Dani Gunderson
Dani Gunderson
Title: Senior Women's Administrator/Head Coach Women's Soccer
Phone: 740-826-8319
Email: dgunders@muskingum.edu

Dani Gunderson serves as head women's soccer coach and senior women's administrator (SWA) at Muskingum University. She was named SWA in May of 2022.

Gunderson arrives at Muskingum after a highly successful four-year stint as an assistant coach at Denison University. Throughout her tenure with the Big Red, Denison won one North Coast Athletic Conference Championship, one NCAC Tournament title, and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament. During Gunderson's time with the Big Red, Denison amassed 38 overall wins and logged an impressive 20-6-6 mark in conference play. She coached 24 All-NCAA student-athletes, five all-region players, three NCAC Players of the Year, and one All-America and All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Gunderson came to Denison after one season as an assistant coach at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland. In 2015 at Frostburg, the Bobcats went 10-7-3 and were 6-1-2 in Capital Athletic Conference play. She coached four All-CAC players and one all-region selection. Before coaching at Frostburg State, Gunderson spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.

A 2013 graduate of Christopher Newport University with a bachelor's in psychology, Gunderson began her college career at Division I Radford University, where she played 14 games and helped the Highlanders to the Big South Conference Tournament semifinals.

Prior to her sophomore season, Gunderson transferred to Division III Christopher Newport where she finished her college playing career. While at CNU, Gunderson helped the Captains reach three USA South Conference Tournament finals. In 2010, her squad won the conference regular season and tournament title and the following year the Captains won a USA South regular-season championship.

Gunderson was a three-time All-USA South selection. As a senior, she was a first-team all-conference pick and an NSCAA All-South Region selection after scoring 14 goals and six assists. She was also a first-team VaSID College Division All-State team honoree.

Furthermore, Gunderson played two seasons for the W-League's Virginia Beach Piranhas, one season as a player/assistant coach for the WPSL's Virginia Beach City FC, and is currently a member of the Columbus Eagles semi-pro team.