Denver Summit FC has its first head coach. The club named Nick Cushing to the position on Wednesday for its inaugural season next spring. Cushing, a coaching veteran who has head coaching experience with Manchester City Women’s FC as well as New York City FC in MLS, signed a three-year contract with the club.

Denver Summit FC officially announced Nick Cushing as its first head coach Wednesday. It was a hiring made thanks to aligned "commitment to wanting to create a world-class soccer organization," Cushing said.

Former Manchester City women’s coach Nick Cushing has been named head coach of the expansion Denver Summit in the National Women’s Soccer League.