Trey McLaughlin joined the HPU athletic staff in March of 2020 after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Piedmont International University in Winston-Salem, NC.

While an assistant Piedmont International, McLaughlin also served as the recruiting coordinator bringing in highest incoming GPA recruiting class in 2019 of any sport in the Piedmont athletic department.

As a new upstart program, McLaughlin guided Piedmont to its first ever winning season in just its second year of competition.
In 2019, Piedmont won the NCCAA South Regional Championship and made its first ever appearance in the NCCAA National Tournament. That season, he would coach two All-South Region players.

Before Piedmont, McLaughlin coached at both the youth level and high school levels in Texas.

As a player, McLaughlin was a four-year starter for LeTourneau University in Longview, TX. There he received 2nd Team All-Conference honors and helped lead his team to an American Southwest Conference tournament appearance in 2011.

Coach McLaughlin holds a USSF D License and is a member of the United Soccer Coaches association.

McLaughlin holds Bachelors' degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from LeTourneau University. He will finish a Master of Business Administration at Piedmont International in May of 2020.

Trey is a native of Mesquite, TX and lives in Brownwood with his two boys, Camden and Callum.