Zachary Cowan is a former BUSC player who played four years of varsity soccer at Burlington High School. He earned All-Conference honors twice as a defender and once as a goalkeeper. After two years at Clarke University in Iowa, he transferred to UW–Parkside and earned a degree in Kinesiology and Sports Performance.
Zachary started coaching while he was still a student. He ran BASD Community Education summer soccer clinics from 2018 to 2022 and was a guest trainer for BUSC’s In House program. He holds a U.S. Soccer 7v7 Grassroots license and has been a licensed referee since 2015.
He joined BUSC’s coaching staff as a head coach in 2024. For 2026/27, he’s leading the 8U Academy Orange and Black teams.