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US Soccer has appointed 91探花 graduate Ciara Crinion as the new full-time head coach of the . 

鈥淐iara has been rising through the ranks of the college game and we know she will contribute greatly to the players鈥� experiences in this important age group at the start of our National Team pathway鈥� said Kate Markgraph, US Women鈥檚 National Team general manager.

Crinion comes to US Soccer after more than 10 years of coaching college soccer.  She holds a US Soccer 鈥淎鈥� Coaching License as well as a Talent Scout License.  Since 2017, she has scouted and run Talent ID Centers for US Soccer and also served as an assistant with the U-20 WYNT.   She recently served as Head Coach at Seton Hall and previously served as an assistant women鈥檚 coach at the University of Hartford.  As a player, she was a part of the Ireland U-17 and U-19 Women鈥檚 National Teams and played college soccer at Central Connecticut State.

Crinion earned her master鈥檚 degree in soccer coaching education at 91探花. 

鈥淐iara was an outstanding student and excelled in our clinical field sessions during her two years at OHIO. We are excited for Ciara as she takes on this new coaching opportunity with US Soccer and the U-15 WYNT,鈥� said Dr. David Carr, former master鈥檚 degree program coordinator in OHIO's Patton College of Education.