Cameron Fertenbaugh

Georgetown

Division 1

Cameron Fertenbaugh has joined the Georgetown University women's soccer coaching staff in February of 2023 as an assistant coach. He comes to Georgetown after being with FAU for 5 seasons.

Cameron Fertenbaugh joined the Florida Atlantic University womens soccer coaching staff in August of 2018 as an assistant and with the task of heading up the teams goalkeepers.

In 2021, Fertenbaugh coached freshman goalkeeper Amit Cohen to a strong season in between the pipes. Cohen recorded a goals against average of just 0.97, which is good for the eighth-best in a single season in FAU history. Cohen tallied 70 saves along with a save percentage of 0.787.

The 2020-21 year, despite postponements and a push back of the entire season to spring, saw more success in goal for the Owls, The combo of Cassidy Wasdin and Amit Cohen each earned C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week honors; Cohen was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team, and Wasdin a member of the C-USA All-Academic squad. The two combined for five shutouts, with all but one of those leading to an Owl victory, and limited opponents to a 1.22 GAA.

In 2019, the Owls made it back-to-back Conference USA regular season titles, and 15 victories, the third-most in program history and most since 2005. Fertenbaugh helped mentor Cassidy Wasdin to multiple awards in her first year in net: C-USA All-Freshman, to the All-C-USA Second Team, and four times, as C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week. The redshirt freshman finished with a 1.11 goals-against average, the seventh-lowest mark in C-USA, and posted five shutouts, ranking her sixth in C-USA.

In his first year with the program, the Owls were 12-8-1, and by going 8-1-1 in Conference USA play, earned a share of the C-USA regular season title. Under Fertenbaugh's tutelage, Jennifer Ocampo and Brianna Waggoner combined to notch six league shutouts and give up just five goals to C-USA opposition. Ocampo earned Second Team All-C-USA honors following her senior campaign, ranking second in the league with seven total shutouts, and fourth with 81 saves. She was also twice chosen as C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week.
 
Fertenbaugh was most recently a member of the womens soccer staff at Penn State University, in a season that saw the Nittany Lions go 15-5-4, win the Big 10 Tournament, advance to the NCAA quarterfinal round, and finish No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. He has vast experience mentoring goalkeepers, including as the goalkeeping staff coach for the Region 1 Olympic Development Program since 2016, while also scouting for them.
 
Additionally during this time, Fertenbaugh served as goalkeeping coach for the Lancaster Inferno of the United Womens Soccer league, and was the goalkeeping technical director for Mountain District Union of the Centre State Association. That was on top of being the head coach for the latter programs U19B and U10B squads.
 
Fertenbaugh also previously worked with Elite Soccer as goalkeeping coach for U-10 to U-17, and further prior experience came with Keystone FC (as goalkeeping technical director, goalkeeping academy director and coach from 2015-2017), as an assistant coach at York College of Pennsylvania, and at Mallard Creek High School, where he earned Mecklenburg District Assistant Coach of the Year.
 
Prior to entering into the coaching ranks, Fertenbaugh was a prolific player as well. He played professionally with Harrisburg Heat of the Major Arena Soccer League, and while in college, earned 2008 USCAA All-American honors with the Penn State Beaver squad. Also there, the year prior, he was named PSUAC All-Conference and All-Academic. As a member of the Penn State Soccer Club, he helped lead the team to the national quarterfinals in 2009.
 
Fertenbaugh earned his bachelor of science in economics from Penn State, and has numerous coaching licenses, including his USSF C license, and an NSCAA advanced national goalkeeper diploma.

