Kaitlyn Mallernee enters her fifth year at the helm of the Elmira College women’s soccer program and the first year in charge of the Elmira College women's golf program in the fall of 2019. During her first three seasons with the Soaring Eagles, Mallernee has mentored five Empire 8 All-Conference honorees, five E8 Players of the Week, and one ECAC Division III North Defensive Player of the Week.
In her debut season at EC, Mallernee coached two Empire 8 All-Conference Honorable Mention selections. Additionally, her Soaring Eagles squad capped off the campaign with a five-goal outburst against Alfred University, marking the most goals netted by EC in a game since the 2011 season.
Mallernee spent the last two years as an assistant coach at Kenyon College, leading the Ladies to a 13-8-1 record in 2014, a season that culminated with a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) title, the team's second conference championship in program history, and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament.
In her two years with Kenyon, she coached 12 players to NCAC All-Conference honors, including six First Team, two Second Team, and four Honorable Mention selections. She also helped guide one of her players to back-to-back NCAC Player of the Year accolades as well as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Great Lakes Region Team selection. She also helped lead Kenyon to an NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2013-14 academic year and placed two athletes on the NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Team as well.
A 2010 graduate of the University of Mount Union, Mallernee returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach for the 2010 and 2011 campaigns. During her time on the coaching staff, she helped the program continue its growth as the Purple Raiders recorded eight victories in 2011, the most wins the program had seen since 2003.
After a two-year stint with Mount Union, Mallernee served as an assistant coach for the Dover High School Girls Soccer team for two years, helping lead her team to its first-ever regional championship game after claiming both section and district titles.
During her four-year playing career with Mount Union, Mallernee was the starting goalkeeper for the Purple Raiders. She registered the second-most saves in program history at 432 and posted a 1.82 goals against average. She was a two-year captain of the team and a three-time Most Valuable Player. In addition, in 2008, Mallernee was an All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Honorable Mention selection.
Mallernee graduated from Mount Union with a bachelor’s degree in English Writing and obtained a master's degree in Education from Elmira College in 2019. Additionally, she possesses a National F license from the U.S. Soccer Federation.
