This bio is now a part of a historical archive, the individual is no longer employed by Wilkes University.
Phil Wingert will be starting his 40th year and fifth as the full-time Associate Athletic Director at Wilkes.
Up until 2016, Wingert served as the head coach of the men's soccer program. With a career mark of 300-294-44 (.522), Wingert retired as the winningest coach in the program's history, as he registered double-figure victories 15 times and led the Colonels to the postseason 14 times in his final 27 years.
He led Wilkes to the Freedom Conference tournament six times in his last eleven seasons, including a six-year run from 2004 to 2009 where the Colonels won 60 games.
In 2013, Wingert mentored Eric McAnena who was named second team All-Freedom Conference after hitting the 20-point plateau in a 9-8-1 year for the Colonels.
In 2011, Wingert coached second team All-Freedom performer TJ Brandt, one of 84 all-conference members for Wilkes since 1982. Midfielder Ed Zulkoski was also named a NSCA Honorable Mention selection as a senior under Wingert's guidance. In 2010, the Colonels earned all-academic status as a team from the NSCA for their exceptional work in the classroom, combining for a 3.12 grade point average.
In 2008, Wingert led the Colonels to an 11-8-3 mark, including a berth in the ECAC tournament. In 2004 he earned Freedom Conference Co-Coach of the Year honors after leading Wilkes to a conference playoff berth with an 8-7-2 overall record.
Under Wingert's guidance, the Colonels won the ECAC Southern Division championship in 1990, the MAC Northeast Division title in 1992 and a share of the MAC Freedom League title in 1997. His 1991 squad set a school record with 16 wins a year after winning 15 games, which was part of a four-year stretch with an incredible 53 wins.
A graduate of SUNY-Cortland with a degree in Physical Education and a Master's Degree in Athletic Administration from Virginia Tech, Wingert was an assistant coach at Virginia Tech before taking over at Wilkes.
Wingert and his wife Antoinette reside in Wilkes-Barre and the couple has two grown children, daughter Dr. Laura Marie and son Robert who serves as Misericordia's men's and women's volleyball head coach.
