Jami Kranich

Assistant Coach

Princeton

Division 1

Jami Kranich was added to the Princeton women's soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach in March 2017.

In Kranich's first year on staff in 2017, Princeton keepers posted 12 shutouts, tied for the second-most in program history, while Natalie Grossi set the program's individual record for shutouts in a season with 11. The Tigers won the Ivy League title and advanced through three NCAA tournament rounds, making the quarterfinals for the second time in the 64-team era that began in 2001.

Kranich was a four-year starter in goal at Villanova, earning All-Big East honors after a junior season that saw her spend part of the fall with the U.S. team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Jami was selected by the Boston Breakers during the 2014 NWSL Draft. Kranich played with the Breakers for three seasons.

Kenie Wright

Assistant Coach

Maryland

Division 1

Director of Player Development at the University of Maryland 

Mario Zuniga-Gil

Assistant Coach

Michigan

Division 1

Mario Zuniga-Gil, who has recently served as head girls coach at Father Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor and the head boys coach at Chelsea High School, joined the U-M womens soccer program in the fall of 2021 as the volunteer assistant coach.

Originally from Spain, Zuniga-Gil is also the director of coaching of the Chelsea Soccer Club. He has held multiple jobs in Michigan since the 2015 season, including director positions with the Chill SBC in Lansing and Kingdom SC in Kalamazoo. He was also an assistant coach with Madonna University in 2018.

He holds a degree in translation and interpretation from the University of Granada (Spain) and a master's degree in recreation and sport sciences with a concentration in soccer from Ohio University. Additionally, he boasts a UEFA 'A' license. In 2021, Zuniga-Gil was selected for the prestigious United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 program, which each year recognizes 30 up-and-coming coaches under 30 years of age who are leading the way in developing soccer players and enhancing the game.

Hemant Sharma

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Tennessee

Division 1

Hemant Sharma rejoined the Tennessee soccer coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach in the spring of 2021. He previously served as a member of UT's coaching staff from 2004 to 2012 and served as the team's director of operations under current head coach Brian Pensky from 2012 to 2014.

In his previous stint with the Lady Vols, Sharma was a part of three SEC championship teams (2004, 05, 08) and three NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearances (2004, 2005, 2007). He also helped to coordinate the Lady Vol soccer team's involvement in TOPSOCCER, a program for disabled athletes.

Between his stints at UT, Sharma worked with goalkeepers for several other Tennessee colleges, including the Maryville College men's and women's soccer teams, the UT-Chattanooga women's soccer team, the Tennessee Wesleyan women's soccer team and the Carson-Newman men's and women's soccer teams. He was a part of the Maryville College coaching staff when the men's team won conference tournament titles in 2016 and 2018, and when the women's team captured a conference tournament crown in 2019. Each of those teams appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Prior to arriving in Knoxville, Hemant worked with goalkeepers for the University of Colorado women's soccer team as a volunteer assistant coach.

Sharma has worked with goalkeepers for two semi-pro men's teams, the Boulder Rapids Reserves of the Premier Development League, and the Knoxville Force of the National Premier Soccer League.

Hemant also has served as Director of Goalkeeping for the Tennessee ODP program for boys and girls since 2012, and has been a member of the South Region girls ODP staff since 2017. 

He has been the Director of Goalkeeping for FC Alliance since 2009. During that time span, FC Alliance has produced more than 40 collegiate goalkeepers and sent two goalkeepers on to MLS academies.

During his playing career at Cornell University, the Short Hills, New Jersey, native earned All-Ivy League and All-Region honors, and played in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. In his senior year, he set a school record for shutouts in a season as his team finished ranked in the nation's top 25. Sharma proved equally adept in the classroom as he was a member of the Dean's List and the winner of the prestigious James E. Rice writing prize.

After college, Sharma was a draft pick of all three major professional indoor soccer leagues that existed in the U.S. in the late 1990s (NPSL, WISL, EISL). He was a first-round draft pick of the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League and a fifth-round draft pick of the Arizona Thunder of the World Indoor Soccer League. He played five years of pro indoor soccer.

Sharma also held coaching positions at his alma mater, serving as an assistant coach for the Cornell women's team in 2001 and the men's team in 2000.

