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Tanya Vogel reaches another milestone in her soccer career as she begins her tenth season as head coach at George Washington University in 2009, after a four-year standout career as a Colonial in the mid-90s. Last season, the Vogel-led squad finished the 2008 season at 8-11-0, earning big conference wins over Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Duquesne and Saint Joseph's. With underclassmen between the pipes, GW allowed only one more goal than they scored and made six fewer saves than their opponents.
Vogel, became the first women's soccer player to be inducted into GW's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002, returned to Washington, DC, two years prior in January of 2000. Vogel took over a program that had won just three games in 1999 and has since added 70 victories, including back-to-back 10-plus win seasons in 2002 and 2003. Vogel has mentored 10 all-conference performers in nine years, including 2002 Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year, Kim Warner. Her players also achieve off the field, with 14 Colonials making the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters last year, each earning a 3.5 GPA or better.
She gained coaching experience after serving one year as the assistant women's soccer coach at Cornell University and two seasons as an assistant at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. At Cornell and IUP, Vogel assisted in recruiting and fund-raising, among other duties. As part of the 1999 Cornell coaching staff, she helped lead the squad to its first winning season in four years (9-8-1) and a postseason bid to the ECAC Tournament.
As a player at GW, Vogel was part of the school's most successful season, 1996, when the Colonials (10-7-4) earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. She continues to rank sixth all-time at GW in scoring with 52 points (21 goals, 10 assists). Vogel served as team captain her junior and senior seasons and was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 1996, as well as a member of the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team. She also was named to the Academic All-Conference squad. Vogel garnered third-team All-America honors from Soccer Buzz Magazine and first-team Regional All-America accolades from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) that same year.
In addition to her work at GW, Vogel continues to develop young soccer players in the DC Metro area through her work at various camps and clinics. She currently serves as the head coach of two U-13 squads, the Bethesda Freedom and Bethesda Galaxy. Vogel also serves on the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee and chairs the NSCAA Women's Soccer Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Committee.
Vogel completed her W-League playing career in 2004 as a member of the Cleveland Internationals. During her career in the W-League, she was a starter for the Rochester Ravens, Maryland Pride, Northern Virginia Majestics and Cleveland Internationals. She also participated on the United States Soccer Festival squad in 1999 and 2003, leading the Region I team to the national championship in 2003.
A native of Penfield, NY, Vogel was a two-time high school All-American at Penfield High and still holds the New York state record for career assists with 90. She was inducted into the Penfield High School Hall of Fame in 2003. Vogel holds both a bachelor's and master's degree in exercise and sports science from GW and completed her MBA at GW in 2006. Vogel resides in Arlington, VA.
