Nathan Kish is entering his first season as Head Men’s Soccer Coach at Emory & Henry College. Kish comes to E&H from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., where he served as an assistant coach for the 2010 season.

While at Catholic, Kish was part of a program that posted an 11-6-4 record in 2010 and won the Landmark Conference Championship, advancing to the NCAA Division III Tournament. His primary duties included planning and assisting in daily training sessions and individual player development, opponent scouting, recruiting and campus visit coordination. 

During the 2009 season, Kish was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Capital University. While there, he helped guide the Crusaders to a 16-5-2 record, an Ohio Athletic Conference Championship and a NCAA Division III Tournament berth. Kish also served as the head coach of the JV team while coordinating visits for recruits, fundraising, alumni player relations and serving as an assistant coach to the Capital women’s soccer team.

After completing his playing career, Kish went to Frostburg State University as a graduate assistant coach for the 2007 and 2008 seasons.  While there, the Bobcats posted a two-year record of 26-14-2.  Kish was charged with directing FSU’s youth tournament, community service and fundraising and travel while also handling recruiting and alumni player relations.

Kish played collegiately at Capital University where, as a four year letter winner, he was integral to building that program into a strong contender and a Division III national power. 

Kish completed a bachelor’s degree in physical education at Capital in 2007, and received a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with concentrations in physical education and business administration from Frostburg State in 2009. Kish's uncle, Tim, is currently the Interim Head Football Coach for the University of Arizona Wildcats, and is a 30-year veteran college football coach. A Columbus, Ohio native, Kish now resides in Bristol.

Nate Whitehurst is entering his first year as Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Emory & Henry College. Whitehurst will assist in the day-to-day operations of the Wasps' men's soccer program and will also carry out the duties of scouting opponents and assisting in team training sessions.

Whitehurst has been a head high school coach in Washington County for the past three seasons. In 2009, he was the head coach for both the boy's and girl's soccer teams at Patrick Henry High School. Since 2010 has been head coach of the Abingdon High School boy's varsity team and has worked with Fusion Football Club.

The Manteo, N.C. native attended Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C. where he was a four-year letterwinner in men's soccer. Whitehurst holds the L-R record for points in a match with nine (three goals, three assists) and led the team in goals and points as a freshman and assists and points as a sophomore.

The 2006 Bears won the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division II tournament with a 19-1-1 record.

Whitehurst graduated from Lenior-Rhyne in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sport Management and completed his Master of Arts degree in Kinesiology and Sport Studies from East Tennessee State University in 2011. Whitehurst also holds a Tennessee Youth Soccer E Coaching License and a NSCAA National Diploma. He resides in Abingdon.