Hemant is a 1997 graduate of Cornell, with a bachelor of arts in English and a certificate in Financial Management. He received a PhD in Political Science from the University of Tennessee in the summer of 2009 and was the first recipient of the University of Tennessee's Otis Stephens Fellowship, granted for excellence in the study of American politics.

Sharma currently teaches in the University of Tennessee's Political Science Department and has co-authored three textbooks: An Introduction to the American Legal System, which was released by Wolters Kluwer publishers of New York; Administrative Law and Policy, published by Carolina Academic Press; and American Government: The Evolution of a Constitutional Republic, published by Great River Learning.

His published articles include one entitled "The Game is the Best Teacher," which appeared in the United Soccer Coaches' magazine Soccer Journal, and "Cant Play Here: The Decline of Pick-Up Soccer and Social Capital in the USA, published in a journal called Soccer and Society.

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.

Taylor Wilson

Associate Head Coach

Delaware

Division 1

A native of Rahway, N.J., Wilson enjoyed a standout playing career at Seton Hall University in 2008-11 and earned her degree in social and behavioral science in 2012 before joining the NCAA Division I coaching ranks. She served as an assistant coach to Barroqueiro at Iona in 2012, moved to North Carolina State when Barroqueiro became assistant coach there and served as director of operations for two years, and spent the last two seasons as assistant coach under Ian Stone at St. Johns. 


During her two seasons at St. Johns, Taylor helped lead the Red Storm to outstanding success as the squad went a combined 26-8-6 overall, including a mark of 12-3-3 in Big East regular season play. The team advanced to the Big East Tournament both seasons and competed in the NCAATournament with an at-large bid in 2015. This past season SJU went 11-4-5 and advanced to the Big East Tournament semifinals. 

Under Wilsons guidance, the Red Storm set school records for wins (15) and shutouts (12) in 2015 while claiming the first Big East regular season title in program history.  For their efforts Wilson and her colleagues were honored as the Big East Coaching Staff of the Year.

Previously Wilson had served as the director of operations for the women's soccer team at North Carolina State, helping guide the Wolfpack through an incredibly competitive Atlantic Coast Conference for head coach Tim Santoro.

Prior to her stint in Raleigh, she worked as an assistant coach at Iona in 2012 under Barroqueiro. While in New Rochelle, Wilson helped the Gaels record their first MAAC Tournament appearance since 2009 as they finished 5-3-1 in conference action. 

A center midfielder for Seton Hall, Wilson concluded her playing career as one of the program's all-time greats. As a senior captain in 2011, Wilson tallied four goals and six assists for 14 points, good enough for a spot on the All-Big East third team.

Her six helpers were the fifth most in school history for a single campaign while her 14 points were good enough for 10th in program history. She ranks No. 4 on the all-time Seton Hall career list with 12 assists. 

A two-time Big East Academic All-Star, Wilson was also named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week and the SoccerAmerica.com Division I National Player of the Week during her senior year after scoring two game-winning goals in as many contests against Georgetown and Villanova.  She was also a part of the U.S. Women's Under 18 National Team Pool.

Taylor Culp

Assistant Coach

Elon

Division 1

Prior to Elon, Culp served as the goalkeeper coach with the Penn women's soccer team in 2018. While with the Quakers, Culp helped the team's goalkeeper unit ranked first in the country in goals-against average, clean sheet percentage and save percentage. The starting goalkeeper was also named the Ivy League's Goalkeeper of the Year and was a second team All-Region choice under his tutelage as Penn won the 2018 Ivy League championship.

Culp also served as the goalkeeper's coach at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Bronx, N.Y., during the spring of 2018. Additionally, he has held similar posts at the United Soccer Academy and Matchfit Academy.

On the field, Culp helped lead Saint Joseph's High School in Metuchen, N.J. to back-to-back state championship appearances, before attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 2016, he made his move to Montclair State, in which he helped the Red Hawks to the NJAC championship and reached the NCAA Tournament for the 11th straight season.

A native of Piscataway, N.J., Culp graduated from Montclair State University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.

Michelle Wilson

Assistant Volunteer Coach

College of Charleston

Division 1

Michelle Wilson returns to the College of Charleston women's soccer program as an assistant coach after spending the past season in a volunteer role. 

Wilson spent 2013-2016 as head coach Christian Michner's assistant, before moving to Long Island University-Brooklyn for a similar position with the Blackbirds. After returning to The College for the 2017-18 season in a volunteer capacity, Wilson is back as a full time assistant coach for her fifth season as part of Michner's staff.

