MIT NAMES KRISTA FULTON NEW WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH
Former Ivy League Star Set to Lead Engineers After Stint With Framingham State

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Krista Fulton has been tabbed to lead MIT's women's soccer program, it was announced by DAPER Department Head/Director of Athletics, Candace Royer. Fulton, who was a member of two Ivy League championship teams, takes over the reigns of a growing program after serving one season as head coach for Framingham State.

Fulton's leadership and experience will immediately bolster women's soccer at the Institute. In her only season with the Rams, Fulton guided Framingham State to a tie for the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) regular season crown and was named the 2004 MASCAC Coach of the Year.

Before beginning her brief tenure in Framingham, Fulton served at Simmons College, where she helped guide that program to the 2003 regular season Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship. Fulton moved on to Simmons after spending four years as assistant women's soccer coach for Boston University. Capturing an America East title and copping an NCAA berth during her stay, Fulton worked primarily with the goalkeepers.

As a player, Fulton was a key member for Brown University from 1992-95. Earning All-Ivy recognition her last two seasons, she helped guide the Bears to the 1992 and 1994 conference titles. She also won two Ivy League Championships as a member of the women's basketball team and made multiple trips to the NCAA Division I Championships in both sports.

For the past seven years, Fulton has been the director for the No Way In Goalkeeper Academy and has served as a staff coach for the United States Youth Soccer Association Olympic Development Program. While at MIT, she will also continue her duties as a head coach in the Massachusetts Olympic Development Program.