Jodi Clugston begins her second year with Chowan University as the women’s soccer coach. Clugston brings to Chowan experience from some of the highest levels of competition with the vision of continually improving the level of play at Chowan. Clugston finished her first season 7-10-1 overall including winning five road games, most since the 2004 season. Clugston brings back nine players from last season including six seniors.
As a stellar player, Clugston played two years at the University of Virginia under head coach Steve Swanson before suffering a career ending injury. After her injury she remained an integral part of the team by serving as a student-assistant coach until 2005. Prior to her days at UVA, Clugston represented the United States as a member of the Under-16 and Under-18 National teams as a goalkeeper.
Although Clugston embarks on her first collegiate head coaching experience, she has a diverse coaching background. Outside of her coaching experiences at UVA, Clugston has been involved with several U-16 and U-19 soccer programs in her home state of Pennsylvania. She also has seven years of Region I Olympic Development Coaching experience in both Pennsylvania and Virginia. In 2007 she spent one season as the assistant coach at Lamar University (TX), working with goalkeepers.
Recently, Clugston has held a professor position at Lamar University (TX) teaching graduate level Kinesiology . Clugston graduated from the University of Virginia in 2006 with a M.S. in Health and Physical Education. She also received her Bachelor of Science in Education from UVA.