Frank Pelaez Position: Associate Head Coach Alma Mater: UNC Asheville, 1992

Frank Pelaez is in his eighth season at Marquette following a four-year stint as head boys' and girls' coach at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C. Aiding in all aspects of the Golden Eagles program, he has been instrumental in helping head coach Markus Roeders guide Marquette to a 110-37-13 record, three Conference USA regular-season titles and C-USA Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament berths in each of the last four seasons. For his efforts, he was promoted to associate head coach following the 2001 season.

"Frank has played a vital role in the growth of this program and has become a key member of not only the Marquette staff, but of the Milwaukee soccer community," Roeders said. "His emotion and love for the game come through in his coaching and that reflects on our team."

Pelaez has been vital to Roeders success. He is intricately involved in aspects of recruiting and on field coaching. He is respected by the players and his coaching abilities have translated to success on the field.

In four seasons as a head coach at Reynolds, Pelaez compiled an overall mark of 88-21-6 and earned Western Carolina Coach of the Year honors for both boys and girls in 1995 and 1996. He was also the Boys' Coach of the Year in 1993. Under his guidance, both the boys' and girls' teams earned their first conference titles in school history. In addition, both teams qualified for the state quarterfinals three times.

A native of Cartagena, Colombia, Pelaez also was head coach of the North Carolina Boys Select A-Division club team for four seasons. He is currently a Wisconsin State Olympic Development Program coach.

Pelaez was a four-year letterwinner as a defender at UNC Asheville, where he was coached by current Marquette men's soccer coach Steve Adlard and was a teammate of Roeders. He was the Bulldogs' captain as a senior, and graduated from UNC-Asheville in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in visual arts.

Pelaez has a "C" coaching license and has worked as an instructor at Marquette University's summer soccer camps for the past five years. He has been camp director at several additional camps, including the Soccer Express (N.C.) Summer Camps and the A.C. Reynolds Summer Soccer Camps.