Caitlin Zimmerman Courtner played women’s soccer at Union from 2006-09. She still holds the Union records for goals in a game, season, and career, while also holding many other records in points and assists. She remains the only women’s soccer player to be named an All-American.
Zimmerman Courtner played four seasons at Union. In those four years, she played in 59 games, starting 58 times. She recorded 54 goals, 21 assists, 129 points, 181 shots, and 15 game winning goals. Her best season came as a sophomore with 21 goals and nine assists.
She helped lead Union to its best conference finish to that point in program history, a runner up finish in the TranSouth.
Zimmerman Courtner was named NAIA All-America in 2007, was a three time NAIA Scholar Athlete, twice named all-region, and three times named TranSouth first team All-Conference. She is tied for the record with three goals in a game, something she did four times. She holds the top three totals for the record for goals in a season with 21, 17, and 12. Her 54 career goals in also the program record. She also holds the program records for assists in a game (3), assists in a season (9), assists in a career (21), shots in a season (76), shots in a career (178), points in a season (51), and points in a career (129).
She met her husband, Andrew, while at Union. The two married shortly after graduation, and moved to Nashville where Caitlin earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Belmont University. After moving several times throughout all of Tennessee, the couple has come full circle and currently reside in the Jackson area. Caitlin works as a physical therapist at a local outpatient clinic, and Andrew serves as a professor in Union’s School of Education. They have two sons, Aiden (5) and Hudson (1).
