Andrew Bordelon begins his fifth season on the NIU men’s soccer staff in 2021, his second as associate head coach after being elevated to the position prior to the 2020-21 campaign. He has been the recruiting coordinator for the Huskies during his entire five-year tenure. Bordelon came to NIU following one season as head coach at Division III Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Md.
Working alongside head coach Ryan Swan, Bordelon has helped breathed new life into the Huskie program. During the 2020-21 campaign, Nick Markanich was named MAC Player of the Year, just the second in program history, while Harry Jolley became the second Huskie during Swan’s tenure to be named MAC Freshman of the Year.
NIU recorded a season sweep of Akron for the first time since 1990, topping 15th-ranked Akron in DeKalb on March 14 and the 21st-ranked Zips on April 4 in Akron. The Huskies finished 22nd nationally in scoring, averaging 1.93 goals per game, and Nick Markanich finished tied for eighth in the nation in goals with nine, becoming the first Huskie to lead the MAC in scoring since 2006.
In 2019, the Huskies retained the Lewang Trophy with a victory over Milwaukee and recorded the program’s first-ever win at West Virginia. NIU had four players earn All-MAC honors, its most since 2011, as Anthony Markanich, Nick Markanich and Alex Welch were named to the all-league first team while Jan Maertins claimed Second Team All-MAC.
Off the field, Maertins was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, becoming just the sixth Academic All-American in program history, and he was one of five Huskies to earn Academic All-MAC recognition.
In 2018, NIU won eight matches, the most for the program in seven years, including a victory over MAC rival Akron, who would go on to compete in the College Cup Final. The 2018 Huskies appeared in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25 for two weeks and Kevin Rodriguez made history, becoming the first NIU player selected in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft, as he was taken by Minnesota United FC.
Rodriguez was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Third Team, NIU’s first all-region selection in three seasons, and claimed All-MAC First Team honors as well. Nick Markanich claimed the MAC Freshman of the Year award after scoring eight goals, the most by a Huskie since 2006, while Anthony Markanich and Jan Maertins were named to the All-MAC Second Team. Off the field, NIU had six Academic All-MAC honorees and two Academic All-District selections.
In his first season with the Huskies in 2017, NIU began a rebuilding process that was highlighted by a season-opening, overtime victory over DePaul and a win over 10th-ranked Omaha, NIU’s first victory over a top-10 foe since 2008. Six Huskies earned Academic All-MAC honors and goalkeeper Drew Donnally earned the MAC Medal of Excellence.
Prior to his one season at Stevenson, Bordelon served as the head coach at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., for three seasons. Bordelon led Westminster to a 41-20-2 overall record in three seasons, which included three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances and three Saint Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) championships.
In 2013, Bordelon guided Westminster to a 13-9-1 overall record and the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, he was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Central Region Coach of the Year.
During his final season at Westminster in 2015, Bordelon led the Blue Jays to a 17-3 record while earning SLIAC Coach of the Year honors as Westminster finished the season ranked second nationally with 82 goals scored.
In the summer of 2015, Bordelon was the head coach of Springfield Synergy FC in the Premier Development League (PDL)
Bordelon began his coaching career as an assistant coach for current NIU head coach Ryan Swan at Drury University in Springfield, Mo., from 2010-12. Bordelon was a four-year starter for Swan at Drury from 2006-09 and ranks fourth in school history in career assists. During his senior season, Bordelon helped the Panthers to a 21-2 record, the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 and Drury’s first conference championship.
A native of Bedford, Texas, Bordelon earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Drury in 2010 and his master's in secondary education from Drury in 2012.
