Justin Elkington

Biography

Justin Elkington enters his 17th season on the Oklahoma State coaching staff after having been named an assistant in July 2009. He was elevated to the Cowgirls’ associate head coach in July 2012. Since Elkington’s arrival in Stillwater, OSU has compiled a 206-94-40 record (.665) and continued to establish itself as a national power by making 10 appearances in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship. In two of those years, the Cowgirls advanced to the Elite Eight of the tourney and finished No. 5 in the final national rankings. The Cowgirls have also captured five Big 12 Conference championships since Elkington’s arrival, claiming regular season crowns in 2011, 2017 and 2019 and tournament titles in 2009 and 2010. Elkington was named the 2011 NSCAA Women’s College Assistant Coach of the Year for the Midwest Region after helping guide OSU to a school-record 22 wins. In 2017 and 2019, the OSU coaching staff was honored as the United Soccer Coaches South Region Staff of the Year. A native of Lincoln, England, Elkington spent 10 years as the head coach of the Broken Arrow Soccer Club prior to joining the Cowgirls. While there, he coached and helped develop such future OSU standouts as Siera Strawser, Katie Richardson, Allyson Leggett and Sarah Brown. “Joining the coaching staff at Oklahoma State gave me an opportunity to coach at a higher level and at a program which has established itself as one of the top collegiate soccer programs in the country,” Elkington said. “I’m very familia