Coaching Staff

Ron Pulvers
Head Coach

Bobby Renneisen
Ass't. Coach

Davy Phillips
Ass't. Coach

Brian Diamond
Ass't. Coach
Goalkeepers

Ron Pulvers, Head Coach

As the architect of men’s and women’s soccer at Cal State San Marcos, Ron Pulvers has turned both into competitive programs in the span of just two seasons.  Given Pulvers’ track record, this early success has surprised no one.

A California native, Ron Pulvers was born and raised in the Redondo Beach/South Torrance area, where he grew up a soccer fan. As a player, Pulvers started two seasons for El Camino College, and was named All-South Coast Conference. He moved on to Westmont College, where he was a starter for both his years there.

He began his coaching career as an assistant with Midwestern State University, helping the team to a National Championship runner-up finish in 1995. Pulvers, who holds a B.S. in Kinesiology from Westmont College and an M.S. in Kinesiology from Midwestern State, earned an “A” license from the United States Soccer Federation and an advanced diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Pulvers’ first head coaching job came with the Baker University Wildcats. In his time as coach of the Wildcats, Pulvers posted an overall record of 126-70-14, and the team never finished out of the NAIA National Top 25. He guided the team to five conference championships, three conference tournament championships, and two regional championships. He was named conference coach of the year four times, and earned regional coach of the year honors in 2002. At Baker, Pulvers coached 14 All-Americans and 15 Academic All-Americans.

That success has already translated to Cal State San Marcos.  In two years, Pulvers’ men’s team has compiled a combined winning record, while his women’s team made its first ever playoff appearance – and got its first ever playoff victory – in 2007.  With Pulvers at the helm, the future of these programs looks exceedingly bright.

Bobby Renneisen, Assistant Coach

The team captain of the Baker Wildcats in 2001, Bobby Renneisen moved from the playing field to the sideline the following year. Before transferring to Baker, Renneisen was a two-year starter for Cal State San Bernardino ’98 and ’99. At Baker, he earned NAIA Academic All-American and Academic All-Region in 2001, captaining the squad to the Regional Finals.

Renneisen earned a B.S. in physical science in 2002 and an M.A. in liberal arts in 2004 from Baker.

He brings to Cal State San Marcos his tactical knowledge of the game and ability to relate to players, and is a key component of the soccer program.