Soccer: CCBC Essex Coach Leaves for Calvert Hall

Rich Zinkand has stepped down as the CCBC Essex men’s soccer coach to take over the same job at .

For Zinkand, the move allows him to expand his role at Calvert Hall, a Catholic high school in Towson, where he is a member of the English department and where he graduated in 1987. He takes over the soccer program for the retiring Andy Moore.

“The move allows Rich to continue to teach the game of soccer while spend more time with his family since he will be on one campus for both work and coaching,” CCBC Essex athletic director Marc Ershler said.

Zinkand compiled a 97-47-11 record at CCBC Essex, which included  and two NJCAA Division I men’s soccer national tournament appearances.

Since 2005, Zinkand’s teams have won no fewer than 11 games, including 17 in 2008, Ershler said. This season, CCBC Essex went 12-3-2 and . The Knights were also nationally ranked for much of the year.

“Rich did an outstanding job for us but as is the nature of junior college athletics, coaches don’t stay in the same place forever,” Ershler said. “We’re sad to see him go, but know this is a good opportunity for him at Calvert Hall.”

CCBC Essex expects to begin a search for a new coach soon, Ershler said.