Molly Fiedler is in her third season as the head women's soccer coach at St. Olaf in 2026-27 after being elevated to the position in June 2024 following two seasons as an assistant coach for the program.
Through two seasons on the Hill, Fiedler has led St. Olaf to an overall record of 29-6-5 (.788), including a 15-3-4 (.773) record in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) play. The Oles have set single-season program win records and advanced to the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs in each of her two seasons.
After guiding St. Olaf to a program-best 14-3-3 (.775) record in her first season in 2024, Fiedler piloted the Oles to a 15-3-2 (.800) record in 2025 to again break the single-season wins mark. St. Olaf has won quarterfinal games in the MIAC Playoffs in each of her two seasons.
In her two seasons leading the program, St. Olaf has had seven United Soccer Coaches All-Region selections and nine All-MIAC honorees, including the 2025 MIAC Defensive Player of the Year (Katie Beaudry). Academically, the program has produced 43 Academic All-MIAC honorees, 12 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections, and three United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region honorees.
The ninth head coach in program history, Fiedler was promoted to head coach after helping St. Olaf to a 16-11-6 (.576) record, including a mark of 11-6-5 (.614) in the MIAC, over two seasons as an assistant coach in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, St. Olaf posted its joint-highest win total (10) since 2010 and its joint-highest single-season MIAC win total (7) at the time, while also claiming its first-ever victory in the MIAC Playoffs.
St. Olaf produced two United Soccer Coaches All-Region honorees, five All-MIAC selections, 27 Academic All-MIAC honorees, and nine College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections in her two seasons as an assistant coach. An Ole was also named the MIAC Rookie of the Year in both seasons.
A former two-time All-Big Ten honoree at the University of Minnesota who also played professionally for ZFK Spartak in Serbia’s top division, Fiedler reunites with Maines, who was an assistant coach for the Golden Gophers during Fiedler’s senior season of 2018. In addition to her standout playing career, Fiedler has coaching experience as a head coach for Salvo Soccer Club in Woodbury and St. Croix Soccer Club.
During her career as a Golden Gopher, Fiedler started all 87 of the games she played in from 2015-18, recording four goals and 26 assists, with the latter ranking tied for fourth in program history. The run of 87-straight starts is the second-longest run of consecutive starts in program history.
Fiedler was a Third Team All-Big Ten selection as a senior, a Second Team All-Big Ten honoree as a junior, and a Big Ten Freshman Team selection as a rookie. She helped lead Minnesota to one Big Ten regular-season championship, two Big Ten Tournament titles, and three NCAA Tournament appearances during her four-year career.
A three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, Fiedler graduated from the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development in 2019 with a bachelor of science degree as a family and social science major with a minor in youth studies. She went on to play professionally for ZFK Spartak in Serbia’s top division, starting all 33 of her appearances over the 2019 and 2021 seasons, including making seven starts in the European Women’s Champions League in Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Spain.
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| THE OLES UNDER MOLLY FIEDLER |
| SEASON |
OVERALL |
PCT. |
MIAC |
PCT. |
MIAC / MIAC PLAYOFFS / NOTES |
| 2024 |
14-3-3 |
.775 |
7-2-2 |
.727 |
4th | MIAC Playoff Semifinals |
| 2025 |
15-3-2 |
.800 |
8-1-2 |
.818 |
3rd / MIAC Playoff Semifinals |
| TOTAL |
29-6-5 |
.788 |
15-3-4 |
.773 |
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