Jennifer Holsten ’90, entering her 16th year as head coach of Colby’s women’s soccer program, has guided the Mules to a 110-86-26 record over the past 15 years. Her 110 wins make her the all-time leader in career wins among women’s soccer coaches at Colby.

Over the past 15 seasons her teams have posted 12 winning seasons and notched nine postseason tournament appearances. The Mules have made the NCAA Division III tournament on two occasions, and the program has had 15 players named to the NSCAA All-New England team with a total of 25 awards.

A native of western Massachusetts, Holsten was a three-sport varsity athlete at Colby, in soccer, ice hockey, and softball, and earned a bachelor’s degree in government. She holds a master’s degree in education with a concentration in athletic administration from Springfield College.

During the off-season, she is head coach of the state champion Coastal Under-17 Kamikazes. Holsten holds her premier license from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Assistant Coaches

Karen Henning 

Karen Henning enters her third season as an assistant coach for the women's soccer team. She helped the Colby women's lacrosse team win NESCAC titles in her first two years as head coach.

Henning earned NESCAC Coach of the Year and New England Pilgrim Region Coach of the Year honors after leading the women's lacrosse program at Colby to their first league title. The Mules made the second round of the NCAA tourney and had four All-Americans. Colby returned to the NCAA tourney in 2008 and had three All-Americans.

Henning spent the previous eight years as head coach at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. She started the women’s lacrosse program at C.W. Post in June 1999 and won NCAA Division II national titles in 2001 and 2007. Henning had a 103-21 record at C.W. Post.

Success has followed Henning at every stop in her lacrosse career. She was an attacker for the University of Maryland, which won national titles in 1995 and 1996 and finished unbeaten in both seasons. Henning was an NCAA Division I First Team All-American in 1995 and 1996 and finished her career with 78 goals and 76 assists for 154 points. Maryland had a 61-3 record during Henning’s four seasons.

Henning was a student assistant coach for Maryland in 1997 and helped the coaching staff lead the Terrapins to another national title. Henning moved on to Dartmouth College for two years as an assistant coach in 1998 and 1999. She helped the Big Green to two Ivy League titles, two NCAA appearances, and a record of 24-8.