OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter has announced the hiring of Todd Shulenberger as the fourth head women’s soccer coach in the history of the Ole Miss women’s soccer program.
“We are thrilled to welcome Todd and his family to Oxford and begin this exciting new chapter for Ole Miss Soccer. From early in our evaluation, it was clear that Todd is a culture-builder who invests deeply in the success and well-being of his student-athletes on and off the field,” Carter said. “He has proven the ability to recruit elite players and maximize their talent, as evidenced by his consistent win totals and remarkable postseason runs.We are confident Todd’s vision, competitiveness and commitment will return our program to prominence and make the Ole Miss family proud.”
Shulenberger comes to Oxford after 11 seasons at Washington State where he became the Cougars’ winningest coach, compiling a record of 113-67-34. He became the first coach in program history to cross the 100-win mark in 2024 and led the program to its first College Cup appearance in 2019. Overall Shulenberger led the Cougars to the NCAA Tournament five different times including three-consecutive appearances from 2017-2019.
Shulenberger has coached 43 All-Conference athletes during his tenure,including 2021 Pac-12 Freshman and Goalkeeper of the Year Nadia Cooper,and had 10 athletes drafted into the NWSL and the USL Super League.
“I would like to thank Keith Carter, Bob Baker, and the entire Ole Miss search committee for placing their trust in me. Ole Miss Athletics has a winning tradition across all sports, and my goal is to get soccer back to its winning ways.” Shulenberger said. “This is an awesome challenge,and I can’t wait to get started.Ole Miss Soccer, let’s do this!”
shulenberger led the cougars to a 7-7-5 overall record and a 5-4-2 record in the West Coast Conference in 2025, including a 1-1 tie against No. 13 Georgia. Four of his athletes earned All-West Coast Conference honors and it marked the ninth-consecutive season that Washington State finished .500 or better under Shulenberger’s leadership.
2024 marked Washington State’s first season in the WCC, finishing fourth in the conference and placing six athletes on the All-WCC team. Shulenberger’s Cougars went undefeated at home and shut out no. 7 Utah State on the road.
In 2021, Shulenberger guided the Cougars to a fifth NCAA Tournament bid, finishing the season 14-3-4 with a first round win over Montana. elyse Bennett was drafted seventh overall by Kansas City and became the third All-American in program history. Bennett was one of five student-athletes to receive all-conference honors during Shulenberger’s seventh campaign, alongside starting goalkeeper Nadia Cooper who was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year.
In 2019, Shulenberger’s Cougars put together the best season in program history, finishing with a record of 16-7-1 and playing in the College Cup for the first time ever. On their way to the Cup, the Cougars took down No. 1-seeded Virginia and no. 2-seeded South Carolina on the road. Washington State finished the season ranked No. 4, the highest ranking in program history. Forward morgan Weaver became just the second All-american in program history and was drafted second overall by the portland Thorns.
With the run to the College Cup, Shulenberger became the first coach in program history to lead his team out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament in three-straight seasons and the first to not only move on