Box Score Albion, Mich. - Albion Men's Soccer's Head Coach Wytse Molenaar has been voted the 2026 MIAA Coach of the Year. This is Coach Molenaar's first Coach of the Year of his career. 

Coach Molenaar led the Brits to a 8-4-5 (4-0-3) record in the 2026 season, finishing 2nd in the MIAA, their best finish under Coach Molenaar. This is also the first season that the Brits have not lost an MIAA game in program history. 

Under Coach Molenaar the Brits are 69-71-26 and have made the post season tournament for six years straight, making it to the semi-finals for the fifth straight year. Coach Molenaar has also had back-to-back freshman of the year, Robin Ruigendijk in 2025 and Huib Alberts in 2026. 

Coach Molenaar has also had several All-MIAA team selections. In 2026 he had two players selected for 1st Team All-MIAA and five selected for 2nd Team All-MIAA. He also had three 1st Team selections and four 2nd Team selections in 2025.