Matt Gwilliam

Assistant Coach

Virginia Tech

Division 1

Gwilliam returns to Tech after coaching the Hokies for three seasons from 2007-2009. He will serve as a goalkeepers coach, assist with recruiting efforts and help with many other aspects of the program. Gwilliam most recently served as an assistant coach at Colorado College, where he primarily worked with goalkeepers and defenders, as well as playing a role in the recruiting efforts. In his two seasons with the Tigers, he helped coach the team to 20 shutouts and 156 saves. In 2013, the Tigers were the Conference USA regular season and tournament champions and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. During his two seasons at Colorado College, Gwilliam coached five NSCAA Scholar All-Americans, one NWSL draft pick, five all-region players and multiple CUSA and Mountain West all-league players. Prior to his time at Colorado College, he was the head coach at Temple University from 2011-2012. While heading the Owl program, Gwilliam recruited and coached two All-Atlantic and 10 A-10 all-freshman team members.  The team had the highest statistical ranking in school history in goals against and save percentage He has also been an assistant at Virginia Tech, Marshall and The Citadel. The Quakertown, Pennsylvania, native was an assistant with the 2009 Tech team that advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first-time in program history. During his first stint in Blacksburg, the program achieved its then-highest-ever finish in the ACC in 2009, coupled with an ACC Tournament finals appearance in 2008 and a semifinals appearance in 2009. In 2008, the womens program set a school record for shutouts and fewest goals against and in 2009, matched the feat again. Also, the teams goalkeeper was named, for the first time in school history, to numerous national awards, including Soccer America National Team of the Week, and ACC All-Tournament teams. Gwilliam was a goalkeeper at Elizabethtown College during his college years from 1997-2000, where he earned his bachelors degree in social studies education. He was first-team All-Middle Atlantic Conference selection and earned all-academic honors all four years. He helped the Blue Jays win a conference championship and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Gwilliam has received an NSCAA premier diploma and national goalkeeping diploma. He returns to Blacksburg with his wife Krista and his two sons, Benjamin and Jackson.

Mark Catterall

Assistant Coach

Appalachian State

Division 1

Mark Catterall joined head coach Aimee Haywood's first App State women's soccer staff in January 2022.

He arrived in Boone after spending the previous five seasons on staff at Queens University (Charlotte, N.C.), helping the team achieve a 56-23-7 overall record and five straight winning seasons. After serving as an assistant coach his first four years, he was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2021 season.
  
In 2017, the Royals made their first appearance at the NCAA Championships in 10 years and won their first NCAA tournament game in school history. When Haywood arrived in 2020, they helped Queens to a 7-2-1 record in an abbreviated season and then led the squad to another NCAA tournament to highlight their strong season last fall.

Catterall spent three years as an assistant coach for the St. Edwards University (Austin, Texas) women's soccer team in 2013, 2015 and 2016. While on staff he helped the program to an overall record of 47-7-7, winning two Heartland Conference Championships and making three trips to the NCAA Tournament, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2013.

Catterall was also on the St. Edwards men's soccer staff in 2016, a team that posted a record of 18-3-1 while winning the Heartland Championship and reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The staff was also recognized as the 2016 NSCAA Southwest Region Staff of the year.

Catterall was on the women's soccer staff at the University of Bridgeport (Conn.) in 2014, helping the Purple Knights to a record of 14-5-2 and an NCAA Tournament appearance.

During his time at both St. Edwards and Bridgeport, Catterall coached multiple all-conference, all-region and all-American athletes.

In addition to his collegiate coaching, Catterall has served as a staff coach for the Charlotte Soccer Academy and was the Senior Program and College Placement Director for SA United Soccer Club. Overseeing the development of all the club's high school players, he set coaching standards and best practices and developed the club's college recruitment process. During his tenure, more than 90 SA United players were recruited to play at the collegiate level.

Catterall has a master's degree in applied sport and exercise psychology and a bachelor's degree in sport science, both from Bangor University in Wales (U.K.). During his playing career at Bangor, Catterall reached two Welsh University National Cup Finals.

Michael Skelton

Assistant Coach

Vermont

Division 1

EMAIL [email protected]

Skelton comes to Catamount Country after a two-year stint at Niagara University in the same role. Skelton was involved in all aspects of the program at Niagara including individual player development, scouting reports, recruiting, video analysis and travel management. In his time with the Purple Eagles they were 11-11-2 and advanced to the MAAC Semifinals in 2019 and the MAAC Quarterfinals during the spring of 2021.
 
During his stint in Western New York Skelton was also the Head Coach of the 2009 and 2006 WNY Flash girls teams. Prior to Niagara, he served as an assistant coach at Colby College and UNC Asheville.
 
Skelton, a native of Conway, N.H., was an All-American soccer player at Lasell College in Newton, Mass. He served as team captain in three of his collegiate seasons and was named GNAC Player of the Year twice. He holds the Lasell College record for goals and points in a season and career goals and points. Following the completion of his collegiate career, Skelton spent time playing semi-professional soccer in England.

Joe Vari

Head Coach

Bates

Division 3

In 2019, Bates Director of Athletics Jason Fein announced the appointment of University of Puget Sound head coach Joe Vari as the eighth head women's soccer coach in the program's 39-year history.

"I feel that Bates is a sleeping giant with great potential," Vari said. "I think this is one of the best jobs in Division III and I know the challenges that are ahead to build a successful program in this conference."

Vari led Puget Sound to a 39-14-8 record in three seasons as the Loggers' head coach, including a conference championship and an NCAA tournament appearance in 2018. He was named the 2018 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year.

