
Our Staff

Head Coach
Marcos rodriguez
Coaching Experience:
2016-Present-St.Croix Soccer Club
2023-Present UW-Stout Men’s Soccer Head Coach
2022-Assistant coach at St. Catherine University
MIAC Playoff Champions
2021-Assistant coach at UW-Stout Women’s team
2018-2020-Head Coach of River Falls HS Boys Varsity
2015-2017-Mahtomedi HS
B-Squad and Varsity Assistant
Coaching Licenses: USSF C and Advance National Diploma
Playing Experience:
Played for Minneapolis United
Iowa Lakes Community College
Presentation College
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Assistant Coach
Joaquin izquierdo
Technical Director St. Croix Soccer Club
Director of Player Development MN Foot Tech
Head Coach 2007 Academy Girls
Head Coach 2010 Academy Girls
Assistant Coach 2011 Girls
USSF A National Coaching License
NSCAA Advanced Diploma
NSCAA Goalkeeper Diploma Level I & II

Assistant Coach
Dusty Dennis
I was born and raised in Houston, TX where I played traveling and high school soccer.
Experience:
Varsity Assistant Coach – Stillwater High School – since 2008
St Croix Soccer Club – since 2009
The girls’ and boys’ sides at various levels including the UPSL women’s team.
License:
Currently I hold a USSF C license,
USSF High School Coaches Diploma,
USSF National Youth License,
NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.
Dusty is looking forward to continuing to have the opportunity to be part of the St. Croix coaching staff for both the Youth Side and the UPSL women’s side in the upcoming season.
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Goalkeeper Coach
Kate praetz
Playing Experience:
5-year starting goalkeeper for St. Catherine University
-where she was a part of 2 MIAC regular season championships and 4 straight MIAC playoff championships
-making it to the NCAA national tournament each of those years.
- Kate was named St. Catherine University Soccer Program Rookie of the Year in 2020.
-Kate earned numerous accolades, including four selections to the United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-Region teams: First Team in 2023, Second Team in 2022 and 2021, and Third Team in 2024.
-Kate was named to the MIAC All-Conference Team in 2022, 2023, and 2024 and was recognized as the St. Catherine University Soccer Defensive MVP in 2023.
-She was also a key figure in the postseason, earning a spot on the MIAC All-Playoff Team in 2022 and 2023, earning first and only MIAC Playoff MVP in 2022.
-Kate holds every statistical goalkeeping record in the program’s history, including the record for most shutouts with 37. She, along with her back line in 2023, led the NCAA in save percentage at 0.917.
Beginning in 2023, Kate has been a goalkeeper coach for St. Croix Soccer Club. She has previous goalkeeper coaching experience with Neil Thompson and Big Cat Goalkeeping from 2021 to 2023

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