St. Cloud State University Women's Soccer

Arvesen begins her third season as the head coach of the soccer program at St. Cloud State University in 2016. Arvesen led the Huskies to a solid 9-6-3 overall record and an 8-4-3 NSIC mark in 2015.  A total of six Huskies have earned All-NSIC accolades during the Arvesen era at St. Cloud State and her overall record as a collegiate head coach is 15-17-4 in two seasons at SCSU. Prior to her move to SCSU in 2014, Arvesen was an assistant soccer coach at Central Michigan University, an NCAA Division I institution. Her responsibilities included Director of Internal Operations and Director of the CMU Soccer Academy. At Central Michigan, Arvesen assisted in analyzing, developing and implementing the womens soccer program. As Director of Internal Operations she was responsible for coordinating academic support, strength and conditioning, compliance, sports information, sports science, marketing, camps and clinics, facilities and equipment. As Director of CMU Soccer Academy, she was responsible for programming Elite ID, Overnight and Day Camps and Soccerfest. Prior to joining the Central Michigan soccer staff, Arvesen was on the soccer staff at Minnesota State University, Mankato, serving as an assistant coach from July 2008 to January 2013, and taking on the interim head coach assignment from January to April 2013. While at Minnesota State, she also served as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) liasion and an assistant professor and instructor in the New Student and Family Programs Department and Human Performance Department.   As the assistant coach for the Mavericks, Arvesen was the recruiting coordinator, managed and directed team operations, supervised academic progress, assisted with budget management, directed MSU Soccer Academy camp programs, directed and implemented community service and outreach events, and assisted with the development and implementation of program-level fundraising. The Minnesota State University soccer program made four NCAA tournament appearances during her coaching stint, notched 74 wins, won two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) tournament titles, had five All-Americans and three Capital One Academic All-America team members, earned five straight National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) team academic awards and back-to-back NSCAA Silver Team Sportsmanship and Ethics Awards. Arvesen has been involved in numerous community and volunteer activities in Michigan and Minnesota, and has participated in professional development programs since 2007. A native of Pine Springs, Minn., Arvesen played collegiate soccer at Creighton University from 2003 to 2007, earning four letters. She was on the SAAC Committee and Team Leadership Council. The Bluejays won two Missouri Valley Conference Championships and made two NCAA tournament appearances. After graduating from Creighton with a degree in mass communication and public relations, Arvesen was a graduate assistant coach at South Dakota State University for the 2007-08 season. She has a masters degree in educational leadership from Minnesota State University. The Arvesen File: Year-by-Year Record as College Coach: Gretta Arvesen begins her third season as the head coach of the soccer program at St. Cloud State University in 2016. Arvesen led the Huskies to a solid 9-6-3 overall record and an 8-4-3 NSIC mark in 2015.  A total of six Huskies have earned All-NSIC accolades during the Arvesen era at St. Cloud State and her overall record as a collegiate head coach is 15-17-4 in two seasons at SCSU.