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updated 11/20/2009

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

Sean Helliwell

* Head Men's Soccer Coach
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Sean Helliwell has led the Rose-Hulman men's soccer team to two regular season conference championships and one NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in his first two seasons as head men's soccer coach.

Helliwell has compiled a record of 26-11-4 in two seasons, including a mark of 15-0-1 in regular season conference play. The Fightin' Engineers have won two outright regular season championships and captured the 2008 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference title to earn the college's first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.

In addition, Helliwell became the first men's soccer coach in school history to win two Coach of the Year honors, claiming back-to-back accolades from league coaches in 2008 and 2009.

Helliwell leads a Rose-Hulman program that has compiled a 53-21-7 record since 2006. Prior to coming to the college, he spent the previous two seasons as assistant coach at NCAA Division I Western Kentucky University.

Prior to accepting the Western Kentucky position, Helliwell served as the head soccer coach at Greenwood High School in Bowling Green, Ky. He compiled a 155-56-17 record in a tenure that featured nine district, four regional and two sectional championships. His 2004 squad placed second in the Kentucky State Tournament.

Helliwell is actively involved in the Olympic Development Program in Region 2 and will serve as the head coach for the 92 Boys Regional team this summer.

In his collegiate career, Helliwell played four seasons and served as team captain for three years at the University of Southern Indiana, prior to earning his bachelor's degree in 1995.

Helliwell and his wife Amy, the women's soccer coach at Rose-Hulman, reside in Terre Haute.

E-mail: helliwel@rose-hulman.edu
Phone: (812) 877-8461
Fax: (812) 877-8407

Alex Dixon

* Assistant Men's Soccer Coach

Alex Dixon enters his first year as assistant coach with the Rose-Hulman men's soccer program this fall.

Dixon joins the Engineers after serving as a volunteer assistant for the Indiana State University women's soccer program in 2008. His efforts included planning and implementation of training sessions, scouting and game management duties. The Sycamore reached their first Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game last fall.

Previously, Dixon served as a soccer trainer for World Wide Soccer in San Antonio, Texas, from 2007-08. He served as technical trainer for the SA United 91 Girls and SA United 97 Boys Gold squads.

Dixon has also served as varsity assistant and head junior varsity coach at Antonian College Preparatory School in San Antonio. His work experience includes summer camp work at the University of Michigan, Birmingham United and World Wide Soccer.

During his playing career, Dixon played for a University of Incarnate Word squad that reached the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2004 and reached the postseason three times. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and is pursuing a master's degree in physical education and coaching at Indiana State University.