Clara Webby

Clara Webby '19 returned to her alma mater as the Scots' assistant coach in March of 2022. Webby spent the 2021 season as the top assistant at St. Catherine University.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Clara Webby to our coaching staff and back to her alma mater,” head coach Madeline Buckley said. “As a student-athlete at Macalester, Clara was an outstanding center back with drive and passion for winning. She values the D3 student-athlete experience and will be a strong advocate for our players as they navigate their lives at Macalester and beyond. She brings valuable experience as a coach in the MIAC. She will assist in every facet of the program with a primary focus in coaching our defense. Clara shares my commitment to bringing our program to a higher level and I am confident she will help us do just that. Let’s go!”

While at St. Catherine, Webby helped the Wildcats win the MIAC regular-season and playoff championships while advancing to the NCAA Tournament. She was honored along with the rest of the coaching staff as Region IX Staff of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches. Before her stint at St. Catherine, Webby was an assistant coach at Macalester under previous head coach Krystle Seidel for two seasons.

Webby’s coaching experience also includes working with club soccer on the youth level. Since 2019, she has served as a coach, age group director and marketing director at Twin Cities Rush Soccer Club in Blaine, Minn. This past fall Webby was named the club’s Fall Coach of the Year. Prior to joining Twin Cities Rush, she spent a year coaching at Minneapolis United Soccer Club.

Webby was a standout player for the Scots, earning All-MIAC and All-Region honors in 2016 and 2017. During her three seasons as Macalester’s starting central defender, Webby and the Scots registered 26 shutouts. After sitting out her senior season due to injury, she was included on the MIAC Sportsmanship Team. An international studies major, Webby graduated cum laude from Macalester. She also made the Academic All-MIAC team twice.

In addition to her coaching duties, Webby will serve as Assistant Facilities Manager in the athletics department at Macalester.