Daniel Gradison joined the Lewis & Clark men's soccer coaching staff ahead of the 2025 season. The 2026 season will mark his second year working with the program.
During the 2025 season, Gradison helped Lewis & Clark post a program record three ties in a single-season and continue to take steps forward. The program set a single-season record with a 2.60 goals against average and held opponents to two goals or fewer in 11 contests. Men's soccer notched two ties in conference play, a new program record, including a 4-4 comeback tie against Linfield University on October 12 that saw the team erase a 3-0 deficit.
Gradison joins Lewis & Clark after getting his start in high school and club soccer. He currently serves as an Assistant Sporting Director and Director of Coaching at Oregon Surf SC. In his role he works with U9-U19 boys and girls in the Portland Metro Area, and for the 2024-2025 league season, Daniel won the OYSA Boys Competitive Coach of the Year Award. He also holds a position as a Portland Timbers Discovery Program Staffer, where he helps identify youth players for the Portland Timbers Pre-MLS Academy.
Prior to these roles, Gradison worked as an Olympic Development Program Head Coach with the Oregon Youth Soccer Association (OYSA) and served as a varsity assistant coach and junior varsity head coach at Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis.
