Soccer
Sturgeon, Howard

Howard Sturgeon
- Title:
- Player Development Coordinator
Sturgeon joins the Cougar staff as the Player Development Coordinator after two seasons as an assistant coach at HCU where the team made a run to the Southland Conference Tournament Semifinals.
Prior to joining the Huskies, Sturgeon was named Interim Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Briar Cliff University for the Spring 2023 season and served as an assistant coach for two seasons where he helped lead the Chargers to their first GPAC Tournament Championship in 2021, as well as an undefeated GPAC regular season in 2022, going 10-0-2.
During Sturgeon’s time at Briar Cliff, the program amassed a 28-6-5 record, made back-to-back appearances in the NAIA National Tournament and the team never dropped outside of the NAIA Coaches National Rankings.
As a player, Sturgeon was an A.I.I. All-Conference selection in 2017 at Waldorf University where he was a part of the schools' first A.I.I. Conference Championship and its first appearance in the NAIA National Tournament.
Prior to joining the Huskies, Sturgeon was named Interim Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Briar Cliff University for the Spring 2023 season and served as an assistant coach for two seasons where he helped lead the Chargers to their first GPAC Tournament Championship in 2021, as well as an undefeated GPAC regular season in 2022, going 10-0-2.
During Sturgeon’s time at Briar Cliff, the program amassed a 28-6-5 record, made back-to-back appearances in the NAIA National Tournament and the team never dropped outside of the NAIA Coaches National Rankings.
As a player, Sturgeon was an A.I.I. All-Conference selection in 2017 at Waldorf University where he was a part of the schools' first A.I.I. Conference Championship and its first appearance in the NAIA National Tournament.