Bio

Tom Czop enters his fourth season as Head Women's Soccer Coach at Roosevelt University, where he also serves as the Associate Director of Athletics.

Czop starts a new chapter with the Lakers after serving as the Head Coach of the Robert Morris University Illinois Women's Soccer team, a program he helped build into a consistent national contender during 23 total years as a member of the Eagles coaching staff. Czop joined the RMU Women's Soccer program as an assistant coach in 1997, and was named Associate Head Coach prior to the 2001 season. During his time at RMU, the Eagles qualified for nine NAIA National Tournaments, advancing to the semi-finals in 2004 and quarter-finals in both the 2010 and 2013 seasons. In addition, RMU won eight CCAC Conference regular season and four tournament championships throughout his tenure. Czop also served Robert Morris University in his capacity as an associate director of athletics.

After Roosevelt and Robert Morris integrated their respective programs into one department, Czop joined the Lakers as an Associate Director of Athletics and facilitated the integration of all programs, including women's soccer, before taking on the head women's soccer coaching duties in September 2020.

Czop is a 1995 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics while competing for the Rangers men's soccer team. He was named to the NCAA All-American Team as a sophomore in 1991, and was once again honored as an NCAA All-American, as well as the team's Most Valuable Player in 1993. Czop is also the holder of several Parkside men's soccer career scoring records.

Following his collegiate playing career, Czop spent a season as an assistant coach for the Parkside Men's Soccer team, helping the Rangers to an NCAA No. 1 ranking and the university's first-ever berth in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. For his efforts, Czop was inducted into the UW-Parkside Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. He is a 1990 graduate of Lake Park High School in Roselle, Ill. and was named to the Lancers Athletics All-Century Team in 2000.

Czop's coaching resume includes staff assignments with the USA Olympic Development Program, as well as the Illinois Youth Soccer Association. Prior to moving into an administrative role, Czop spent 12 years as an academic advisor at Robert Morris and served as RMU's Director of Sports Information from 2011 to 2017. As the second-longest tenured coach in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, Czop has also served as the Women's Soccer Chair for the CCAC.

Czop is a resident of Crown Point, Ind., where he resides with his wife Sharon and two sons, Tyler and Luke.