Kohl Orner joined the William & Mary women's soccer coaching staff in March of 2025 as an assistant coach after spending the past four seasons on staff at Slippery Rock (Pa.). Orner served multiple roles with The Rock, including Interim Head Coach during their head coaching transition this offseason.
During his stint at SRU, Orner spent the majority of his time with The Rock's defensive unit and goalkeepers with much success. He aided The Rock to a PSAC semifinal appearance in 2024, while three times having a player earn PSAC Defensive Player of the Week. The year prior, Orner's defensive unit held opponents to a PSAC-low 2.2 corners per game. During the 2022 season SRU's backline efforts were particularly strong, posting 10 clean sheets which included a five-game stretch without allowing a single goal. The Rock posted nine shutouts in Orner's first season, 2021.
Prior to his stint in Western PA, Orner spent three seasons as an assistant at North Carolina Wesleyan. During the 2017 season Orner was an assistant on the men's soccer staff at Averett University after beginning his coaching career with the women's program at Lebanon Valley College in 2016.
Orner was a two-year captain as a goalkeeper at Millersville University, starting 29 matches over those two seasons with the Marauders. He posted a career save percentage of .811 while allowing just 0.79 goals per game. The Lancaster, Pa. native was named All-PSAC and All-Atlantic Region in 2015 for his efforts in leading Millersville to the DII NCAA Tournament.
Orner graduated from Millersville in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in Education. He earned a masters in Education Curriculum and Instruction from Averett in 2019.
