Harris-Stowe State University

Coach Madeline Wood is entering her first year as the full-time assistant mens and womens soccer coach at Harris-Stowe State University. Previously, Coach Wood spent time as the head coach at Azle High School and as an assistant coach at Northwest High School and Denton Braswell High School. She has spent five years as a high school soccer coach and math teacher. Her coaching philosophies revolve around making the athletes better humans, better students, and better soccer players.

She has coached for six years for North Texas Soccer within the Olympic Development Program. During this time, she spent the first four years as an assistant coach with the ‘04, ‘05, and ‘06 age groups and the last two years as a state head coach for the ‘06 age group. In 2022, one of her players was selected among all of the age groups as the North Texas Soccer Olympic Development Program Girls Most Valuable Player. In 2020 and 2021, Coach Wood’s age group had the most North Texas players selected to the Regional Pool. Starting in July of 2022, she began serving as a coach on the Olympic Development Program South Region Staff.

Wood played soccer for four years at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma from 2012 to 2016. During her time at OSU, she received Academic All-Big XII First Team, NCAA Big XII Honor Roll, 4x Oklahoma State University Scholar-Athlete Award, 2013 Big XII Tournament Finalist, 2014 Big XII Regular Season Runner-Up, and 2013 and 2014 Division I NCAA Tournament Appearances. 

She played club ball for Solar Red ‘94 Girls and Solar White ‘94 Girls. During this time, she received 2010 National Champion, Disney Soccer Showcase Champion in 2009 and 2010, 2010 Elite Club National League 6th Place, 2009 Red Bull National League Finalist, 2010 Region III Championships Champion, 2008 Region III Championships Finalist, Region III Premier League West Runner-Up in 2007, 2008, and 2009, North Texas State Cup Champion in 2008 and 2012, and Lake Highlands Girls Classic League Division I Grand Champion in 2007 and 2009.

Coach Wood also played for the North Texas Soccer Olympic Development Program. She made the North Texas State team from 2006 to 2011 and was selected to the Region III Pool in 2010.

Wood played soccer at Northwest High School during her freshman and senior year. She was a Varsity-letter and an all-district selection both seasons. In her sophomore year at Northwest, she competed in varsity cross country and track and was a regional qualifier in cross country. 

Coach Wood graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. She is working on her master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Madeline and her fiance, Brandon, reside in Florrisant, MO.