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Fleur Benatar has been the head soccer coach at Texas Woman's University since the program began in fall 2002. In her five years as the Pioneers' bench boss, Benatar has recorded an overall record of 26-57-9. Her best season at TWU came in 2005 when she guided the Pioneers to a 9-9-2 overall record, a 4-5 conference record, and a semifinal spot in the 2005 Lone Star Conference tournament. Under Benatar’s guidance, four current TWU players - Christine Hornisher, Natalie Grant, Sue Cribbes, and Aly Vincent - have earned All-Lone Star Conference recognition. Several former TWU players, most notably Emily Meinen, Erica Butler, and Luci Romberg, have also been chosen as All-Lone Star Conference selections. Benatar has also consistently placed numerous TWU soccer student athletes on the Lone Star Conference All-Academic teams during her time with the Pioneers.
Before coming to TWU, Benatar spent two seasons (2000-02) at the University of North Texas as an assistant to head soccer coach John Hedlund. She helped lead the 2001 Lady Eagles to the regular-season Sun Belt Conference Championship and a 13-5 record.
Benatar joined the UNT staff prior to the 2000 season after a year of coaching in the high school ranks in California, where she served as the head coach of the boys' junior varsity soccer team at La Jolla High School. In her one season at La Jolla, Benatar led the team to a first-place finish in its district with a 8-1-1 record. She also coached for the Nomads Soccer Club of La Jolla.
In November 2006, Benatar was invited to be a guest instructor at the NCAA Division II Sports Festival YES Clinic. She has also received valuable coaching experience on the club level and with Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams in the Dallas area. She coached the Dallas Sting club team for three years from 1996-98 and has served as an ODP coach since 1996. In addition to her duties at TWU, Benatar currently coaches for the Solar Soccer Club, which consists of boys' and girls' club teams. Benatar holds a U.S.S.F. National “A” Coaching License and is a state-level course instructor.
Benatar, a graduate of Richardson (Tex.) High School, competed for two seasons at the University of Arkansas before transferring to UNT in 1996. A midfielder during her playing career, Benatar competed for the Lady Eagles in 1996 and 1997.
She received her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology from UNT in 1999 and her master's degree in Kinesiology from UNT in May 2002. In December 2007, she graduated from the NCAA Leadership Academy for Women. Benatar and her husband, Will Whitten, have a daughter, Gabrielle Nicole.
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