Head Coach - Zachary Grady
Email - zachary.grady@colby-sawyer.edu
Phone - 603-526-3611
Zack Grady enters his third season at Colby-Sawyer in 2024.
In his second year at the helm, Grady ended the year with a 3-11-4 with a 1-9-4 GNAC record. Zack ended the year with a GNAC All-Rookie selection for the second-consecutive season.
In his first season as the head coach of the Chargers, Grady went 5-11-3 with a 2-8-2 GNAC record. Under his direction, Grady had two GNAC All-Conference Third Team selections and a GNAC All-Rookie team member.
Grady was also an ample part in bringing Blackrock FC to Colby-Sawyer College in 2023 and was an assistant coach for the USL League Two team over the summer.
Grady arrived in New London following six years as an assistant coach at the Division III level. Grady most recently was an assistant coach under legendary coach Mike Pilger at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut for the past four years. Prior to his time at Trinity, Grady spent two seasons as the assistant coach at Wheaton College (Mass.).
Grady also continues to be a renown coach on the New England soccer club circuit, being the current head coach of the 2005 boys Elite Clubs National League Team of the FC Stars. Grady was previously the head coach of Black Rock FC for a pair of years.
Grady was a four-year starter at New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) member Williams College from 2011-14, where he was the leading scorer for for the conference in his senior season, while also being honored as a member of the All-New England and All-NESCAC teams. Zack was apart of two final four teams for the Ephs. Grady competed one season in the United Soccer League as a member of the Western Massachusetts Pioneers in 2015.
Grady earned his Bachelor's Degree in History with a concentration in Civil Rights, and went on to earn a Master's Degree in Applied Sports Psychology at St. Mary's University in London, England in 2016.
Career Record
| Year |
Overall Record |
Conference Record |
Result |
| 2022 |
5-11-3 |
2-8-2 (GNAC) |
|
| 2023 |
3-11-4 |
1-9-4 (GNAC) |
|
| Total |
8-22-7 |
3-17-6 (GNAC) |
|
Assistant Coach - John Boynton
John Boynton joins Zack Grady's coaching staff for the 2023 season.
Boynton joins Colby-Sawyer following an assistant coach for Merrimack Valley High School from 2012-2013. Boynton was a member of the 2010 NHTI-Concord's Community College soccer team which made a USCAA National Tournament appearance.
Boynton currently works as a desktop engineer at EBSCO Information Services.
Boynton graduated from Southern New Hampshire University in 2018 with an Associates Degree in Information Technologies.
Assistant Coach - Jacob Rockwood
Jacob Rockwood joins Zachary Grady's staff for the 2024 season.
Rockwood comes to Colby-Sawyer after graduating Saint Joseph's College of Maine in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Sport Management. Jacob also completed his master's degree in Business Administration in December.
While at Saint Joseph's College of Maine, Rockwood was a member of the men's soccer program from 2019-2023 where Jacob was a three year starter at center defensive midfield. Rockwood was a two-time Great Northeast Athetic Conference (GNAC) Champion and a three-time GNAC All-Tournament Team selection.
