Mary Hearin, a former player and assistant coach at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has joined the NJIT women’s soccer staff as an assistant coach in June 2016.
A native of North Potomac, MD, Hearin graduated magna cum laude from UMBC with a degree in history in 2006. As a player, she was all-state at Watkins Mill High School in Maryland before going to the next level at UMBC, where she appeared in 69 games and started 63 for the Retrievers during her college career.
She excelled on the field and off at UMBC, earning America East Conference all-conference second team and all-rookie in 2003 and making the America East championship all-tournament team in 2005.
She was a tri-captain of the Retrievers from three seasons from 2004 through 2006 and served as president of the UMBC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Alpha Sigma and a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Golden Key International Honor Society, she was twice honored on the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team, receiving second-team honors in 2005 and first-team recognition in 2006.
As a coach, she served on the staff at her alma mater, which competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the America East Conference, and she has also worked at some of the top club programs in Maryland.
She was a graduate assistant coach at UMBC in 2007-08 and a full assistant coach with the Retrievers in 2008, filling that post until 2009. Coincidentally, the UMBC head coach was Alyssa Radu, who guided NJIT’s transition into NCAA Division I from Division II (2004 to 2007) as head coach prior to taking over at UMBC ahead of the 2008 season.
Since 2013, Hearin has worked as a staff assistant coach at Maryland United Football Club with the Elite Clubs National League u13 through u18 girls teams. At the same time, she was assistant girls coach at The McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD.
Hearin was a head coach and assistant coach at Freestate Soccer Alliance, based in Bowie, MD, from 2007 through 2013.
“Mary is a great addition to our staff and to the future of NJIT women’s soccer,” said Ally Nick, who was announced as the new head coach of the Highlanders in early March following a successful playing and assistant coaching career at La Salle University in Philadelphia. “She brings a wealth of knowledge from her playing experience, as well as coach high-caliber players and teams.
“Mary’s work ethic and ability to identify and develop highly successful student-athletes will be a great asset to our program. I am excited for her to join our staff and expect her to make an immediate impact to our program.”
Updated June 2017
