Charles “Chugger” Adair (Head Coach)
On December 7, 2010, Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Jim Weaver announced the hiring of Tech’s fourth head women's soccer coach Charles “Chugger” Adair, the associate head coach for the team the previous five seasons. The 2019 season marked Adair's 14th season in Blacksburg and his ninth year as the Hokies' head coach. In that time, he's become the all-time wins leader in program history, ending the 2019 campaign with a 118-53-20 overall record, and became just the second soccer coach at the school to reach the 100-win milestone with the team's victory at Miami on Sept. 23 (Jerry Cheynet, 238 wins, 28 seasons for Tech men's soccer). He's also just the 10th women's soccer head coach to reach that mark in the ACC.
Prior to Adair's arrival on campus, the women's program just once (2004) made the postseason - playing a game in both the ACC and NCAA tournaments. Since, the team has qualified for six ACC tournaments, playing for the conference title twice (2008 & 2013), and earned eight straight bids to the NCAA championship (2008-15) and 10 overall, as the Hokies made back-to-back trips in 2018 and 2019. Tech has reached the Sweet 16 four times under Adair (2009, 2011, 2014, 2018), but enjoyed its greatest success in 2013. That record-setting season included the Hokies posting a school-record 19 wins (most by any soccer team at the school), playing for the ACC title and advancing to the NCAA College Cup, where their season ended with a 3-2 loss to Florida State in a national semifinal game.
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Staff
Drew Kopp (Associate Head Coach)
First hired in the summer of 2012, Drew Kopp will coach his ninth season for the Virginia Tech women’s soccer program in 2020, while it will mark his sixth as the associate head coach as he was promoted to his new position in March 2015. Kopp’s duties at Tech are varied, but he is mostly in charge of organizing team training sessions and is heavily involved in recruiting.
During his time in Blacksburg, Kopp has helped lead the Hokies to new heights. Tech has made the NCAA Tournament in six of those eight seasons, reached the Round of 16 three times and has won at least 11 games in seven seasons.
Kopp’s second year with the Tech program was the most successful in school history. Back in 2013, the Hokies went 19-5-3 and reached their first-ever NCAA College Cup, while breaking program records for goals (56), assists (50), points (162) and shots (385).
Individually, Tech players have seen tremendous success, both on the field and in the classroom. Kopp coached Hermann semifinalist Jazmine Reeves, the program’s first-ever All-America, and two All-Americans in total, and Tech’s five all-time leading scorers.
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Matt Gwilliam (Assistant Coach)
Matt Gwilliam returned to Virginia Tech in March 2015 and is in the sixth year of his second stint as an assistant coach for the Hokies and his ninth overall. Gwilliam returned to Tech after coaching the Hokies for three seasons from 2007-09. He serves as a goalkeeper’s coach, assists with recruiting efforts and helps with many other aspects of the program.
Since his return to Tech, Gwilliam helped develop Mandy McGlynn into one of the top goalkeepers in the country. McGlynn made several appearances with US Soccer national teams and was one of three goalkeepers on the U-20 National Team that competed in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She had a season to remember in 2019, which culminated with her being the Hokies' top NWSL draft selection in school history - No. 20 by Sky Blue FC in January 2020. Her most noteworthy accolades include a 2019 All-American, a 2019 Scholar All-American, a two-time All-ACC First Team goalkeeper (2018, 2019) and the 2019 Virginia state player of the year. She also set two school career records - all-time in shutouts (32) and goals against average (0.99). Click here to view her full bio and honors.
Prior to his time Colorado Springs, he was the head coach at Temple University for two seasons (2011-12). While leading the Owl program, Gwilliam recruited and coached two Atlantic 10 All-conference selections and two A-10 All-freshman team members. The squad had the highest statistical ranking in school history in goals against and save percentage.
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Katie Flores (Director of Operations)
A former DIV. III women's soccer goalkeeper, Flores was named a CAC Defensive Player of the Week and earned Second Team All-Conference honors while attending St. Mary's College of Maryland from 2015 to 2019. As a student, she achieved Dean's List honors all four years. She graduated from University of North Carolina this past spring earning a master of science in kinesiology.
"I am very excited about this opportunity to be a part of the women's soccer team staff here at Virginia Tech," said Flores. "Virginia Tech women's soccer is a very competitive program in the ACC and I can't wait to give the program and team all that I can this season!"
Flores comes to Virginia Tech with two years of experience working as the manager of the University of North Carolina - Greensboro women's soccer team from 2020-22. For the past nine years, she has worked with the coaching staff at Pipeline Soccer Club in Lutherville, Maryland organizing training sessions for field athletes and goalkeepers.
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Trey North (Associate Director, S/C, Olympic Sports)
Trey North joined the Hokies in February of 2023 and serves as an Assistant Director, S/C, Olympic Sports. He will work with the women's soccer team, men's and women's tennis programs as well as women's golf.
He previously worked at Mississippi State from January of 2019 to 2023 and during that time he also had direct oversight of the men’s and women’s track and field and women’s cross country teams (July 2019-Aug 2021) in addition to men's golf. He later trained women's soccer and the men's and women's golf teams from August 2021 until his departure in 2023.
Before joining Mississippi State’s staff, North worked as a Graduate Assistant at James Madison where he was directly responsible for men’s soccer and men’s and women’s cheer.
Prior to his time at James Madison, North worked as an intern at Clemson where he assisted with men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, track and field, rowing, volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis and cheer.
North received an M.S. in Strength and Conditioning from LaGrange College where he was the Strength and Conditioning Coach for softball, cross country and swimming.
North graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor of science degree in physical education and sport with a concentration in exercise science. While attending IUP, North was a member of the men’s track and field team.
North holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS), the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (SCCC), the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI LV1), as well as SuperSpeed Golf (Level 2). North is also a FRC mobility specialist (FRCms).
Guest Instructors/Staff (not guaranteed at each session)
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Rich Stoneman – Associate Head Coach, Longwood University - Read More
Mitchell Williams – Assistant Coach, Appalachian State University - Read More
Meghan Gill – Assistant Coach, University of Richmond- Read More
Filipe Baraterio - Head Coach, Emory & Henry College- Read More
Kelly Conheeney – Assistant Coach, Manhattan College
Chris Moraga – Assistant Coach, Carnegie Mellon University
Mike Van Horn – Head Coach, Bridgewater College
Kat Van Orden – Head Coach, Hollins University - Read More
Boo Tesh – Head Coach Coach, Carolina University
Amanda Evans – Head Coach, Mary Baldwin University
Zandy Soree – Assistant Coach, Lenoir Rhyne University
Sydney Davis – Assistant Coach, Dickinson College
Matt Newton – Assistant Coach, University of Lynchburg
Zach Votra – Head Coach, Marietta College
McKinnon Pennell – Assistant Coach, The Citadel
Andrew Green – Assistant Coach, Virginia Military Institute
Meaghan Griffin – Assistant Coach, Virginia Wesleyan University
Laszlo Van Straelen - Assistant Coach, University of the South- Read More