Marroquin acting head coach of UH-Hilo men’s soccer

University of Hawai’i at Hilo Athletics assigned Diego Marroquin as Acting Head Coach of the Vulcans Men’s Soccer program.

Marroquin arrives to the Big Island with over a decade of coaching experience.

Most recently, he spent the last two years as men’s soccer head coach at Holy Names University — prior to the school’s closure this past spring.

“First and foremost, I want to thank Director of Athletics Patrick Guillen for entrusting me to lead the UH Hilo Men’s Soccer program this fall,” Marroquin said in a UH-Hilo press release. “UH-Hilo is truly a special place — family environment, incredible soccer facility, amazing conference and located in paradise. I’m looking forward to the opportunity and aim to build a program the student-athletes, alumni and the Hilo community can be proud of.”

The Petaluma, California product started his collegiate playing career at Santa Rosa Junior College.

There, he was Big 8 Conference Player of the Year and an NSCAA First-Team All-American while helping to claim back-to-back conference championships.

Marroquin continued on at Division-I Sacramento State where he again helped capture back-to-back titles and was a two-time MPSF All-Conference Team selection.

“We are very pleased to have Diego serve as our acting head coach while our current head coach is on leave,” Guillen said. “Diego’s seven years of coaching experience in the PacWest Conference will serve the program greatly as he leads our young men on and off the field.

“We are very fortunate to have someone of his caliber as a coach, and more importantly, as a person on our team.”