maegen dillon
Coach Maegen Dillon joins the Cardiff Sockers after completing her collegiate soccer career as captain of the Connecticut College Varsity Women’s Soccer team. During her time at Conn College, she earned NESCAC All-Academic Team honors along with awards for art and leadership. Soccer has always been a central part of Maegen’s life, from community pick-up games to evenings on the field with her family growing up.
She has competed in several international tournaments with Marin FC—traveling to Denmark and Sweden in 2015, and to Spain and Portugal in 2017, even winning a few tournaments along the way!
In high school, Maegen was a four-year varsity soccer player and also ran track and cross country. Recruited in her sophomore year, she went on to play all four years of college soccer in the highly competitive NESCAC conference. As a senior, she was named team captain and helped lead her team to an NCAA Championship bid.
Coach Maegen shares that “The most important part of youth competitive soccer is developing confidence, resilience, creativity, and a love for the game.” She is especially passionate about empowering young girls to use their voices and trust themselves on the field. Coach Maegen emphasizes that players can compete with grit and determination while also being respectful to their teammates, opponents, and referees. She believes that healthy competition is what makes soccer so fun! She is excited to work with the Sockers players to provide the same kind of positive and empowering experiences that shaped her own love for the game growing up.
Currently, Maegen is pursuing her J.D. at Chapman University Fowler School of Law and will graduate in 2027.
More About Coach Dillon
• USSF “D” License
• Double majored in Human Development (early childhood) and Fine Art, with a minor in Government (U.S. Politics)
• Loves skiing, fishing, hiking, and cooking
• Favorite local restaurants: Fish 101, Everest Himalayan Cuisine, and Birdseye
• Has three younger siblings—all competitive soccer players
• Younger sister Abby is also a Cardiff Sockers coach!
• Comes from a family of athletes—her dad ran track in college and became a professional triathlete; both parents are surfers; her mom is a nurse, and her dad runs a surfboard ding repair shop out of their backyard
