A pair of Allen Community College coaches will have their debuts next month.
Scott Weston was recently hired to coach the women’s volleyball team. The women play Aug. 15 in Rockford, Ill., for the opening weekend tournament.
And Marcos Shimizu will serve as interim head coach for the ACC women’s soccer team. The women will face Hutchinson Community College in an Aug. 12 friendly.
WESTON comes to Allen following a lengthy coaching career at multiple programs across the Midwest, including Iowa Wesleyan University, Clinton Community College, Hawkeye Community College, Bethel College, McCook Community College, and Keokuk High School.
Weston takes over for former coach Maria Aikins, who accepted a job as head coach at her alma mater, Cloud Community College, during the offseason. Also added to the program is a new assistant coach, Todd Francis.
Over her tenure with Allen, Aikins had a career record of 64-32 and 18-15 in the Jayhawk Conference for the Division II Red Devils. She took over a team with a combined record of 29-31 in the previous two seasons and finished 2023 with a 20-10 record and a 6-4 conference record. In 2024, the Red Devils finished with a 26-9 record and 7-3 in the conference. Last season, Allen was 18-13 and 5-4 in the conference. They broke into the NJCAA top 25 after upsetting perennial powerhouse Johnson County Community College but fell in the postseason to No. 1 ranked Cowley Community College.
The search continues for a new women’s soccer head coach. Shimizu, a native of Ukraine, replaces outgoing Jeremy McGinnis, who coached at Allen for 13 years.
The Red Devils finished the 2025 season 8-8-1, including winning three or their four final games before falling to conference champion Johnson County Community College in the opening round of the postseason.