"After an extensive national search, we are thrilled that Joe is joining our team as head coach of women's soccer," said Fein. "While he has a stellar record at competitive Division III institutions, he also understands the pressures on today's student-athletes, as well as the importance of maintaining a healthy balance between strong academics, well-being, and peak performance on the field. We look forward to getting him on board this summer."

Vari also won consistently as head coach at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., between 2009 and 2015, leading the Lynx to a 75-43-14 record over seven seasons. He additionally served as assistant athletic director there beginning in 2014.

Before becoming head coach at Rhodes, Vari was assistant coach for the men's and women's soccer teams at Rhodes. He got his coaching start as an assistant at Lynchburg College, where he earned a master's degree in counseling in 2006. Vari received a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2003 from Hiram College, where he was a goalkeeper for four years. Puget Sound, Rhodes, Lynchburg and Hiram are all Division III schools like Bates.

"I love Division III athletes, as they are self-starters, driven, and able to experience the true meaning of being a student-athlete," he said. "I've always enjoyed working at strong academic institutions, and Bates and the NESCAC are in a league of their own for academics and athletics."

Vari took over a Bates program with an all-time record of 301-222-32 since its origin in 1980, including four NCAA tournament appearances and a NESCAC championship in 2005.

"Our goal will always be to play as many games in November as we possibly can," said Vari. "I think that we can build something special here at Bates."

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Jason Tenner

Assistant Coach

Skidmore

Division 3

-- Assistant coach for the women's soccer team at Skidmore College

-- Coaching 20+ years

-- Previous experience at varsity HS level (10 years), and all ages and ability of club

-- Multiple licenses, certificates and training programs

Jeff Katz

Assistant Coach

Massachusetts Institute of Tech

Division 3

In 2024, Jeff Katz will complete his 8th year as Associate Head Coach and 12th overall for the MIT women's soccer team as Katz joined the MIT coaching staff in the summer of 2014.

In his time with the Engineers, the team has won 10 NEWMAC regular season titles, as well as NEWMAC Tournament Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021, and 2023.  The team has also reached the NCAA tournament nine times in Katz's eleven years at MIT. He helped lead the 2017 and 2023 teams to the Sweet 16, and the 2021 team to the Elite 8.  

The United Soccer Coaches Association named MITs coaches New England Coaching Staff of the Year for Division III Womens Soccer in 2017, 2021, and 2023. 

The 2021 season was historic for MIT as the Engineers went 22-2-1 and advanced to the program's first-ever NCAA Quarterfinals. 

In 2019, the Engineers reached their highest ranking in program history at #5, posted its second 20 win season in program history and were crowned NCAA Division III statistical champions in goals against average (.162), save percentage (.941) and shutout percentage (.833). Additionally, the 2019 Engineers became the first team in the NEWMAC to post an unblemished record in conference play at 10-0-0 since 2007.

Katz spent 13 seasons as the head coach of Brookline High Schools boys varsity soccer team prior to joining MIT. From 2005-2014, he guided the Warriors to nine MIAA Division One state tournament berths, advancing to the Division One North Sectional Finals in 2010 and the Semifinals in 2014. Katz was named the Bay State Conference Coach of the Year in 2007, Eastern Massachusetts Coach of the Year in 2008, and the Brookline High School Coach of the Year in 2011.

Katz has also coached U15-U23 teams at NEFC/Breakers since 2004. His U23 teams feature student-athletes from local Division I, II and III colleges and universities. His youth teams have won Massachusetts State Cup titles in 2012, 2016, and 2017. Katz's 2016 team advanced to become NEP New England Regional Champions. In 2017, his team advanced to the semifinals of US Club Soccer's National Cup in Indiana.

In 2018, Katz was appointed Head Coach of Team USA Womens Soccer for the European Maccabi Games, which were held in the Summer of 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. His team of collegiate athletes won the gold medal as they defeated squads from Great Britain, Germany, and Hungary and outscored their opponents 33-0 over the course of the games. In 2022, Katz led Team USA to a second gold medal in the World Maccabiah Games, held in Israel every four years. 

Katz holds his USSF D license and NSCAA National and Advanced National diplomas. He is also a 5th grade teacher at the Baker School in Brookline.

Michelle Voiland

Head Coach

Whitman

Division 3

Michelle Voiland was hired as head women's soccer coach for Whitman College in 2020. She brings a wealth of experience to the position, largely from her 11 seasons at Division I Oregon State as both associate head coach and interim head coach from 2008-2018. During her time with the Beavers, the team was ranked nationally with numerous wins over Top 20 programs.

