Butler alumna Annika (Schmidt) Creel '19 has rejoined the women's soccer program as an Assistant Coach for the 2023 season.
Creel has multiple years of professional playing experience in the NWSL, most recently with Gotham FC and previously with the Houston Dash. Prior to her time in the NWSL, Creel played in Sweden for Göteborg FC. In the summer of 2023, she helped lead Indy Eleven to a National Championship in the USL W League.
Creel, who hails from Zionsville, Indiana, began her collegiate career at UConn before transferring to Butler. In three seasons with the Bulldogs (2017-2019) she earned First Team All-BIG EAST accolades all three seasons and was both a CoSIDA and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American as a senior.
