Coach Drew Pirtle joins the Highlander coaching staff for his first year as assistant coach in 2018-19.
A native of Columbia, Tennessee, Pirtle earned his bachelor's degree in math and natural science from Freed-Hareman University in 2011, where he played soccer. In 2018 he completed a Master's degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration at Concordia University-Irvine.
A three-sport athlete in high school (football, basketball and soccer), Pirtle has multiple years of coaching experience at the youth and high school levels, and brings a passion for coaching and missions work to the Highlanders bench.
