Bio

Mary Dynda joined the Clarke University women's soccer coaching staff in the 2025 summer as the lead assistant on the staff.

Dynda comes to Dubuque after serving various roles at William Woods University from Januarty 2020 until this past season of 2024-25, primarily serving as an assistant on the Owls women's soccer coaching staff and working as an admissions office coordinator at WWU while also performing game day staff tasks for sports outside of soccer.

While working with the William Woods women's soccer team, Dynda assisted in team training, boosting skills and performance, and assisted in the planning, organizing, and leading group sessions during practice to enhance player strategies. Behind the scenes, Dynda also developed scouting reports to enable informed game strategies that maximized player strengths and minimized weaknesses. Beyond practice and game responsibilities, Dynda would mentor and evaluate players, assist in recruiting efforts, and even helped create and manage team social media accounts.

Originally hailing from La Palma, Calif., Dynda had a five-year collegiate playing career that spanned three schools, starting first at Concordia University-Portland before spending a season at Cypress College then closing out her career at Central Methodist University for the 2018 and 2019 seasons, playing a vital role to the 2019 Eagles team that went undefeated through the regular season and won both the Heart regular season and tournament championships. 

Dynda graduated from CMU with a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science and would get her Master's from William Woods in Athletic Administration.