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Dale Roden begins his first season as the head women’s soccer coach at Dakota Wesleyan University. He is the second coach in the history of the DWU women’s soccer program. Roden comes to DWU from Adams State College, an NCAA Division II institution in Alamosa, Colo., where he was the first head coach at the school. He was the head coach of the Grizzlies for five seasons, leading the team to two Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament berths. He compiled a 32-58-6 overall record in the first five seasons of women’s soccer at the school. Roden’s squads also excelled in the classroom earning the Team Academic Award every year from the National Soccer Coaches Association with 30 players earning Academic All-RMAC honors. He also coached three CoSIDA Academic All-District players and had 10 players earn NSCAA Scholar All-West recognition. Roden has been a head coach for 12 seasons, compiling a 113-103-12 overall record. Before starting the program at Adams State, he started the women’s soccer program at Huron University. He spent three seasons at Huron and led his team to a No. 16 national ranking in the NAIA poll. He also was the head women’s soccer coach for four seasons at Westmar before arriving at Huron University. Roden earned his bachelor’s degree from Tarkio University in Tarkio, Mo. He earned a master’s degree in HPERD in 2000 from the University of South Dakota. Roden and his wife, Jamie, live in Mitchell and have three children, daughters Bailey and Grace, and a son, Parker. |
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| Dakota Wesleyan University 1200 W. University Ave Mitchell, SD 57301 800-333-8506 |
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