Voiland played an integral part in rebuilding the OSU program and with the most successful runs in program history. The 2010 OSU season was a historic one. Ranked as high as 13th nationally, the Beavers finished 17-4-1 and set a school record with 14 shutout wins on their way to advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

A goalkeeper during her playing career, Voiland played eight seasons for FC Saarbruecken of the German Bundesliga. This followed up four years as a keeper with the Southern California Blues.

Her time professionally came after a successful four-year career at the University of Portland. She graduated as the Pilots' all-time leader in saves after being named All-Conference First Team all four seasons as a keeper.

Patrick Johnston

Assistant Coach

University of the South

Division 3

Johnstons 20-plus years of coaching experience includes stops at Illinois State University, UNC Greensboro, Barry University and James Madison University, among others. He also coached professionally with the New Orleans Gamblers in the A League.


As a player, Johnston was a High School All-American and a member of the U.S. National Youth Team. He played four years for Duke University and was an All-ACC selection for three years. He was selected to the NSCAA All-American Team during his senior season. Johnston went on to play professionally in England for Newcastle United (English First Division) and in the United States for the Miami Sharks, the Maryland Bays and the Miami Freedom (ASL, APSL).

Johnston has been active in youth soccer in the US for over 30 years. He has coached or served as a Director of Coaching at clubs all across the south and was a Region III ODP staff coach for two different directors.  He is currently a lecturer for the NSCAA and represents the organization in the Club Standards project.  He reviews youth clubs nationwide, assisting them to improve in his role as a consultant.  Johnston is a contributing writer for Success in Soccer and other publications and has traveled abroad extensively in this role visiting professional and amateur academics in Europe and South America.  His focus in his journalism has been the topic of club structure and player development.

In the summer of 2014, Johnston released The Odyssey of a Soccer Junkie. The book takes readers along the evolving journey from a startling innocence into a pragmatic adventurer chasing the beautiful game. This heroic journey promises to entertain you with facts, feats, and levity while displaying adventurous escapism at its finest. 

With that, Johnston has appeared a numerous national media shows and interviews.

Coach Johnston received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Duke University in 1986 and a Masters in Fine Arts from The University of the South and is married with four children, Corinne, Nikki, Kyle C'19 and Robbie.

Laszlo Van Straelen

Recruiting Coordinator, Assistant Coach

Rollins

Division 2

Laszlo van Straelen joined the Women's Soccer coaching staff in February 2024. 

Prior to his arrival at Rollins, van Straelen served as the assistant coach for women's soccer at D-III Sewanee dueing the 2023 season. At Sewanee, van Straelen was the lead in practice planning, spearheaded player evaluation and recuriting, and was essential in operations management. 

The Tigers finished 14-2-4, winning the SAA regular season and tournament championships for the first time in school history. Sewanee played in the National Championship tournament for the first time, winning their opening round matchup with Hanover College, 2-0. Lazslo was part of a the SAA Coaching Staff of the Year alongside head coach Greg Cathell. The Tigers had ten players named All-SAA, four players named All-Region XI, and had the school's first All-American in over twenty years in Brianna Fee.

Prior to his time at Sewanee, Laszlo served as an assistant for the men's program at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. During his time, the Tigers were regionally ranked and received votes in the D-III Top 25. HSC had three all-conference players in 2022, and made the semi-finals of the ODAC Tournament. 

Aside from his work at the collegiate level, van Straelen also served a shead coach for FC Richmond U14 Magic Classic and DCXI Juniors. During Fall 2021, he also served as head coach for the Maret Middle School boys team. 

His playing days saw him compete collegiately at Guilford College where he was a four-year letterwinner as a midfielder and defender. During his time, the Quakers reached the ODAC conference championship game for the first time in school history. Laszlo represented men's soccer on the SAAC, was a member of the Equity in Athletics committee, and a two-time ODAC All-Academic selection.

In 2020, he played abroad for A.V.V. Zeeburgia 021 in the ONDER 21 COMPETITIE, a profesional U21 competition in the Netherlands.   

Originally from Takoma PArk, Maryland, van Straelen graduated from Guilford College in 2021 with a degree in sports management. He holds a C coaching license with the United States Soccer Federation, and speaks advanced Spanish and conversational Dutch.

Roger Peron

Assistant Coach

Oklahoma Christian

NAIA

 [Roger Peron](https://oceagles.com/staff.aspxstaff=155), who served as a graduate assistant coach under current Oklahoma Christian women's soccer coach [Evan Dresel](https://oceagles.com/staff.aspxstaff=153) last season at Mid-America Christian, has joined Dresel's staff at OC as the assistant coach.

