Damien Westfield, the all-time winningest coach in Richard Bland College men’s soccer history, begins his sixth season leading the Statesmen in 2023-24.

Westfield owns a 53-17-3 (.726) record at RBC. Following a 3-0 victory over Wake Technical Community College on October 5, 2022, he surpassed Eduardo de Souza in coaching victories.

In 2018, his first season at the helm, Westfield led RBC to a 14-3-2 record. The Statesmen went 16-4 (second-most victories in school history) the following season and advanced to the NJCAA Southeast District final against No. 6 nationally-ranked Eastern Florida State College.

Westfield was named the Region 10 Coach of the Year in 2021 after leading RBC to a 10-5-1 record and the school’s first Regional 10 Tournament Championship, a 3-1 victory over USC Lancaster. The Statesmen advanced to the NJCAA Southeast District Final, falling narrowly to national power Daytona State College 3-2.

In the 2022 season, RBC finished 13-5, and captured a second-straight Region 10 Tournament Championship, a 2-1 victory over USC Lancaster, to advance to a consecutive NJCAA Southeast District Final against Daytona State College.

Westfield has amassed a 39-11-2 (.750) Region 10 record, which includes coaching 26 All-Region 10 performers, two of whom were named Player of the Year – Vandyke Gyau (2018) and Gorka Delgado (2019). Eleven of Westfield’s players have been named First-Team selections.

Westfield arrived at Richard Bland from Young Harris College in Georgia before the 2018 season where he had been a Volunteer Assistant Men's Soccer Coach and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication Studies.  

At Young Harris, Westfield was involved in training sessions, team travel, fundraising, recruiting, academic monitoring, game management, video analysis, camps, organizing team equipment, and opponent scouting. In three seasons at YHC (42-14-3), he was part of a Peach Belt Conference (PBC) regular season championship, two PBC tournament championships, an NCAA Division II Southeast Region championship, a Sweet Sixteen, and an Elite Eight appearance.

Before joining the team at YHC, Westfield served as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Truett McConnell University in Georgia (2012-15). After inheriting a team that finished the 2011 season with a 1-16-1 overall record, he led his team to a 4-10-2 finish in his first year. In his second year, Truett McConnell finished 9-7-2 overall, a five-win improvement, third place in the conference (5-3-1), and 3-1-1 at home. In his third and final year, his team concluded its season with an 8-11 record. In three seasons at Truett, he had a 21-28-4 overall record, he coached five AAC-All Academic Team members, two AAC-All Conference Team players, and two SSAC-All Newcomer Team selections.

Westfield played NCAA Division I men's soccer at Creighton University in Nebraska from 2002-04. At Creighton, he was a two-year starter as a forward/midfielder and was selected to the 2002 Midwest Region Newcomer Team. In that year, he was instrumental in helping the team to a Missouri Valley Conference Championship, as well as scoring the winning goal to help the program to the NCAA Division I College Cup Final Four. In his second season, the team captured the Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season and made an appearance in the NCAA College Cup Quarterfinals.

Before arriving at Creighton, Westfield attended Young Harris (2000-02), where his accomplishments included: First Team All-Region, Region 17 Most Valuable Player, and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) First Team All-American. He also led the nation in scoring (38 goals) during his sophomore year, and he still holds the Young Harris record of 68 career goals scored in his two years. He has been inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame (2012) and the YHC Hall of Fame (2014).

Internationally, Westfield captained the Trinidad & Tobago Youth National U-17 Team and played on the U-20 team in tournaments throughout the Caribbean & North America.

Westfield is a native of Trinidad & Tobago and earned his Doctorate in Leadership Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2010), his Master's Degree in Communications Studies from Bellevue University (2007), and his Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Communication from Creighton University (2004). He holds a United Soccer Coaches – Premier Diploma, Advanced Diploma, and National Diploma.

Westfield is also an Associate Professor of Communication & Leadership Studies at Richard Bland College.