STEPHENVILLE – Tarleton State women’s soccer head coach Pete Cuadrado announced the addition of former professional and Division I women’s soccer player, Bayleigh Chaviers who joins the Texans’ staff ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Chaviers spent 10 seasons playing at or above the high school level including a pair of professional stops in Iceland and with the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL.
“I am super excited to add Bayleigh to our coaching staff,” said Cuadrado. “Her success playing at the collegiate and professional levels will help continue to push our program forward.”
Chaviers enjoyed a four-year prep career at Stephenville High School, where she was a three-sport star. She helped the Honeybees to a pair of area and bi-district championships as well as a district title. During her time, she was a two-time First Team All-District selection. She also won District MVP and was named Academic All-State following her senior season. As an underclassman she earned Offensive MVP as a sophomore and honorable mention all-district as a freshman. She was also a four-year letterwinner in track and a three-year letterwinner in basketball. Chaviers made academics a priority earning recognition on the Academic All-District squads in each of her 11 letter-winning athletic seasons.
Following her outstanding prep career, she took her talents to Coral Gables to play in the ACC for Miami University. During her three seasons as a Hurricane, she started all 50 games she played in. During her sophomore and junior campaigns, she started every game, one of three Hurricanes to accomplish this feat during that span. She totaled three goals and seven assists to accumulate 13 points. She had 37 shots, with 19 on goal. Chaviers logged 4,378 minutes during her collegiate career.
“I am very thankful for the opportunity to join the staff at Tarleton,” said Chaviers. “It’s been awesome to see NCAA Division 1 soccer come to Stephenville. I am really excited to get started!”
Chaviers signed to play professionally in Iceland for a pair of seasons following her collegiate playing days. She played for two seasons for Fjardab Höttur Leiknir (FHL). After a pair of seasons, she chose to return to the United States. She spent time with the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL in 2023 before she suffered a career-ending injury in the preseason.
Following her professional soccer career, she has returned home before joining the staff ahead of the 2024-25 academic year at Tarleton State. She currently lives in Stephenville.
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