Primmer Hired As Wells College Women’s Soccer Coach

AURORA, N.Y. – Wells College Director of Athletics Michael Borsz has announced the hiring of Mara Primmer as the Head Coach of women's soccer on Monday. A native of Oneonta, N.Y., Primmer has most recently served as the assistant women's soccer and women's lacrosse coach at SUNY Oneonta and assumed her duties at Wells this morning.

"We are pleased that Mara has joined our department," said Borsz of Primmer, who will also assist the department's game day operations. "Her collegiate and professional playing experience partnered with her extensive tenure as an assistant coach at top Division II and Division III programs will benefit our student-athletes greatly going forward."

"I am thrilled to be joining the Wells College family," said Primmer. "This is a tremendous opportunity and I look forward to the challenge of building this program. The outstanding, cohesive nature of all involved with Wells College Athletics will help me lead the women's soccer team to a fruitful future.

"I would like to thank all involved in this decision for showing confidence in my abilities and for giving me this opportunity to lead Wells women's soccer in this new era," concluded Primmer.

In the fall of 2013, Primmer and the Red Dragons of SUNY Oneonta claimed the SUNYAC Championship in women's soccer following a 13-5-3 overall record and went on to participate in the NCAA Division III Tournament on the campus of William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y. During their SUNYAC Championship run, Primmer was tasked with scouting, recruiting, video breakdown and practice session responsibilities.

Cumulatively, the Red Dragons produced five All-SUNYAC players, three NSCAA All-East Region honorees and the SUNYAC Player of the Year en route to their 12th championship title in school history – the most of any SUNYAC school. Primmer was also tasked with women's lacrosse responsibilities during her tenure, focusing primarily on strength and conditioning.

Primmer also served as a Graduate Assistant women's soccer coach at Southern Connecticut State University during the 2009-10 season, assisting all aspects of the NCAA Division II program. In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, Primmer has assisted at the Headwaters Soccer Camp, the Oneonta Soccer Club, and the South Central Premier Club. She also has lengthy experience as a personal trainer, implementing soccer-specific conditioning programs to improve speed, endurance, power and agility.

Primmer has played professionally in South Western Germany within the Women's Bundesliga for 1.FC Saarbrucken, SV Dirmingen and SV Furpach. At SV Furpach, Primmer played and started all games as a defensive central midfielder and an outside attacking midfielder. Her team was voted as the top team in the greater area of  Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany twice and her squadron finished second overall in the Regionalliga, missing promotion to Bundesliga by only one point.

Prior to becoming the Graduate Assistant for the Owls, Primmer played as a redshirt senior for Southern Connecticut State during the 2008-09 women's soccer season. Primmer and the Owls qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference tournament for the first time in three years – Primmer scored a goal in the semifinal game against Southern New Hampshire University which proved to be the school's first playoff victory in nearly four seasons.

A 2008 graduate from NCAA Division I St. Bonaventure University, Primmer played three seasons of women's soccer for the Bonnies and scored eight points via three goals and two assists (3-2=8) in 43 games at midfield. Prior to college, Primmer played for the Adirondack Lynx, a semi-professional women's soccer team. She was also a member of the Blackwatch Soccer Club and attended Oneonta High School in Oneonta, N.Y.

Primmer, who is bilingual in English and German, is the sister of Wells College men's soccer player Cody Primmer (Oneonta, N.Y.).

Photo courtesy of Sara Longo, Athletic Communication Assistant at Southern Connecticut State University