Kira Bertrand, a former four-year standout for the SWOSU Soccer program, enters her second season as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs in 2016.
In her first season of coaching, Bertrand helped the Bulldogs to a 13-win season and third-place finish in the Great American Conference regular season standings. SWOSU then advanced to the GAC Tournament Championship game for the third time in four seasons before dropping a close match against tournament-host Harding. The Bulldogs placed a program-record 10 players on the All-GAC teams with two players – Samantha Nunez and Kylee Bertrand – being selected to the NSCAA All-Central Region team.
Bertrand played at SWOSU from 2010-13, where she was a member of back-to-back Great American Conference regular season and tournament championship teams along with the 2012 squad that finished the regular season unbeaten and advanced to the NCAA Division II national tournament for the first time.
A standout on the back line, Bertrand was named the GAC Defender of the Year three times (2011-13) and also earned All-Central Region honors in 2012 and 2013. A three-time First Team All-GAC selection and two-time All-GAC tournament choice, she appeared in 75 games for the Bulldogs, a number that ranks her third in SWOSU Soccer history.
Upon completion of her college career, Bertrand played one season of semi-professional soccer in Ontario, Canada and while she has also represented Dominica as a member of the Senior Women’s National Team.
A native of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Bertrand graduated from SWOSU in 2015 with her bachelor’s degree in Health Science and she is now working towards a master’s degree in Sports Management.