Wilson assists Michner in all facets of the program including training sessions, travel arrangements, recruiting, scouting, player development and academic success.

Wilson was an assistant womens soccer coach at the University of South Carolina Upstate for one season before her first stint at The College. She assisted the head coach in training players for both practices and games, training goalkeepers, developing a spring conditioning plan, and organizing team community service and fundraising events.

Prior to her season at USC Upstate, Wilson spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant womens soccer coach at Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C. There, she trained both goalkeepers and field players, communicated with other conference coaches for scheduling purposes, recruited student-athletes for classes 2014-16 and organizing four clinics throughout the year as well as a summer premier camp that brought in nationwide recruits.

Wilson first began her college coaching experience during the fall season of 2010 when she assisted the head coach of Spartanburg Methodist College. Prior to that, she had coached a girls middle school soccer team at Oakbrook Preparatory School.

Kelly Madsen

Assistant Coach

Rice

Division 1

HOUSTON Kelly Madsen has joined the Rice soccer staff as an assistant coach, Owl head coach Nicky Adams announced on Monday (February 5).

Madsen joins Rice from Stephen F. Austin University where she worked the last seven seasons. Off the field she organized the team travel and equipment, served as the programs academic coordinator and was the director of camp operations. Madsens work helped SFA retain its status as the top womens soccer program in the Southland Conference. In her seven years with the Ladyjacks the team won five regular season conference titles and played in the SLC Tournament Final a total of six times.

I am so excited to be adding Kelly Madsen to our staff, said coach Adams, the 2017 Conference USA Coach of the Year. Kelly has proven to be a successful coach at SFA and we are looking forward to have her and husband Patrick join our program. She is so passionate about positively affecting young women, and her competitiveness and love of the game is a perfect fit with the culture of our program.

In her seven seasons Madsen helped the Ladyjacks compile an eye-opening 99-34-7 record with a host of individual honors and statistical records for the student-athletes. She was part of the 2012 coaching staff that saw SFA play in the NCAA Tournament.

Madsen came to SFA after serving two years as an assistant coach at the University of Dubuque (Iowa). She helped lead the Spartans to their first-ever Iowa Conference Tournament title and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009. Madsen assisted in all areas of the program, specifically recruiting, scouting of opponents and daily training.

A native of Pensacola, Fla., Madsen starred as a midfielder for the University of South Alabama from 2004-2008. She was a First Team All-Sunbelt Conference honoree and selected to the Sunbelt Tournament Team. Madsen scored 22 goals and added 20 assists over her collegiate career. After graduation, she played professionally in England for Portsmouth Women's Football Club and in the W-League for the London Gryphons (London, Ontario).

Madsen currently holds her NSCAA National Diploma and NSCAA Level III GK Diploma. She obtained her bachelor's degree in communications in 2008 and her master's degree in communications in 2011.

The Rice soccer program hired Madsen after a sensational 2017 season where the Owls went 12-4-2 overall, won the C-USA regular season title and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Coach Adams recently completed her seventh full season at the helm of the Rice program and has been at the University since 2003.

Shaun Soderling

DePauw

Division 3

Shaun Soderling is a soccer coach, educator, and leadership consultant with experience at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels. He has been part of multiple program turnarounds, including helping elevate a collegiate program from one of the nations lowest-ranked teams to a Top 20 national ranking within a few seasons. Shaun has coached in competitive club and scholastic environments, with a focus on player development, culture building, and tactical clarity. He has coached at the University of Evansville, Alderson Broaddus University, Brescia University, University of Kansas, and DePauw University.



In addition to coaching, Shaun frequently works with coaches and educators on leadership, communication, and creating high-performing team cultures. His sessions blend practical soccer concepts with real-world strategies for building trust, accountability, and confidence in athletes. Shaun currently runs soccer camps and clinics and continues to coach while mentoring young coaches at various stages of their careers.

Kate Hofstede

Head Coach

Bard

Division 3

Most recently, Hofstede has been coaching at the youth level, working with high school-aged players on college recruitment.  Currently, she works for Steel United and recently was named as a Head Coach for the 2008 Girls' National Program.  She has also served as a regional talent scout for the United States Women's Youth National Team.

