Connor Keenan recently completed his first season at the helm of the Catholic men's soccer program after his hiring in May of 2024. 

Keenan took over after spending the 2023 season as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at King's College (Pa.). Keenan replaced his former boss, Travis Beauchamp, who left the university after 17 seasons.

Year one proved to be a success for Keenan as the Cardinals posted a record of 10-6-5, winning the Landmark Conference Championship to earn a bid into the NCAA Tournament field. Despite a slow start, Keenan's group ripped off a stretch of 13 games without a loss, defeating Elizabethtown in the Landmark Conference Semifinals before going on the road and knocking off Juniata in the Championship Game. The Cardinals earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament field, but fell short in the first round against Ohio Wesleyan.

Under Keenan, Holden Woodings became the ninth All-American in the history of Catholic men's soccer, finding a spot on the fourth team. He also earned United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region and Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Year accolades as well. In total, Keenan's first season saw an all-american (Woodings), three all-region choices (Woodings, Liam Giblin, Domenico Caltabiano), six All-Landmark selections (Woodings, Giblin, Caltabiano, Owen Allegro, Mudi Jagha, Hayden Lim), and three College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District selections (Allegro, Corey Magro, Charlie Paparella). 

After a highly successful run as an Assistant Coach at Denison, Catholic, and Lycoming, Keenan was hired to lead the Monarchs in June of 2023. King's finished 5-8-3 in 2023 with four players earning All-MAC Freedom honors. Nate Horn, Shane Serio, and Liam Yair all earned Second Team honors under Keenan's guidance. 

Prior to his time at King's, Keenan was an assistant at Denison from 2020-2023. During Keenan's tenure, Denison posted a record of 22-10-5 while vaulting as high as #16 in the national rankings in 2022. The program won the North Coast Athletic Conference in 2021 for the first time in 12 years earning the staff United Soccer Coaches Region VII Staff of the Year. Denison went to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 for the first time since 2009. 

Keenan spent nearly four years previously with the Catholic soccer program, coming on board in 2016 before departing in 2020 to head to Denison. Keenan was an Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator under Beauchamp. During his time, the Cardinals posted a record of 42-27-8, winning the 2019 Landmark crown and hosting the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals were ranked as highly as #10 during the 2019 run. 

After finishing his playing days at Lycoming College, Keenan stayed on as an assistant as the team amassed a record of 18-2-2 to win the Middle-Atlantic Conference Championship. The team reached the Sweet 16 and earned a ranking as high as 10th. The Warriors had six all-conference, three all-region, and one all-american player during Keenan's tenure as an assistant. 

Keenan's other experience outside of the college ranks includes Staff Coach & High School Boys Director of Coaching at Barcelona Academy - Columbus and Club Soccer Head Coach of DC Stoddert U15 & U16 Red in D.C. 

As a player, Keenan was a four-year starter and two-year captain in goal for Lycoming. A First Team All-MAC Selection and First Team All-NSCAA All-Region honoree in 2014, Keenan was also an All-MAC Honoroable Mention Selection and MAC Tournament MVP in 2013 as the Warriors won the conference and reached the NCAA Tournament. 

Keenan graduated from Lycoming with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 2015 before earning a Master of Science in Management at Catholic in 2018. He holds a U.S. Soccer C License, and has a United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma as well as a Goalkeeping Level I Diploma. He is also USA Weightlifting Level 1 certified.