Mikayla Cluff is one of the most accomplished soccer players to ever take the field at BYU.
Now, she’ll assist the next generation of Cougar soccer talents in reaching their own heights.
Cluff has rejoined BYU’s program as director of player development, the school announced Thursday morning.
“We are so excited to welcome Mikayla back to the BYU Soccer family,” BYU coach Jennifer Rockwood said in a statement.
“She left an incredible legacy as a player, and now after years of competing at the professional level she returns to continue building on that foundation. Her wealth of experience and knowledge of the game will be an enormous benefit to our current roster and the next generation of Cougar players.”
During her playing career at BYU, Cluff was a four-time All-American selection and two-time West Coast Conference Player of the Year. As a senior in 2021, she was named Top Drawer Soccer’s Player of the Year and led the Cougars to their first-ever national championship game appearance.
Cluff ranks second at BYU all-time in both goals (53) and assists (39). Following graduation, she played five seasons in the NWSL for the Orlando Pride, Utah Royals and Seattle Reign FC, having been selected No. 14 overall by Orlando in the league’s 2022 draft.
Cluff’s husband, Jackson, a former BYU baseball standout, currently plays in the New York Mets organization.
Despite finishing eighth in the conference standings this past season, Rockwood’s BYU squad scored a number of upset victories to capture the Big 12 tournament championship and reach the NCAA tournament’s round of 16.