Vicki Sterner enters her 16th season as the head women's soccer coach with a youthful and talented core in addition to a stellar recruiting class. She is the only coach in the history of the program as she has posted a career mark of 172-117-20, good for a winning percentage of 58.8%. Throw out the record for the first two years of the program and that winning percentage jumps to 62% (157-96-19). Sterner has posted double-digit wins in 12 of the last 14 seasons and earned her 100th victory with the 4-1 win over Goucher on October 11, 2005. Her 150th career victory came on September 25, 2010 at Wesley as the Spartans downed the Wolverines 3-0.

Sterner's best year came in 2007 when the Spartans captured their first ever Capital Athletic Conference championship and made their first NCAA Tournament appearance. Sterner, the 2001, 2003, and 2007 Capital Athletic Conference Coach-of-the-Year, guided the Spartans to a school-record 15 victories as they advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament after picking up wins over highly-regarded Richard Stockton and Virginia Wesleyan in the opening two rounds.

Sterner is responsible for recruiting and coaching five CAC Rookies-of-the-Year and 27 players that have gone on to earn 27 first-team and 24 second-team All-CAC accolades. Former goalkeeper Amanda Lomberg became the first Spartan to earn All Mid-Atlantic region honors in the fall of 2005 as the Spartan program continues to be recognized for its outstanding and elevated level of play. In 2006, Lomberg was joined by Emily Sullivan and Erin Kuhn on the All Mid-Atlantic team while Sullivan and Kuhn each earned All-American recognition. Standout defender Kali MacGregor was a two-time All-Region selection in 2007 and 2008. Defender Lauren Stewart joined that list in 2009 with her appearance on the All-Regional squad.

Sterner has a solid track record and is well respected within Central Pennsylvania soccer. She is the former head coach at Spring Grove High School where the Rockets won two league titles, one in 1996 and one in 1997. She has also coached the Central Pennsylvania Select Under 19 and Under 16 teams.

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Al Chesnavage is in his sixth year on Vicki Sterner’s staff after a career as a highly respected coach in the Southern Pennsylvania region. Chesnavage is familiar with the Spartan program as his daugher Maria is one of the best players to ever don the green and white.

He owns an impressive playing resume as he attended and played at the University of Baltimore, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1979. He continued his playing career in the Maryland Major Soccer League.

He brings a wealth of coaching experience highlighted by leading the Kennard-Dale Rams to a 2004 YAIAA County Championship, the first time a Division II team won the title. The Rams repeated their division championship in 2005 as they went 9-0-1 for the year. Chesnavage is currently the president of the Barrens Travel Soccer Club where he also coaches. He has led his various travel teams to six championships in different age brackets. He is currently coaching a U-10 coed team and a U-14 boys team in York.

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Brent Duffy starts his second year in his second stint on Vicki Sterner's staff after taking two years off from coaching. Duffy, a former Spartan men's soccer goalkeeper, previously coached the goalkeepers for Sterner during the 2008 season. He reprises the role of the goalkeeping mentor in 2012 as his technical knowledge and practical coaching style should benefit the Spartan netminders.

Duffy previously served York College for five years as the Athletic Communications intern, a post he recently left to join the York branch of the Soccer Shots organization as he serves as the York district manager. 

A 2007 graduate of York College, Duffy earned his B.S. in Sport Management with a minor in Public Relations. During his time at York, he was a four-year member of the men’s soccer program under head coach Mark Ludwig.

Additionally, co-leads an athlete Bible study on campus - Athletes for Christ.

Duffy resides in York with his wife, Natalie.

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Tom Esler joins the York College women's soccer staff following the 2011 campaign, bringing exceptional coaching experience to the Spartan squad. Most recently, Esler was a three-year assistant for Division I Delaware State University. Prior to his time at Delaware State, he served for five seasons as an assistant at Division III Wittenberg University.

A consumate student of the game, he brings a detail-oriented style to the Spartan sideline. Esler possesses an outstanding knowledge of the game, beginning with the goalkeeper and through the attack, which should help the Green and White develop.

Esler holds a USSF National license and was the Director of Coaching for a large club in Maryland. He also served with the Maryland ODP program.

Esler lives in York with his wife Vendla and has four grown sons.

Updated 4/5/12