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Krystle Seidel

Assistant Coach

krystle.seidel@wright.edu

937-775-2771

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Krystle Seidel joined the Wright State women's soccer coaching staff in May 2023.

Seidel joined the Raiders following a four-year stint as the head women's soccer coach at Macalester College. Before Macalester, she spent nine years at the University of Minnesota, including the last three as the Gophers' associate head coach. She arrived at Macalester in the spring of 2018 and built the Scots into the winning program, punctuated by a 10-6-2 record in 2021. The 10 wins were the program's most since 2015. The Scots surrendered just 11 goals in 18 games in the 2021 campaign, the second-lowest total in the MIAC.

During her nine years at Minnesota, the Gophers made the conference tournament each year and received NCAA Tournament berths four times. The 2010 squad advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, while the 2016 team won both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles. Overall, the Gophers compiled a 107-60-23 record with Seidel on the sidelines.

As a player, Seidel was a standout at Woodbury High School and was the Minnesota High School Gatorade Player of the Year in 2004. She helped the Royals win state championships in 2003 and 2004 while earning All-State honors and ultimately was named a high school All-American by the NSCAA. After three successful seasons at West Virginia University, Seidel transferred home to play for the Gophers as a senior in 2008. That year, Minnesota posted the best record in the program's history (22-4) while advancing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. She graduated from Minnesota in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business marketing education.

Seidel has earned a USSF "B" License and the NCSAA National Diploma. In 2015, she was one of 15 female coaches to be selected for the NSCAA's 30 Under 30 Program, which is a year-long education and mentorship opportunity.

Seidel, formerly Krystle Kallman, is one of five siblings to have played Division I soccer. Her brothers Brian and Brent both played at Creighton and for Minnesota United. Her sister Kylie also played for the University of Minnesota, while her younger sister Kassey was an All-American at Florida State University.

Seidel's husband Andy is the head coach of the FC Cincinnati U14 Academy team.

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