Vandal Soccer Camps

Coaching Staff

Neal Ozmun
Assistant Coach

Neal Ozmun enters his second season as assistant coach at the University of Idaho.

In his first season under the guidance of head coach Clevenger, the Vandals made program history winning the Big Sky Conference Championship and punching their ticket to the NCAA first round. Idaho finished the season 12-5-2 overall and 5-2-1 in conference. The season ended with a 1-0 loss at Gonzaga in the NCAA's, where Idaho allowed only one goal from the No. 15 offensive team in the nation. Ozmun's main focus was development and leadership of the goalkeepers, including two-time Big Sky Goalkeeper of the Year, Kira Witte. Under Ozmun's guidance, Idaho allowed only 16 goals against (No. 3 in program history) and posted seven shutouts (No. 5 in program history). The Vandals also posted a program second-best 0.84 goals against average.

At Abilene Christian, Ozmun helped lead the Wildcats to two Southland Conference post season appearances with a 34-30-9 overall record.

At ACU, Ozmun has helped shape the careers of two of the program’s all-time greats in net, Rachel Johnson and Erin Smith. Both were named all-conference when they were full-time starters, with Johnson earning the honor in 2019 and Smith reigning in the honor in the 2020-21 season.

Prior to Abilene Christian, Ozmun had seven years of coaching experience between Ouachita Baptist University (2012-14), Idaho State (2015-17), and Grambling State (2018).

In Ozmun’s lone season (2018) at Grambling State, the Tigers came within one game of the NCAA Tournament as they lost to Howard, 1-0, after posting overall and conference records of 14-8 and 9-1.

Grambling’s two goalkeepers combined for a 1.02 goals-against average, 61 saves, 13 shutouts and a .735 save percentage, while its defense surrendered an average of 7.7 shots per game. The Tigers’ offense, meanwhile, totaled 37 goals behind 14.0 shots per game.

Six players were named All-SWAC, including Defensive Player of the Year, Haileigh Adams, and four were later tabbed to the 2018 Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Women’s Soccer Team.

Ozmun arrived at Grambling State after spending the previous three seasons at Idaho State, where he coached three All-Big Sky Conference players. He joined the Bengals in 2015 following a standout career as a player and assistant coach at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark.

Ozmun’s three goalkeepers at OBU all posted a .800 save percentage or better with total saves being upwards of 90 each year. Two received All-Great American Conference honors, while the third led the Tigers to a conference tournament championship.

Overall, he helped coach one all-America, eight all-region players, thirteen all-conference players, and eleven all-conference academic players at OBU. The Tigers additionally posted a 3.66 team GPA while he oversaw academics

Ozmun played four years at Ouachita Baptist University as a goalkeeper. He is the career leader for total saves, and during his senior year he helped lead the team to the Gulf South Conference Tournament for the first time in program history.

Ozmun graduated from OBU in 2010 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications. He obtained his master’s degree in 2013 in Sports Administration from Henderson State University, and his Advanced National Diploma from United Soccer Coaches in July 2014.

Ashley Heidelberger
Assistant Coach

Ashley Heidelberger rejoins Idaho soccer after five years at Bryant University. At Bryant University, Ashley mentored four-time first-team all-conference defender, Jamine Irwin and NEC Goalkeeper of the Year, Megan Dalton. During her time at Bryant, the team reached the semifinals in the Northeast Conference Championship twice and boasted an undefeated conference season (7-0-3) in 2019. Following the 2022 season, Heidelberger was promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach.

Heidelberger spent two seasons at the University of Hawaii from 2016-17 where she acted as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. During her time at Hawaii, the team had a seven-win improvement from the 2015 to the 2016 season marking the fifth-best improvement in NCAA DI. The program also earned its first-ever NSCAA West Region Ranking, peaking at the No. 4 spot.

Before Hawaii, Heidelberger served as an assistant coach at Brown University from 2014-2016. The program finished third in the Ivy League in 2015 and produced six All-Ivy selections in the two seasons.

No stranger to Moscow, Heidelberger was a member of the Idaho soccer staff for three years from 2011-2014. Heidelberger served as the assistant coach, helping lead the Vandals to the WAC Tournament each season. She was part of the staff that led Idaho to the program's first win in a conference tournament game in 2011. Heidelberger mentored six first-team All-WAC honorees including Idaho Hall of Fame inductee, Chelsea Small.

Heidelberger was a dual-sport athlete who competed through graduate school and undergrad in track and soccer. She earned her master's degree in sport management from the University of San Francisco. At USF, she was crowned second-team All-WCC, team captain, 2010 Team MVP, and 2009 Defensive MVP on the soccer squad. On the track, she held the school record in the 800m for a period of time and earned gold at the WCC Championships.

Before USF, Heidelberger earned her bachelor's in business at the University of Connecticut. At UConn, she was named to the Big East All-Tournament Team in 2008 and helped lead the team to three straight NCAA appearances from 2005-07. She was a member of the squad that reached the NCAA Elite 8 in 2007. On the track, the team was crowned Indoor Track and Field Big East Champions and was part of the 4x800 relay team that previously held the school record.

Heidelberger holds a USSF B License and an Advanced National Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches Association. She hails from Broad Brook Connecticut and is joined by her family in Moscow. Her husband, Nick is a Moscow Native and a University of Idaho alumni. Their two kids are named Gavin and Sydney.

All camps or clinics are open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender).