Kelly Farrell enters her third season as the associate head coach of the Omaha women’s soccer program and her fifth season overall with the Mavericks. Farrell spent two seasons as an assistant coached before being promoted to her current role.
In four seasons, Farrell has helped 14 Mavericks to All-Summit Team accolades and two major awards, and Omaha has earned the United Coaches Team Academic Award in three consecutive seasons.
Farrell was part of the Omaha coaching staff that led the Mavericks to their second Summit League Tournament berth and championship match appearances in three seasons. Omaha posted an 8-5-5 overall record with an 8-4-4 finish in league action to secure the third seed in the tournament. The Mavericks advanced to the championship match after winning 3-1 in penalty kicks vs. No. 2 South Dakota State.
In just her second season at Omaha, Farrell was a member of the coaching staff that led the Mavericks to the program’s first berth in the Summit League Tournament in 2018. Omaha knocked off top-seeded South Dakota State 3-1 in the opening round to advance to the Summit League Final against Denver before falling to the second-seeded Pioneers.
Prior to Omaha, Farrell spent one season as the associate head coach at UAB, three seasons at Georgia Southern and two seasons at Monmouth.
In her two seasons at Monmouth, Farrell helped the Hawks to back-to-back 10-win seasons and handled recruiting and video analysis for the program.
Before arriving at Monmouth, she spent one season as the director of soccer operations at Loyola (Md.).
Farrell is a former All-Metro Athletic Conference (MAAC) performer at Loyola (Md.) and holds a USSF “B” coaching license and was named to the 2014-15 NSCAA 30 under 30 coaching program.
A veteran coach of youth teams and camps, Farrell earned All-MAAC recognition all four seasons with the Greyhounds, capped by her All-MAAC First Team selection as a senior, where she started all 20 games as an outside midfielder and tallied a team-high seven assists.
A two-time team co-captain, Farrell started all 23 matches as a junior en route to her All-MAAC Second Team selection for a second straight season. As a sophomore the midfielder earned Second-Team all-conference honors starting all 20 games.
In her first season with Loyola, Farrell was added to the MAAC All-Rookie Team after playing in 15 games, starting three matches.
During her career with the Greyhounds, the Oceanside, New York native compiled 10 goals, 15 assists and 35 points in 78 matches, while adding five game-winners.
Farrell, who graduated with a degree in communications, earned 11 varsity letters during her prep career at Oceanside (N.Y.) High School. Farrell earned five letters in soccer and three each in track and field and lacrosse.
An All-Nassau County and All-Class AA player in soccer, Farrell played club ball for the Albertson Fury and was a member of the Eastern New York ODP for five years and Region 1 for a year.