As head coach at Marist, Hofstede led the team to the best season in the history of the program in 2011, when Marist went 13-6-2, won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. After the season, she was named the MAAC Coach of the Year.

The next year, the Red Foxes were co-regular season champions at 15-7 overall and 8-1 in MAAC play. The 15 wins was a new program record. In six seasons at Marist, she guided the program to five MAAC Championship Tournament appearances.

Prior to coaching at Marist, Hofstede was the top assistant coach and Director of Goalkeeping at her alma mater, Columbia University, from 2005-06, and 2007-11. Columbia went 36-21-12 during her time as a coach there. She played at Columbia, both as a goalkeeper and a field player, and obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and Education (2005) and her Master's Degree in Physical Education (2011) there.

Robert Tomecek

Assistant Coach

Washington and Lee

Division 3

Coach Rob will begin his third season as the assistant coach at Washington and Lee University in the Fall 2024 season.




In his 2 years as an assistant coach, he has helped guide W&L to a 27-6-9 record with back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament.



Coach Rob comes to W&L after serving for the past 2 years as the Womens Soccer Graduate Assistant Coach at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 2021, Carthage was 1 win away from making the CCIW Tournament.


Coach Rob came to Carthage from Wartburg College in Iowa where he served as the womens assistant coach for two seasons and as the mens assistant coach for one season. In his two seasons with the womens program, the Knights went 28-9-4 winning a conference championship, made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, along with finishing Top 25 in the country in Division III in 2019. In his first season with the mens program, the Knights went 8-8-2 and made an appearance in their conference tournament. Tomecek assisted in all facets of the programs during his time at Wartburg.



Before Wartburg, Coach Rob was at Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill., where he was the assistant coach for the girl's varsity soccer team. In 2018, he helped guide the team to a 20-4-1 record and its first appearance in the IHSA Supersectionals since 2012. The 20 wins that season also set a program record. He was also named the East Suburban Catholic Conference Co-Assistant Coach of the Year. Tomecek worked primarily with the defenders, and also worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the girl's varsity team since 2012 before becoming a full-time assistant in 2018.



Tomecek was a four-year starter as a defender for Macalester College. In 2015, he helped the Scots win the MIAC regular-season championship, finish undefeated during the regular season including an appearance in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010.



Tomecek graduated from Macalester in December of 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics graduated with his Masters Degree in Education from Carthage in 2022.

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.

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."

Katie Mitchell

Wingate

Division 2

Coach Mitchell joined the Bulldog staff in 2023 as an assistant and was announced as head coach in April 2024. In her first year as head coach, the Bulldogs went 12-4-3 on the season, recording their best Regular Season finish in program history coming in at #1 in the South Atlantic Conference. She currently holds her USC Premier Diploma and USSF B License. 

Prior to her stint as the head coach at Manchester University from 2021-2023, Mitchell was an assistant coach at the University of Indianapolis from July of 2019 through May of 2021. She helped guide UIndy to a sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament during her tenure.

Rolf Zersen

Head Coach

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Division 3

Raider Review
Seasons at MSOE: 17 (2004-present)Record at MSOE: 167-145-15 (.511)Overall collegiate head coach record: 167-145-15 (.511)Conference record at MSOE: 104-50-6 (.650)Conference tournament appearances: 13 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) NACC regular season championships: 2 (2016, 2017)NACC tournament championships: 2 (2016, 2017)NCAA tournament appearances: 2 (2016, 2017) Served as assistant men's soccer coach at MSOE from 1999-2002
Coaching Awards and Accomplishments
Three-Time NACC Coach of the Year (2007, 2016, 2017)
MSOE Program Accomplishments and Student-Athlete Accolades
Coached Two NACC Offensive Players of the Year (2012, 2016)Coached One NACC Defensive Player of the Year (2016)Coached Two NACC Freshman of the Year (2014, 2017)
Coaching Experience Outside of MSOE
Club Soccer Coach at MSC from 2010-2014Club Soccer Coach at SC Wave from 2015-presentAssistant Men's Soccer Coach at Concordia Austin
Playing Career
Played at Concordia Wisconsin (1991-1995)Was a captian for the Falcons, earned all-conference honors, and won two conference championships. 
Education
Graduated from Concordia Wisconsin with a degree in Secondary Education and Social StudiesEarned an MBA from MSOENational Diplomat, United Soccer Coaches AssociationAdvanced National, United Soccer Coaches AssociationGrassroots Coaching License USYSAUSYS F License,USYS D License,USYS Goalkeeping Level 1

