Western Carolina University Women's Soccer

Chad Miller completed his 15th season as Head Coach of the Catamount women's soccer team in the fall of 2024. While at the helm of the program, Miller has had 13 SoCon First Team All-Conference selections, nine SoCon Second Team All-Conference, 13 SoCon All-Freshman honorees, 13 SoCon All-Tournament, 25 SoCon Players of the Week, and six SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week selections and has collected two Southern Conference Coach of The Year Honors (2023 & 2024). In 2023, Miller directed the Catamounts to their first SoCon Championship since 2008 defeating Samford 1-0 on their home field and became the second WCU coach in program history to earn SoCon Coach of the Year honors. Miller graduated from Pfeiffer in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science. He was a four-year varsity letter winner and team captain for the Pfeiffer men's soccer program. He possesses 21 years of total coaching experience ranging from the high school and club levels to the collegiate ranks. Miller was the Co-Founder and Coaching Director of SC United Soccer Club (1993-2000), and has also been involved with NC ODP over the past 14 years and holds coaching licenses from the NSCAA and USSF. Miller was married to the former Stacey Radford in January of 2010 and they have two sons Thomas (17) and Carson (13). They reside in Sylva, NC, and Stacey is Director of Alumni Engagement at Western Carolina University.

Michael Mazarky is entering his third season with the Catamounts, where his primary focus is working with the WCU Goalkeepers. He has been in public safety for over 25 years. Most recently, he was the Emergency Management Director for Rabun County, Georgia. Mazarky has been involved in soccer since a young age and has played and coached teams from high school to college. He holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice from North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, Georgia, and graduated in 1999. He also holds a master's degree in Criminal Justice, Security, and Administration from the University of Phoenix, which he earned in 2008. At Western, he teaches as an instructor in the Emergency and Disaster Management and Criminal Justice program. Living in Georgia, Mazarky is married and has two children.

Whitney Tracy joins the Catamounts after graduating from VMI as a "Distinguished Graduate with Institute Honors" in 2025. She spent four years as a member of the VMI women's soccer squad, playing between the posts for all four seasons. She recorded 123 saves throughout her 32 game career, picking up 92 in her senior season once she assumed the starting role. Tracy ranks fourth in VMI's all-time career GAA mark, and is tied for fifth in the Keydet record books in career shutouts (4.0) and wins (7). She is tied for fifth in single season shutouts (3.0) and wins (5) as well. A native of Blandon, Pa., Tracy was named a recipient of the Southern Conference's Commissioner's Medal in 2024 and was named to the Fall 2024 SoCon All-Academic Team that same season. Additionally, she collected SoCon Honor Roll honors during the 2023-24 academic year.