Golan Adds Renee Horton as Associate Head Coach
5/27/2025 8:57:00 AM | Soccer
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri soccer has hired Renee Horton as an associate head coach, head coach Stefanie Golan announced on Tuesday.
Horton comes to Missouri after spending last season as Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at West Georgia.
"Renee is a valuable addition to our program," Golan said. "We were looking to add a seasoned veteran in this role, and Renee has a wide range of experience on both the coaching side and analytics side of the game. She will be primarily focused on the attacking side of the ball on the field and will also have a heavy hand in recruiting, scouting, and analytics amongst other duties. Renee has an incredible ability to foster deep and meaningful relationships with student-athletes and truly help them maximize their potential in all facets of life."
Before West Georgia, Horton worked for two seasons as a video analyst at Georgia. Horton led the Bulldogs to a combined 26-10-9 record and two trips to the NCAA Tournament.
During her time, she guided two All-Americans, four All-Southeast Region Team players and two SEC Co-Freshman of the Year award winners.
Previous to her time in Athens, Horton spent the 2021 season on staff at USC where she led the Trojans to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to USC, Horton served three seasons on the coaching staff at Xavier (2018-21), helping the Musketeers earn their first NCAA Tournament victory in 2019. In the 2019 season, Xavier finished with a school-record 17 wins and claimed both the Big East regular season and tournament championships, earning Big East Staff of the Year honors in the process. During the season, the Musketeers set a school record for shutouts (12) and tallied the second-most assists (42) and points (128) in a season.
In her first season at Xavier, Horton helped the program post its first 10-win season and postseason appearance since 2003. The Musketeers finished fourth in the Big East standings and reached the semifinals of the conference tournament.
While at Xavier, she coached the program's second-ever All-American, one First Team All-Conference member and a Big East Midfielder of the Year honoree.
Horton previously coached two seasons (2016-17) at Lander University in Greenville, South Carolina, serving as an assistant coach. She also served as an assistant coach at her alma mater, South Florida.
In club coaching, Horton served as an Assistant Director of Coaching for Cincinnati United Soccer Club and was a staff coach for CUP. Prior to Cincinnati United, she served as a staff coach for Florida ODP for 14 years, including six years as a lead staff coach. Horton also served on the Region III ODP staff. Horton holds a USSF "C" License and has her USSF National Youth License.
Horton played collegiately at USF, appearing in 63 matches with 42 starts, posting a 37-27-6 record as a player. She also played on the Bulls' softball team, primarily appearing as a pinch runner. After earning a bachelor's degree in Communications in 2000 from USF, she played three seasons in the W-League.
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