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Mar 30, 2007

Mount Holyoke Tabs Haneishi As Head Soccer Coach

Mount Holyoke College eagerly announced that Kanae Haneishi will serve as the new head soccer coach beginning in August of 2007. Haneishi comes to Mount Holyoke after serving for two years as the head coach of the Western United -U17/U-18 club team and as an assistant coach for Smith College.

  Haneishi brings an abundance of playing and coaching experience to MHC. Since 2003 she has been a member of the New York Magic, which competes in the elite United Soccer League. In 2003, Haneishi played on the Japanese national team that earned a silver medal in the World University games. In 2001 and 2002, she competed on the Christian Brothers University (Tenn.) team that advanced to the NCAA Division II championship, clinching the title in 2002. For her efforts, Haneishi was named Outstanding defender of the NCAA tournament in 2002. From 1997-2000, Haneishi was also a member of the JEF United Ladies which competed in the top women's soccer league in Japan.

  As a coach, Haneishi earned a certification from the NCAA Women's Coaches Academy in 2006. Besides her experience with Western United soccer club and Smith College, she is also a coordinator for Project Coach, which is a youth sport development program in Holyoke and Springfield, Mass.

  Haneishi holds a Bachelors degree in Sport and Health Science from Juntendo University, located in Chiba, Japan. She earned her first Masters of Science degree from the University of Memphis in Exercise Science and anticipates receiving a Masters of Science in Exercise and Sport Studies from Smith College in May, 2007.

Laurie Priest, Athletics Director at Mount Holyoke College, is excited to have Haneishi on board. "As a former NCAA Division II Soccer Champion and silver medalist in the World University Games, Kanae brings a strong competitive background which will be a great spark to our soccer program."