AMERICUS, Ga. -- Georgia Southwestern State University has hired Nate Getman as its new assistant men's soccer coach.

Getman enters his third year coaching at the collegiate level. He began his career at NCAA Division I member East Tennessee State University as the men's goalkeeper coach. Last season Getman was an assistant coach for the men's and women's teams at Oglethorpe University.

Getman is a decorated player at the high school and collegiate level. In 2011, he was an Alabama state high school champion. In 2017, he was named an NJCAA All-Region first team goalkeeper at Quincy College in Quincy, Mass., and in 2019, he was named a USCAA All-American at Bryant & Stratton College in Albany, N.Y.

He is a veteran of the sport, and to the country. Getman served as an Infantry Soldier in the United States Army from 2014 to 2015, between attending Wallace State Community College and Quincy. After his service, Getman played at Quincy where he captained the team to their first-ever playoff games and earned the aforementioned NJCAA honor. Getman was also a team captain when he attended Bryant & Stratton. He earned an associate degree in general business/commerce from the school in 2020 and is currently pursuing a degree in business management.

Getman has coached three collegiate goalkeepers to all-conference honors, one at ETSU, one on the men's team at Oglethorpe and one on the women's team at Oglethorpe helping her post a program-high seven shutouts.

From 2019 to 2020, Getman was the New York Elite FC U-16 Assistant Coach and Goalkeeper Coach. Since 2021, he has been a Tri-Cities United U-14 Coach and Goalkeeper Coach. He is from a coaching family as his father and brother are both college coaches.