Beloit College

The Beloit College Athletic Department has announced the addition of Jay Bigwood to the Buccaneer women's soccer coaching staff. Bigwood comes to Beloit from Hononegah High School and will serve as an assistant coach. 

Bigwood, a native of London, England, grew up in the Tottenham and Chelsea Youth Academy. He was a goalkeeper for the Chelsea Football Club U-23 Team before a knee injury ended his playing career at the age of 19. 

Bigwood holds both English FA and United States Soccer Federation licenses. He has been coaching youth soccer in the United States since 2000 most recently with Hononegah High School. Bigwood took over the junior varsity program at Hononegah in 2009 before heading the varsity program in 2016. In 2021, he led his squad to the sectional championship.