Former Musketeer Women's Soccer Captain Joins The Xavier Coaching Staff
July 23, 2008 CINCINNATI -
The newest member of Women's Soccer Coach Alvin Alexander’s staff at Xavier is certainly no stranger to the Xavier University women’s soccer program. Melissa Clavier Frampton, 25, is a former four-year letterwinner for the Musketeers from 2001-04, including serving as a team captain in each of her final two seasons. “I am excited about the addition of Melissa to our staff,” said Alexander. “She brings tremendous energy and enthusiasm for the University and the Xavier soccer program. She has a great deal of experience as a player and is a bright young coach.” Xavier recorded winning seasons in each of Clavier’s first three seasons on the varsity, including a career-best 12-8-1 record to go with a 7-4 Atlantic 10 record in the 2003 season. She also got great experience playing for the Cincinnati Ladyhawks professional soccer team from 2003-05.
Frampton returns to Xavier with nine years of coaching experience, including most recently as the head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach at her high school alma mater, Mother of Mercy High School. She also served Mercy as freshman basketball coach and director of the spring and summer conditioning programs. Frampton, who holds a "D certificate" coaching license has experience as the head coach of a U16 premier girls soccer team and as head coach and camp director for basketball and soccer camps for Mercy as well as Cardinal Soccer Club, United Football Club, Cincinnati West Soccer Club and Lakota Soccer Organization. Frampton, who works as a wellness specialist for The Connection at Twin Lakes, previously worked as a performance trainer for the Ignition Athletics Performance Group, working with professional, collegiate and adolescent athletes to improve their speed, agility, balance, flexibility and injury prevention techniques. She earned her bachelor’s degree in organizational communications with a minor in psychology and exercise science from Xavier in 2005. She received her master’s degree in health education and promotion with an emphasis in exercise science from the University of Cincinnati in 2006.
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