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April Raymer begins her second season at the helm of the Fighting Koalas soccer program. After coaching two seasons at Traveler’s Rest High School in Greenville, South Carolina, Raymer brought her passion for the game of soccer to Columbia College.
Raymer has experienced soccer at its highest levels during her playing career. As a member of Furman University’s women’s soccer team, she earned Southern Conference All Tournament Team and 2nd Team All Conference honors as a sophomore, was named 1st Team All Conference her junior and senior seasons, and served as a team captain as a senior. Before transferring to Furman, she played soccer at Wake Forest University for one season, where she played in 19 of 21 games as a freshman. Raymer graduated from Furman in 2005 with a degree in Communication Studies.
Raymer was highly recruited out of Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, where her career achievements include being named Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year her senior year. In addition to soccer, Raymer also ran cross country at Joseph Wheeler and was named Best Runner in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
Get to Know Coach Raymer…
The CD playing in my car right now is:
Red Hot Chili Peppers
My prized possession is:
A necklace my Dad gave me
Something people might find surprising about me is:
I like boxing
The best piece of advice I ever received is:
Never give up, and keep on running no matter what comes your way
If I could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, I would choose:
My Dad
The athlete or coach I most admire is:
Patrick Baker, head women’s soccer coach at the University of Georgia
My favorite rule to live by is:
Keep running
If I could live on one food, it would be:
Cosmic Karma Pizza at Mellow Mushroom
My dream vacation would be:
A Mediterranean cruise
The best thing about being at C.C. is:
The people
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