Originally from London, England, Peron attended MACU and played for the Evangels' men's team during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He graduated from MACU in May 2019.

He spent time as an assistant coach at Coastal Bend (Texas) College before returning to MACU for the 2020-21 academic year to serve under Dresel. MACU posted a 15-3 mark this past season with Peron on the staff.

"I had the pleasure of coaching Roger at MACU, and most recently he was my GA there," Dresel said. Having played for me he understands the way I want things done in the team. He is a great addition both on the coaching side and in recruiting."

Joe Saleem

Head Coach

Berea

NAIA

Coach Joe Saleem was named the Head Coach of the Women's Soccer program in the summer of 2017.




Joe Saleem has worked with Berea College student athletes in various capacities for over a decade.  Coach Saleem has served in several roles within the Berea College Soccer Program.  As a player, he played for 4 season as a Mountaineer, including 2 as captain.  Since returning to his alma mater, Coach Saleem has served as the Assistant Coach for Men's & Women's Soccer, Associate Head Coach for Men's & Women's Soccer, and now Head Coach for Women's Soccer. 




Coach Saleem graduated from Berea College in 2008 with a Bachelors in Health and Human Performance with minors in Health Education and African and African American Studies.  He also holds a USSF D-License and is a member of the United Soccer Coaches organization.  




Coach Saleem resides in Berea with his wife and daughter. 

Marquis Walker

Head Coach

Thomas More

Division 3

Marquis Walker is entering his sixth season as head women's soccer coach at Thomas More University during the 2020-21 academic year.  

Walker came to Thomas More after serving as an assistant women's soccer coach at NCAA Division I member Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.  During the 2017 season, Canisius won the Big 4 Cup, by defeating the other three Division I teams (University of Buffalo, Niagara University, and St. Bonaventure University) in Western New York, while making the conference tournament for the first time in four years.  Canisius also excelled in the classroom as 23 of the 24 student-athletes had a GPA over 3.0 and the team had the highest GPA among female teams in the athletic department.

Walker was the head women's soccer coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford during the 2016 season.  The team advanced to the conference tournament semi-finals and had five first-team All-Conference selections, nine All-Conference Academic Award winners and the team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award.  From 2002-2008 he was the head men's soccer coach at Malone University in Canton, Ohio.  Walker helped the team transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II and grew the roster from 25 to 42 players with six of his players going on to play professionally at the highest level in the MLS, the European Champions League, and for their own national teams in Scotland, England, and Mexico.

Walker has coached at the high school level, where he was the head varsity girls soccer coach at Hudson High School in Ohio during the 2015 season.  He led Hudson to a 15-2-2 record with a District Runner-up finish, while finishing ranked No. 7 in Ohio Division I.  Walker also was an assistant men's soccer coach at Hiram College for two seasons.  He assisted in scouting, evaluating, training, coordinating travel and academic performance at Hiram.  Walker has club experience as he has coached with the Everest Soccer Club in Hudson, Ohio and the Western NY Flash Academy in Buffalo, New York.

Walker played collegiately at Malone, where he was a four-year starter (85-of-86 game), was a two-time all-conference and East Regional selection as well as a two-time team MVP and team captain.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Malone in 2002 and Master of Business Administration from Malone in 2009.  Walker also has a Master of Science in Management from the University of Akron.  Walker holds a UEFA B License through the Welsh FA, as well as the Premier Diploma, Advanced National Diploma, National Goalkeeping Diploma, and a National Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches.  He has also earned his National C License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and currently working on his UEFA  B License.

Walker and his wife, Molly, have a daughter Isabella (15)  and three sons Trajan (12), Gabriel (10) and Maximus (8).

Eric Dobrzanski

Head Coach

Johnson & Wales (FL)

NAIA

Eric Dobrzanski, the three-time Sun Conference Coach of the Year (2011, 2014 & 2019) and 2017 Sun Conference Coach of Character Award recipient is entering his ninth season at the helm of the women's soccer program at JWU.  In his previous eight seasons Dobrzanski has established JWU as a program on the rise both in the NAIA and the Sun Conference.  The team made a Sun Conference semifinal appearance in 2014.  Since 2011 the program has had seven players named All-Sun Conference, nine NAIA Scholar-Athletes, twenty-three named Academic All-Sun Conference and in 2014-15 the team was named an NAIA Scholar-Team.  In 2017 freshman Savannah Jackson was named Sun Conference Freshman of the Year after a record-breaking season that saw Jackson score 17 total goals and record 35 total points.  Jackson also ranked ninth in the country in game-winning goals.

