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Interim Head Coach •
Second Season |
Winnie Bing Edmed enters her second season as the interim head women´s soccer coach at Connecticut College.
Edmed returned to her roots with the Camel soccer program and New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) after spending six years as the lead assistant coach from 1997-2003. Under the direction of former Camel coach Ken Kline, Edmed played a lead role in developing a program into a national contender and helped guide the Camels to three post-season appearances. In 1998, Conn. won the Metro Regional Championship and advanced into the NCAA Elite Eight. Connecticut College completed the season ranked #8 in the NSCAA National poll, the highest finish in program history.
"It gives me great pleasure to see my very capable former assistant coach take on the role of head coach," Kline stated. "Winnie will be an asset to both the women´s soccer team and Connecticut College."
Edmed returned to Conn. from Mitchell College, where she served as the head women´s soccer coach and senior women administrator for the past eighteen months. Before joining the staff at Mitchell, Edmed spent one year in the (New England Women and Men´s Athletic Conference) NEWMAC as an assistant women´s soccer coach and recruiting coordinator at Babson College.
Edmed has proved to be one of the most prolific women´s soccer players to compete in the Nutmeg State. A native of Old Lyme, Connecticut, Edmed was rated the fourth best women´s soccer player in the state for the 1991 season by the Hartford Courant. She garnered All-New England honors at Keene State College before returning home to receive her bachelor´s degree at Eastern Connecticut State University in 1999.
Edmed holds her national diploma in coaching from the National Soccer Coaches Athletic Association (NSCAA). She is currently pursuing her Master´s Degree in Sports Science and Coaching from the United State Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama.
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Erin Kwiatkowski
Assistant Coach •
First Season |
Erin Kwiatkowski enters her first season as assistant coach for the Camels. Kwiatkowski graduated from Aurora University in 2007 with a BA in History. With a zeal for academics and athletics, Kwiatkowski played, coached and refereed while pursuing her degree. As a captain in 2006, Kwiatkowski led Aurora’s soccer team to one of their most successful seasons – including a regular season record of 17-3-2, a conference championship, and a NCAA tournament bid.
Kwiatkowki was a two-time All-Conference honoree and was twice named to the Academic All-Conference Team. She received the Leadership MVP Award at the conclusion of her senior year.
Dynamically involved with her University and the greater community during the last four years, Kwiatkowski participated heavily in campus organizations, student government, and volunteered regularly. As a result of this activism and her academic standing, she received two of her University’s highest honors – the Spartan Award and the Senior Award. Kwiatkowski had the pleasure of teaching soccer after her college career had ended as the head varsity and junior varsity coach of a local high school team.
Kwiatkowski remains interested in museum work and passionate about human rights and international relations. As such, she dreams of traveling, serving the community, and sharing her enthusiasm for soccer. Ultimately, Kwiatkowski believes that soccer should be readily available for women around the country and the globe, and she hopes that the game will continue to bridge the cultural gaps between people for years to come.
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