Stepping right off the pitch and into the college coaching ranks, Chico native and former Wildcat goalkeeper Brenna Meier joins the Chico State women’s soccer staff in 2019.
Though her college career came to an end last fall, Meier is no stranger to the world of coaching. Prior to joining Kim Sutton’s staff, she has served as an assistant coach at Chico’s Pleasant Valley High School since 2015, and for the past two years as goalie coach and trainer for the Chico Cal Soccer Club.
Meier closed out her playing days in memorable fashion for the Wildcats in 2018, racking up eight wins and helping Chico State advance to its second NCAA Championship Tournament in as many years. In her final two regular season contests, Meier notched 15 saves and a pair of clean sheets to earn the CCAA Player of the Week award. More honors came in the postseason with an All-CCAA Honorable Mention. Her eight shutouts in 2018 tied Meier for ninth place on Chico State’s all-time single season shutout list.
Meier was just as productive in the classroom, earning four CCAA All-Academic honors and two Division II Athletic Directors Academic Achievement Awards.
Meier transferred to Chico State after playing two seasons at Butte College in Oroville. She was named First Team All-Golden Valley Conference and MVP in 2016 while ranking eighth in saves among state JC goalkeepers. A 2015 graduate of Chico’s Pleasant Valley High School, Meier helped lead Vikings to four straight Eastern Athletic League crowns and the 2015 Northern Section Division I title. For her efforts, she earned three All-EAL honors and was named the league’s MVP as a senior.
Meier is currently working toward her master’s degree in kinesiology from Chico State.
