Kishwaukee College announced the hiring of Anthony “Tony” Terdina as the Head Coach
of the Women’s Soccer Team. Terdina was promoted to the role in December and will
start the 2023-2024 season at the helm of the Kougars’ program.
Before taking over as the head coach of the women’s team, Terdina spent the past three
seasons as the Head Assistant Coach for the men’s team under Head Coach Colby Newquist.
Terdina said his goal was to continue to build the women’s program in the same way
the men’s program has grown during his tenure at Kish.
“I saw the women’s program was going in the right direction. What really got me interested
in the position was making sure our student-athletes had the opportunity to play,”
Terdina said. “There’s so much local talent in the area, which is something I have
always wanted to showcase. We have a real opportunity to do that.”
Terdina is familiar with the local soccer community, having played the sport for local
clubs and leagues throughout his lifetime. A 2009 graduate of Sycamore High School,
Terdina earned all-area and all-conference recognition for the Spartans. He also played
a season of collegiate soccer at Eureka College and multiple years of club soccer
for the Rockford Raptors.
When establishing initial goals for the program, Terdina said he hopes to find student-athletes
that want to hone their skills at Kish before transferring to another level of college
soccer. Terdina emphasized the importance of academics at Kish and how building good
study habits will benefit all student-athletes moving forward.
“Strong academics are just so crucial when going to and succeeding at the next level,”
Terdina said. “We really want to raise that bar for our program.”
Kishwaukee College started its women’s soccer team in the fall of 2018. During the
past five seasons, the program has seen numerous athletes earn all-academic and all-conference
honors, along with multiple players continuing their careers at four-year colleges
or universities.
For more information on the Women’s Soccer program at Kishwaukee College, contact
Tony Terdina at aterdina@kish.edu or 815-825-9574, or visit www.kishkougars.com. For more information on Kishwaukee College, visit www.kish.edu.