Hollie Gray

Head Coach

Luther

Division 3

Named head coach of women's soccer Feb. 25, 20212015 Graduate of Luther CollegeHe coached the Norse during the 2021 COVID shortened spring seasonReturned to Luther after serving three years as the assistant coach for the Boys U19 soccer team at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minnesota, where he played his high school career from 2008-11.While at Luther, he made 56 appearances that included 53 starts as a defender and was named all-conference and third team All-North RegionHe helped lead the Norse to a three year record of 41-15-4, a conference championship in 2013 and a NCAA III National Tournament appearance that same yearFollowing his playing days at Luther, Gray III was an assistant coach for the men's soccer team for three years

Kevin Driggs

Head Coach

St. Mary's (TX)

Division 2

Driggs comes to St. Mary's after five years at West Texas A&M University as an assistant coach, spending his last season as the associate head coach. During his time in Canyon, Driggs was instrumental in helping WT become one of the top programs in the Lone Star Conference and South Central Region. 


In 2018, Driggs helped guide the Lady Buffs to the program's second regional championship along with winning the Lone Star Conference Championship and a program-best 14 game unbeaten streak.


Prior to West Texas A&M, Driggs served as the Girl's Academy Director for the New Mexico Rush Soccer Club from 2008-2015.
 
Driggs holds a Master's degree in counseling from New Mexico Highlands. He also holds a USSF "A" License and a US Soccer NY License.

Luke Meadows

Assistant Coach

Regis (CO)

Division 2

Luke Meadows enters his 4th season as the Regis University Women's assistant women's soccer coach in 2025. He comes to Regis with an extensive resume at the youth level, now returning to the collegiate sideline after a multi-year absence as a volunteer assistant with the Men's program at Division II, University of Bridgeport (CT).

Outside of Regis, Meadows also currently serves as a head coach in the ECNL program with the Colorado Rush 2007/08 and 2013 teams, along with heading up the Rush College Advisory Program helping student athletes find their pathway to the collegiate ranks. 

Prior, Meadows also served as the head coach of multiple teams in the Colorado Rapids ECNL program and then separately with the Legacy High School girls program for 6 seasons. One of Colorado's largest public high schools, garnering a near .700 winning percentage with 24 All-Conference players, 6 All-State players and 1 All-American among countless All-Academic performers.

A 2006 Connecticut Coach of the Year, along with being a 2017 Colorado Coach of the Year Finalist and a member of Region IV ODP staff, Meadows will help to head up recruiting, along with many on and off field duties necessary to continue the success of the Regis Women's Soccer Program. Luke is a Colorado native, this is a dream job for someone like me.

Cathrine Whitehill

Assistant Coach

Emory

Division 3

 Cat Whitehill just started working as the full time assistant coach in May, but she has been serving as a volunteer coach since 2019.  A 10-year member of the United States Womens National Team with over 130 caps under her belt, she appeared in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups and helped USA capture the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. In addition, Whitehill played professionally with the Washington Freedom, Atlanta Beat and Boston Breakers.

Prior to playing professionally, Catherine was a standout at the University of North Carolina, helping the Tar Heels to NCAA Division I national titles in both 2001 and 2003. She was a four-time All-American at UNC and was the recipient of both the Honda and Hermann awards for top college womens soccer player.

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 Goleman

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Pittsburgh

Division 1

Pitt womens soccer has added volunteer coach Jesse Goleman for the fall 2021 season. A Pittsburgh native, Goleman serves as the goalkeeper coach for the Panthers.

Last year Goleman worked in this role for the Northeastern mens soccer team and over the summer for the USL League Two Champions Des Moines Menace.

Prior to joining Northeastern, Goleman spent three seasons at Centenary University in New Jersey and was part of the 2016 Colonial States Athletic Conference Coaching Staff of the Year after helping Centenary win the conference championship and advance to the NCAA tournament. He has worked with 20 all-conference selections and one conference player of the year during his time working with Centenary, Chatham University, Seton Hill University and Carlow Universty.

