Ben Manoogian joined the Colby Men's Soccer coaching staff to begin the 2023-24 academic year.
Before Colby, Manoogian was the Men's Assistant Coach at Colby-Sawyer College for the 2022-2023 season. He brings three plus years of semi-professional playing experience, most recently playing for USL 2 side Boston City FC in 2022. Manoogian has also made stops playing for Soccerviza FC in Costa Rica and Grythyttans IF in Sweden.
Manoogian is a graduate of fellow NESCAC institution Connecticut College, where he graduated with a bachelor of arts in Economics. On the soccer pitch Manoogian was a four year student-athlete and a two-year team captain. He was honored as a First Team All-New England and All-NESCAC member twice, along with earning Second Team Scholar All-American honors in 2018.
"I am extremely excited to join the Colby Men's Soccer program, as well as the entire community of Colby and Waterville! I look forward to competing in the NESCAC again and cannot wait to get the season going and be with the team."