In the infancy of the Slippery Rock University women’s soccer program, Blair Gantz was one of its first great athletes.
Before coming to Slippery Rock, Gantz was a three-sport star at Lampeter Strasburg High School. In addition to being named the Lancaster-Lebanon League MVP and earning Pennsylvania Soccer Association all-state honors in soccer, Blair earned league, county and state medals in track as a sprinter, as well as holding school records in basketball for assists and steals as a point guard in addition to serving as Lampeter Strasburg’s class president.
Gantz was the first female at Lampeter Strasburg High School to earn a varsity letter as a junior on the boys’ soccer team.
At SRU, Gantz played in 65 games on the way to totaling 59 points on 20 goals and 19 assists. She helped to lead The Rock to a 43-25-2 record. A team captain, three-time All-PSAC West honoree and two-time all-region choice, Gantz still ranks seventh at The Rock in career assists.
After earning her undergraduate degree in community health science and graduate degree in student affairs in higher education, Gantz continued her playing career for three seasons as a member of the Steel City Sparks in the Women’s Premier Soccer League.
Following her playing career, Gantz embarked on a 25-year coaching career throughout all levels of the sport including the WPSL, college, high school and club competition.
Along with her coaching profession, she is also a Certified Personal Trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Gantz has been the sole owner of Elite Performance Training LLC since 2010. In addition to those certifications, she also holds an NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma as well as an NSCAA Premier Coaching License.
Currently Blair is a head coach and Phase Leader at Steel City FC in Pittsburgh as well as the Business/Program Coordinator at Pine Richland Youth Center in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania.
