Former Colorado Rapids head coach Glenn Myernick has been reunited with Bruce Arena. Myernick, who served as an assistant to Arena when the latter served as head coach of the U.S. Olympic team in 1996, will assist the U.S. head coach in the team’s preparation for the 2002 World Cup. The 47-year-old Myernick, who oversaw the U-23 training camp in Claremont, Calif., joins assistant coach Dave Sarachan and goalkeeper Milutin Soskic on Arena’s full-time staff. Following the 1996 Olympics, MLS’s Colorado Rapids hired Myernick, who coached in Denver for four years from 1997-2000. The Rapids made the playoffs in each of Myernick’s four seasons. In his first season, they made a surprising run to the 1997 MLS Cup, where Colorado lost to Arena’s D.C. United. Myernick led the Rapids to a club-best 20-12 record in 1999. Myernick has international experience with the U.S. national teams as both a player and a coach. He started four times for the U.S. Olympic team in qualifying for the 1976 Olympics, captained the U.S. national team in 1978 and retired from international play in 1979 with 10 appearances. Myernick was the head coach of the U.S. Under-17s at the 1995 Under-17 World Championship.