We are very excited to announce that Jesse Goleman will be joining our staff this fall as our volunteer goalkeeper coach, said Pitt head coach Randy Waldrum. Jesse previously served at Northeastern as a part of the mens staff and has had previous other stops including Centenary, Chatham and Seton Hill. This summer he was the goalkeeper coach for the Des Moines Menace in the USL2 and they had a very successful campaign winning the National Championship. Jesse will be a great addition as he is very knowledgeable and has great rapport with our goalkeepers. Im excited to see the improvements they make under his direction!

As a player, Goleman was a three-time all-conference selection at Centenary University and led the Cyclones to their first-ever CSAC championship and NCAA tournament appearance in 2013. He represented the USA Maccabi Team on three different occasions (2012, '13, '15) in Brazil, Israel and Chile. Goleman ended his career at Centenary as the all-time leader in saves, goals against average, save percentage, shutouts and wins.

Goleman led Allderdice High School to three City League Championships and finished as the all-time leader in shutouts with 25 and as the record holder for fewest goals against in a season with nine. Hes inducted into Western Pennsylvania Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

In the summer of 2019, Goleman started his own company, Goleline, LLC, which specializes in strength and conditioning for goalkeepers. He earned a degree in business administration from Centenary University in 2016.

Dave Weitzman

Head Coach

Muhlenberg

Division 3

After serving six seasons (1997-99 and 2006-08) on the Varsity Field sideline, Dave "Weitie" Weitzman returned to Muhlenberg for a third time as mens assistant coach in 2016. After two seasons with the Mule men, he moved to the women's team in 2018.

Weitzman has been a coach at various levels for more than 20 years and owns and NSCAA Premier license. He played an integral part in the success of the Lehigh Valleys NPSL (now USL-PDL) FC LVU Sonic in his six seasons as head coach, winning three NPSL conference championships, earning three NPSL "Final Four" berths, winning the 2012 NPSL national championship and losing (in PKs) to the Carolina Dynamo in the 2013 US Amateur finals. His Sonic team, which was ranked No. 1 in the country for all NPSL and PDL teams, also earned three US Open Cup tournaments berths. 

Weitzman has also spent two seasons as the Men's Assistant at Lehigh University and four years as a local high school coach at both Parkland (boys) and Whitehall (girls), where he compiled a 72-14-5 record and three of his four teams earned trips to the District XI finals. In 2014, his Whitehall team won the District XI championship, and Weitzman was named the Morning Call and Lehigh Valley Live coach of the year.

Weitzman played at Keystone Junior College, where he earned All-America honors, and at the University of Pittsburgh, from where he graduated in 1995. In 2005, he played on the team that won the silver medal at the Maccabiah World Games in Israel. He also has played for several Lehigh Valley Mens amateur teams.

During his time away from the Muhlenberg pitch, Weitzman works as the general manager of the Iron Lakes Sports Dome & Field and is also the Director for Penn Fusion Lehigh Valley a local youth soccer club. He has also enjoyed past opportunities working part-time for Kwik Goal as a product consultant, regional sales rep for EDP/MAPS, EPYSA ODP program, mens assistant coach at Lehigh University, regional staff coach for the NSCAA and as a webcast/television analyst for Lehigh and Service Electric Cable TV. Weitzman has also spent part of his professional life working as an athletic director at the Allentown JCC (1994-97) and as a child care counselor at KidsPeace National Hospital (1997-2005). 

Weitzman and his son, Kai, currently reside in the West End of Allentown.

Scott Waddell

Head Coach

New York University

Division 3

Scott Waddell, formerly as assistant coach of the New York University womens soccer program, was named head coach in July 2023.

Waddell brought a wealth of coaching experience to his new position, re-joining NYU after serving as an assistant coach (2020-22) and associate head coach (2023) at Brandeis University. While there, Brandeis achieved its best conference finish since 2010, placing third with a 4-3 record in the ultra-competitive University Athletic Association (UAA).

Serving as an assistant coach at NYU from 2016-20, Waddell helped the program achieve its highest ever United Soccer Coaches national ranking at #15 in 2019 and a second-place finish in the UAA with a 5-1-1 record in 2018, its best conference showing since 2002.

Waddell returned to NYU with NCAA Division I, Division III, and international coaching and playing experience. A 2007 Columbia University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, he played four seasons as a midfielder/forward with the Lions' soccer team and served as a captain.

