 Tracy Nelson :: Head Coach
2004, 2005 & 2007 NWAACC Coach of the Year
Tracy Nelson began the program at Clackamas in 2002. A graduate of the University of Portland, she was a former standout player for the late, great Clive Charles at UP. Since departing UP, Tracy has excelled both as an amateur and professional player and as a coach at various levels.
Since the Cougar program’s debut in 2002, Tracy's teams have a combined 108-30-14 record for a phenomenal .757 winning percentage and harvested the three of the last five NWAACC league crowns. Tracy’s achievements have been recognized by the league in her selections as NWAACC Coach of the Year in 2004, 2005 & 2007 as well as Region Coach of the Year in 2002, 2004 & 2008.
Tracy not only develops and forms her athletes into great players and teams; she also ensures they excel in the classroom. In the last three seasons ten of her sophomores were selected to the NWAACC All-Academic Team; a recognition reserved for sophomores achieving a 3.25 or higher GPA.
Other Coaching Accomplishments:
- USSF National 'A' licensed coach
- ODP Region 1V staff coach: 2004, 2005
- ODP Region 1V 89 assistant coach 2005/06
- Recipient of the April Heinrichs/Nike Inc. Continuing Education Scholarship
- Club coach for Lake Oswego Soccer Club: 2002-2006
- Varsity Coach at Century High School: 2001
- Oregon ODP State Team Coach: 2000 - 2004
- Coach for F.C. Portland Academy: 1997-1999
- JV Coach for Jesuit High School: 1997-2000
- Freshman Coach for Grant High School: 1995
- Coach for Portland Mailing (now part of F.C. Portland): 1993-1995
Professional and Amateur Player Accomplishments:
- Member of the Women's Semi-professional team, The Rain: 2000
- 1994 Women of the Year in Sports in Washington State
- Member of the US Women's Amateur Soccer National Champions: 1999
- Member of the Adidas Summer League; 1997-1998
- Team captain of the ASL all-stars
- Played professionally in England (Millwall FC) and Sweden (Umea IK): 1996-1997
- In England the team won the 3 most prestigious cups in England in one season
- Team member of the University of Portland: 1991-1995
- Selected to the all conference team: 1991 - 1995
- Voted most inspirational player: 1994
- Member of the first final four team: 1994
- Member of the Olympic Festival Team winning the gold meda: 1993
- Member of the US Women's Youth National Team: 1990-1992
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Social Services and a Minor in Psychology
- Master's in Education from Portland State University 2003
 Saundra Hardy :: GK Coach
2009 will be Coach Hardy’s seventh season with the Cougars. Along with her principal assistant duties, she is the Cougar’s goalie coach and spends much of her time scouting the Northwest for new talent. Two of Saundra’s former Cougar keepers have gone on to star at NAIA powerhouse Concordia University.
She has also coached Oregon State University summer camps since 2004 and spent stints coaching club soccer including the Lake Oswego and Eastside United clubs. She also coaches goalkeepers at several local high schools and at the University of Portland soccer summer camp.
Saundra originally hails from Gresham where she was an all-league midfielder for Gresham High School (1994-98). She honed her keeping skills playing goalie for multi state cup champion F.C. Portland during the 1994-98 seasons and was involved with Oregon ODP during the
1994-96 seasons.
Saundra then went on to star at NCAA Div III Wheaton College (IL) where as a freshman she set the school record for goals allowed with a 0.22 average. An injury cut her college playing career short after the 2000 season. She now teaches elementary school for the Parkrose School District. Saundra also has experience refereeing soccer and in 1997, she was selected Region IV Referee of the Year. Saundra holds a USSF National “D” License.
 Megan Diebel :: Asst Coach
2009 will be Megan's third season as a coach with the Cougars. She is a 2003 Sam Barlow High School Alumni and played competitively for Portland FC & FC Summer Academy before arriving as a freshman at Clackamas in 2003. Megan didn't take long to establish her J.C. career at Clackamas as a defender when she was selected to the 2003 Southern Region All-Star squad.
In 2004, she helped lead Clackamas to it's first NWAACC Championship, again earned all-star honors and was selected the top defensive player in the league.
Following Clackamas, Megan was picked up by Southern Oregon University to play soccer where she competed in 2006 for the Raiders.
Megan has served as a volunteer coach for several organizations including Top Soccer of Portland ('04), Sizzlin Sisters '07 (Ashland, Ore.) and Ashland Family YMCA during the 2006-07 seasons.
 Miriam Coto :: Asst Coach
This will be Miriam's first season with the Cougars. She graduated from Beaverton High School in 2005 then joined the Cougars the same year.
She was a multi-time all-star for her high school squad and also earned NWAACC region all-star honors in 2005 and 2007 with Clackamas.
Miriam was an integral piece of the Cougar teams that won the 2005 & 2007 NWAACC Championships. A very creative and talented midfielder, Miriam holds the record for second most career assists (18) in the program's history.
 Kevin Arizo :: Athletic Trainer
Kevin graduated from Pacific University 2003 with an Exercise Science major with an emphasis in Sports Medicine. Upon graduation, Kevin took on several trainer roles in the metro area. He was an assistant trainer with the Portland Timbers during the 2003-05 seasons and in 2006 he became the head athletic trainer for the club. He has also worked for North Lake Physical Therapy clinic in Lake Oswego as an athletic trainer since 2003 and and for Lake Oswego High School as the school's trainer. |
