Kristen Weiss

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| name = Kristen Weiss

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| height = {{Height|ft=5|in=3}}

| full_name = Kristen Michelle Weiss

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|5|11}}

| birth_place = Fairview Park, Ohio, U.S.

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Internationals Soccer Club

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2002

| youthclubs2 = Walsh Jesuit Warriors

| collegeyears1 = 2002–2006

| college1 = Virginia Cavaliers

| collegecaps1 = 45

| collegegoals1 = 10

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = United States U16

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 =

| nationalteam2 = United States U17

| nationalcaps2 =

| nationalgoals2 =

| nationalyears3 =

| nationalteam3 = United States U19

| nationalcaps3 =

| nationalgoals3 =

| nationalyears4 = 2001

| nationalteam4 = United States

| nationalcaps4 = 4

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2008–2010

| managerclubs1 = Clemson Tigers (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2010–2012

| managerclubs2 = Maryland Terrapins (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2012

| managerclubs3 = Milwaukee Panthers (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2013–2016

| managerclubs4 = Wisconsin Badgers (assistant)

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Kristen Michelle Weiss (born May 11, 1984) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making four appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

Weiss played for the Walsh Jesuit Warriors in high school, where she was a two-time Parade High-School All-American and the NSCAA National Player of the Year in 2001. She helped the team to win two consecutive state championships as a junior and senior, and was twice the school's Female Athlete of the Year. She scored 138 goals and recorded 80 assists during her high school career, finishing as the top goalscorer in state history. She also played club soccer for Internationals Soccer Club. In college, she played for the Virginia from 2002 to 2006. She tore her ACL during her freshman year, ending the season prematurely, and another tear of the same ACL a year later forced her to miss the entire 2003 season, though she received a medical redshirt. She converted her penalty to help the team win the 2004 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament championship game, where she was subsequently named on the All-ACC Tournament Team.{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/virginiasports.com/documents/2019/8/20/19WSoc_FactBook.pdf |title=2019 Virginia Soccer Fact Book |publisher=Virginia Cavaliers |year=2019 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827165125/https://s3.amazonaws.com/virginiasports.com/documents/2019/8/20/19WSoc_FactBook.pdf |archive-date=August 27, 2019}} Her senior season was again cut short after a tear in her other ACL, forcing her to end her athletic career.{{cite news |last=Corcoran |first=Dan |url=https://badgerherald.com/sports/2013/09/23/weiss-relishes-teaching-role/ |title=Weiss relishes teaching role |website=The Badger Herald |date=September 23, 2013 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827165255/https://badgerherald.com/sports/2013/09/23/weiss-relishes-teaching-role/ |archive-date=August 27, 2019}} In total, she scored 10 goals and recorded 10 assists in 45 appearances for the Cavaliers.{{cite web |url=http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/05-va-w-soccer-CumulativeStats.html |title=2005 Women's Soccer Statistics |publisher=Virginia Cavaliers |year=2005 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102115230/http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/05-va-w-soccer-CumulativeStats.html |archive-date=November 2, 2006}}{{cite web |url=http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.html |title=2005 Overall Team Statistics |publisher=Virginia Cavaliers |year=2006 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209012315/http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.html |archive-date=February 9, 2007}}

Weiss played for the under-16, under-17, and under-19 national teams.{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Brandon |location=Madison, Wisconsin |url=https://uwbadgers.com/news/2015/6/4/World_Cup_on_horizon_Weiss_shares_in_pride_of_representing_country.aspx |title=World Cup on horizon, Weiss shares in pride of representing country |website=Wisconsin Badgers |date=June 4, 2015 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827165451/https://uwbadgers.com/news/2015/6/4/World_Cup_on_horizon_Weiss_shares_in_pride_of_representing_country.aspx |archive-date=August 27, 2019 }} She made her international debut for the United States on March 7, 2001 in a friendly match against Italy.{{cite web |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/weiss.htm |title=Kristin Weiss |website=SoccerTimes.com |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111062858/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/weiss.htm |archive-date=January 11, 2011}} In total, she made four appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on March 17, 2001 in the 2001 Algarve Cup against Norway.{{cite web |url=https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |title=2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide |website=United States Soccer Federation |year=2019 |access-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2019}}

From 2006 to 2008, Weiss worked as a women's soccer administrator at her alma mater Virginia. She later began coaching, working as an assistant for the Clemson Tigers from 2008 to 2010, the Maryland Terrapins from 2010 to 2012 as a volunteer,{{cite web |url=https://umterps.com/coaches.aspx?rc=653&path=wsoc |title=Kristen Weiss |website=Maryland Terrapins |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827165708/https://umterps.com/coaches.aspx?rc=653&path=wsoc |archive-date=August 27, 2019}} the Milwaukee Panthers in 2012, and the Wisconsin Badgers from 2013 to 2016.{{cite web |url=https://uwbadgers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=155&path=wsoc |title=Kristen Weiss |website=Wisconsin Badgers |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604204452/http://www.uwbadgers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=155&path=wsoc |archive-date=June 4, 2016 }}{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Eric |url=https://www.wisconsinsoccercentral.com/news_article/show/789782 |title=College notes: Brookfield's Roller named assistant at WashU |website=Wisconsin Soccer Central |date=May 7, 2017 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827170021/https://www.wisconsinsoccercentral.com/news_article/show/789782 |archive-date=August 27, 2019}} She holds a U.S. Soccer National "A" coaching license.{{cite news |location=Milwaukee |url=https://mkepanthers.com/news/2012/4/24/042412aaa_457.aspx |title=Weiss Named to Milwaukee Women's Soccer Staff |website=Milwaukee Panthers |date=April 24, 2012 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827170208/https://mkepanthers.com/news/2012/4/24/042412aaa_457.aspx |archive-date=August 27, 2019}}

Personal life

Weiss was born in Fairview Park, Ohio, though she grew up in Brecksville, Ohio.{{cite web |url=http://virginiasports.collegesports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/weiss_kristen00.html |title=Kristen Weiss |publisher=Virginia Cavaliers |access-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220182836/http://virginiasports.collegesports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/weiss_kristen00.html |archive-date=February 20, 2006}}