Corbin Selects Brown as Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers
Jun 02, 2026 | Soccer
MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State soccer head coach Colleen Corbin finalized her coaching staff for the 2026 season, naming Travis Brown as an assistant coach. Brown will work with K-State's goalkeepers.
"The staff and I are thrilled for Travis to join our staff," said Corbin about the program's newest coaching addition. "During the interview process, it was clear that Travis wanted to be at K-State and that he is excited about the upward trajectory of our program.
"He has an energetic personality and an obvious desire to be in Manhattan and to work with our goalkeepers. Travis thrives at building connections and is also an ambitious and self-motivated coach, who is eager to be impactful and to help our program continue to grow. I am really looking forward to the positive impact he will have on our staff and our players and we are looking forward to getting to work this summer."
Prior to coming to the Little Apple, Brown spent time on the coaching staffs at Dayton and Christopher Newport University working with the men's programs at each school.
"I'm incredibly excited to join Colleen and the entire staff at K-State," Brown said. "The progress this program has made over the past year, along with the tremendous support from the community, makes it clear that the future is bright. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be part of this staff and look forward to helping the program continue to achieve its goals."
While with Dayton men's soccer in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, Brown served as assistant coach/goalkeeper coach where he aided the squad to a 22-5-11 overall record including two appearances in the Atlantic-10 Conference title game with a win in 2024 and a third round appearance in the 2024 NCAA Men's College Cup.
While with the Flyers, Brown mentored goalkeeper Dario Caetano to a 1.05 goals against average (GAA), a 14-3-3 record and seven shutouts in the 2024 season.
During the 2025 season, Brown helped the program back to the A-10 title game by guiding Gavin Krenecki to a 0.64 GAA, an 8-1-8 record and nine shutouts.
Before his time in Dayton, Brown was an assistant men's soccer coach at Christopher Newport University during the 2022 and 2023 seasons and helped the program to a 24-9-4 record. He aided the program in reaching the NCAA Division III Tournament Round of 32 in both seasons and a Coast-to-Coast Conference finalist bid in 2022.
In addition to his collegiate coaching, Brown has also coached at the professional and youth levels. He served as the goalkeeper coach in the inaugural season in 2024-25 for Charlottesville Blues FC (Virginia) in USL League Two and USL W.
In 2025, Brown took the head coaching reins for the Charlottesville Blues FC CCL Pro23 squad, which was a summer competition of former collegiate players and current professionals, and guided them to an undefeated mark.
In addition to his duties at Dayton, Brown served as the goalkeeper coach with Cincinnati United Premier for the boys MLS NEXT and Girls Academy and worked with Club Ohio Dayton as their college recruiting coordinator.
He also worked as the Director of Goalkeeping with Virginia Legacy Soccer Club in Williamsburg, Virginia, during the 2021 through 2023 seasons.
During this same period, Brown served as the Goalkeeping Coach and Assistant Academy Director at HR Sportsplex in Newport News.
Brown's playing career included a two-season stretch with Lionsbridge FC in the USL 2 from 2021-23. He aided the squad to a pair of Chesapeake Division titles and a USL 2 national finalist.
Brown earned a Bachelor's of Arts in General Studies – Sports Management from Southern New Hampshire in 2023. Brown holds a USSF D License and United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Diplomas – Level 1 & 2.
K-State completed the 2025 season with the first winning record in program history. The Wildcats broke 49 school records in Corbin's first season at the helm of the program including wins in a season (7), goals in a season (23) and shutouts (9).
"The staff and I are thrilled for Travis to join our staff," said Corbin about the program's newest coaching addition. "During the interview process, it was clear that Travis wanted to be at K-State and that he is excited about the upward trajectory of our program.
"He has an energetic personality and an obvious desire to be in Manhattan and to work with our goalkeepers. Travis thrives at building connections and is also an ambitious and self-motivated coach, who is eager to be impactful and to help our program continue to grow. I am really looking forward to the positive impact he will have on our staff and our players and we are looking forward to getting to work this summer."
Prior to coming to the Little Apple, Brown spent time on the coaching staffs at Dayton and Christopher Newport University working with the men's programs at each school.
"I'm incredibly excited to join Colleen and the entire staff at K-State," Brown said. "The progress this program has made over the past year, along with the tremendous support from the community, makes it clear that the future is bright. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be part of this staff and look forward to helping the program continue to achieve its goals."
While with Dayton men's soccer in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, Brown served as assistant coach/goalkeeper coach where he aided the squad to a 22-5-11 overall record including two appearances in the Atlantic-10 Conference title game with a win in 2024 and a third round appearance in the 2024 NCAA Men's College Cup.
While with the Flyers, Brown mentored goalkeeper Dario Caetano to a 1.05 goals against average (GAA), a 14-3-3 record and seven shutouts in the 2024 season.
During the 2025 season, Brown helped the program back to the A-10 title game by guiding Gavin Krenecki to a 0.64 GAA, an 8-1-8 record and nine shutouts.
Before his time in Dayton, Brown was an assistant men's soccer coach at Christopher Newport University during the 2022 and 2023 seasons and helped the program to a 24-9-4 record. He aided the program in reaching the NCAA Division III Tournament Round of 32 in both seasons and a Coast-to-Coast Conference finalist bid in 2022.
In addition to his collegiate coaching, Brown has also coached at the professional and youth levels. He served as the goalkeeper coach in the inaugural season in 2024-25 for Charlottesville Blues FC (Virginia) in USL League Two and USL W.
In 2025, Brown took the head coaching reins for the Charlottesville Blues FC CCL Pro23 squad, which was a summer competition of former collegiate players and current professionals, and guided them to an undefeated mark.
In addition to his duties at Dayton, Brown served as the goalkeeper coach with Cincinnati United Premier for the boys MLS NEXT and Girls Academy and worked with Club Ohio Dayton as their college recruiting coordinator.
He also worked as the Director of Goalkeeping with Virginia Legacy Soccer Club in Williamsburg, Virginia, during the 2021 through 2023 seasons.
During this same period, Brown served as the Goalkeeping Coach and Assistant Academy Director at HR Sportsplex in Newport News.
Brown's playing career included a two-season stretch with Lionsbridge FC in the USL 2 from 2021-23. He aided the squad to a pair of Chesapeake Division titles and a USL 2 national finalist.
Brown earned a Bachelor's of Arts in General Studies – Sports Management from Southern New Hampshire in 2023. Brown holds a USSF D License and United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Diplomas – Level 1 & 2.
K-State completed the 2025 season with the first winning record in program history. The Wildcats broke 49 school records in Corbin's first season at the helm of the program including wins in a season (7), goals in a season (23) and shutouts (9).
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