MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State head soccer coach Jodie Smith announced the addition of Allison Kempainen to his staff as an assistant coach for the 2021 season.

"I am excited to have Allison join our team," Smith said. "She brings extensive club and high school experience that will continue to help our program grow. Allison brings an energy for the game that you can feel, and knows what it takes to succeed as a college athlete after a very successful playing career at the University of Minnesota."

Kempainen has an extensive history of coaching at the club and high school level, including over the last decade where she coached the Minnesota Thunder Academy (2009-15) and the Eagan Wave Soccer Club (2006-10). In addition, she joined the Blast South (2020) as a coach and a club administrator.

Along with coaching club soccer, she was an assistant coach and co-head coach at Bloomington Kennedy High School (2011-18), earning Assistant Coach of the Year accolades in 2017 while she served as an assistant varsity coach at Eagan High School.

Kempainen played four years at the University of Minnesota and was an integral part of rebuilding the program from 2004 to 2007.

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