Virginia Military Institute

VMI Soccer Office
239 Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 24450

Division 1 Virginia Northeast

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Chris Haught-Thompson

Chris Haught-Thompson enters his third season as head coach of the VMI women’s soccer program after being named to the position in February of 2019.

The name is familiar to program supporters as Haught-Thompson served as an assistant to recently departed VMI head coach Chris Bergmann for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. He returned to VMI after serving for two seasons as the head coach of the women’s soccer program at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.

At Knox College, Haught-Thompson led the Prairie Fire to a 27-11-5 record over two seasons, winning two MWC regular season and two tournament championships to earn berths to the 2017 and 2018 NCAA D-III Tournaments. Named the 2018 MWC Coach of the Year, he led two All-Region and seven All-Conference players including a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and 2018 Newcomer of the Year.

He was in charge of running all areas of the program including budget management, recruiting, scouting and training. Haught-Thompson also developed the camp system at Knox including a high school prospect camp and a youth summer camp.

As an assistant at VMI from January 2015 to February 2017, he helped the Keydets to a 14-25-2 record over the two seasons as he assisted Bergmann in all facets of practice, game and travel preparation. Haught-Thompson gained valuable experience with scholarship management and other administrative duties as well as recruiting, in-game evaluation, scouting opponents and designing off-season fitness regiments.

Prior to coaching his first stint at VMI he served as the assistant men’s soccer coach at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, for three seasons (2012-2014). He also served as an assistant on the women’s soccer team at Lake Forest during his third year at the school. On top of coaching at Lake Forest he served as a head coach for the Lincolnshire Lightning Soccer Club in nearby Lincolnshire.

He is USSF licensed.

Haught-Thompson earned a Master of Science in Sports Management from California University of Pennsylvania in 2015 and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Lake Forest College in 2012.

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Andrew Green

Andrew Green enters his first season as an assistant coach for the VMI women's soccer program following his hire in August of 2021.

Green comes to the Institute by way of Albion College in Albion, Michigan, where he served as an assistant men’s soccer coach and recruiting coordinator since January of 2020. Among many responsibilities, he assisted in all coaching phases of the program and devised, planned and led all training sessions including goalkeeper training. He coordinated all travel including transportation, meals and lodging and helped manage the team operations budget.

Since March of 2019, Green has served as the Director of Goalkeeping, the College Advancement Coordinator and Staff Coach for the Nationals Soccer Club Capital Area based in Lansing, Michigan. He was responsible for designing a goalkeeper curriculum within the club and led all training sessions for goalies twice a week for ages U10-U19. Green coordinated all recruitment of high school age players in the club, setting them up with recruiting profiles, how to contact coaches and video analysis.

From 2018-2020, Green was an assistant men’s soccer coach for his alma mater, Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan, where he held similar responsibilities to his role at Albion College assisting in all facets of the program.

Prior to returning to Olivet College, Green was an assistant women’s soccer coach at Western Michigan University from July 2016-March 2017. He also has experience in the Southern Conference as he served as an assistant women’s soccer coach at Western Carolina from January 2015 to June 2016.

While in college, he served as the head boys’ varsity soccer coach and assistant girls’ varsity soccer coach at Olivet High School (Olivet, Michigan) from 2013-2015.

Green played collegiately at Olivet College where he was a two-year letterwinner as a center back and outside back. He helped the team to a 30-12-2 record over the two seasons and two consecutive MIAA Conference Championship appearances.

He is certified with an NSCAA advanced national diploma and earned the USSF “D” and “E” licenses. He is registered with an NSCAA GK Level 1 diploma and the NSCAA Foundations of Coaching diploma.

Green earned a bachelor’s degree in social science from Olivet College in May of 2014 and in the spring of 2021 achieved a master’s degree in sport coaching and leadership from Michigan State University.