Philadelphia University Athletic Director Tom Shirley has announced the hiring of Ptah Myers as the men's soccer program's 12^th head coach on February 16th, 2010.  Myers is the Ram's first-ever African American coach.

"I'm proud to announce the hiring of current Philadelphia KiXX player Ptah Myers as our men's soccer head coach.  With his professional playing background and experience in the Big East and Atlantic 10, we feel he's ready to take our team to the next level," said Shirley.

Myers is a current member of the Philadelphia KiXX, a professional team in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). During the 2010-11 season, Myers played for the Chicago Riot of the MISL.  He was named the Wachovia ‘Player of the Year' during the 2008-09 season.  His professional experience also includes  playing for the Virginia Beach Mariners of the United Soccer League (USL) 1^st Division in 2005. 

"I'm ready to put my stamp on this program and begin my head coaching career," said Myers. 

The Columbus, Ohio native comes to PhilaU with a wealth of NCAA Division I experience, serving as an assistant coach at Villanova University under Wildcats Head Coach Tom Carlin during the 2009 season and as a player at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. 

A UMass graduate (2005) with a B.A. in psychology, Myers helped the Minutemen advance to the NCAA 2^nd Round as a sophomore and was also an Atlantic 10 1^st Team selection twice during his junior and senior years.  As a senior he led his squad with 21 points (nine goals, three assists).   

He is also a current member of the U.S. Men's National Futsal Team and the Director of the Futsal Development Program in the Philadelphia School District.  Futsal is a variant of soccer that is played indoors on a smaller hard playing surface with a sized down ball.

Myers- who has a USSF B coaching license, has served as the KiXX Summer Camp Director since 2006.  He has also been an assistant coach at Abington Friends School ('08) and Amherst (MA) High School ('04) and worked with both the Washing Twp. (NJ) and Marple Newtown (PA) Soccer Clubs. 

Myers is married to his wife Linsey. They currently reside in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia.

William Thornton is in his first season as Philadelphia University’s assistant coach in 2011.  He is a native of York, Pennsylvania and a graduate of West York High School. 

Throughout his high school career Thornton has had the opportunity to represent numerous teams such as: Eastern Pennsylvania ODP, Region 1 ODP, U18 Men’s National Team, and club team FC Delco.  While playing for FC Delco Thornton won two Youth National Championships in 1998 and 2000.  

In college, Thornton spent four seasons at the University of Connecticut, where as a freshman helped the Huskies to the Final Four in 1999, only to lose in the fourth overtime.  In 2000, UConn returned to the Final Four and captured the crown to win secure a national championship. 

William currently coaches a U16 boy’s team at the United German Hungarian club.  He attends Drexel University as a student in the M.S. in Sports Management.