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Mikki Denney Wright, Academy Director
Head Coach, University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Head Coach 2004-present
- One of the top soccer minds and leaders of young women in the United States.
- 2008 Big 10 Coach of the Year
- 2008 Big 10 Champion, NCAA Sweet 16, Ranked #12 in the Nation
- 2008 Team GPA 3.45 10 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees
- Coached 5 All-American Honorees, 12 All-Region Honorees, and 23 All-Conference Honorees in her coaching career
- Guided Golden Gopher Kelsey Hood to Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2008
- Led effort for the all-time Big 10 Record for shutouts in a season in 2008.
- Led 2008 Gophers to a 5th place finish nationally in goals against
average.
- Leader and popular speaker in the University of Minnesota and
Twin Cities communities.
- Extensive youth experience as club, ODP, clinic, and camp coach.
- Former Assistant Coach at the University of Missouri and the
University of Nebraska-Omaha.
- Former All-Great Lakes Region and All-Big 10 Player for the Gophers
- Captain of the 1995 Big 10 Champion Minnesota Soccer Team
- USSF B Coaching License and NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
- B.A. in Psychology University of Minnesota
- M.A. in Counseling Psychology University of Denver
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Kate Cortis, Academy Director
Associate Head Coach, University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Associate Head Coach 2008-present
- University of Minnesota Assistant Coach 2004-2007
- University of Minnesota Recruiting Coordinator 2004-present
- One of the top teachers of defensive soccer in the United States.
- 2008 Big 10 Champion, NCAA Sweet 16, Ranked #12 in the Nation
- Coordinated all-time Big 10 Record for shutouts in a season.
- Guided 2008 Gophers to a 5th place finish nationally in goals against average.
- All five members of the 2008 starting defense earned a Big 10 Defensive Player of the Week Honor under Cortis.
- Last 3 Gopher recruiting classes have been ranked in the Top 10 in the Great Lakes Region and Top 45 in the Nation.
- Extensive youth experience as club, ODP, clinic, and camp coach.
- Head Coach of 91 MN ODP Team that won the Region 2 Championship and placed 4th nationally
- Former Assistant Coach at Colorado College, the University of Missouri, and the University of Chicago.
- Two year captain at the University of Chicago and member of 4 NCAA Tournament teams, including the 1996 Final 4 team.
- USSF B Coaching License and NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
- B.S. in Biology University of Chicago
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Jerrod Roh, Academy Director/Goalkeeping Director
Assistant Coach, University of Minnesota
- University Of Minnesota Assistant Coach 2007-present
- One of the top goalkeeper coaches in the United States
- Only coach in U.S. college soccer history men or women to guide goalkeepers to the all-time conference season shutout record in two major conferences the Big 10 and the SEC.
- 2008 Big 10 Champion, NCAA Sweet 16, Ranked #12 in the Nation
- Coached one All-American, two All-Great Lakes Region, one All-Big Ten, one All-SEC, one SEC Tournament MVP, and one 2-time All-Southern Conference goalkeeper
- Helped Golden Gopher goalkeeper Lindsey Dare to 17 shutouts in 26 appearances in 2008 while recording the 5th best goals-against-average in the nation while setting several Gopher records.
- Helped Gopher goalkeeper Cat Parkhill make the U.S. U20 World Cup Champion roster.
- Extensive youth experience as club, HS, ODP, clinic, and camp coach.
- Region 2 ODP Goalkeeping Staff Coach 2005-present
- Former Assistant Coach at the University of Kentucky and Western Carolina University.
- 2006 SEC Champion and 2001 Southern Conference Champion
- NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma
- USSF B Coaching License and NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
- B.S. in Secondary Education/Biological Sciences Kansas State University
- MBA Western Carolina University
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Top College, HS, and Club Coaches
2008 Big 10 Champion Golden Gopher Players
Legends of Minnesota Womens Soccer
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