Davie Carmichael was  announced as head coach of the men’s soccer program at Lake Erie College on Jan. 10, 2011 after serving the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant coach with the Storm.

Carmichael is the sixth coach in the program’s history.

“Davie has learned a lot and grown as a coach in his two years here at Lake Erie and we are looking forward to the future of Storm men’s soccer,” Director of Athletics Griz Zimmermann said.  “Members of the team, the athletic department and the search committee were impressed with him during the search process. We are very confident in his abilities to work with and motivate our student-athletes on and off the field and work hard to move our program forward.”

Since arriving on campus, Carmichael has been heavily involved in the planning and implementation of training and practice schedules, game-day coaching, recruiting and administrative duties within the men’s soccer program as it transitioned from a Division III program to Division II and into the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.  He also has served as a head coach with the Mentor Soccer Club since 2009.

“I’m very excited and thankful for the opportunity to be the head coach here at Lake Erie College,” Carmichael said.  “I want to create an environment for success both on and off the field of play and a foundation that will see continual growth and development of the Storm soccer program and bring us one step closer to a GLIAC title.”

A native of Scotland, Carmichael earned a bachelor’s degree in sport management from Notre Dame College where he competed for the nationally-ranked NAIA Falcons for two seasons before earning his degree in 2007. There he helped Notre Dame to two regular season conference titles and two NAIA national tournament appearances.

After graduating, Carmichael went on to combine his knowledge of the sport with his playing and coaching experience as an international sports consultant for Firstpoint USA Sports Scholarship Consultants. While at Firstpoint, his primary responsibility was finding opportunities for student-athletes throughout the United Kingdom to further their academic and soccer futures at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Prior to Notre Dame, Carmichael was a standout at NCAA Division I Cleveland State University and is no stranger to Division II or the GLIAC, having competed at Northwood University.  At Northwood, he earned All-GLIAC and All-Region first-team honors in 2004.

“'My goals are to recruit and develop a squad and program that plays simple, intelligent and well dressed soccer,” said Carmichael. “The GLIAC is a very fast paced and physical conference and transitional play is crucial. Controlling the tempo of the game in the GLIAC is imperative to success and something we will continually work on improving. The tactical aspects of the game- how to press, when to press, possession, formation and positional play - are all key components to controlling the tempo of the game and will set a platform for us to play attractive soccer.”

Carmichael spent time as a coach with Glascow Celtic Football Club in his homeland and directed team and individual camps with HandsOnSoccer.

He is a former professional soccer player with Greenock Morton Football Club in Scotland and member of the U18 Scottish National squad where he earned three International caps as captain and scored a goal against Northern Ireland.  

Carmichael is currently nearing completion of a master's degree in education from Lake Erie. He currently resides in Fairport Harbor. He has a daughter, Charley Buttercup Carmichael.

David McCaig joins the Storm men's soccer staff as a graduate assistant coach following a three-year stint at Urbana University, including the last two as head coach of the women's team.

After serving as the assistant men's soccer Coach in 2008, helping the Blue Knights to a respectable 6-10-1 record in their first season of Division II competition, McCaig took over the reigns of the Women's program in the Spring of 2009. As a first year Head coach, McCaig led his Blue Knight's to a record of 7-8-2 with a signature win over eighth-ranked Mercyhurst College in his first game. Overall, he compiled 11 victories in his two seasons. 

Before arriving at Urbana, McCaig was a four-year starter at midfield at Notre Dame College wher he helped lead the Falcons to a pair of AMC regular season championships and two NAIA tournament appearances.  The Stewarton, Scotland native began competing at the age of six with Stewarton Annick and played for several elite clubs in his home country: the SYFL Professional Youth Leagues of St. Mirren (age 14-15), Motherwell of the SPL Professional Youth League (age 15-16) and Queens Park (age 17-18). 

McCaig earned his bachelor's degree in sports management from Notre Dame in 2008. While at NDC, he coached the Cleveland Whitecaps, a youth league team with players from ages 8-16.

After a decorated college playing career, Marco Gaudio will serve as a student assistant coach for the Storm men's soccer team. One of Gaudio's responsibilities will be leading the Storm developmental team.

Gaudio was a first-team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) performer in 2010, leading the Storm in scoring and ranked third in the conference in goals.  He tallied eight of the team's 14 goals on the season.

Prior to coming to Lake Erie, Gaudio was a junior college All-American at the College of Southern Maryland after leading the country in goals (41) as a sophomore.  He totaled 60 goals and 33 assists in his two-year career there and twice earned first-team all-conference and all-region honors. Gaudio was named Southern Maryland's Male Athlete of the Year in 2009 and helped his team to a pair of MDJUCCO league titles.

He has Level 1 and 2 FA Coaching licenses.

A native of Cambridge, England, Guadio is pursing his bachelor's degree at Lake Erie in sports management and business administration with an expected graduation date of 2012. He earned his associate's degree in general studies from Southern Maryland.

Former two-time NAIA All-American Nicky Jordan joins the Storm men's soccer program this season as a volunteer assistant.  Jordan, a college teammate of Lake Erie Head Coach Davie Carmichael, was an assistant coach with the boys' team at Notre Dame Cathedral Latin High School the past three years.

A 2008 graduate of Notre Dame College, Jordan helped the Falcons to three-straight conference championships and a 2005 Elite Eight appearance. He was twice named conference Player of the Year and to the NAIA All-American team as well as a two-time all-region selection. 

The Mentor native began his college playing career at Mercyhurst College where he was a first-team All-GLIAC performer and the league's freshman of the year.