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E-mail: areifert@uchicago.edu

In her 16 seasons at the University of Chicago, Amy Reifert has established one of the top women's soccer programs in the NCAA Division III.

From 1991 to 2006, Reifert has led the Maroons to eight NCAA postseason appearances, including three trips to the national semifinals. Her teams have also produced eight National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Americans and 37 NSCAA All-Central Region selections.

A four-time University Athletic Association Coach of the Year, three-time Central Region Coach of the Year, and 1996 NCAA Division III Coach of the Year, Reifert has compiled a 201-77-30 (.701) overall record while guiding the Maroons to three UAA titles.

Reifert's clubs have advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals three times since 1996, including a national second-place finish in 2003.

Chicago won a school-record 18 games in 2005 en route to a national third place showing. After finishing the regular season at 14-2-2, the Maroons won their first four postseason games before falling to eventual national champion Messiah 2-1 in overtime in the NCAA Division III semifinals.

Two years earlier, the Maroons came within 29 seconds of winning the school's first-ever NCAA Division III team championship. Chicago led Oneonta State 1-0 in the final minute of regulation in the national championship match, but Red Dragons tallied at the 89:31 mark and early in the overtime for the 2-1 win.

The 2003 Maroons posted a 17-2-4 record and earned a #1 ranking in the NCAA Division III coaches poll during the second-to-last week of the regular season.

Reifert was named the NCAA Division III and UAA Coach of the Year in 1996 as the Maroons advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals in their first-ever postseason appearance. Chicago also captured its second UAA title in three years with a 6-1 mark in league play.

Reifert's teams have won at least 10 matches 14 times in the last 15 years, with 12 or more victories in 10 of the last 12 campaigns.

The Maroons posted a 15-3-2 mark in 2004 and reached the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament. Chicago was ranked among the Division III top 25 throughout the season and spent three weeks in the number one spot.

Chicago advanced to the Division III regional finals in 2002 with a 15-4-1 overall record. The Maroons also posted a 5-1-1 mark in UAA play, which was good for second place.

In 2000, Reifert led Chicago to a 12-4-2 overall record and a 5-2 UAA finish. Despite their impressive record, the Maroons were not selected to participate in the NCAA Division III tournament, ending a stetch of four straight postseason appearances.

Reifert garnered her fourth UAA Coach of the Year honor in 1999 after guiding the Maroons to the UAA title with a 6-0-1 mark. Chicago posted an overall record of 14-3-4 and advanced to the NCAA III postseason round of 16 for the second straight year and third time in the program's history.

In 1998, Reifert led Chicago to a 14-5-1 overall record and its third straight NCAA III postseason appearance. Chicago defeated Wheaton College in the first round, before falling to the eventual champion, Macalester College in the Central Regional final. The previous season, Reifert guided Chicago to a 12-5-2 mark and a berth in the NCAA III Championship, where the Maroons fell in double overtime to the eventual national champion, University of California-San Diego. Chicago went 4-0-2 in UAA play which was good for second place.

In 1994, Reifert's club posted an 11-5-2 mark and was regionally-ranked throughout the season. In 1994, she led Chicago to its first-ever UAA championship with a 5-1 mark in conference play. She also guided the Maroons to an overall record of 14-4 and was named the UAA and West Region Coach of the Year. One year earlier, Reifert's Maroons posted a 10-5-2 mark.

Reifert guided Chicago to a 12-4-2 mark in 1992, following a 3-10-4 finish in her first year with the Maroons in 1991. Following the 1992 campaign, she was honored with her first UAA Coach of the Year award.

Prior to her arrival at Chicago, Reifert served as head women's soccer coach at Knox College from 1987-90. While at Knox, she also served as head women's track coach and assistant women's basketball coach.

A 1986 graduate of Amherst College, Reifert was a political science major and three-sport athlete. Reifert, who recently served as chair of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Committee, also holds a master's degree in sports management from Western Illinois University. She and her husband, Scott, vice president of communications for the Chicago White Sox, reside in Hyde Park with their daughters, Marley and Shay, and son, Taylor.