Whellyn Carroll joins the Puma Soccer coaching staff for his first season in 2022.

Carroll grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa playing for local teams before venturing to pursue a soccer career in Scotland.  He eventually found his way to the US and played at Northern Oklahoma College and Roger State University.

As a coach, he has coached various age groups and at various clubs such as NEO FC (Oklahoma), WSA (Oklahoma), TSC (Oklahoma), Rogers State University D2 (Oklahoma), Arizona soccer club (Arizona), Seton Catholic High School (Arizona).  Currently, he works with Excel Soccer Academy.

He has a bachelor's degree in Community Counseling from Rogers State University and a Masters in Health & Kinesiology from Northeastern State University.