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3201 Burton SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546

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Emily Ottenhoff

Emily Ottenhoff will head into her sixth year as head coach of the Calvin University women's soccer program

A 2010 Calvin College graduate, Ottenhoff took over the reins of the Calvin women's soccer program in 2018 after spending the previous five years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator of the women's soccer program at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Ottenhoff is the fifth head coach in Calvin women's soccer history.

In her first five years, she has led Calvin to three MIAA regular season championships, two MIAA Tournament titles and two trips to the NCAA III Tournament.

In the spring of 2021, she led Calvin to a fourth place national ranking in the final United Soccer Coaches Division III Top 25 poll.

In the fall of 2021, Ottenhoff guided Calvin to an overall record of 14-4-1 which included a second straight MIAA regular season title and a berth in the NCAA III Tournament. Calvin picked up a 2-1 first round NCAA III Tournament win over Milwaukee School of Engineering for its first NCAA III Tournament victory since 2015.

She brought Calvin back to the top of the MIAA in 2022 as the Knights finished 18-1-1 overall and won the MIAA regular season title with a 7-0-1 mark. Calvin then claimed its second MIAA Tournament title in three seasons and advanced to the second round of the NCAA III Tournament which included a first round win over Nazareth.

In the spring of 2021, Ottenhoff's Calvin squad went unbeaten, finishing 8-0-0 overall and 6-0-0 in the MIAA for its first MIAA regular season title since 2015. The Knights then captured the MIAA Tournament with a 1-0 semifinal win over Albion and a 3-0 triumph over Kalamazoo in the MIAA Tournament final.

In her first year as head coach, Ottenhoff led Calvin to a 10-5-3 record and a berth in the MIAA Tournament semifinals.

Prior to her five-year stint at Stevens, Ottenhoff was a two-year graduate assistant at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology while completing a master's of science degree in physical education and coaching science at Indiana State University.

Serving under Stevens head coach Jeff Parker from 2013-to-2017, she helped the Ducks reach the NCAA III Tournament in 2015, 2016 and 2017 including a trip to the NCAA III Tournament Round of 16 in 2015. In 2016, she helped Stevens post a program-best record of 19-2-0.

In 2014 she was named a Rising Star by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (now United Soccer Coaches). In 2015 and 2016, she was part of a Stevens coaching staff that was named the Empire 8 Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. She is a member of the United Soccer Coaches (association) and holds a USSF National "C" License.

While a student at Calvin, Ottenhoff was a standout two-sport athlete, spending four years with the Calvin women's soccer program and four years with the Calvin women's basketball program.

A four-year starter in the midfield, Ottenhoff helped the Calvin women's soccer team reach the national quarterfinals in both 2006 and 2009. In a second round 1-0 NCAA III Tournament victory over Wittenberg University, she scored a memorable game-winning goal, heading in a free kick in the 42nd minute of play.

During her four-year Calvin soccer career the Knights were 71-10-8, making it the winningest four-year stretch in Calvin women's soccer history. Calvin captured four MIAA regular season titles during that run and made four trips to the NCAA III Tournament. She finished her soccer career with 32 goals, 11 assists and 75 points. Over her four years on the pitch, she was a perfect seven-for-seven on penalty kicks. Of her 32 career goals, 13 were game-winners.

In 2009, she was named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player in women's soccer and was named a second team Division III All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. She was also a two-time first team All-MIAA selection during her Calvin women's soccer career and earned a spot on the NSCAA All-Central Region first team in 2009.

She also served as a point guard with the Calvin women's basketball program. As a senior, she was the starting point guard on a team that finished 24-5 and reached the NCAA III Tournament.

In 2010, she was named Calvin's recipient of the Kay Tiemersma Memorial Award. The award is presented annually to the top female senior student-athlete at Calvin that also displays leadership and Christian character.

Ottenhoff later served as a student assistant coach with the Calvin women's soccer team in 2010, helping the Knights win an MIAA Tournament title and reach the NCAA III Tournament for the sixth consecutive year. She graduated from Calvin with a bachelor of arts degree in physical education and a minor in health education.

In 2011, she served as the head coach of the Holland Christian girls freshmen soccer team before moving on to graduate studies at Indiana State.

Ottenhoff is a native of Palos Heights, Illinois. She is a graduate of Chicago Christian High School.

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Annette Stromberg

The Calvin University women's soccer program has hired Annette Stromberg as an assistant coach.

Stromberg joins the Calvin women's soccer staff after nine seasons on the coaching staff at Grand Valley State University (GVSU), where she helped the Lakers to four NCAA Division II National Championships and two more trips to the national championship game.

"I am very excited to have Annette join our program," Calvin head women's soccer coach Emily Ottenhoff said. "I've had a chance to work with and be around Annette in a number of different settings. She is hard working, attentive to detail and has a genuine desire to help her student athletes reach their potential. She has been part of highly successful programs at Alma and GVSU and I believe she can help our program continue to grow in a positive direction."

Stromberg started her tenure at GVSU as a graduate assistant for two seasons (2014-15) before joining the Lakers' staff as an assistant in 2016. She worked primarily with goalkeepers through 2019, but also worked with field players during her tenure while also working behind the scenes to coordinate scouting, training, travel, video, and youth camps.

Before her time at GVSU, Stromberg coached two seasons at her alma mater, Alma College, from 2012-13. Stromberg played for the Scots from 2008-11, making 82 appearances as a midfielder and helping Alma to a 2010 MIAA Regular Season Championship and a 2011 MIAA Tournament Championship and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance.

Stromberg has also been involved in coaching the youth level with the Michigan Rangers since 2014 at the 2001, 02, 04 and 08 age groups.

Stromberg graduated from Alma with a degree integrative physiology and health science. She and her husband, Mike, have one daughter, Ezra.

After her nine seasons with GVSU, Stromberg is looking forward to her next chapter with the Calvin women's soccer program and coach Ottenhoff.

"I am very excited and grateful for this new opportunity," Stromberg said. "The Calvin women's soccer program has a tremendous reputation of being a highly competitive program within the MIAA and at the national level. I have a great deal of respect for Emily both as a player and as a coach, and I can't wait to join her staff. I'd like to thank coach Ottenhoff for her belief in me and what I can add to the program."