A new women’s soccer coach takes lead

This fall, Kyle Christensen, a celebrated coach and former player, will take the pitch as the new head coach of the Wildcat women’s soccer team.

Christensen, a Utah native, comes to Weber State after spending 10 seasons on the staff at Utah Valley University, including the last three years as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. At UVU, Christensen helped lead his team to four NCAA tournament appearances, four Western Athletic Conference regular season championships and three WAC tournament titles.

He played collegiate soccer at the University of Denver where he was a four-year all-conference player and was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference Player of the Year as a senior. He led the university to its first-ever conference title and a first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament as a senior in 2008.

Following his college career, Chivas USA selected him in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.

He played semi-professional soccer for several years before starting his coaching career.

“The future is bright for the Weber State women’s soccer team and I look forward to working with the amazing student-athletes and taking this team to new heights,” Christensen said.