In the summer of 2011 Dobrzanski took over as the Head Coach of the Cayman Islands U-20 Womens National Team.  While with the National Team he led them through U-20 World Cup Qualifying, as the team advanced past the first round of group play with a 4-0 win over Suriname.  The team would go into the second stage of group play and earn a 0-0 draw with the Dominican Republic, but was later eliminated with their loss to Haiti.

Prior to arriving at JWU, Dobrzanski served as the Associate Head Coach for both the men's and women's soccer programs at Thomas University (Ga.), another Sun Conference institution.  As the women's recruiting coordinator at TU, the program continued to grow and in his final season as a Night Hawk the team finished with an 8-8-1 record, the best record in four seasons.  During his time at TU, Dobrzanski also was the Director of Coaching for Top of Florida Soccer Club in Tallahassee, Fla. and the boys head coach at Brookwood High School for three seasons.  At Brookwood, Dobrzanski compiled a 29-7 overall record with two South Region titles and two State Final Four appearances.

Dobrzanski is a California native and played at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Fla. before transferring to Florida State University to complete his degree.  Along with playing at STU, Dobrzanski spent two seasons with the Palm Beach Pumas of the PDL.  He holds a USSF National Coaching License and a NSCAA Goalkeepers License. 

Michelle Smith

Head Coach

Saint Thomas (FL)

NAIA

Smith has produced for the Bobcats on the field and is now sharing her knowledge and guidance for a new generation of Bobcats.  Each season the team has gotten better with her as coach.

Wendy Espejel

Head Coach

Soka University

NAIA

Wendy brings a great deal of expertise to Soka University, recently bring promoted to head coach.  Additionally, she is currently on staff for the Cal South Olympic Development Program as a Head Coach. She has traveled to a five ODP National Championships and many Regional Tournament both as an assistant coach and Head Coach and has won various regional titles. 
 
She was also formerly a goalkeeper for the U-20 Mexican National Team as well as the Mexican University Olympic Team where she competed in various international Tournaments.  
 
She currently holds her USSF B National License.

Anna Hardin

Assistant Coach

Union (TN)

NAIA

Anna Hardin (pronounced AH nah) is entering her second season after being named the Union University women's soccer program assistant coach in June 2019. Hardin came to Union having served two seasons as the assistant women's soccer coach and three seasons as the assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Oxford College of Emory University. 

During her time at Oxford College of Emory University, the worked in many areas of coaching in both soccer and tennis. She planned and ran practices, helped develop skills of players, helped with game preparation, statistical analysis, recruiting, and team management. 

Hardin's career also includes being an instructor within the Center of Healthful Living at Oxford College of Emory University. She holds a goalkeeping diploma from the United Soccer Coaches Association of America and is also certified in CPR and AED with the American Heart Association. 

As a tennis coach, Hardin coach the men's team to four consecutive national tournaments, while helping lead the women's team to three national tournaments. 

Hardin is a 2015 graduate of Valdosta State University where she earned a BFA degree in art education. She was a goalkeeper for the Blazers' inaugural season in 2011 and second season in 2012.

She is a 2011 graduate of South Forsyth High School. She started three years as varsity keeper, was named all-county twice, Best Defender twice, and earned the Iron Eagle Award. She led her team as captain to the quarterfinals of the state championships. 

She also played club soccer for AFC Lightning Elite 93 in Fayetteville, Ga. for three years. She led her team to multiple Atlanta Cup Championships, Nike Norcross Cup Championships, and a Georgia State Cup finalist. 

Hardin is from Alpharatta, Georgia.

Kimberly Harrell

Head Coach

Belhaven

NAIA

Dr. Kimberly Harrell is entering her third season as the Belhaven Women's Soccer Head Coach. She also assists the Athletics Department in the coordination of special projects. The Blazers have seen a quick turnaround under Harrell in her first two seasons with the 2019 season having the most wins (10) since the 2008 season. The 2019 season was also a historic first for Belhaven Women's Soccer as they earned a berth in the ASC Women's Soccer Tournament in their first season of eligibility. The Blazers also had a program best, five players earn ASC All-Conference Honors after the 2019 season. In her two seasons, Harrell has had six ASC All-Conference honorees, 16 All-Academic Team honorees, one USC Scholar-Athlete, one ASC Distinguished Scholar Athlete Team honoree, and one NSCAA All-South Scholar Athlete team honoree.

