Alex Suprise joined the Duquesne University men's soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach in March of 2026.
“We’re excited to have Alex join the staff at Duquesne due to his experience at the NCAA Division I level, both during his time in the Atlantic 10 Conference at St. Bonaventure as well as at Oregon State,” Brooks said. “He brings with him a diverse skill set in coaching, player development, recruiting and performance analysis. Alex will be a great asset to our program and the University as a whole.”
Suprise, a native of Milwaukee, Wisc., spent the 2025 season as an assistant coach at Oregon State, where he helped guide the Beavers to an overall record of 10-5-2 (.647), including a mark of 6-1-2 (.778) in the West Coast Conference (WCC). OSU finished second in the WCC standings and earned an at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA Championship, falling to eventual national champion Washington, 3-2, in overtime.
“I’m profoundly excited to join the Duquesne University coaching staff,” Suprise said. “From the moment I connected with the coaching staff and learned more about the culture of the team as well as the University, I knew it was the right place for me. I’d like to thank Chase Brooks for the opportunity, and I’d also like to thank the Oregon State men’s soccer program and Kwame Oduro for the opportunity to learn, develop and compete at the highest levels of college soccer. I’m really looking forward to assisting in the positive trajectory of Duquesne soccer.”
During his lone season in Corvallis, Oregon State closed the 2025 campaign ranked 19th in NCAA Division I in the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Top 25 Poll. A total of seven student-athletes garnered postseason WCC accolades, including midfielder Arnau Farnos, who was selected as the 2025 WCC Offensive Player of the Year.
Prior to his season at Oregon State, Suprise spent four years as an assistant coach at St. Bonaventure. During his tenure with the Bonnies, Suprise tutored Matthew Wrobel, who earned a spot on the 2021 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team before collecting USC Southeast All-Region Third Team accolades in 2022. Suprise also assisted with a number of student-athletes for SBU that signed professional contracts as well as earned various academic honors.
Suprise is a 2018 graduate of Virginia Wesleyan University, where he earned a pair of degrees, including one in business and one in recreation & leisure studies. As a student-athlete for the Marlins, he started 38 of his 54 career games, finishing his 12 points thanks to a goal and 10 assists. In all, he logged over 3,500 minutes during his career at Virginia Weselyan.
Beginning his coaching career at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., during the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Suprise helped guide the Bison to back-to-back appearances in the College of New England (CNE) Conference Tournament. He also earned a Master of Science degree in organizational leadership from Nichols in 2020.
Suprise spent the 2020 season as an assistant coach at Medaille College and also has various experience coaching at the club level, including the New York Flash Soccer Academy and the ECNL Club in Buffalo, N.Y., as well as with Global Premier Soccer and FC USA while in New England. He also began coaching while as an undergrad student at Virginia Wesleyan, assisting with the Virginia Rush Soccer Club.
He owns coaching education certifications from United Soccer Coaches (USC) and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).
