MEET THE STAFF

Ross Liberati was named head coach of the Widener men's soccer team in July, 2019. He brings nearly a decade of collegiate coaching experience including work at the Division I, II, and III level to the Pride.

On the national level, Liberati was selected for the United Soccer Coaches Top 30 Under 30 Award. He holds USSF Class, D, E, and F licenses, and earned his National Diploma, Advanced National Diploma, and Premier Diploma. As a player, Liberati was a two-time All-Region honoree, leading Bucknell to Patriot League Championships in 2009 and 2010.

Jared Welsh is the assistant coach at Widener University and coaches at Penn Fusion. He has worked with soccer players and teams across various levels. His collegiate coaching experience includes a stint as the assistant men's soccer coach at Eastern University, where he excelled as the Lead Recruiting Coordinator. Welsh’s expertise extends to the NCAA Division I level as well. Prior to joining Eastern, he served as a graduate assistant at the University of Northern Colorado.

In addition to his experience coaching, Welsh possesses as master’s degree in Sports Coaching from the University of Northern Colorado and a B.S. in Business Management from St. John Fisher University. He is also licensed by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) with the National "C" License.

August Axtman is an assistant coach at Widener and graduate of King’s College. He captained the Monarchs during his junior and senior season. In his four years, he was recognized for numerous awards, including being a three-time All-Mid-Atlantic Regional defender, All-MAC Freedom First Team defender, and All-MAC All-Academic player. In his senior season, he was also recognized as an Academic All-American defender and the MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the year.

He has completed his U.S. National E & F Soccer Coaching licenses. Axtman most recently graduated with his Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from Widener in 2021.

Skrynecki graduated from Widener University in May of 2022. During her time in undergrad she left the golfing scene and joined Liberati’s staff and has never looked back. Skrynecki can be found behind the scenes ensuring all things have a schedule and are moving right along!