Colm McFeely

Colm McFeely

Title: Head Coach
Phone: 323 259 2931
Email: cmcfeely@oxy.edu

Colm McFeely enters his seventh year as the head coach of the women's soccer program, but his long history with Occidental soccer dates back to 1992. After ten years serving as an assistant coach he took over control of the men's and women's programs in 2002.  

After five years running both programs, McFeely handed the reigns over to DJ Waddington, and eventually the current coach Rod Lafurie. McFeely has remained the Soccer Coordinator for both the men's and women's programs though.

His 17-year playing career included around 500 competitive games in his native Ireland, Australia, and Hong Kong. He has won an Irish Division I league championship medal, played in the European Champions' Cup Competition, and was a Hong Kong All-League selection from 1974-80.

Holder of a FIFA coaching license, McFeely also coached for more than 10 years in Hong Kong, where he founded the Hong Kong Harps Football Club. As player/coach, he led the Harps from Division 3 to Division I status in three years, the only Hong Kong coach ever to achieve that feat.

McFeely has been on the CYSA-S Olympic Development Program (ODP) coaching staff for almost 10 years and helped coach the 2000 U16 Boys and the 2001 U18 Boys to ODP National Championship victories. A number of these players went on to represent the USA at various national team levels. McFeely also coached the Notre Dame HS boys program for 10 years and in 1993 was selected NSCAA/UMBRO State Coach of the Year for California.

Jaime Acuna

Jaime Acuna

Title: Assistant Coach - Goalkeepers
Phone: 323 259 2983

Acuna is entering his fifth year as the Tigers goalkeepers coach for the women's team.

Jaime has worked extensively with Coach McFeely at summer camps both locally and nationally for more than five years as a goalkeepers coach. 

Megan MacDonald

Megan MacDonald

Title: Assistant Coach
Phone: 323 259 2983

Megan enters her fifth season coaching the Tigers in 2011-12.  She is no stranger to Occidental College, where she was a four year member of the soccer team.

Before graduating in 2006 with a BA in Art History, Megan was an integral part of the women's soccer program. In both 2004 and 2005 she earned the team's Most Inspirational award and served as a team captain for three seasons.

Prior to joining the Tigers she was a four year player at El Capitan High School where she was a three-year captain and Team MVP her senior season when she earned First Team All-League. She spent seven years playing for the San Diego Spirit, a highly competitive club team in the San Diego area.

Megan is currently pursuing a Master's degree.

Diana Vela

Diana Vela

Title: Assistant Coach
Phone: 323 259 2983

Diana Vela is entering her first season as a coach at Occidental.

A native of Honduras, Vela was a member of the Honduran National Team.

She also played soccer at Pepperdine University.

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