Kansas State University Athletics
Soccer
Elissa Post
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Email:
- epost@kstatesports.com
- Phone:
- 785-706-8926
POST’S COACHING EXPERIENCE
• Director of Player Management, K-State (Present)
• Head Coach, Wofford (2023-24; Record: 11-23-6)
• Associate Head Coach, Wofford (2022)
• Assistant Coach, Wofford (2021)
• Volunteer Assistant Coach, K-State (2018-20)
• Assistant Coach, Emporia State (2016-18)
POST’S EDUCATION
• Master of Science - HPER, Emporia State, 2018
• Bachelor’s of Science - Elementary Education, Kansas State, 2015
Elissa Post enters her first season as assistant coach on head coach Colleen Corbin's staff. This is Post's second stint at K-State, as she served as a volunteer coach with the Wildcats for three seasons from 2018-20 before departing for Wofford.
Post’s responsibilities with the program will include: video analysis and scouting, on-field instruction with K-State’s student-athletes and assisting at K-State’s various camps and clinics.
Before returning to Manhattan, Post was an assistant coach at Wofford in 2021, associate head coach in 2022 and was the head coach of the Terriers in the 2023 and 2024.
During her time in the head chair, Post carded an overall record of 11-23-6. In the 2024 season, Post guided the program to a 6-12-2 overall record. At the conclusion of the season, Post saw six of her players garner College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors and freshman forward Kate Markey was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team.
In her first season as head coach, the team was 5-11-4 overall and were 2-5-2 in the Southern Conference. Following the season, Ines Obradovac was named second team All-Southern Conference.
As an assistant coach, Post helped guide the Terriers to one of their best seasons in recent history in 2022. After a 5-12-2 mark in 2021, Post moved up to the associate head coach role and lifted the squad to a 9-8-3 record with a 3-4-2 SoCon record. It was the first winning season for the program since 2013 (8-5-6) the and most overall wins since claiming 10 triumphs in 2000. With seven shutout wins in 2022, the Terriers tallied their highest number of clean sheets since eight in 2013.
Prior to her first stint in Manhattan, Post served as an assistant coach at Emporia State from 2016-18. With the Hornets, she was responsible for facilitating practice plans, conditioning and recovery of student-athletes while also coordinating recruiting efforts. Eleven players earned MIAA All-Academic honors during her time with Emporia State while seven were selected to the All-MIAA Team.
Before her time at Emporia State, Post served as a youth club coach with Sporting Kaw Valley in Manhattan, as she helped with the development of the U12 boys and the high school girls programs.
Post also worked as a KSYSA staff assistant coach for the 2001-02 girls program. She also served as the junior varsity girls head coach and an assistant varsity coach with Manhattan High School in two stints with the program, the first from 2014-16 and the second in 2018.
She is certified with NSCAA goalkeeper level 1, USSF national B, C, D and E licenses and NFHS fundamentals of coaching, concussion certified and first aid certified.
Post graduated from Kansas State in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education with an emphasis in social studies. In 2018, Post completed her Master of Science degree in HPER from Emporia State. She and her wife, Felicity, have a daughter, Serenity, and a dog, Luna.
• Director of Player Management, K-State (Present)
• Head Coach, Wofford (2023-24; Record: 11-23-6)
• Associate Head Coach, Wofford (2022)
• Assistant Coach, Wofford (2021)
• Volunteer Assistant Coach, K-State (2018-20)
• Assistant Coach, Emporia State (2016-18)
POST’S EDUCATION
• Master of Science - HPER, Emporia State, 2018
• Bachelor’s of Science - Elementary Education, Kansas State, 2015
Elissa Post enters her first season as assistant coach on head coach Colleen Corbin's staff. This is Post's second stint at K-State, as she served as a volunteer coach with the Wildcats for three seasons from 2018-20 before departing for Wofford.
Post’s responsibilities with the program will include: video analysis and scouting, on-field instruction with K-State’s student-athletes and assisting at K-State’s various camps and clinics.
Before returning to Manhattan, Post was an assistant coach at Wofford in 2021, associate head coach in 2022 and was the head coach of the Terriers in the 2023 and 2024.
During her time in the head chair, Post carded an overall record of 11-23-6. In the 2024 season, Post guided the program to a 6-12-2 overall record. At the conclusion of the season, Post saw six of her players garner College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors and freshman forward Kate Markey was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team.
In her first season as head coach, the team was 5-11-4 overall and were 2-5-2 in the Southern Conference. Following the season, Ines Obradovac was named second team All-Southern Conference.
As an assistant coach, Post helped guide the Terriers to one of their best seasons in recent history in 2022. After a 5-12-2 mark in 2021, Post moved up to the associate head coach role and lifted the squad to a 9-8-3 record with a 3-4-2 SoCon record. It was the first winning season for the program since 2013 (8-5-6) the and most overall wins since claiming 10 triumphs in 2000. With seven shutout wins in 2022, the Terriers tallied their highest number of clean sheets since eight in 2013.
Prior to her first stint in Manhattan, Post served as an assistant coach at Emporia State from 2016-18. With the Hornets, she was responsible for facilitating practice plans, conditioning and recovery of student-athletes while also coordinating recruiting efforts. Eleven players earned MIAA All-Academic honors during her time with Emporia State while seven were selected to the All-MIAA Team.
Before her time at Emporia State, Post served as a youth club coach with Sporting Kaw Valley in Manhattan, as she helped with the development of the U12 boys and the high school girls programs.
Post also worked as a KSYSA staff assistant coach for the 2001-02 girls program. She also served as the junior varsity girls head coach and an assistant varsity coach with Manhattan High School in two stints with the program, the first from 2014-16 and the second in 2018.
She is certified with NSCAA goalkeeper level 1, USSF national B, C, D and E licenses and NFHS fundamentals of coaching, concussion certified and first aid certified.
Post graduated from Kansas State in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education with an emphasis in social studies. In 2018, Post completed her Master of Science degree in HPER from Emporia State. She and her wife, Felicity, have a daughter, Serenity, and a dog, Luna.
MATCH REPLAY | SOC vs Baylor
Monday, September 29
K-State SOC | Match Highlights vs Baylor
Sunday, September 28
K-State SOC | Match Highlights vs TCU
Thursday, September 25
MATCH REPLAY | SOC vs TCU
Thursday, September 25
