Athletics: Women's Soccer

The William Jewell College soccer programs have become staples in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America national rankings, regularly producing All-Americans and nationally recognized scholar-athletes. Head Coach Chris Cissell has headed the William Jewell College women’s program since 1999 and owns a 112-25-6 record. The women’s team have made three NAIA National Tournament appearances (2003, 2004 and 2005).

The 2006 the team placed four members on the All-American team and three members from last year’s team on the Academic All-American team. Combining both teams, Cissell has coached 21 All-Americans and 16 Academic All-Americans during his tenure at Jewell.

Cissell’s accumulating coaching credits include HAAC Women’s Coach of the Year four times (2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005), as well as NAIA Region V Women’s Coach of the Year in 2003. In addition, he was named NSCAA/Adidas Midwest Coach of the Year in 2003. On the men’s side, Cissell has earned the HAAC Men’s Coach of the Year designation two times (in 2003 and 2006). He was also Region V Coach of the Year in 2006. He is the only coach in history to have coached both a men’s and women’s soccer team in NAIA national final four championship tournaments.

Besides his coaching responsibilities, Cissell directs the William Jewell College All Star Soccer Camps. During the summer Jewell hosts nine weeks of soccer camps with combined attendance of more than 800.