Bucknell University Athletics
Mark Tun Named Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach
7/9/2024 2:34:00 PM | Men's Soccer
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Mark Tun, formerly the head coach of a strong Olivet Nazarene program, has joined the Bucknell men's soccer staff as an assistant coach. Tun guided the Tigers to a 12-4-3 overall record, a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship, and a berth in the NAIA Tournament a year ago.
Tun is a 2018 graduate of Benedictine University, where he was part of a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championship and NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen team during his junior year. The Eagles compiled a 60-28-4 record during Tun's four-year career, and after graduating with a degree in exercise sports studies he was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater. Tun served as the program's lead recruiting coordinator and goalkeepers coach, and in the summer of 2021 he was named interim head coach while the program conducted a head coach search.
In the spring of 2022, Tun moved on to NAIA power Olivet Nazarene as the top assistant coach, and he again served a brief stint as interim head coach. The Tigers posted a 16-2-3 record, including a 9-0-3 mark in the CCAC, and they cruised to the conference title and an NAIA Tournament bid that fall.
Tun was promoted to head coach at ONU in May of 2023, and last season his side averaged 2.3 goals per game and defeated Roosevelt in penalty kicks to claim a third straight CCAC title. ONU fell 1-0 in overtime to LSU Shreveport in the first round of the NAIA Tournament in Oklahoma.
Tun made his Division I coaching debut at UAlbany this past spring before coming to Bucknell.
"I am very excited to welcome Mark Tun to our staff," said head coach Dave Brandt, who is entering his third season as the Bison head coach. "I have known Mark for around two years through both summer camp work and some trusted connections in the industry, and he comes highly recommended in terms of his knowledge, personal character, and work ethic, which are all consistent with what I experienced whenever I was around him as well. He is an excellent addition to the staff, and we look forward to working with Mark toward making the Bucknell men's soccer experience an extremely special and meaningful one for the players here."
Tun joins the Bison staff after former assistant John Schwien was named head coach at Lycoming in June. Jeremy Payne, a former local standout at Midd-West High School, returns for his second season as an assistant coach.
The Bison report for preseason training camp on Aug. 5, and the team makes its 2024 debut on Aug. 22 at Robert Morris.
Tun is a 2018 graduate of Benedictine University, where he was part of a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championship and NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen team during his junior year. The Eagles compiled a 60-28-4 record during Tun's four-year career, and after graduating with a degree in exercise sports studies he was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater. Tun served as the program's lead recruiting coordinator and goalkeepers coach, and in the summer of 2021 he was named interim head coach while the program conducted a head coach search.
In the spring of 2022, Tun moved on to NAIA power Olivet Nazarene as the top assistant coach, and he again served a brief stint as interim head coach. The Tigers posted a 16-2-3 record, including a 9-0-3 mark in the CCAC, and they cruised to the conference title and an NAIA Tournament bid that fall.
Tun was promoted to head coach at ONU in May of 2023, and last season his side averaged 2.3 goals per game and defeated Roosevelt in penalty kicks to claim a third straight CCAC title. ONU fell 1-0 in overtime to LSU Shreveport in the first round of the NAIA Tournament in Oklahoma.
Tun made his Division I coaching debut at UAlbany this past spring before coming to Bucknell.
"I am very excited to welcome Mark Tun to our staff," said head coach Dave Brandt, who is entering his third season as the Bison head coach. "I have known Mark for around two years through both summer camp work and some trusted connections in the industry, and he comes highly recommended in terms of his knowledge, personal character, and work ethic, which are all consistent with what I experienced whenever I was around him as well. He is an excellent addition to the staff, and we look forward to working with Mark toward making the Bucknell men's soccer experience an extremely special and meaningful one for the players here."
Tun joins the Bison staff after former assistant John Schwien was named head coach at Lycoming in June. Jeremy Payne, a former local standout at Midd-West High School, returns for his second season as an assistant coach.
The Bison report for preseason training camp on Aug. 5, and the team makes its 2024 debut on Aug. 22 at Robert Morris.
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