26 Facts About Lauren Gregg

Lauren Gregg made one appearance for the United States women's national soccer team in 1986.

Lauren Gregg was the first-ever female assistant coach for any of the United States' national teams between 1987 and 2000, and was interim head coach of the United States women's national soccer team in 1997 and 2000.

Lauren Gregg is a physician, as well as the co-author of The Champion Within: Training for Excellence.

Lauren Gregg attended Wellesley High School, where she competed in swimming and lettered in basketball, softball, field hockey, and soccer.

Lauren Gregg had played field hockey until soccer was offered at the school.

Lauren Gregg attended Lehigh University and began playing for the women's soccer team, which only had club status.

Lauren Gregg later tried out for the men's junior varsity soccer team and earned a place in the squad.

Lauren Gregg never was never included in the starting line-up for the team, though she did score a goal during her freshman season.

Lauren Gregg was a member of the women's varsity basketball and lacrosse teams at the school.

Lauren Gregg was honored with the John Steckbeck Award in 1979, awarded to the best first-year female student-athlete at Lehigh.

Lauren Gregg played for the Harvard Crimson women's team in 1980, which finished third at the AIAW women's soccer tournament, and scored ten goals for the team.

Lauren Gregg was chosen as a First Team All-American in 1981, and was included in the ACC All-Conference Team and the All-Region Team.

Lauren Gregg played for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team in 1981 and 1982.

Lauren Gregg helped North Carolina win the AIAW championship in 1981, and the first NCAA championship in 1982.

Lauren Gregg was selected as an NSCAA Third Team All-American and was included in the AIAW All-Tournament Team in 1981, and in both seasons was selected in the ACC All-Conference Team and the All-Region Team.

Lauren Gregg was included in the Academic All-America third team in 1983, and received the Marie James Award, a postgraduate scholarship.

Lauren Gregg earned one cap for the United States women's national soccer team in 1986.

Lauren Gregg was the head coach for the women's soccer team at the University of Virginia from 1986 to 1995.

Lauren Gregg was the first woman to lead a team to the NCAA Division I Final Four.

Lauren Gregg was an assistant coach for the United States women's national team that won the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cups and gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Lauren Gregg served as head coach for the United States under-21 women's national soccer team and guided the team to Nordic Cup championship titles in 1997 and 1999.

Lauren Gregg was the stand-in head coach of the US national team for one match in 1997 against South Korea as Tony DiCicco missed the match due to a family commitment.

Lauren Gregg again served as the interim head coach for three games in 2000 at the Australia Cup after DiCicco stepped down.

In 2021, Lauren Gregg was chosen as an assistant for the Nigeria women's national team by head coach Randy Waldrum.

Lauren Gregg was born in Rochester, Minnesota, to James Alan Lauren Gregg and Veronica Anne "Ronnie" Nowick, and has four siblings.

Lauren Gregg's daughter, Meilin Gregg, is a member of the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team.