Elke Reisdorph begins her second season as head women’s soccer coach in 2012.
Reisdorph is the seventh head coach in the history of the women's soccer program at Marietta College. Prior to Marietta, she spent the last two seasons as an assistant at NCAA Division I Cornell University. In 2010 Reisdorph helped the Big Red post their best overall record and finish in the Ivy League since 2005.
Prior to joining Cornell, Reisdorph spent the 2008 season as an assistant coach at Binghamton University and the 2007 season as an assistant coach at Hartwick College. Reisdorph’s coaching career began with a two-year stint at Kenyon College, where the Ladies won 10 games in 2004 and 2005 and advanced to the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament for the first time.
Reisdorph has also served as a head coach on the club level with the Virginia Rush and BC United Fusion. She coached the Virginia Rush U-14 team to the Virginia State Cup semifinals in 2002 after leading the squad to the quarterfinals the previous season. With BC United, she served as the head coach for the U-18 team. Reisdorph has also worked camps at Cornell, Dartmouth, Ohio State, Hartwick and Christopher Newport.
Reisdorph played collegiately at Christopher Newport University, where she was a four-year starter and captain. She was a two-time All-USA South first team selection and a two-time All-South Region honoree. Reisdorph helped guide CNU to its first NCAA tournament berth in 2000 and the Conference title that same season. In 2005, Reisdorph was named to the USA South Conference 25th Anniversary Team.
Reisdorph, who sports a National Soccer Coaches Association of America National License, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Leisure Studies: Recreation, Sports and Wellness Management from Christopher Newport in 2002.
