Maureen McVey
St. Joseph's Academy
Impact Statement
“I always said that the day I don’t enjoy walking up that hill is the day I quit, but I love walking up there every day. I really enjoy coaching.” -Maureen McVey
Biography
Under McVey’s direction, St. Joseph’s Academy had its best girls soccer season ever, finishing the season with a 28-0-1 record to become the first Missouri team to go through a season unbeaten. St. Joseph’s Academy earned a unanimous No. 1 ranking nationally in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Girls Spring Top 20 and also by Student Sports.com. In a state level, St. Joseph’s Academy won its second consecutive Class 4A state title under McVey, and its fourth in six years. In 2012, McVey led an unranked team to 3rd place at the 4A State Championships and once again was at the top of the podium in 2014.
McVey was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in and was the first woman to be inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.
In 2013 McVey became St. Joseph’s Athletic Director, a position she still holds. In August of 2017 McVey informed St. Joseph’s she was going to be stepping down as the head coach, but she is still walking that hill as the assistant coach.
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