Tim Oswald didn’t waste any time making an impact on the Rutgers University-Camden men’s soccer program in 2006.

        In his first year as the Scarlet Raptors’ head coach, Oswald led Rutgers-Camden to a second-place finish in the New Jersey Athletic Conference standings, guided his team to a berth in the NJAC tournament and capped the season by winning the ECAC Division III Men’s Metro Soccer Championship. Rutgers-Camden’s 1-0 victory at New Jersey City University November 12 gave the Raptors the ECAC title, marking the first ECAC crown in program history. The victory also helped Rutgers-Camden receive a vote toward the final d3kicks.com Top 25 national poll of the year.

        Rutgers-Camden posted a 13-4-6 record in Oswald’s maiden season with the Raptors.  His goalies placed 11th nationally in Division III in saves percentage (.884) and 39th in goals-against average (0.70).

        Overall, Oswald’s team featured six all-conference players, a pair of all-academic stars and Rutgers-Camden’s first NCAA All-American, when Pat Baldiserra was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas NCAA Division III All-America Third Team.

        Over the summer, Oswald added another credential to his coaching resume, serving as an assistant coach for the Ocean City Barons’ Premier Development League team. He joined the staff of first-year Barons Head Coach Mike Pellegrino and helped Ocean City reach the Eastern Conference semifinals.

        Oswald brought plenty of credentials to his new job at Rutgers-Camden. A standout soccer player at Father Judge High School in Philadelphia, he earned All-Catholic honors and added All-Area recognition from the Northeast Times in 1996.

        Oswald continued his soccer career as a midfielder/forward at Elizabethtown College, where the Blue Jays earned national rankings during all four of his years, including Top 5 rankings during his junior and senior seasons. The Blue Jays played in three straight MAC championship games, winning the 1999 title and earning a trip to the NCAA tournament. During his senior year he earned conference Player of the Week, First-Team All-Conference and All-Academic MAC honors. In 53 career games, he notched 15 goals, 18 assists and 48 points at Elizabethtown.

        Oswald received his B.S. in Elementary Education from Elizabethtown in 2001 and his Master’s in School Counseling from Widener in 2003.

        Oswald served three seasons as an assistant coach at Arcadia University from 2003-05, helping the Scarlet Knights achieve Division III Top 25 national rankings each year. Arcadia reached the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship game all three years, winning the PAC title in 2004 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament. 

        Prior to coaching at Arcadia, Oswald spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons assisting at Widener University. In his second season at Widener, the Pioneers achieved the highest NSCAA regional ranking in the history of the program and earned their second-ever ECAC post-season berth.

        Oswald owns his NSCAA National Diploma, which he passed with distinction. On the club level, Oswald has served as an ODP U-14 assistant coach with EPYSA, a U-11 head coach with FC Bucks and the U-17 head coach of FC Philadelphia United. He also has served as a co-head coach, along with former Arcadia mentor Tom Carlin, of the PSC Coppa-Bucks club team which won two EPYSA state championships and was nationally-ranked in the Top 25 in both 2004 and 2005.

        Oswald, who lives in West Deptford with his fiancée Denise, works as a guidance counselor at Ridley (PA) Middle School.