American soccer player and coach
Keri Lynn Sanchez (formerly Raygor ; born December 25, 1972) is an American women's soccer coach who serves as head coach of the Colorado College Tigers women's soccer team. She is also a former player who last played as a defender for Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States women's national soccer team .
Early life and education
Sanchez was a dual sport athlete at Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, California , where she also excelled in track and field . At the CIF California State Meet , between 1988 and 1990, she achieved three second-place and three third-place finishes spread between hurdles , long jump , and triple jump .[ 2]
Playing career
Sanchez played for the Silicon Valley Red Devils of the USL W-League and Women's Premier Soccer League from 1995 to 2000.[ 3] [ 4]
College career
Sanchez played for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team from 1991 to 1994, winning four consecutive NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament championships and scoring the championship-winning goals in 1992 and 1994 .[ 5]
International career
Sanchez made 13 appearances for the United States women's national soccer team , including the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship .[ 5]
Coaching career
While still playing soccer, Sanchez also began coaching the sport as an assistant for the Oregon Ducks women's soccer team in 1996. In 2004, the NCAA Division III Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas hired Sanchez as its head coach, where she served for 13 years and amassed a 148–92–30 record and five NCAA tournament appearances, reaching the Sweet 16 in the 2008 tournament.[ 5]
She served as an assistant coach to Angela Kelly at the Texas Longhorns women's soccer team from 2017 to 2020.[ 5]
In May 2021, the Division III Illinois Wesleyan Titans women's soccer team hired Sanchez as its head coach.[ 6] 9–8–1 record.[ 7]
The Colorado College Tigers NCAA Division I women's soccer program hired Sanchez as its head coach in December 2021.[ 8]
References
^ "Keri Raygor" . Women's United Soccer Association . Archived from the original on August 5, 2001. Retrieved July 7, 2022 .^ Lawson, Hank. "California State Meet Results – 1915 to present" . Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012 . ^ Chapin, Dwight (June 21, 1997). "Looking at Higher Goals" . San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved June 24, 2023 . ^ 2005 Women's Premier Soccer League Championship Tournament Media Guide Women's Premier Soccer League . 2005.^ a b c d Benson, Jim (May 18, 2021). "Illinois Wesleyan to name former U.S. National Team member Keri Sanchez as women's soccer coach" . Retrieved June 24, 2023 . ^ Stock, Eric (May 27, 2021). "Former US National Player To Lead IWU Women's Soccer" . WGLT . Retrieved June 24, 2023 . ^ "Keri Sanchez" . Illinois Wesleyan Titans . Retrieved June 24, 2023 .^ "Four-Time NCAA Champion and U.S. National Team Player Keri Sanchez Named Women's Soccer Coach" . December 27, 2021.
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