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Hiram College

Hiram College Athletics
 11715 Garfield Road / P.O. BOX 1777 Hiram, OH 44240
Division 3 Ohio Midwest
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Kaela Kovanda

Kovanda enters her third season as head coach of the Hiram Terriers women's soccer program in 2023-24, having joined the Terriers from Bluffton University in Bluffton, Ohio, where she served as an assistant coach for two years.


Kovanda led Hiram to shutout road victories over Geneva and Washington & Jefferson this past season, with Ashley Sandru landing All-NCAC Third Team honors to cap off the year. Goalkeeper Skyler Huda ranked first in the NCAC with 152 saves to spearhead the Terriers in 2022-23.


Over her two seasons with Bluffton, Kovanda coached a trio of All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) honorees and helped the Beavers to their best record since 2015 and their best Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) finish since 2011 in 2019.


During her time with the Beavers, Kovanda also spent two seasons as the head coach with the Greater Toledo Football Club, conducting practices for 03/04 teams, managing games and maintaining a social media presence.


Kovanda began her coaching career at Dublin Jerome High School in Dublin, Ohio, spending one season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Celtics. In addition, Kovanda has coached and instructed at various soccer camps throughout her coaching career, providing skill instruction, assessing talent and providing players with a summary of their performance and areas of improvement.


A 2017 graduate of Malone University in Canton, Ohio, Kovanda was a four-year starter for the Pioneers women’s soccer team, tallying six goals, including a pair of game-winners, 13 assists and 58 shots over 70 games played. A two-time team captain, Kovanda was named the Defensive Team MVP her freshman and sophomore years, as well as the Greater Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 17, 2016.


A native of Marysville, Ohio, Kovanda was also a member of the U.S. Olympic Development Program Regional Team.


Kovanda earned her bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Malone University in Dec. 2017, and her master’s degree in business administration with a focus in leadership from Bluffton University in May 2021.

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Maddie Wirtley

Wirtley enters her second year as an assistant coach with the Hiram College women's soccer program in 2023-24, having joined the Terriers after playing four years at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio.


A four-year letter winner for the Fighting Muskies, Wirtley saw action all over the field for the Muskies throughout her four years with the program, serving as a team captain her senior year.


A graduate of Edgewood High School in Trenton, Ohio, Wirtley was a three-year varsity letter winner for the Cougars, served as a team captain her senior year and earned an academic scholarship to play at Muskingum.


Wirtley earned her bachelor's degree in business marketing with a minor in business management from Muskingum University in May 2022, and is currently pursuing her master's degree in interdisciplinary studies from Hiram College.

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