Waddell also played professionally for Pulau Penang FC (2008) and Real Mona FC (2009).

In addition to his NYU and UAA experience, Waddell also served as an assistant coach at Mount St. Mary's University (2022), as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at New Jersey Institute of Technology (2014-16), and assistant coach at Columbia (2010-14).

A member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, Waddell is a native of Kingston, Jamaica, and resides in New York City.

Jared Rose

Head Coach

Agnes Scott

Division 3

Jared Rose was named the head coach of the Agnes Scott College soccer program on August 15, 2023. 

Prior to joining Agnes Scott, Rose was coaching in Ohio for the last 11 years. Collegiately, he coached at Walsh University as the  Assistant Coach of the mens soccer team, as well as directing area at one of the top ECNL clubs in the country, Internationals SC.

In College: Over the past 4 years Rose has spent coaching at the Division 2 collegiate level at Walsh University. Starting as a volunteer in 2019, he had an immediate impact helping the team to their first winning season since 2011.  For the Fall 2021 season, Rose was appointed to the full time assistant role where he picked up where he left off.  He was given a lead role, and even more involved with player development, design & implementation of  training sessions, in charge of video analysis, & relied on for game tactics and management which helped the Cavaliers to new heights. The team had the best start in program history (7-0-2), as well as the best finish since joining the GMAC conference at 4th, hosting their first ever GMAC quarter final. The team made the semi-finals for the first time & over the course of the season were ranked as high as #22 in the Nation.  In the 2022 season, Walsh again tied the best start in program history (7-0-2) & reached a ranking of #11 in the country, breaking the top 20 for the first time in program history. 

In Club: Rose joined  the Internationals Soccer club starting back in 2012. While at Internationals SC, Rose coached some of the best young players in Ohio. He then moved into a Director role very quickly and began to have a larger impact within the club.  He helped the club develop & organize its training curriculum for the U13-U19 aged players with season plans, individual development plans, & GAP (Guided Activity Plans) that would allow the players to stay focused on their individual goals, team goals, and training plan on their own.  He was in charge of the video platform & analysis that would allow athletes to have video of games & highlights as well as giving data on each game & player.  He was in charge of bringing on a recruitment platform for the club to better track & help athletes to move on to the collegiate level.  He was an integral part of the clubs success over the last 11 years, not only  growing the club in numbers, retaining top level players, teaching life lessons through hard work and discipline in sport, and developing players mentally & athletically to compete at the next level (College & Professional).  But also success on the field, helping them to win at almost every age group U13-U19 in the ECNL conference & having the best percentage of success between the 2 divisions within the Ohio Valley Conference in the ECNL.  He has won 3 National Championships over his time at the club & helped countless players obtain collegiate scholarships across the NCAA D1-D3 levels as well as NAIA. Rose holds a USSF National "B" license as well as a Masters in Sports Science - Coaching.

Rose has experience coaching at every level & in many parts of the country. Other coaching roles in Ohio include time with University of Akron - Women's Soccer (3 years) & Hathaway Brown HS (2 years). Before Ohio, when coaching in FL, he worked with Pinecrest Premier Soccer Club (4 years) & Carrollton HS (2 years). Rose started his coaching career in 2006 as a student coach at Michigan State University.

Rose had an outstanding college soccer career at NCAA Division I Florida International University from 2002-2005.  While in college, FIU was consistently ranked in the top 25 in the country & competed in the NCAA Championships every year, making the sweet 16 in 2003.  He was a two-time all-conference player & became team Captain during his senior season. 

Rose lives in Georgia with his wife, Christine, and his 2 Daughters, Katarina & Daniella.

Coach Rose: I am so excited to be joining such a prestigious school like Agnes Scott.  I cant thank Dr. Richardson & Dean Martin for their trust in me to lead the soccer program to new heights and bringing me in to  join the Scotties family.  The whole athletic department as well as leaders of the college have been so welcoming, together, to make it an unbelievable place to be.  My focus will be helping young women to be the best versions of themselves through athletics.  Through soccer/sport, you can develop positive habits & friendships/relationships that will help you in your overall life outside of sport.  To show dedication, responsibility, & commitment to yourself & to other like-minded individuals, really helps you develop into an amazing person with a positive character.

