Keren Gudeman, third season
Office: (507)222-4484
Fax: (507)222-7040
Email: kgudeman@carleton.edu

Keren Gudeman, the head girls’ soccer coach at St. Paul Academy from '02-'05, was named Carleton's head coach on May 31, 2006.

Gudeman, who led SPA to a runner-up finish in the 2004 Class A state tournament, was the Section 5A coach of the year in 2003. She led the Spartans to a 10-5-4 record in 2005. She also coached the North Shore (Ill.) Country Day School boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer teams during the 2001-02 season and served as assistant lacrosse coach at her alma mater, Harvard University, from 1999-2000.

A 1998 graduate of Harvard, Gudeman helped lead the Crimson to Ivy League titles in 1995, 1996 and 1997 and helped Harvard advance to the NCAA Championship quarterfinals in 1997, its best national tournament finish in 15 seasons. A two-time All-Ivy League second team selection and all-region third team pick, Gudeman still ranks fourth all-time at Harvard with 26 assists and sixth in career points with 62. Also a member of Harvard’s lacrosse team, she made the varsity as a freshman despite never having played the game and eventually earned All-Ivy first team honors and first team regional All-American recognition in 1998. She also holds a master’s degree from the University of Chicago.

The 1994 graduate of St. Paul Academy, Gudeman was a two-time all-metro and all-state player for the Spartans during her own prep career. She played on the San Francisco Nighthawks semi-professional team in 1999 and for the women’s U.S. Adult Soccer Association’s state select soccer team for the past five years, as well as the regional select team for three seasons.

Gudeman holds a NSCAA National Diploma and a USSF "D" license.

Assistant Coach Neil Cassidy
Cassidy joins the Knights staff for the 2006 season. A native of England, Cassidy has extensive coaching experience in his native country and currently is the Coaching Director for the Rochester (Minn.) Youth Soccer Association. He holds an "A" license from the United State Soccer Federation (USSF), a "B" license from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and a Level 3 goalkeeping license from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Formerly a semi-professional player in England, he previously served as goalkeeping coach at St. Mary's (Minn.) University and is still involved with Minnesota Youth Soccer Association's Olympic Development Program, holding head coaching positions within the program, and as a Region II staff coach.