This week was a busy one for the athletic department as three new coaches were selected for Harvard's men's soccer, men's basketball and squash teams.

John Kerr will replace Stephen R. Locker as the head coach for the Harvard Men's Soccer team, which finished 8-6-2 last season and holds 11 Ivy League titles.

"Steve Locker decided to step down after seven years as the head coach so that he could pursue other challenges," said Paul J. McNeeley, assistant director of sports media relations. Locker has not taken another job yet, according to McNeeley.

Kerr, who attended Duke University, has over ten years of experience as a soccer player nationally and internationally. He was a member of the US national team from 1984 to 1995, and has played professionally in many countries in Europe.

Currently coaching the Boston Bulldogs, he will be the 11th coach in the history of Harvard men's soccer.

Kerr, who was chosen by Director of Athletics William J. Cleary Jr. '56 and a search committee made up of members of the athletic department, admissions office and administration, was selected from a large pool of applicants, according to McNeeley.

Kerr was enthusiastic his future prospects at Harvard.

"I am ecstatic to have the opportunity to coach at a place like Harvard University and in a league as competitive as the Ivy League," Kerr said. "I am looking forward to leading the program back to the success it has enjoyed in the past."

Harvard also named Satinder Bajwa as a replacement to William J. Doyle, who has coached the team for the past seven years, as the men's and women's squash coach.