Kansas State soccer has signed the second head coach in program history with Colleen Corbin, director of athletics Gene Taylor announced on Monday.
“I am honored and thrilled to have the privilege of being named the next head coach of the Kansas State women’s soccer team,” Corbin said in K-State’s announcement. “I want to personally thank Gene Taylor, [deputy AD] Jill Shields and [associate AD] Matt Thomason for their commitment and intention throughout the hiring process, as well as their trust in me and their belief in the K-State soccer program. It is evident that there are resources in place to help K-State women’s soccer be successful, as well as an incredibly supportive community who is excited about our team and the opportunity for continued growth and success.”
Corbin was the 2022 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year at Wyoming before spending the 2024 season as the associate head coach at Saint Louis.
“We are thrilled to welcome Colleen to K-State as the new leader of our soccer program,” Taylor said. “She has a proven track record of building and leading a championship program as evidenced by her time at Wyoming, and her most recent tenure at Saint Louis allowed her the opportunity to grow even more as a coach and put her stamp on an already established and high-level program. We look forward to welcoming Colleen and her husband, Nick, to Manhattan.”
Corbin takes the reins of the K-State program following her lone season at Saint Louis. With the Billikens, Corbin helped the program to a 15-2-6 overall record, including a 7-0-3 record in the Atlantic 10 Conference and the regular season and conference tournament titles.
With an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, the Billikens reached the second round of the tournament following a 1-0 win over Kansas, who made a head coaching change prior to last season and won the 2024 Big 12 tournament.
“K-State made a tremendous decision in hiring Colleen,” Saint Louis head coach Katie Shields said. “I am grateful for the time we spent together here at SLU. She is an elite recruiter that brings passion and intensity to helping student-athletes fulfill their potential. Her diversity of experience and expertise will be a tremendous asset to the K-State program and I look forward to watching her build something special in Manhattan.”
Prior to her time in St. Louis, Corbin guided Wyoming to a Mountain West Conference regular-season co-championship, earning the league’s Coach of the Year in 2022. In her first season in Laramie in 2021, she led the Cowgirls to eight victories, equaling the most wins by a first-year head coach in program history.
Corbin takes over for former head coach Mike Dibbini, the program’s inaugural leader who resigned to focus on health after the 2024 season.
Corbin becomes the second active female head coach at K-State, joining head cross country coach Kate Bucknam.
Prior to her stint at Wyoming, Corbin served as associate head coach at James Madison (2018-20) and was an assistant coach at Arizona State (2016) and Cal State Northridge (2014-15). She helped James Madison win the 2018 Colonial Athletic Association regular-season title, coaching the Dukes’ goalkeepers to the top of the league in shutouts (7).
“I am excited for Colleen & Nick along with the players at Kansas State,” James Madison head coach Joshua Walters Sr. said. “Colleen is a very passionate and caring coach that seeks to develop the culture of the program along with the competitiveness on the field. She will pour herself into this project and impact everyone around her.”
Corbin played collegiately at Oregon State, where she was a two-time NSCAA All-America honors as a goalkeeper and set school career and single-season records for goals against average and shutouts. She helped lead the Beavers to three NCAA Tournament appearances including a round of 16 in 2009.
“What I also love for the players is that Colleen has done everything as a player they dream about doing at the collegiate and professional level,” Walters said. “As a coach she is a winner and knows how to win championships. This is a fantastic hire for K-State.”
Corbin agreed to a 5-year contract, which was approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors and President Richard Linton. K-State embarks on the program’s 10th season and the first of the Corbin era next fall.
