Bio

Jesse Tinney is entering his fifth year at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Tinney joined the Pioneer staff as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams in the summer of 2021 and was promoted to the Head Men’s Coach in March of 2023.

During Tinney’s first season as an assistant coach, the men’s team finished with an impressive 13-5-2 record. During the season, the team had its longest unbeaten streak in program history at 14 games. Other team accomplishments included Jack Gentilli earning Third Team All-Region honors and being named Co-Wisconsin Offensive Player of the Year. Additionally, Chase Werner earned All-Wisconsin 2nd Team, Konrad Ziaja earned All-Wisconsin Honorable Mention and Lucas Schoeneberg also earned All-Wisconsin Honorable Mention.

Tinney helped the women’s team in 2021 finish with an overall record of 9-6-3. During the season, the team had the best start in program history and went undefeated for the entire month of September. Other team accomplishments included Amber Lueder earning First Team All-WIAC honors and Annalise Spindle being named to the All-WIAC Sportsmanship Team.

During the 2022 men’s season, Tinney helped lead the team to an NCAA Tournament appearance with a 12-5-3 record. Tinney and the staff were also awarded the Coast-to-Coast Coaching Staff of the Year award. Team accomplishments included Jack Gentilli earning his second All-Region and All-Wisconsin honors while also being All-Conference. Additionally, Danny Gutzwiller was named the Conference Rookie of the Year, while Konrad Ziaja, Clayton Lautenschlaeger, and Alester Dawson received All-Conference honors. Danny Gutzwiller, Konrad Ziaja, and Clayton Lautenschlaeger were also named to the All-Wisconsin team.

In 2022, Tinney helped lead the women’s program to one of its best seasons in program history with a 12-6-2 record. The team also made it to the quarterfinals of the WIAC Tournament. Team accomplishments included Lydia Smith earning All-WIAC honors and Annalise Spindle being named to the All-WIAC Sportsmanship Team.

During the 2023 campaign which was Tinney’s first season as the Head Men’s Soccer Coach, he led the team to an overall record of 14-3-5 with the 10^th highest strength of schedule in the country. The team would go on to finish as finalists in the Coast-To-Coast Conference Tournament. The team also qualified for the NCAA National Tournament for the second consecutive year and was selected to host the first round. They would ultimately reach the Round of 32 to conclude the season. The team finished in the top 25 nationally in goal difference while finishing in the top 50 in both scoring offense and goals against. Team accomplishments included Konrad Ziaja being named the Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Justin Williams being named Conference Rookie of the Year. Additionally, Danny Gutzwiller, Konrad Ziaja, and Sebastian Carranza received 1^st Team All-Conference honors. Lastly, Konrad Ziaja and Danny Gutzwiller received 2^nd Team All-Region honors.

The team’s historic 2024 season proved to be one of the best seasons in the program’s history. Tinney guided the Pioneers to an overall record of 14-2-5 (.786) which is the highest winning percentage in program history in the NCAA era. The team placed as finalists in the WIAC Conference Tournament and for the third consecutive year they qualified for the NCAA National Tournament. The team would eventually reach the Round of 16 in the NCAA National Tournament which is tied for the furthest finish in the program’s history. The team concluded the season ranked #14 in the country. Additionally, the team was ranked #3 in shutout percentage, #7 in goal differential, #8 in team goals against average, and #27 in scoring offense. Player awards included Seth Aiken being named the Conference Goalkeeper of the Year, Alex Wano being named the Conference Defender of the Year, Danny Gutzwiller receiving 1^st Team All-Region honors, Alex Wano and Seth Aiken receiving 2^nd Team All-Region honors, and Ethan Dietrich receiving 3^rd Team All-Region honors.

A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, Tinney graduated from Chartiers Valley High School where he was an All-Conference player and the MVP of the WPIAL All-Star Game. He served as a team captain and was a three-year letter-winner. He went on to a standout collegiate career playing as a midfielder for the University of Mount Union and played in a total of 70 games making 63 starts. During his 2018 season at Mount Union, the team reached its first-ever national rank (#13); highest ever regional rank (#2), and a team record of completing nine consecutive shutouts. He was voted Rookie of the Year by his teammates after the 2014 campaign. Tinney was also voted the team’s Offensive MVP in two consecutive seasons, and the Overall MVP in 2016. He graduated from Mount Union in 2018 with undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Business Management.

Following his collegiate career, Tinney coached for Beadling Soccer club in Pittsburgh. He coached the club’s youth academy teams and the 2008 boys age group. Under Tinney, the ‘08 team won the 2021 PA West State Cup and earned a spot in the USYS Eastern 2021 Regional Championships where they were finalists. Tinney’s ‘08 team was selected to play in the MLS Next Developmental League in the 2021 Fall season. It was the club’s first-ever team to participate in the league.

Tinney currently holds a United States Soccer Federation C License and received his Master’s of Education in Athletic Coaching from the University of Mount Union in May of 2023.