CLASS OF 2028
Colton Martin
D / MF
Coach Diego d'Angelo is the U16–U19 Boys Phase Director at Lexington Sporting Club and is the LSC U17 Green team coach leading us into our first year of MLS Next's new competition tier in the Great Lakes division.
Coach d'Angelo is a USSF C-Licensed coach, an Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Transylvania University, a former high school varsity coach associate head coach, and has 20+ years of experience coaching at club, high school, and college levels. Additionally, Coach d'Angelo is retired from Lexmark International where he led supply chain management and various worldwide functions for 26 years at the global printing and imaging company.
Coach Quinn Huddle is the MLS Next Director, College Recruiting Coordinator, and head coach of the LSC U16 Green team. He led us a 2025 Kentucky State Cup Champion finish, as his U15 Green team.
Coach Huddle is a USSF A-Licensed coach and was recently an assistant women's soccer coach at Morehead State University. He coached high school soccer in Eastern Kentucky, was Director of Coaching at Eastern Elite Soccer Academy, and has been involved in Kentucky ODP. Coach Huddle also played college soccer at University of the Cumberlands and Concord University.
Coach Kevin Miles is third-ever Head Boys Soccer Coach in Montgomery County High School's 40+ year program history which includes 2 KHSAA state championship appearances and 5 final fours. A former player and assistant coach, Coach Miles has been the varsity head coach since 2020 and led the program to three 10th Region championships, three 40th District titles, and coached multiple all-state and college players.
Prior to being head coach of the varsity program, Coach Miles was an assistant coach, JV coach and middle school coach for over a decade. He's also a teacher at Montgomery County High School and pastor of a local church. I have played varsity soccer for Coach Miles since my freshman season at Montgomery Co.
Coach Michelle Rayner is the Women's Sporting Director at Lexington Sporting Club. Previously, she was a NCAA DI Head Women's Soccer Coach and played professionally in Australia, England, and her home country of New Zealand.
Coach Rayner coached me at Commonwealth Soccer Club (merged into Lex Sporting in Summer 2022) and Lexington S.C. from U13–U15. She led us to finalist finishes in the 2022 and 2024 USYS Kentucky State Cups and a state champ finish in 2023. She also coached me in two St. Louis Scott Gallagher tournaments where we were spring and fall champions of our division, as well as league champs of the Kentucky Premier League in 2023.
Coach TJ Hall has been in my soccer journey since I was in 6th grade. He coached me for three years at McNabb Middle School and my sole year on the high school JV team. He's also a varsity assistant coach. A former soccer player for George Rogers Clark High School, he has been coaching high school and club soccer for 10+ years.
Coach TJ is a special ed teacher in the Fayette Co. school system and him and his wife Brooke are one of my biggest supporters often attending Montgomery Co. soccer players' club games.
Coach Gary Maddox was my first-ever club coach when I joined Commonwealth Soccer Club at 6 years old in their U9 Academy. Retired from coaching now, he coached for 30 years after growing up in the Tottenham Youth Academy and playing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Coach Gary coached me throughout U9 Academy and U10–U12. Under Coach Gary, we won the top division of U10 Kentucky Select Soccer League, the 2nd division of the U11 Kentucky Premier League and also the top division of the Kings Hammer Turf Classic. Coach Gary helped our team climb from second tier club to competing with and beating teams in the top divisions of Kentucky. Eleven players from Coach Gary's CSC Academy played on the 2023 state champion team. He helped produce numerous ODP players, including two regional players (myself and a teammate), and one FC Cincinnati Academy/YNT Pool player.
In addition to the above head coaches, I've had the pleasure of learning from numerous coaches ranging from other sports, to recreation, to ODP, to public school. I am grateful to all coaches who have taken the time to help me on my athletics journey:
Assistant Coach Danny Shelton (MCHS Varsity), Coach Lainey Neal (MCHS Swim & Dive, Mt. Sterling Gators Swim & Dive), Coach Phil Lee (CSC), Coach Tommy Poland (CSC), Coach Jay Grider (LSC), Coach Marty Tappel (ODP), Coach Ted Butler (athletic training), my dad (parks & rec, futsal, indoor, and home training), and other coaches or trainers that have affected my development.
