Chris Harwick enters his fourth season as a member of the LA Tech Soccer coaching staff, having recently been promoted to associate head coach.

Harwick was instrumental in helping the Bulldogs qualify for the Conference USA Tournament for a second straight season in 2023. The Bulldogs would host the CUSA Soccer Championship for the first time in school history, advancing to the semifinals after a 1-0 shutout win over WKU. It marked the first time since 2018 that LA Tech made it to the semifinals.

He also played a key role in helping coach the program's second straight CUSA Freshman of the Year with Kyra Taylor taking home the honor. Taylor, along with Josie Studer, were named First Team All-CUSA while Lauren Egbuloniu was named Third Team All-CUSA. For Studer, she became the first Bulldog in program history to be a four-time all-conference selection.

Harwick played an integral coaching part in 2022, guiding the Bulldogs to their first CUSA tournament bid since 2019, their highest conference standing since 2017, and the most All-Conference Selections and honors in program history. 

He helped develop Flavie Dube into the program's first conference Freshman of the Year. Dube also picked up All-Freshman and Second-Team honors as a forward. Captains Josie Studer and Emma Jones were also named Second-Team and Third-Team, respectively. 

LA Tech finished 7-8-3 overall with a 5-3-2 mark in C-USA which also matched the most conference wins since 2017. 

In his first season with LA Tech, he helped guide a squad with 18 newcomers, including 15 freshmen, to a 6-8-3 overall record and a 2-4-2 league mark. The team had a strong finish to the slate, going unbeaten in four of their last five matches in Conference USA including a draw with West Division champion Southern Miss and a 4-0 road victory at FIU in the season finale.

Harwick is also in charge of the program's soccer technology, which includes their Spiideo camera system that aids in analyzing matches and training sessions. He also oversees the SPT GPS units that track physical outputs/performances of the players.
 
Prior to coming to Ruston, Harwick spent two seasons as the top assistant for the Clarkson University men’s soccer program in Potsdam, New York.
 
Prior to his time with the Golden Knights, Harwick was an assistant coach at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi under Steve Voltz for three seasons.  While with the Majors, he helped the team to 23 victories, including wins in the postseason three consecutive years.  He also spent two months serving as the program’s interim head coach.

A graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2016 with a degree in Public Policy, Harwick spent four seasons with the Seahawks, serving as team captain in his senior year.  Over the course of four years, Harwick played in 52 games which included 32 starting nods for the Seahawks.

Originally from Hanover, New Hampshire, Harwick is currently working towards completing an Environmental Policy masters from Clarkson University.   
 
He holds a United States Soccer Federation ‘D’ coaching license. In addition to working for several camps and club teams, he also spent the summer of 2017 as a Youth Development Intern with D.C. United soccer club.