Colorado State University Athletics
Hagen Welcomes Wayland to Staff
5/28/2024 9:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Colorado native Laura Wayland joins Colorado State soccer staff
FORT COLLINS – Head coach Keeley Hagen welcomes home Colorado native Laura Wayland to join the staff in Fort Collins. The Northern Colorado graduate returns home after spending four years at Northern Michigan as a volunteer and assistant coach.
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"We are excited to welcome Laura to our team," Hagen said. "Her energy and enthusiasm are contagious, and she is very eager to learn! We are thankful for Northern Michigan head coach Jon Sandoval and his mentorship with Laura. We look forward to onboarding her to help us on our journey to winning championships!"
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Northern Michigan saw unprecedented success during Wayland's time on staff earning two DII NCAA Tournament appearances, winning the 2023 GLIAC regular season and tournament championship and advancing to the GLIAC finals in three of the four years. While focusing on the backline at NMU, Wayland coached the 2023 GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-American Maria Storm.
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Overall, Wayland coached four All-Americans while in Marquette and 10 United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region team members.
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She was also the head varsity soccer coach for Marquette Senior High School during her time in Marquette.
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A Fort Collins native, she played club ball for local team Arsenal before playing collegiately for Metro State her freshman season before transferring to Northern Colorado. She helped Metro State advance to the DII NCAA Final Four in her lone season. She was a team captain at UNC her senior year, anchoring a backline that helped the Bears earn the Big Sky regular season title.
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Wayland earned her bachelor's degree from UNC in elementary education and master's in reading education from Northern Michigan.
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Before coaching at NMU, she taught third and fourth grade for ten years. Wayland currently holds her D license.
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"We are excited to welcome Laura to our team," Hagen said. "Her energy and enthusiasm are contagious, and she is very eager to learn! We are thankful for Northern Michigan head coach Jon Sandoval and his mentorship with Laura. We look forward to onboarding her to help us on our journey to winning championships!"
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Northern Michigan saw unprecedented success during Wayland's time on staff earning two DII NCAA Tournament appearances, winning the 2023 GLIAC regular season and tournament championship and advancing to the GLIAC finals in three of the four years. While focusing on the backline at NMU, Wayland coached the 2023 GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-American Maria Storm.
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Overall, Wayland coached four All-Americans while in Marquette and 10 United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region team members.
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She was also the head varsity soccer coach for Marquette Senior High School during her time in Marquette.
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A Fort Collins native, she played club ball for local team Arsenal before playing collegiately for Metro State her freshman season before transferring to Northern Colorado. She helped Metro State advance to the DII NCAA Final Four in her lone season. She was a team captain at UNC her senior year, anchoring a backline that helped the Bears earn the Big Sky regular season title.
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Wayland earned her bachelor's degree from UNC in elementary education and master's in reading education from Northern Michigan.
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Before coaching at NMU, she taught third and fourth grade for ten years. Wayland currently holds her D license.
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