ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -  NC Wesleyan College Director of Athletics Aaron Denton and head coach Meir Lewin have named Mark Bowman as the new assistant coach for the Defending East Division Regular Season Champion Battling Bishop men's soccer program.

Bowman, after being hired in July, comes to Wesleyan from D-3 Randolph College (Va.) where he was the Recruiting Coordinator and Goalkeepers Coach.

Mark spent 3 season with Randolph College over two stints (2018-2019, Spring 2021). During that time he helped the Wildcats improve in win percentage, retention rates, and team average GPA.

Bowman also worked as the Men's Assistant Coach at D-2 University of Mount Olive 2020, while also serving a short time as the Men's Soccer Interim Head Coach.

Prior to his time at Mount Olive, Mark was the head coach of Appomattox County High School from 2018 to 2020. During his time on staff at Appomattox, Bowman helped the program to a VA 2A State Semi-Final.

Bowman attended Liberty University from Spring 2013 until his graduation in 2015, where he also served as a student manager for their Men's Soccer team, overseeing the development of the stats and analytics program. After graduating in 2015, he remained on Liberty's staff as a volunteer assistant through the 2016 season.

Mark played soccer for the University of Valley Forge during the 2009 and 2010 seasons before joining the staff as the goalkeeper's coach for the following two seasons.

He then spent the spring of 2012 in Guinea, West Africa as the head coach of the U-17 Boys team for F.C. Lion of Timbi Madina, while also coaching the Goalkeepers for the Men's team.

Mark holds his USSF D-License, United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper 2 Diploma, and is currently working on his FA-Wales/UEFA C License. 

Mark and his wife, Rachel, live in Rocky Mount with their daughter, Olivia.