Mounsithiraj Named Girls Soccer Coach

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GOSHEN — Thavisith Mounsithiraj will become the third head coach in the history of the Bethany Christian High School girls soccer program, the school announced Monday. He replaces Dennis Yoder, who went 41-27-6 in four seasons and won a sectional championship in 2009 before resigning this offseason. Mounsithiraj, popularly known as "Coach T," was most recently the women's soccer coach at Goshen College for nine seasons before announcing his resignation 19 days ago.

In announcing the hiring, Bethany athletic director Benji Hurst said in a press release, "I am very excited to have Coach T joining us at Bethany. Coach T brings a wealth of coaching knowledge and experience, but more importantly, he already has a great understanding of the mission and goals of athletics at Bethany.”

Bethany will be the third high-school coaching job on Mounsithiraj's resume, after stints at Centreville in Michigan and Northridge, where he is and will remain the guidance counselor, before taking the Goshen College job. In addition to experience as coach at Elkhart County United Soccer Club, Mounsithiraj is also part of a family where coaching runs in the blood — his brother Thavisak is the head men's coach at Goshen College, while another brother, Viratham, is the head boys soccer coach at Goshen High School.

Mounsithiraj will be able to hold his first official practice of the 2011 season on Monday, August 1, when practices begin for all fall sports. The contest season begins two weeks later.

(Photo via Bethany Christian Schools)
New Girls Soccer Coach (Bethany Christian Schools)