Chris Lemay

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Chris Lemay
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Lemay in 2025
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Utah Valley Wolverines women's soccer
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Biographical details
Born Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater Eastern Michigan University (B.A.)
Playing career
1995–1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's soccer
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2006 UC Riverside Highlanders women's (assistant)
2012 San Diego State Aztecs women's (assistant)
2013–2016 California Golden Bears women's (associate hc)
2017–present Utah Valley Wolverines women's
Head coaching record
Overall100–65–22 (career at Utah Valley; as of late 2025)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4× Western Athletic Conference regular-season titles (2022–2025)
2× WAC Tournament titles (2017, 2020)
Awards
3× Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2022, 2024, 2025)
Utah Valley University Presidential Award of Excellence (2024)

Chris Lemay is an American college soccer coach and entrepreneur. He is the head coach of the Utah Valley Wolverines women's soccer team and the founder of Soccer in the Sand, a series of nationwide beach soccer tournaments.

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Early life and playing career

Lemay is a native of Michigan. He was a four-year starter for the Eastern Michigan Eagles men's soccer team from 1995 to 1999, graduating with a degree in communication and a minor in business management. [1]

Coaching career

His early coaching included assistant roles at UC Riverside Highlanders women's soccer (2003–2006), where the team posted a 45-20-14 record, and youth programs like San Diego Surf Soccer Club and the San Diego Sea Lions in the Women's Premier Soccer League. [2]

In 2012, he was an assistant coach for the San Diego State Aztecs women's soccer team, contributing to their Mountain West Conference title. [1]

From 2013 to 2016, Lemay served as assistant coach (later associate head coach) for the California Golden Bears women's soccer team, helping achieve a 51-22-11 record and four NCAA Tournament appearances. [1] [3]

In February 2017, Lemay became head coach of the Utah Valley Wolverines women's soccer program at Utah Valley University. In his tenure (ninth season in 2025), he has compiled a career record of 100-65-22 (including 59-14-10 in WAC play as of late 2025), led the team to four consecutive WAC regular-season titles (2022–2025), two WAC Tournament titles (2017, 2020), multiple NCAA Tournament appearances (including the program's first win in 2020), and earned three WAC Coach of the Year honors (2022, 2024, 2025). [4] [5] [6]

He has mentored future United States women's national soccer team players Alex Morgan and Christen Press in earlier roles. [7]

Soccer in the Sand

Lemay founded Soccer in the Sand LLC in 2006, starting with beach soccer tournaments in the San Diego area. [8] It has grown into a nationwide series of 5v5 events in locations including Seaside, Oregon, Coronado, California, and Grand Haven, Michigan, often featuring skills clinics to promote beach soccer. [9]

Other

Lemay holds a United States Soccer Federation Class A license and is a FIFA-certified beach soccer coach. [6]

Personal life

Lemay resides in the Salt Lake City area and balances collegiate coaching with his beach soccer organization.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chris Lemay - Women's Soccer Coach". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Chris Lemay named UVU head women's soccer coach". Utah Valley University Athletics. February 21, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  3. ↑ "UVU soccer: Chris Lemay named Utah Valley head women's soccer coach". Deseret News. February 21, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Lemay earns 100th win as Utah Valley clinches fourth straight WAC title". Utah Valley University Athletics. October 30, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  5. ↑ "WAC 2025 Women's Soccer Postseason Honors Announced". Western Athletic Conference. November 4, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Chris Lemay - Head Coach, Women's Soccer". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  7. ↑ "UVU Soccer Coach Celebrates Win of U.S. Women's National Team and Two Former Players". Utah Valley University. July 11, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Annual beach soccer tournament comes to Seaside". Seaside Signal. June 20, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Soccer in the Sand" . Retrieved January 24, 2026.
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