Jesse Olivas

Assistant Coach

La Sierra

NAIA

Coach Olivas enters his seventh year as Head Men's Soccer Coach at La Sierra University in Riverside, California after serving a year as Associate Head Coach for the Golden Eagles. Prior to coming to La Sierra he served as the assistant Men's and Women's soccer coach for three years at his alma-mater, University of the Southwest (Hobbs NM). Olivas helped lead the Mustangs to three straight Conference tournaments, and the women's program to the national tournament (2006). Coach Olivas is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and is licensed through the United States Soccer Federation.

Jesse Olivas graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Human Development from the University of the Southwest. He currently is a candidate for a Masters in Mental Health Counseling.

As a player he Captained the Mustangs to their first playoff appearance in school history, he also received a number of awards including Red River All-Conference and Honorable mention All-American.

Jennifer Wandt

Assistant Coach

Marquette

Division 1

The 2025 campaign will mark the first for Jennifer Wandt as an assistant coach with the Marquette University women's soccer program and she will also serve as the team's recruiting coordinator.

A former professional player and All-Big 12 goalkeeper at Baylor, Wandt will assist with the day-to-day operations of the program and direct the on-field mentoring of the Marquette netminders.
  
Wandt spent the 2024 campaign as an assistant at Indiana after working one season in 2023 at Illinois State.

Before beginning her coaching career, Wandt played two years at the professional level with the Trelleborgs FF Swedish football club and was a standout goalkeeper at Baylor University.

The Brookfield, Wisconsin native ended her career with the Bears as the all-time career and season record holder for shutouts and wins. She leads the program with goalkeeper minutes played in a season and holds impressive list of honors with an All-Big 12 Second Team selection as a senior in 2020. Wandt posted a .896 save percentage, six shutouts and a career best .506 goals against average.

She also earned All-Big 12 Freshman team honors in 2017 and an All-Big 12 Second Team selection in 2018 as she helped lead the Bears to an NCAA Regional Final appearances in both seasons. Wandt was a four-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, including a first team honor in 2020.

Wandt graduated in 2020 from Baylor with a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in sport management.

Mario Felix

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Missouri

Division 1

Former Div 1 Head Coach: Chicago State University 

Associate Head Coach: Southern Utah

Assistant Coach: UC Santa Santa Barbara 

Assistant Coach: Westmont College

Head Mens Coach: Bethel College

Amanda Hamilton

Assistant Coach

Holy Cross (MA)

Division 1

Amanda Hamilton is in her first season as a womens soccer assistant coach at the College of the Holy Cross in 2020-21. She comes to Worcester after spending the 2019-20 season as an assistant coach at Smith College.

At Smith, Hamilton was involved in all facets of the program from recruiting to development and execution of practice and game plans. Prior to her time in Northampton, she spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Bates College.

Hamilton has been in the club soccer realm since 2014, working with several different age groups at different levels. She is currently coaching with New England Surf Club as the head coach of the '07 and '09 teams.

Hamilton holds numerous coaching certifications and has been a member of United Soccer Coaches since 2016. She is a 2016 graduate of St. Lawrence University where she earned her BA in sociology and minored in education studies/sports studies and exercise science. She most recently received a Master's in Exercise and Sport Science from Smith College.

Gaby Alfaro

Assistant Coach

Wofford

Division 1

Assistant Coach at Wofford College

Sarah E Raymond

Head Coach

Williams (MA)

Division 3

Veteran coach Sarah Raymond, an assistant at Williams the past four years, has been named Michelyne Pinard's successor as the head coach of the Williams College women's soccer program. The Ephs have won three of the last five Div. III national championships and made two Elite 8 appearances in the years they did not wear the crown. Raymond has 14 years of head coaching experience at the Div. III collegiate level. She spent six years as the head coach of Clarkson University prior to her arrival at Williams, and eight years before that as head coach of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Her career mark is 126-98-27. Raymond's appointment was announced by Williams' Director of Athletics Lisa Melendy, who said the search for Pinard's successor began in early November immediately after the conclusion of the soccer season and attracted 84 applicants from around the globe. "I am very excited to announce Sarah Raymond has accepted our offer to be the next Williams women's soccer coach," Melendy said "She distinguished herself among an extremely strong field of candidates. The committee was impressed with her deep knowledge of the game of soccer and her equally deep understanding of the role of athletics at a liberal arts college. She has a demonstrated history of putting students and relationship building at the center of her coaching. I could not be more pleased to have her step into this new role at Williams. I am confident the team is in good hands as it begins the next chapter of Williams women's soccer." Pinard announced in July of 2019 she would depart Williams after her 18th season. She will become the athletic director at The Thacher School, a private boarding school in Ojai, Calif. Over the last four years under Pinard and Raymond, the Ephs have gone 68-8-10, winning the national championship in 2017 and 2018. The Ephs also captured a NESCAC championship in 2017 and a Little 3 title in 2017. "I would like to thank Lisa Melendy and the search committee for this amazing opportunity to be the next leader of the Williams' Women's Soccer program," Raymond said. "Williams has been a standard bearer for excellence, competitive success and empowering young women. It has been a privilege to be part of this program over the past four years so I know first-hand what incredible women I have the honor of interacting with on a daily basis. I want to thank the players and outgoing head coach, Michelyne Pinard, for their belief and support throughout this process. I am so excited to continue the standard of excellence that Williams women's soccer is known for and through my passion for the game, inspire the next generation of Ephs. I am so fortunate to be surrounded by the coaches in the Williams athletic department; driven, competitive professionals who deeply care about their athletes and who I can learn from every day." At Clarkson, Raymond guided the Golden Knights to their first winning season since 1992 in her second year at the helm of the program; 2011. She was selected as the 2011 Liberty League Coach of the Year. Raymond repeated that feat in her final season, 2015, as Clarkson finished 8-7-2.

