Craig O'rourke II

Meet Craig

Craig served as the head coach of the Salve Regina University men's soccer program for 17-years (2007-2024) and was twice named the Commonwealth Coast Conference 'Coach of the Year.' His teams earned two conference regular-season titles as well as outright conference championships in 2012 and 2019. In both of those seasons, he guided his teams to NCAA Tournament bids as well as an ECAC Championship semifinal in 2010. During this time, Craig also helped the team succeed in the classroom, earning the United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award 13 times, including a streak of 10-consecutive awards from 2015 to 2024.

Prior to his time at Salve Regina, Craig was head coach at Bridgton Academy (ME) from 2003 to 2007 and was previously an assistant with the Roger Williams University men's soccer program. Craig is a 1997 graduate of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he earned his bachelor's degree in biology/pre-medicine while playing for the men's soccer program, followed by a master’s in business administration from the University of Rhode Island.