Guilherme Mitrovitch

Head Coach

Biola

Division 2

Brunelle was named Biola Women's Soccer's sixth head coach in the summer of 2015. She enters her second season at the helm in the 2016 season. Prior to becoming the head coach she served as an assistant soccer coach at Biola since 2009. She came to Biola and continued a tradition that was started by her mother, Judy, who graduated as an Eagle in 1967.
  Her first season at the helm of this Biola Women's Soccer program was the most successful season the program experienced in over a decade. The Eagles won the Golden State Athletic Conference regular season championship and qualified for the NAIA National Tournament for the first time since 2004.

Her effort that year was recognized by the conference with the 2015 GSAC Coach of the Year award. She also coached five players to All-GSAC honors and two more to NAIA All-American recognition, including NAIA All-American first team honors for freshman Madyson Brown.

Brunelle is a long-time coach who has a playing history in high school soccer, volleyball and softball and was a collegiate soccer player at Colorado Christian University. She is littered all over the record books at CCU and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2008.

Brunelle's time at CCU saw her achieve recognition as a two-time team captain, four-time all-conference first team athlete and 2001 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year. In addition to that, she was a two-time NSCAA/NCAA All-Midwest Region selection, CCU Athletics Senior Award winner, 1998 RMAC Freshman of the Year and a 2001 member of the conference's All-Academic team.

She graduated from Colorado Christian in 2002 with a B.S. in Mathematics and an E.M. in Biblical Studies.

Following her time there she spent eight years playing in various professional, semi-pro and amateur soccer leagues, including time on the Addis Eagles, a professional team based in Ethiopia. She also served as an assistant coach at Rio Hondo Community College, Monte Vista Christian School, Stevenson High School and CSU Monterey Bay before beginning her journey at Biola.

She helped lead Rio Hondo to a conference championship in 2006 and helped Monte Vista to the 2007-08 Monterey Bay League Co-Championship.

While she is not spending her time coaching, she enjoys exercising, cooking and reading. She makes her home in La Mirada, California.

She has this to say about her experience at Biola:
"I am honored to be a part of the community of Biola Women's Soccer. I enjoy the challenge of continuing the legacy of a program that glorifies Christ on and off the field. It is a legacy that existed long before I came to Biola. I am encouraged by the coaching staff and the players who strive to be more than just a soccer team competing to win and develop athletically. We are a family living out our faith together in hope of pointing others to Christ."

Fabrizio Donis

Assistant Coach

St. Mary's (MD)

Division 3

Joined the St. Mary's College women's soccer coaching staff prior to the 2018 season.

The Arlington, Va., native brings over 20 years of coaching experience with St. Mary's Youth Soccer, including coaching both male and female youth soccer teams as well as organizing and planning practices and game strategies.

He holds a USSF "D" license.

Donis is a retired Air National Guardsman with eight years of active duty experience in the Marine Corps.

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.

Kieron Heblich

Head Coach

Christian Brothers

Division 2

Heblich is in his 10th season as the women's soccer coach at CBU, where he is tied for the school record for career wins.

The Lady Bucs returned to the NCAA South Regional in 2014 for the first time since 2002, going 13-6 with an 8-4 GSC record.

In 2013 they narrowly missed the regional, finishing 13-5-2 and reaching the GSC championship game. They were in the NCAA Regional Rankings to the end of the season, but they narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament.

Heblich has coached 26 All-Gulf South Conference players at CBU as well as 10 Academic All-GSC players.

Heblich was named head coach of the Lady Buccaneer soccer program on May 6, 2005 after serving two years as an assistant coach with both the men's and women's soccer programs at CBU.

He came to CBU after a standout career as a collegiate soccer player at both the Junior College and NCAA levels.  Heblich played two years at Meridian Community College in Mississippi, where he was an NJCAA All-American, a member of the National Tournament All-Tournament Team, and an All-South Region Selection.

From Meridian, he transferred to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma where he was a two-time All-Region player.  He also earned All-Lone Star Conference and LSC All-Tournament Team honors.

Heblich graduated from Northeastern State in 2000 with a degree in health and human performance and spent one season as an assistant coach with both the Men's and Women's teams at NSU.  He earned his masters degree in education from CBU in May of 2005.

A native of Scarborough, England, Heblich spent two years in an apprenticeship with his hometown club.

Heblich, his wife, Caroline, and their three children, Jack, Charlie, and Libby, live in Memphis.

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.