Bio

Denmeade is entering her third year at University of Wisconsin-Platteville as the head coach of the women's program. 

During the 2024 season, Denmeade led the Pioneers to a 14-3-4 record, marking a new program high. The 14 games won surpassed all previous seasons with the most wins tallied. The Pioneers went on to play in the Conference Championship back-to-back years. Denmeade led Arianna Lombardi, Jessica Morawski, Lexi Ward and Madison Way to All-Region honors. 

During the 2023 season, as a first-year head coach, Denmeade led the program to the best season in program history going 10-3-5. The team was ranked 6th in the pre-season polls and ended up finishing 2nd in the conference. The team went on to host the conference semifinals and made it to their first ever conference championship game. 

Denmeade was an assistant with the program during the 2021-2022 seasons. During her first year, the women’s soccer program rebounded from a 2-15-2 record the previous season to a 9-6-3 finish. They would finish the following year (2022) with a 12-6-2 record. During this transformation the program went unbeaten the entire month of September and became regionally ranked for the first time 

Denmeade is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and works on the University strength and condition staff along with teaching several academic classes. She graduated from the University of Indianapolis with a master’s degree in Exercise Science and concentration in Human Performance. In conjunction with her graduate work, Denmeade played a 5th year of women’s soccer for the UIndy Greyhounds. Denmeade was a three-sport athlete at Erskine College in South Carolina while completing her undergraduate degree in Athletic Training. 

Denmeade was a 4-year starter for the Erskine College Women’s Soccer team, started in 60 games and logged over 4,000 minutes as a midfielder and defender. During her senior season, Denmeade led the Fleet to NCCAA Regional Championship. Denmeade also played Basketball and Lacrosse during her career at Erskine and earned Conference of the Carolina’s All-Conference honors as a Lacrosse defender her senior year.