Aaron Champenoy,
Head Men’s Soccer Coach

In only his 2nd year as the Men's Soccer coach at UST, Coach "Champ" led the Celts to a .500 record. After finishing a successful career that included four conference championships & a Coach of the Year honor at Bellevue University in Nebraska, "Champ" came south to launch Soccer at UST. Coach Champenoy has over a decade of experience working in youth soccer.

Trent Hermanill,
Head Women’s Volleyball Coach

August will mark more than the beginning of the fall semester for the University of St. Thomas Lady Celts Volleyball team. It will be the beginning of a year under brand new tutelage from newly hired Volleyball Head Coach Trent Herman.

The Garden City, Kan., native comes to the University of St. Thomas after spending the last two years as the Technical Director and Coach at the Absolute Volleyball Academy in League City, Texas where his 18’s team won the Club National Championship.  He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in history.

Todd Smith,
Athletic Director and Men’s Basketball Coach

Coach Smith joined the UST athletic family in June of 2008. After 18 years at Rice University, Coach Smith was selected to lead the St. Thomas Athletic Department and restart the men’s basketball program. While at Rice, "Smitty" developed and directed the Rice Owl summer basketball camps.