Bio

Gannon Harsma begins his first season as the head men's soccer coach and director of soccer operations at NIACC in the 2023 season.

Harsma served as the NIACC head women's soccer coach in 2021-22 and accumulated a record of 10-19-3.

The NIACC women's team was 7-8-2 in the 2022 season, which tied the school record for wins in a season. In the 2021 spring season, the NIACC women were 7-8 with Harsma as the goalkeeper coach.

In the 2022 season, the NIACC women topped Scott CC 8-0 in the opening round of the NJCAA Region 11 Division II tournament before falling 3-0 to Hawkeye CC in the regional tournament semifinals.

Six NIACC players earned all-region honors in Harsma's 2022 season as head coach of the NIACC women's squad. Earning all-region honors for the Trojans were Brianna Marchand (first-team), Jette Busche (first-team), Amalia Briseno (second-team), Jaya Soor (second-team), Valerie Nelson (honorable mention) and Jada Westover (honorable mention)

In the fall 2021 season, NIACC was 3-11-1 overall and 1-8-1 in the ICCAC Division II. The Trojans topped Scott CC 1-0 (7-6 on penalty kicks) in the opening round of the NJCAA Region XI Division II tournament.

Four NIACC players earned all-region honors in Harsma's initial season as head coach in the 2021 campaign. Earning all-region honors were Busche (first-team), Gabriella Rivera (second-team), Marchand (honorable mention) and Soor (honorable mention)

In the 2021 spring season, Harsma was NIACC men's and women's goalkeeper coach.

Harsma has been the head boys and girls soccer coach at Belmond-Klemme High School since it started the programs in 2020.

Harsma was the goalkeepers coach for B-Elite Academy, where he trained up to 150 goalkeepers from ages 7 to 19, from 2018-21.

He also spent time as the head coach/goalkeeper coach for the Colorado Eagles, a 13-under soccer team, in 2017-18.

He was the assistant coach/goalkeeper coach for Sioux City West High School in 2018-19.

Harsma graduated from Sioux City East High School in 2013.

Harsma played for the Des Moines Menace Academy when he was 15 and won a state championship.

Harsma played on three NAIA national championship teams for Grand View University.