Dwight Hornibrook enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Cortland men’s soccer program in 2007 after a successful stint at Houghton College (N.Y.) of the American Mideast Conference (AMC). Hornibrook also served as an assistant coach for the Cornell University men’s soccer team during the spring of 2004.
In his first season on the sideline, Hornibrook led the Red Dragons to a 10-10 record, becoming just the second men’s soccer coach in school history to win at least 10 games in his debut season. Four of his players received All-SUNYAC recognition and one earned all-region honors.
In 2005, Cortland fashioned a 10-8-1 record, which featured a five-game winning streak and an appearance in the SUNYAC Quarterfinals. For the second straight season, Hornibrook coached an all-region performer. Last season, the Red Dragons also qualified for the SUNYAC playoffs and earned four individual all-league honors.
Hornibrook held the head coaching position at Houghton from 1995-2003. He led the squad to the AMC North Division title in his last season, posting a 15-4-1 record and was named the AMC North Division and the NSCAA/adidas Northeast Region Coach of the Year for his efforts. The team posted wins over Division II Ashland, Gannon, Le Moyne and Mercyhurst and dropped a 2-1 decision to eventual NAIA national champion Rio Grande during the 2003 season. Hornibrook’s teams captured NAIA regional titles in 1995 and 1996 and he completed his career at Houghton with a 119-46-13 record.
Prior to Houghton, Hornibrook was a member of the Canadian National Team staff and director of the Atlantic Regional Training Center from 1987-94. During that time, he coached with World Cup, Olympic and U-17 National teams in international competition, including the U-17 World Cup in 1987 and World Cup qualifying in 1992. Hornibrook served as head coach of the Winnipeg Fury in 1990 and was a player/assistant coach for the Nova Scotia Clippers in 1991 in the Canadian Soccer League. In 1998-99, he was the North American scout for Middlesbrough FC of the English Premier League. He has also served on the preseason coaching staff of the Rochester Rhinos during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
Hornibrook earned NCCP Level Five Certification in 1986 from the National Coaching Institute and holds a Canadian Soccer Association A License.
Hornibrook graduated from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in education. He was a five-year member of the soccer team as a midfielder and was a two-time Atlantic Universities Athletic Association (AUAA) all-star. The team won a national title in 1980 and he was named an Athlete of Distinction in 1982. After graduation, Hornibrook was a member of the North American Soccer League’s (NASL) Toronto Blizzards reserve squad in 1983.
A native of Fredericton, N.B., Hornibrook is a graduate of Fredericton High School, where he earned Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in soccer. His team was crowned provincial champion in 1977. In 1992, Hornibrook was inducted into the city of Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame.
He and his wife, Donna, who is the field hockey coach at Cornell University, currently reside in Lansing, N.Y., with their two daughters, Kathryn and Emily.
