and Head Trainer for The Citadel Soccer Camps. He was the Player Coach at the camps in 1999-2000.