Head Coach Sean Topping
Sean Topping was named head coach of the Muhlenberg men’s soccer team in the summer of 2002 and has led the Mules to a 84-41-9 (.660) record, two Centennial Conference championships and three NCAA bids in his seven seasons.

Topping’s 2003 squad went 9-0 in the CC, won the league championship and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2005, Muhlenberg was ranked as high as 13th in Division III and won the conference title as the third seed.

The 2007 team finished in a three-way tie for the CC regular-season title and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

A 1998 graduate of Muhlenberg, Topping was a four-year letterwiner for the Mules and and co-captain of the 1997 Centennial Conference championship team. He was named to the All-CC first team as a back in 1996 and as a midfielder in 1997 and earned all-region honors both seasons.

Topping served as an assistant coach at Muhlenberg in 1999 and 2000 and was head men’s and women’s coach at Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland, during the 2001-02 school year.

Sean Topping Year by Year Year W-L-T Postseason 2008 12-6-1 CC Tournament 2007 12-5 NCAA Tournament (first round) 2006 8-4-4 CC Tournament 2005 13-6-0 NCAA Tournament (first round) 2004 9-7-3 CC Tournament 2003 17-5-1 NCAA Tournament (second round) 2002 13-8-0 CC Tournament

To contact Coach Topping: Sean Topping Muhlenberg College 2400 Chew Street Allentown, PA 18104 (484) 664-3383 topping@muhlenberg.edu

Assistant Coach Dave Weitzman

Dave “Weitie” Weitzman is in the second year of his second stint (the first was from 1997 to 1999) as assistant coach at Muhlenberg. Weitzman served two seasons as men’s assistant at Lehigh University and was also the director of coaching and player development for the Parkland Area Soccer Club. From 2000 to 2001, he was the head coach of the boys’ program at Parkland High School, where his teams compiled a record of 37-5-3.

A 1995 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Weitzman currently serves as technical director of FC Lehigh youth soccer club. He holds the director of coaching and premier national diplomas from the NSCAA and resides in Lower Macungie with his wife Stephanie.

Assistant Coach Sam Bishop

Sam Bishop is in his first season as a goalkeeper coach for Muhlenberg. For the last three years, Bishop trained goalkeepers of all ages in the Lehigh Valley, including keepers from schools such as Lehigh University and Lafayette College. Bishop recently served as an assistant/goalkeeper coach for the 2007 Pennsylvania co-champion Central Dauphin High School girls team.

After four years of playing for Lehigh University, Bishop signed with the professional Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL’s Second Division in 2005. In three years Bishop was able to play against the likes of DC United of the MLS and be trained by academy coaches from prestigious clubs such as Sheffield United FC and Fulham FC from the English Premier League.