Soccer Coaches
Becky Heiberger
Head Coach
Alma Mater: Creighton University, 2002
Hometown: Sious Falls, SD
Phone: 320-308-4967
E-mail: raheiberger@stcloudstate.edu
St. Cloud State University Director of Athletics Dr. Morris Kurtz has announced that Becky Heiberger has been appointed the head women’s soccer coach.
“Obviously we are excited to have someone of Becky’s caliber as our new head coach. She clearly demonstrated the passion, knowledge and experience to build on the foundation that has been laid, and will take the program to the next level,” said Kurtz.
Heiberger has been the head women’s soccer coach at the University of South Dakota for the last three seasons. Her teams have been in the top ten regional rankings over that time and in 2005 participated in the NCAA Division II soccer tournament. That same year, the team was nationally ranked for the first time in program history at #6.
Her coaching experience has included stints as a graduate assistant coach at Creighton University and the University of Tennessee-Martin. In addition, she has coached soccer camps and several club teams. She has three coaching licenses from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and the United States Soccer Federation.
A native of Sioux Falls, SD, Heiberger played collegiate soccer at Creighton University from 1998 to 2002. She was a team captain in 2001 and 2002, and earned second team All-Conference honors in 1999. The 2002 team won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament championship, and advanced to the NCAA tournament.
“I am very, very excited to be at St. Cloud State,” said Heiberger. “SCSU has enormous potential to be successful in soccer, and I am looking forward to getting started.”
Christie Chappell
Graduate Assistant Coach
Christie Chappell will begin her second season as a graduate assistant coach at SCSU in 2008. Most recently, Chappell played semi-professional soccer with the FC Muri in Muri, Switzerland (1st Team, 2nd League) during the 2007 season. She previously served as an assistant coach with the women's soccer team at Minnesota Crookston in 2006.
An All-Conference soccer player at Minnesota Crookston from 2003 to 2005, Chappell received her undergraduate degree from Minnesota Crookston in Dec. 2006. A recipient of the NCAA Degree Completion award, Chappell gained All-Region status in 2004 and was her team's Most Valuable Player in 2004 and 2005. UMC's Offensive Player of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005, Chappell was named her University's Female Student-Athlete of the Year in 2004. She also served as UMC's SAAC president. Of note, Chappell owns the UMC record for career goals (25) and career points (62). Prior to her playing days at Minnesota Crookston, Chappell played from 1997-2002 with the Kanata Hawks/Gloucester Horners in Ottawa, Ontario (youth premiere level).
In the summer of 2006, Chappell served as the assistant director of player development and coaching with the Rushmore SC in Rapid City, S.D. She is currently working toward a graduate degree in criminal justice at SCSU.
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