Chrissie graduated from Graceland University, where she played soccer for their women’s soccer team and ran track specialising in middle distance. She also excelled in the classroom graduating with a 3.9 GPA in Business Administration and Sports Management. Before going to the US, Chrissie played football in Tier 4 of the women’s football pyramid while representing Sunderland AFC in the Foundation of Light Football Scholarship program. Consequently, Chrissie is experienced in many different levels of sport and her soccer and athletics experience in three different states and schools in the USA make her well equipped to help the next generation of talented college athletes.