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Carrie Barker, who brings over 10 years of experience as an assistant coach in the Big Ten, is in her first season at Northern Illinois after being named to lead the women's soccer program in January 2008. Barker most recently served as assistant coach for three seasons at Wisconsin, her alma mater. There, she helped the Badgers to two NCAA Tournament appearances and a Big Ten Tournament Championship in 2005. During the 2004 season, Wisconsin earned a NCAA first round victory. While on the Badger staff, Barker was the camp director and was part of an International Tour to Germany during the 2006 Men's World Cup Tournament.
Prior to her term in Madison, Barker was part of seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 2002 quarterfinal berth, during seven years as an assistant coach at Michigan. Barker helped the Wolverines advance to the NCAA second round six times, reach the third round twice, and capture a pair of Big Ten Tournament titles. While at Michigan, Barker served as interim head coach during part of the 2001 season and was the camp director for six years. Barker is a United State Soccer Federation "A" licensed coach and has coached the Madison 56ers soccer club since 2004 while also serving on Wisconsin's Olympic Development staff during that time. She has also held positions on the under-14 National Team staff in 2004, the Michigan Olympic Development Program staff for seven years and the Olympic Development Region II Staff from 1990-93. In 1996, Barker was on the coaching staff for the Michigan Hawks, one of the top club programs in the nation. A four-year letterwinner at Wisconsin, Barker, then Carrie Maier, captained the 1994 Big Ten Tournament Championship team and helped the Badgers reach the NCAA quarterfinals in three seasons, including a national runner-up finish in 1991. Individually, Barker was named a second-team central region All-American in 1990. Following her collegiate career, Barker played five seasons in the "W" League, two years of semi-pro soccer in Denmark and was part of the WUSA, the first women's professional soccer league, in 2000. Barker has vast experience in international competition as a member of the U.S. Olympic Festival team from 1997-99, Olympic Development regional team from 1995-99 and having played or coached in Denmark, Germany, Italy, Holland, Sweden and Belgium. The Farmington Hills, Mich., native became the first female inducted into the Farmington High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. Barker, who was born in Bogota, Colombia, graduated from Wisconsin in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in recreation resource management. She and her husband, Stuart, will relocate to the DeKalb area.
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT CARRIE BARKER "I think Carrie is a great choice and a great fit as head coach at Northern Illinois. She is ready for a head coaching position and is enthusiastic, energetic and very competitive. I think she will be a huge success there. Carrie is very organized and has great ideas. At Michigan, she was very much a part of our game planning and our success. I have never had a doubt that she would make a successful head coach." - Debbie Rademacher, former Michigan head coach "I am extremely excited for Carrie and her opportunity to be the head coach at Northern Illinois after being involved in soccer for so long. Playing for her at Michigan was a great experience. She was always very encouraging and someone you could go to for a real answer. She is direct and very knowledgeable about the game. This is a great fit for her leadership style and an opportunity to give more back to the game. I think she will do an awesome job at Northern Illinois." - Abby Crumpton, former Michigan player and current assistant coach BARKER FACTS College Coaching Experience Club Coaching Experience Career Highlights |
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