Lincoln University of Missouri Athletics

Leah Stringer was named the first-ever head coach of the Lincoln women's soccer team on June 1, 2023. Stringer will immediately begin building the program, with the team playing its first games in the fall of 2024.

Stringer is no stranger to Missouri or NCAA Division II, as she has been on the coaching staff at Missouri Western since joining the program as an assistant coach in 2020. Stringer helped lead the Griffons to their highest national ranking in program history, as they peaked at No. 13 in the nation in 2021. She also helped MWSU improve its winning percentage from .306 in the fall of 2019 to .708 in the spring of 2021. Stringer, who served as the interim head coach of MWSU in 2022, has developed six All-MIAA players, coached three MIAA All-Tournament selections, and mentored 47 athletes who have been named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll or who have earned one of the league's Academic Excellence or Scholar Athlete awards.
 
Before coming to Missouri, Stringer spent three seasons as the assistant men's and women's soccer coach at Northeast Texas Community College, helping both teams achieve their highest-ever national rankings. Stringer coached the only two goalkeepers in school history ever to earn all-region accolades, and she developed 19 total all-region performers. Stringer was a member of the 2018 National Junior College Athletics Association's South Regional Division I Staff of the Year.
 
Stringer broke into the coaching ranks as the goalkeeper coach for the Manchester Soccer Club United '96 Boys team from 2011-14, and she also interned with the McPherson Strikers in 2011. Stringer was a goalkeeper at Central Christian College of Kansas, graduating in 2011 with a degree in sports management. She later earned a master's degree from Texas Woman's University in 2018.

What People Nationally Are Saying About Leah Stringer
"Leah is a passionate, detail-oriented leader. She is positive, supportive, respectful, genuine, and sincerely caring about the lives of her players. I cannot think of a better person to lay the foundation for the Lincoln University of Missouri's women's soccer program."  - Damian Macias, Associate Head Women's Soccer Coach at the University of North Dakota
 
"Leah is a bright young and up-and-coming coach. She is an ambitious and caring leader who has the heart and determination to help lead Lincoln University of Missouri as a new program. There is no question that she will be a great ambassador for both the institution and her student-athletes."  - Cole Ouren, Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Baylor University
 
"Leah is a fantastic coach with a tremendous passion for the game. She works tirelessly on and off the field to help her student-athletes be better players and better people. She is also a fantastic recruiter that will grow the game at Lincoln. She will build a culture and foundation for the program to achieve long-lasting, sustainable success."  - Daniel Hill, Head Women's Soccer Coach at Seminole State College