OTTUMWA - Iowa Lakes Community College men’s soccer graduate assistant Juan Espinal has been named head coach at Indian Hills Community College.

Espinal has served as a graduate assistant coach for the Lakers for the past year and a half.

His duties have included recruiting, team and individual training, as well as scheduling. He also supervised student senate activities and served as a resident assistant.

"I’m delighted to see Juan progress on to the next stage and take over as the head coach at Indian Hills," said ILCC coach  Ben MacRae. "Juan did a fantastic job for Iowa Lakes and will be sorely missed. He always had the mindset to learn and make himself better every day. I have no doubt that he has a bright future in the game and will be huge asset to the Warriors."