Sean Bushéy enters his 16th season as head coach of the Pirates in 2011. Over the course of his tenure at Whitworth, Bushéy has established himself as one of the top small-college coaches in the northwest, if not the country.

Bushéy, who has his USSF "A" license, has a 192-86-32 record after 16 seasons as a head men's soccer coach (182-80-31 in 15 years at Whitworth). He has led the Pirates to five Northwest Conference titles in the last seven years, and six NWC titles overall.

The 2009 Pirates became the first conference team in 20 years to claim three straight NWC titles for its school. Whitworth went 16-3-3 overall and 11-1-2 in the NWC. Whitworth advanced to the NCAA Division III "Elight Eight" after winning three tournament games away from home.

The 2008 team won a second straight NWC title despite the graduation of seven starters off of the previous season's championship. In 2007 Whitworth won the conference and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament.

In 2005 he led Whitworth to the NCAA Division III Final Four after the Pirates won their second straight NWC championship. It was the first time a men's soccer team had repeated as Northwest Conference champions in more than ten years.

In 2004 he led Whitworth to its second NWC title in his tenure and to the second round of the NCAA tournament, while in 2001 he led the Pirates to a conference championship and the NCAA Regional Finals.

He has been named Northwest Conference Men's Coach of the Year four times (2001, 2004, 2007, 2008). Over the last 11 years, the Whitworth men are 160-52-25 (.729).

Bushéy coached a one-year stint at The Evergreen State College, finishing 10-6-2, where he earned a conference Coach of the Year award in 1995. Prior to that he led Tacoma Community College to a 22-6-5 record over two seasons and a NWAACC divisional championship.

Bushéy also currently serves on the boy's Region IV Olympic Development Program staff as an age group head coach.

Bushéy began his coaching career as an assistant for former Pirate head coach Einar Thorarinson.

Bushéy was head coach of the USL Premier League Spokane Shadow for three seasons (1997-99). The Shadow won the Northwest Division regular season championship in 1997 and 1998 and played in the USL Premier League title match in 1999.

As a player, Bushéy starred at Belhaven College in Jackson, Miss. He was an all-district selection, an Academic All-American and team captain for the traditional NAIA power.

Brent Murakami, Assistant Coach
E-mail Coach Murakami - bmurakami08@my.whitworth.edu

Originally from Hawaii, Brent Murakami joined the men's and women's soccer coaching staffs in the fall of 2010. One of his primary responsibilities is training the Pirate goalkeepers.

In addition to serving on the Pirates' staff, Coach Murakami has previously coached several high level club teams and been part of the Hawaii ODP Coaching Staff. His club coaching experience includes Real Hawaii FC and the Hawaii Rush, reaching the US Club Soccer National Championship game. Coach Murakami currently holds a USSF National D License.

Prior to coaching, Murakami was a four year center-midfielder at Whitworth from 2004-2007, winning three Northwest Conference titles and earning an NCAA Division III Final Four Appearance in 2005. Murakami graduated Magna Cum Laude from Whitworth in Business Management in 2008.

Bryan Olson, Assistant Coach
E-mail Coach Olson - bolson@whitworth.edu

Bryan Olson stepped from a successful career on the soccer pitch directly into the coaching box for the Pirates in 2010. He assists in all aspects of the Pirate soccer program.

Olson anchored the Pirate defense as a center back from 2006 through 2009, leading the team in minutes played each of his four seasons. Over the course of his career the Pirates led the NWC or finished second in team goals-against average every season. Olson earned All-Northwest Conference and Second Team All-Region honors as both a junior and senior. He was also a two-time Academic All-District selection.