Randy Waldrum Named to United Soccer Coaches 2026 Hall of Fame Class
10/9/2025 4:46:00 PM | Women's Soccer
KANSAS CITY– United Soccer Coaches has announced the election of four individuals as the newest inductees of its Hall of Fame, including Pitt women's soccer's Technical Director Randy Waldrum.
The winningest coach in program history, Waldrum led the Panthers to a 71-51-11 record with a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over the past seven seasons as head coach. He engineered the four winningest seasons in program history including a 17-6-1 mark with an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2023. Waldrum concluded his NCAA Division I coaching career ranked in the top-20 overall with 470 victories when he was named the program's Technical Director in May of 2025.
Waldrum's career represents over four decades of excellence, from building collegiate programs and developing world-class players to leading national teams on the global stage. After stints coaching men at Austin College, Texas Wesleyan College and the University of Tulsa (where he also coached the women), Waldrum founded the women's program at Baylor University, leading them to their first ever Big XII Conference championship in any sport. In 1999 he took over the women's program at the University of Notre Dame, leading them to 10 Big East Conference regular season championships, eight Final Four appearances and two NCAA national championships. He was a five-time Big East Coach of the Year, and four-time National Coach of the Year. Waldrum led the NWSL expansion franchise Houston Dash for three seasons before joining Pitt. Internationally, he has coached the U.S. Women's U-23 National Team (2012-14), the Trinidad and Tobago Women's National Team (2014-16) and the Nigeria Women's National Team (2020-2023), which he led to the round of 16 at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. He served on the United Soccer Coaches Board of Directors, leading to the Association's presidency in 2009. Waldrum has previously been recognized and inducted into the Irving All-Sports Hall of Fame, the Midwestern State University Hall of Honor, the University of Tulsa Hall of Fame and the Irving Independent School District Athletic Hall of Fame.
Waldrum will be inducted as a member of the Class of 2026 during the 86th annual United Soccer Coaches Convention, January 12-17, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA.
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