Quentin McDowell brings a bundle of experience to the soccer fields of Mercersburg Academy, where he took over head coaching duties in 2008. As a four year player at Muhlenberg College, Quentin was co-captain and an All-Conference selection his senior year. After graduating, Coach McDowell went to work for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), where he travelled the soccer universe and worked with top high school, college, and professional coaches. He is a member of the NSCAA Associate Staff, instructing coaching courses throughout the region. Before joining the Mercersburg faculty in 2007, Quentin was head boys' soccer coach at Cushing Academy in Massachusetts for two years. Coach McDowell holds the NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. Last year, Coach McDowell's team posted a 9-5-2 record in what, on paper, looked to be a rebuilding year. Much of that talent has returned for the 2009 season.

Prior to coming to Mercersburg in 1989, Bill was assistant director of admission at Hartwick College in New York, and associate director of admission at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. In September 2008, Bill was installed as president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC); he had previously served three years as the organization's vice-president for admission practices, and five years as its liaison to the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association). Bill is past-president of the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling, and the namesake of PACAC's William R. McClintick Service Award. He also served a three-year term on the College Scholarship Service (part of The College Board).