Woodland Community College Women's Soccer

Woodland Community College Athletics introduced Cristina Baggio as the next head coach of the women's soccer program in the Fall of 2022. Baggio will lead as the first ever head Women's soccer coach and athletics facilitator at Woodland Community College. Cristina Baggio spent the last three years at Yuba College helping the 49er's advance not only on the field, but also off.  In Baggio's final season, the 49Er's had their first playoff bound experience within the last decade.  As part of her accomplishments, she left the program with two student athlete transfers, multiple student athlete scholars, and 19 scholarship opportunities.  Baggio also served as the Academic Senate at Yuba College for part-time faculty as well as the Bay Valley Conference Chairperson from 2019-2021. Prior to Yuba, Baggio was apart of Kim Suttons Wildcat coaching staff. The Dix Hills, New York native played an integral part in helping the Cats reach postseason play in 2017.  Baggio came to Chico in 2016 after spending the previous two years coaching at St. Francis High School in Sacramento, helping the Troubadours reach the Sac-Joaquin Section finals in 2015. Baggio previously spent one season coaching for Sacramentos Sheldon High School, and in 2011 was part of the Yuba College coaching staff. Baggio has logged considerable time in club soccer, coaching Granite Bay FC from 201516 and Elk Grove FC from 2013­14. Baggio played collegiately at Yuba College in Marysville from 200810 with transfer opportunity at the University of Hawaii-Hilo in 2012. She was a two-time All-Bay Valley Conference selection at Yuba, earning First Team honors after leading the conference in assists as a sophomore, and Second Team accolades as a freshman. Baggio led the 49ers to a pair of postseason appearances, and was nominated to play in the Northern California Sophomore Bowl. Baggio received a Bachelors degree in Sociology from Sacramento State in 2015 and a Masters of Science degree in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University in 2019. She currently teaches Kinesiology, Health, and Physical Education classes.