DANVILLE, Va. — Averett University men's soccer head coach Philip Wilson announced the the return of alumnus Colton Dutchess '21 as an assistant coach with the program.

Dutchess served as an assistant coach with the program during the fall 2021 season before playing internationally in Croatia and Sweden in spring 2022.

Dutchess was a four-year member of the Averett program as a goalkeeper from 2017-21. The native of Sanford, North Carolina, played 35 games in goal for the Cougars, making 170 saves while allowing just 1.89 goals per game in more than 2,900 minutes. He was named Averett's 2020-21 Dr. Tommy Foster Male Student-Athlete of the Year and also earned USA South Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors once. He also received the service award twice from Averett's Sports Information Department. He was also an executive board member for Averett's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Dutchess earned his bachelor's degree from Averett in May 2021 and is pursuing his master's degree in business administration from Averett.