LeTourneau University

LeTourneau University Athletic Department
2100 S. Mobberly Ave Longview, TX 75601

Division 3 Texas South

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Steve Lord

Steve Lord was named the head coach of the LeTourneau women’s soccer program on June 20, 2022. Lord is the eighth head coach in the history of the program and enters his second season in 2023.

FAST FACTS

Years at LeTourneau: 1 (2022-present)

Overall record (at LeTourneau): 2-8-5 (.300)

Conference record (at LeTourneau): 0-6-3 (.167)

Overall coaching record (WSOC only): 13-44-6 (.254 in 5 seasons)

PROGRAM ACCOLADES UNDER LORD

1 ASC Goalkeeper of the Year (Kiersten Reeser, 2022)

3 All-ASC selections

2 ASC weekly award winners

3 CSC Academic All-District honorees

11 ASC Academic All-Conference selections

QUOTABLE

“We are pleased to add Steve to our strong coaching staff in Longview” LeTourneau Vice President for Athletics Dr. Tim Sceggel said. “I was impressed with his ability to integrate his faith in the interview process, and I’m confident that he will seek to pursue excellence in soccer.”

"I would like to thank Dr. Steven D. Mason, Dr. Tim Sceggel, Robin Harriss, the entire search committee, and the women's soccer team for allowing me and my family this amazing opportunity,” Lord said at the time of his hiring. “We are deeply grateful and honored to be a part of the LeTourneau community.”

“From the moment we arrived on campus, we were overwhelmed by the welcoming environment and kindness that we experienced,” Lord said. “The history, traditions, and culture of this university demonstrates the care and provision that everyone genuinely has for the students.”

“It is hard to put into words to describe how God has been guiding me and my family through this journey,” Lord said. “We have found strength and direction through His love. As part of the entire athletics program, our desire is to grow as a family, compete and represent the university well and most of all to continue building our relationship with God!”

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

In Lord's first year in 2022, the YellowJackets produced five shutouts. Senior Kiersten Reeser set a pair of program records and was named the ASC Goalkeeper of the Year. She also earned the R.G. LeTourneau Legacy Award and set the program's career records for saves and shutouts. Three players earned All-ASC honors and three collected CSC Academic All-District awards.

PRIOR TO LETOURNEAU

Lord brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Longview, touting a coaching career that spans 30 years.

Lord joins LeTourneau after serving after four years at Lincoln Christian University in Lincoln, Illinois, where he led both the men’s and women’s soccer programs and the director for the Youth Indoor Soccer League hosted by LCU soccer. In addition, he was an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program from 2018-21 and coordinated recruiting duties for the entire athletic department.

Prior to his time with the Red Lions, Lord spent his summers coaching camps. He worked the Trinity International University soccer camp in Deerfield, Illinois, in 2016 and 2017, after spending 2008-13 as a coach at the University of Arizona women’s basketball camps.

He began his coaching career Santa Rita High School in Tucson, Arizona, where he served as the girls’ soccer coach from 1992-94. After four years as a physical therapy technician, Lord taught science and physical education at Grace Christian Middle School from 1997-99 before being named athletics director at Desert Christian Middle School in 2004.

His coaching career and administrative duties intermingled, holding several coaching positions at Desert Christian High School before moving to the high school full time in 2005. He coached basketball, soccer and track and field, while teaching physical education, algebra, geometry, weight training, and language lab during his tenure.

Lord graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in exercise and sport sciences in 1994 and obtained a teaching certification in higher education in 2001. He played soccer for two seasons at Pima College before transferring to Arizona, where he continued to play on the men’s club team.

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Jenna Fortnenberry

Jenna Fortnenberry enters her first year as an assistant coach for both the LeTourneau women's basketball and women's soccer teams in 2023-24.

"I am thrilled to be a part of LeTourneau University's women's basketball and soccer teams. I want to thank Dr. Tim Sceggel, Coach Scot MacAllister, and Coach Steve Lord for believing in me," Fortenberry said. "LeTourneau University is a beautiful campus, with great people and solid academics standard for the students was what made me excited to be a YellowJacket. Also, I am looking forward to rebuilding the programs while being around the best staff possible and being a coach and a mentor for the young ladies."

Fortenberry spent last season as an assistant coach for girls' basketball and track and field teams at Hallsville High School. In early 2023, Fortenberry became an assistant coach with two Texas Platinum AAU basketball teams.

"We're looking forward to assisting Jenna with her growth as a coach and guiding her experiences in the profession," said head women's basketball coach Scot MacAllister. "Her experience as a player will allow her to connect with our student-athletes and her previous student-assistant coach time will help her transition to the role of graduate assistant coach with ease. Coach J is a worker with a heart for our kids to improve."

"She has an amazing heart for the Lord and a sincere desire to serve the LeTourneau University student-athletes," added head women's soccer coach Steve Lord. "We are extremely blessed to have Jenna as part of the women's soccer coaching staff."

Fortenberry is familiar with Division III and the ASC as she graduated from East Texas Baptist in 2023 with a degree in kinesiology. She played two years with the ETBU women's basketball team and earned ASC Academic All-Conference honors.

"I pray that I can be a light in each of the ladies' lives, and that can be done by leading by example and being a positive person in their lives," added Fortenberry. "I hope to bring guidance and experience as a player and as a coach to these programs to help the teams be the best they can be."

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Jacen Lord

Jacen Lord enters his second season as a women's soccer assistant coach in 2022.

Lord, the son of head coach Steve Lord, spent three years on staff at Lincoln Christian University (Ill.) prior to LeTourneau. At LCU, he served as the head strength and condition coach along with assistant coaching roles on both soccer teams and the women's basketball team.

Before arriving at Lincoln Christian, Lord earned his bachelor's degree in health sciences at Northern Arizona where he also served as a manager for the women's basketball program for two seasons.

Lord is pursuing his master's degree in strategic leadership at LeTourneau.