Natalie Freeman

Graduate Assistant Women's Soccer Coach

Illinois Wesleyan

Division 3

Natalie Freeman joined the Illinois Wesleyan womens soccer coaching staff prior to the 2019 season. She works primarily with the Titans goalkeepers.

Freeman graduated from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville with a bachelors degree in psychology, emphasizing in sports psychology in the spring of 2019. A three-year letterwinner in goal for the SIUe womens soccer team, she served as a student assistant coach during the 2018 season.

Freeman brings several years of experience, having coached at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels.

The Normal, Ill. native holds US Soccer Federation National D and Grassroots licenses, as well as a Goalkeeper Level 3 license from the United Soccer Coaches Association.

Tony Leblanc

Head Coach

Westminster (UT)

NAIA

LeBlanc has compiled a 96-66-13 overall record (.586) and led the team to six straight seasons with a double-digit win total.   Making the transition to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 2015, LeBlanc guided the Griffins to a 10-6-1 mark. They finished 5-5-1 in conference action to place sixth in the final standings. Two Griffins were chosen as an all-conference selection with three others named honorable mention. Seven student-athletes were also named to the RMAC Womens Soccer Honor Roll.   During the Griffins time in the NAIA and Frontier Conference, LeBlanc guided the Griffins to a 25-18-4 record (.571) in the Frontier Conference games with six postseason berths. Westminster made three trips (2011, 2013, 2014) to the NAIA National Championships and they won the Unaffiliated Conference Tournament those same years.   Westminster had five players receive honorable mention NAIA All-American honors under LeBlanc. The Griffins also had 24 players named All-Frontier Conference, including 2013 Frontier Conference Player of the Year Nicole Carter. LeBlanc added Unaffiliated Coach of the Year the last two seasons to his Frontier award in 2011. There have been 31 Griffins named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete under LeBlanc while 94 were named Academic All-Frontier Conference.   The final two seasons in the NAIA saw the Griffins make consecutive trips to the NAIA National Championships after winning the Unaffiliated Conference Tournament. Westminster set a school record with 15 wins in 2014 and they won a second regular season conference title by going 4-2 in league games. LeBlanc earned the Unaffiliated Coach of the Year award in both 2013 and 2014.   LeBlanc is a Westminster alumnus, graduating with a bachelors degree in international business in 2005. While a student-athlete at Westminster, LeBlanc played for the mens soccer program for four years under Chris Dorich, being named a two-time scholar-athlete and serving as a team captain his senior year. He finished his Griffin career with three goals and six assists for a total of 12 points. LeBlanc attempted 34 shots during his 63 games played while making 38 starts.   Prior to playing at Westminster, LeBlanc was a two-time member of the Utah State Select team and a three-year varsity letterman at East High School. He was a part of the first Utah Select team to capture the Western Regionals and ultimately finished 3rd at the 2005 State Select National Championships.   LeBlancs coaching experience varies from the collegiate, high school, and youth levels; he served time as the boys Varsity Assistant/JV Head Coach at East High School and helped them into the state finals and win the State Championship in 2006 for the first time in school history. During the 2006 season, LeBlanc served as Assistant Womens Soccer Coach at BYU-Hawaii where he was instrumental in forming and organizing a first year NCAA Division II womens soccer program that finished second in the Pac West Conference with a 12-4 record. LeBlanc also has coached club soccer for the girls Rush 93 premier soccer team and currently holds a D license.