Portland Community College Athletics has announced the hiring of new head women's soccer coach, Devlyn Jeter. The 2021 season will mark her first leading the Panther program.
A 2016 graduate of the University of Portland, Jeter earned two Bachelor’s degrees, Communications andSo ciology, while competing for the Pilots highly regarded women’s soccer program. Jeter also holds a Master’s degree in Sports Management from the University of Stirling in Scotland.
The native of Sacramento, CA played for the Portland Pilots from 2012-2016. In her initial season at Portland, Jeter was selected to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Soccer team for her outstanding play. Jeter completed her highly successful intercollegiate soccer career as the Pilots team captain in both her junior and senior seasons. After graduation, Jeter competed professionally for both the Fresno Freeze and California Storm of the Women’s Premier Soccer League. In addition, she also played internationally at the pro level with the Moreton Bay United Football Club in Brisbane, Australia, as well as with Stirling FC in Stirling, Scotland.
On the coaching front, Jeter brings a strong and varied background. Jeter served as an assistant coach for the Stirling FC men’s professional team. Jeter was just the second female assistant coach in the history of the Scottish Premiere League, and was the first woman of color to coach on the men’s side. Most recently, Jeter served as an assistant women's soccer coach at Westcliff University (NAIA) in Irvine, CA. Jeter’s coaching resume also includes her current work with International Prospects Academy in Southern California. In addition, Jeter served in assistant coaching roles near her hometown of Sacramento with the California Storm and at Cosumnes Oaks High School.
"We are very excited about Coach Devlyn Jeter’s decision to come and be a part of Portland Community College Athletics and to head up our women's soccer program," said Athletic Director Brad Barbarick. "We had a strong pool of candidates for the position, but our committee felt like Devlyn had all the attributes we were looking for in our next head coach.”
"I'm extremely excited to be joining the Panther family. I am very grateful to Athletic Director Brad Barbarick and the entire hiring committee for having faith in me and allowing me this opportunity,” said Jeter. “To be able to coach the collegiate game in 'Soccer City USA' has always been a dream of mine and I can't wait to see what our women's soccer team will do. Let's get to work, Panthers!"
