West Virginia Wesleyan College

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59 College Avenue Buckhannon, WV 26201

Division 2 West Virginia Northeast

Private Small National competitor

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Adam Christensen

Adam Christensen enters his first season at the helm of the WVWC Women's Soccer program. Christensen was named the Head Coach in April of 2023.

Christensen spent last season as a consultant with the men's program at Francis Marion University (D2). In his lone season with the Patriots, he helped lead them to a (7-4-3) overall record while finishing 2nd in the Conference Carolinas. Prior to FMU, he was the lead assistant at Barton College (D2) with the men's team. In those two seasons, Christensen assisted the Bulldogs to a (17-9) overall record, coached 10 All-Conference players and a 2nd place finish in the Conference Carolinas.

"I am honored and humbled to have been selected to lead the women's program here at Wesleyan. As I progressed through the selection process, I gained a deep appreciation for the unique qualities of Buckhannon and the Wesleyan community. It quickly became evident to me that being a part of this community would be a tremendous privilege and an opportunity to contribute to something truly special. I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the search committee, Interim Athletic Director Jackie Hinton and President Dr. James Moore, for entrusting me with this responsibility" said Christensen.

Adam has spent time as a head coach and assistant coach at the club and high school level as well. He was the head coach for the Univ. of Florida Women's Soccer Club (U25) and an assistant with the Univ. of Florida Men's Soccer Club (U25). During his three years at Florida, he was (23-6-3) overall with three tournament championships and multiple regional appearances.

At the high school level, Christensen was the WSOC head coach at Freedom High School (Fla.) for two seasons (16-10-4), head MSOC coach at The Rock School (Fla.) for one season and the head MSOC coach at Oak Hall High School (Fla.) for two seasons. While at The Rock School in 2019, Christensen led the Lions to a (15-0) overall record and outscored their opponents 87-16 on their way to a FCAPPS State Championship.

Christensen played collegiately at Trevecca Nazarene University and Hampden-Sydney College. He graduated from HSC with a bachelor's in Biology and minor in Chemistry. He is currently earning his master's in Sports Administration at Arkansas State.

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Pedro Rodrigues

Pedro Rodrigues joined the WVWC Women's Soccer coaching staff as an assistant in June 2023. He brings a decade's worth of experience coaching within youth soccer at the club and high school level in Florida and North Carolina.

Pedro began his coaching career as a Girls Soccer assistant at Gainesville High School in 2010 and was Head Coach from 2013-2015, leading the Hurricanes to a FHSAA 4A District Championship in 2014. He then spent two seasons as a Boys Soccer assistant at Buchholz High School. For the 2017-18 season, Pedro was named Head Coach for the Boys Soccer program at Santa Fe High School. He led the Raiders to a FHSAA 2A District Championship and a regional semi-final playoff appearance after a 19-2-2 record, outscoring opponents 100-11 with 15 clean sheets.

Pedro was selected as the Gainesville Sun's Big School Girls Coach of the Year in 2014 and Small School Boys Coach of the Year in 2018. During his high school coaching tenure in Florida, he was also coaching several boys and girls U10-U18 teams at Gainesville Soccer Alliance from 2011-2018. In 2019, he coached at Mebane Youth Soccer Association and Eno River Academy in North Carolina.

Rodrigues shared "I am thrilled to join the Women's Soccer program at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Our focus on developing the student-athletes through a culture of excellence both on and off the pitch will help ensure the team reaches its full potential. There is an exciting sporting project here with talented players and we as a staff have a shared vision on how to achieve success in the present and future."

Rodrigues continued "It has been quite a personal journey to develop my coaching craft at the youth level before entering the collegiate game. I am grateful for the mentors I've received guidance from over the years at my previous clubs and high schools. It shows the opportunity available to those who haven't had the traditional professional or collegiate playing experience to reach higher levels of the game as a coach."

Pedro graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management. He also possesses a USSF National C License from US Soccer.