Wabash Valley College would like to introduce the newest member of its athletics team— Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Savannah Stoughton.

Born and raised in Rohnert Park, CA, Stoughton attended High Point University in High Point, NC, where she majored in French and Francophone Studies and double minored in Computer Science and Business Administration.

She has played soccer since age 3 and started playing competitively at age 9 for Santa Rosa United, where she played in the Elite Clubs National League until college. In college, she played 4 years of NCAA Division 1 soccer at High Point, where her team won a Big South Conference tournament and earned an appearance at the NCAA tournament. Post-grad, Stoughton played a short stint for Bergerac Perigord FC in Bergerac, France when she was living there to teach English.

Stoughton learned about the position at Wabash while playing in a co-ed soccer tournament where she met girls who play for the team currently. When those students returned to campus, they connected her with Coach Harris as he was actively looking for an assistant coach.

“Coming to WVC, it was easy to picture myself here. Coach Harris and I have the same philosophy when it comes to building a strong program culture, and he has brought a great group of girls to Mt. Carmel,” said Stoughton. “I had always wanted to go into coaching, and it felt like the perfect opportunity had fallen into my lap. It was an easy yes.”

WVC wishes Coach Stoughton the best of luck this season!