Carrying a resume that includes extensive experience across all levels of soccer, Chris Barrett joined the women’s soccer program as assistant coach in 2010. As the goalkeeping coach, Barrett’s first four seasons have been one for the record books. With his assistance, RU’s defensive juggernaut (46 shutouts, Big South record 14 in 2012) has keyed Radford to three Big South regular season titles and two tournament championships. In doing so, the Highlanders advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament where they met eventual national champion North Carolina (2012) and national runner-up Duke (2011). Under his tutelige, Barrett groomed Che’ Brown into arguably one of the best goalkeepers in Radford and Big South history. From the time Brown came in as a freshman to when she signed a professional contract in March of 2014, she littered the program’s and league’s record books. She is the conference’s only four-time first team goalkeeper and is just second Highlander with four first-team nods.
