George Hageage

George Hageage is the head women’s soccer coach at Eastern Washington University. In 2004, he led Eastern to its first-ever Big Sky Conference title with a 4-1-1 record (7-9-2 overall), and was named the 2004 Big Sky Coach of the Year. In his five seasons at EWU, Hageage has produced 11 All-Big Sky players, 17 all-conference honorable mentions, three All-Big Sky Tournament players, and 81 Big Sky All-Academic team honorees. In 2000, Hageage took over an Eagle team that was 1-17 overall and 0-7 in the Big Sky Conference and turned it into the sixth most-improved team in the nation in 2001 by winning more games (seven) than in the previous two years combined. Hageage has also helped continue the growth in youth soccer in the region with soccer camps and clinics at Eastern. Since 1988, Hageage has coached at the club level and in 1998 and 1999 was appointed as a head coach for the Ohio-North Olympic development program. Hageage has been coaching at the Division I level for nine years and in the NCAA Collegiate level for 12 years. He is currently the regional technical director for the NSCAA for Region 12 and is in charge of all nonresidential coaching courses throughout the Pacific Northwest. Recently, Hageage was added to the Washington State Youth Soccer coaching staff and serves as an instructor for nonresidential courses in Northeast Washington. Before going to EWU, Hageage spent three seasons as an assistant under Rj Anderson at the University of Toledo in Ohio. Toledo was 26-26-2 in those three seasons and qualified for the first-ever Mid-American Conference Tournament in 1998. Beyond being recognized for his on-field achievements, Hageage was honored in spring 2001 for earning his Premier Coaching License with distinction. This honor was presented by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Hageage received his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Richmond in Virginia in 1988 and obtained his master’s degree in education from the University of Toledo in 1998. Hageage is married to Eagle assistant coach Tamara Browder and they have a two-year-old son, George.

Stephenie Jordan earned her bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Southwest Texas State University with a minor in physical education. There she earned varsity letters in volleyball and track and field and was a two-time Southland Conference Champion. As of 2002, she was still the school record holder in the heptathlon. Before attending SWTSU, she was recruited to Western Illinois University as a freshman pentathlete/heptathlete and earned All-Conference honors in the javelin for the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference. She also earned a varsity letter for volleyball at WIU. During her high school athletic career, Stephenie was a varsity letterman in volleyball, basketball, tennis, and track and field at O’Fallon Township High School. She qualified for the state track meet in the discus and 300m hurdles, played on the number one doubles team in tennis, and was Athlete of the Year in 1987. She began her coaching career in the summer of 1991 at Camp Ozark, where she was the head coach for all team competitions and later became the girls’ sports director in 1993. Her first teaching job was at Bellville Junior High School, in Bellville, Texas, where she coached 64 girls in seventh grade. The following two years, she assisted the varsity Brahmanette volleyball team to a 3A state title in 1993 and to the state finals in 1994. Also at Bellville, Stephenie was the JV volleyball coach, the JV basketball coach, an assistant varsity track coach, the JV cheerleading sponsor, and director of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She was also the tournament director of the 47th Annual Basketball Tournament and helped supervise the Little Dribbler’s program. After her marriage to Jody, they both accepted teaching and coaching positions in Arp, Texas. Stephenie was the head track coach when 14 of 16 girls qualified beyond the district meet. In addition, she assisted the volleyball team as they advanced to the area finals, coached the JV and freshman volleyball teams, and again sponsored the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The following year, Stephenie and her family moved to Garrison, Texas, where she became the first softball coach at Garrison High School. After starting the program, the team went 8-4 and played in the first round of the playoffs. She also coached the junior high girls’ basketball teams, assisted the varsity team, was the boys’ and girls’ cross-country coach, acted as Little Dribbler’s program coordinator for two years, coached two high jumpers to the regional finals, and also sponsored the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Stephenie and her husband, Jody, have a son, Scott Douglas, and a daughter, Rebekah. She is also the author of Developing a Successful Girls’ and Women’s Basketball Program and has temporarily given up full-time coaching to raise their family and pursue a home-based web design business.