Adrian Rigby has been selected as the first head soccer coach at the University of Houston-Victoria.

Rigby comes to UHV after spending the past five seasons as an assistant coach at St. Edward's University. During his time at St. Edward's, Rigby helped lead the Hilltoppers to the 2009 Heartland Conference Championship. The team also achieved an NSCAA top-25 ranking in the 2006 and 2008 seasons, climbing as high as #12 in the 2008 poll. Rigby also helped guide the Hilltoppers earn the NSCAA all-academic team recognition from 2006 to 2009, While in Austin, he played an active role in the local and state soccer community, coaching club teams and the South Texas Olympic Development Program.

Prior to St. Edward's, he served as the graduate assistant coach andhead goalkeeper trainer at Midwestern State University.. In 2003, the MSU advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight, and in 2004, Midwestern's goalie was named Southwest Soccer Conference Goalkeeper of the Year. During this time, Rigby also served asa trainer and headgoalkeeper coach for the Xpress Soccer Club in Wichita Falls,Texas.

Rigby, a native of North Delta, British Columbia, Canada,graduated from Averett University in 2001 with a B.S. in Sports Medicine andWellness and completed his MEd in Curriculum Instruction and Kinesiology at Midwestern State University in 2005.

A four-year starter at Averett, he was selected to the 1998 all-state team and 1998 and 2001 all-conference teams. Rigby also played professionally with the Vancouver 86'ers A-League reserve squad in 1999. He holds a USSF ‘B' license and NSCAA Goalkeeping Level-1 and Level-2 license.

In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Rigby will serve as an instructor in the School of Education and Human Development at The University of Houston-Victoria.