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Coaches Greg WalterHead Women's Soccer Coach 673-2108 walterg@wmpenn.edu Gymnasium Greg Walter concluded his second year as head women's soccer coach. Walter led his team to a 3-15-1 record in 2007, including a 1-6-1 mark in the MCC. He guided one player to all-conference recognition. Walter came to Penn after spending six years as head coach of the women's soccer program at MacMurray College, an NCAA Division III institution in Jacksonville, Ill. He also served as the interim men's coach during the 2005 season. While at MacMurray, Walter coached a squad of 20 players. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, he managed several other aspects of the program, including recruiting prospective players, preparing the budget, scheduling, coordinating travel arrangements, ordering equipment, and overseeing practices. Walter was also a prolific player at MacMurray, earning three all-conference honors as a goalkeeper. He was voted his team's Freshman of the Year as well as MVP during his junior campaign. He has received his Advanced Regional and National NSCAA Coaching Diploma. Walter, a 1996 graduate of MacMurray, lives in Oskaloosa with his wife Melinda and their four children: Paige, 13, Nicholas, 6, Ryan, 3, and Emily, 1.  Megan BarnesAssistant Women's Soccer Coach 673-2108 barnesm@wmpenn.edu Gymnasium Megan Barnes concluded her first year as assistant women's soccer coach. Barnes, a May 2007 graduate of William Penn with a degree in secondary education in history, was a successful player on the pitch. After coming to the University from American River JC, she shared time at the goalkeeper position, owning a 10-3-2 record with a 1.37 Goals Against Average and seven shutouts. Barnes earned first-team all-Midwest Classic Conference honors and second-team all-Region VII honors as a senior. She was also an academic all-conference and all-region student-athlete while at Penn. She currently teaches in the area. |