Mitch Fenton

Biography

Mitch Fenton works primarily with CU’s goalkeepers. When he joined the team full-time in 2017 he was an assistant coach and served in that role through 2022. Prior to the 2023 season, Fenton was promoted to his current role as associate head coach. One of Colorado’s strongest positions has been goalkeeper since the program’s inception with Paige Soenksen and Julia Lisella. Soenksen earned numerous all-conference and all-region honors as a four-year starter. A 2017 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-American third team selection, Soenksen led the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in goals against average (8.45) and save percentage (0.491) as a senior. After Soenksen’s departure following the 2017 season, Lisella stepped into the starting goalkeeper position in the fourth game of the 2018 and went on to compile a 13-4 mark, which included a 9-1 record in conference play. She led the Pac-12 in saves percentage (.503) and was second in goals against average (9.34) and saves per game (9.17). Nationally, Lisella ranked seventh in goals against average, 10th in save percentage, 29th in saves and 31st in saves per game. As a redshirt sophomore, she was named the IWLCA Goalkeeper of the Year and was a member of the IWLCA All-America First Team. Additionally, she was selected to the IWLCA All-Region and All-Pac-12 First Teams. Lisella would start for the Buffs for the following three seasons, 2019-21. After the 2021 season, she was tabbed the Pac-1