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About the Team

With a shutout victory in its 2023-2024 regular-season finale, the boys’ soccer team went 12-2-0 to land the West Bay Athletic League championship. The Knights won their opening round of playoffs before losing in the semifinal. Menlo enjoyed an eight-game win streak midseason—seven of those shutouts.

Menlo won back-to-back league championships in 2021 and 2022. Menlo is a consistent CCS contender, and advanced to the CCS Open in 2021, CCS Div. II quarterfinals in 2022, and CCS Div. IV semifinals in 2023.

The Knights program ushered in a new chapter in its history in 2012-2013, landing its first CCS championship, and in 2019, advanced to the championship final.

 

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Head Coach

Daniel Hicker

dhicker@menloschool.org

Assistant Coaches
Miles Bennett-Smith
Sergio Rico

Eric de la Cerda
Stephanie Wieger

The Coach

Daniel Hicker, 2022

Daniel Hicker (Second Season)

Hicker has over 20 years of coaching experience i n the youth, collegiate and pro ranks,  including within US Soccer, MLS, NCAA Div. I, NHL, and The Air National Guard. He began his coaching career leading the men’s team at Pierce College in Washington where he helped carry the program back to the playoffs after a 15-year drought. During this time, he also worked as head coach and performance coach for local youth clubs. Hicker then stepped in as women’s head coach at T rinity Lutheran College (WA) where he also taught exercise science. From there, he served as Director of Performance Analysis and volunteer coach for Santa Clara University’s women’s team, and during that time, he coached local youth clubs, and served as the Olympic Development Program as a Regional Coach and Cal North Head Coach. In 2014, he was an assistant coach for the Bay Area Breeze of the USL W-League. Hicker holds a Premier Coaching Diploma through United Soccer Coaches.
Hicker is also Menlo School’s Director of Sports Performance and Wellness. Before coming to Menlo, he served as Director of Performance for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Prior to that, he was with the San Jose Earthquakes as Head of Athletic Performance where he led management and alignment for physical development pathways from the Academy to MLS.

Team Schedule

 
Team Results Archive

Soccer News

 
June 6 | Athletics

Twenty from Class of 2024 set to play sports in college

Knights representing 18 colleges from California to Texas to Massachusetts

 
July 1 | Athletics

Espinosa ’22 plays in Vermont Green FC exhibition

Middlebury junior named to roster for sold-out women’s match

 
Menlo senior Andre Gonzalez Lombera scored twice in a 5-3 CCS quarterfinal win
February 17 | Athletics

CCS soccer quarterfinals: Boys defeat Aragon; girls fall 1-0

Boys play Los Gatos in semis Wednesday

 
Menlo boys' soccer defeated Pinewood 5-0 to win its second league title in three seasons.
February 14 | Athletics

Boys’ soccer wins WBAL Championship

Knights finish season 14-3-3 and 12-2-0 for its second league title in three seasons

 
February 9 | Athletics

Girls’ soccer closes week with win

Knights improve to 4-3-2 WBAL, and have locked up an automatic bid to CCS

 
February 9 | Athletics

Boys’ soccer posts pair of WBAL shutouts

Knights top Eastside on Senior Day and defeat Priory

 
Sword
February 9 | Athletics

Winter playoff picture 2024

Results, schedule of basketball and soccer playoffs

 
Menlo junior Roya Rezaee clinched the win with a goal in the second half
January 30 | Athletics

Girls’ soccer shuts out Harker

Knights move into second-place tie in WBAL

 
Lila Gold had five goals in two games for the Knights.
January 26 | Athletics

Girls’ soccer sails to WBAL wins

Lila Gold pours in five goals

 
Knights senior Lila Gold delivered a hat trick in a win over Seaside
January 20 | Athletics

Girls’ soccer defeats Seaside 7-0

Lila Gold posts hat trick as four score

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Honors & Awards

CCS Champions

2013

League Champions

2002, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024

CCS Scholastic Champions

2006, 2014

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CCS 2023

 

Coaches

Head coach: Daniel Hicker
Assistant coaches:  Yvan Trevino,  Eric de la Cerda

Boys’ soccer

CCS Champions

2013

League Champions

2002, 2017, 2021, 2022

CCS Scholastic Champions

2006, 2014

About the Team

The Knights boys’ soccer team won back-to-back league championships and holds a 34-9-6 record over the past three seasons. 

The Knights program ushered in a new chapter in its history in 2012-2013, landing its first CCS championship, and in 2019, advanced to the championship final. In 2015-2016, Menlo knocked off the top seed in the first round of the CCS Championships, ultimately losing 1-0 in the semifinals to the eventual champions.

The Knights returned to the CCS semifinals in 2017 after compiling a 9-0-3 West Bay Athletic League record and its first league title in 15 years.

About the Coach

Daniel Hicker (first year)

Hicker  was a performance coach for U.S. Soccer, Strength and Conditioning Coach with the San Jose Sharks,Volunteer Assistant Coach and Director of Performance Analysis for Santa Clara University’s women’s soccer team, as well as a host of youth and collegiate programs. Hicker retains his CSCS*D and Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He also holds a USC Premier Diploma.

Hicker coached for the Olympic Development Program as a regional coach and head coach for Cal North. He also served as assistant coach for the Bay Area Breeze of the USL W-League.  

He also is Menlo’s Director of Sports Performance and Wellness. Most recently, he served as Director of Performance for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Prior to that, he worked for four years with the San Jose Earthquakes as Head of Athletic Performance where he led the management and alignment for physical development pathways from the Academy to MLS.