Clovis Excessive Faculty hopes to have a brand new head soccer coach as quickly as Thursday, Athletic Director Lonnie Baca stated.

Baca stated college officers are scheduled to interview 9 candidates for the job on Wednesday. A committee of 4 college directors will meet after the interviews and Baca stated they hope to supply the place later that night or Thursday morning.

The job grew to become open earlier this month when Cal Fullerton resigned after 5 years as Wildcats’ head coach.

Baca stated he was shocked Fullerton stop; highschool soccer coaches normally change jobs earlier than spring follow. However Baca stated he’s optimistic about candidates.

“I used to be pleasantly shocked” on the high quality of candidates, Baca stated. “I assumed it is likely to be arduous to get folks to use this time of yr, however we had 4 folks apply the primary day it was open.”

Baca declined to call any of the candidates and wouldn’t say if any present members of the CHS teaching employees utilized for the job.

“We’ve candidates from quite a lot of locations, together with from New Mexico and from out of state,” he stated.

Faculty officers marketed the job by way of a Texas coaches on-line discussion board, MaxPreps and New Mexico Actions Affiliation, Baca stated.

“We would like anyone who has had head teaching expertise or who has been on a varsity employees as a (offensive or defensive) coordinator. Additionally somebody who might be of nice character and a tradition builder who will work with our children,” Baca stated.

The Wildcats soccer staff is coming off a 3-6 season that ended with a first-round playoff loss to Las Cruces Excessive.

Fullerton compiled a 24-24 file in his 5 years as CHS’ head soccer coach.