McKinnon Pennell C'18 is in his third season with the University of the South women's soccer program. Making his second stint with the program, he also served as an assistant with the program for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. 

He recently served as Director of Soccer Operations for Old Dominion University (Va.) during the 2021 campaign. During his time with the Monarchs, he was a part of a conference regular season and tournament championship with Conference USA (C-USA). Additionally, he was a part of a coaching staff that was named the C-USA Coaching Staff of the Year.  He was a part of research, scouting and evaluation of prospective student-athletes and opponents. Additionally, he was responsible for player performance technology and analytics. 

Off the pitch, he maintained the program's social media channels and administrative day-to-day operations of travel, equipment and budgets. 

He has also served as an Academy Coach for Virginia Beach City FC. 

Pennell was also a former four-year letterwinner with the Sewanee men's soccer team, and he was named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll. 

An Eagle Scout, Pennell earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a HIstory minor from the University of the South in 2018, and he earned a Master's of Education with a Sport Management concentration from the University of Texas at Austin in 2022.

Updated 8/28/22