Hall of Honor
Reta Derouin was a two-year letter winner for the Texas State Soccer program from 2000-2001. A dominating attacking forward and center midfielder, Derouin was the Southland Conference Player of the Year in 2001 and is the first Texas State Soccer player to ever be inducted into the Hall of Honor.
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Hailing all the way from British Columbia, Canada, Derouin adjusted quickly to her new home in San Marcos and is one of the most decorated soccer players in Bobcat history. During her first season as a Bobcat, Derouin was named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year, earned Southland Conference Second Team All-Conference honors and was named to the Southland Conference All-Tournament team. Additionally, she was awarded the Bobcat Perseverance award by her teammates and head coach Kat Conner while helping guide the Bobcats to a 12-8 overall record and an impressive 9-3 SLC mark.
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As a senior, Derouin led the Bobcats to both a SLC Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championship and the school’s second NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bobcats finished the season 14-7 and 10-2 in SLC play. Derouin led the team in scoring with nine goals and in total points (goals and assists) with 20. She was named the SLC Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference. Her impressive effort in the conference tournament equated to her being named Tournament MVP and First Team All-Tournament. She was also named to the SLC All-Academic Team and was recognized, again, by her teammates and coaches as the both the team and offensive most valuable player. She finished her career tied for 10th all-time in shots in a single game with eight.
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Derouin graduated from Texas State in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science, before completing her master’s degree in Healthcare Administration in 2005.
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Immediately following her playing career, Derouin began a three-year stint as an assistant coach for Texas State soccer. As a member of the coaching staff, she helped the Bobcats win the 2002 Regular Season Championship and the 2004 SLC Tournament Championship en route to the Bobcats third NCAA Tournament appearance.
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In 2005, Derouin returned to Canada, where she would continue to play soccer. She was a member of the Canadian Women’s Soccer Team, which went on to win the Nations Cup Championship each year from 2007-2009 and competed in the Pacific Coast Soccer League — considered to be British Columbia’s premier summer league — for Coquitlam Metro-Ford Women’s team, then later played Div. 1 for the Port Coquitlam Gunners Women’s Soccer team winning the Div. 1 Cup and Championship in 2012.
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Since 2005, Derouin has worked at Community Living British Columbia (CLBC), where she has held many roles. She is currently a project and change management specialist and involved in rollout a new service for adults with diverseabilies that will supports adults to find meaningful work in their community.Â
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Derouin spends time volunteering and hosting events for her kid’s school and in the local community to raise awareness and funding for different organizations and has volunteered for the Dominic Mobilio Foundation, who raises funds for young athletes to attend college or university.
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In 2017, Reta and her family moved from the city life in Vancouver BC to the beautiful Okanangan. Reta has two children, a daughter Amerie and a son Jaxton . She currently resides in Coldstream BC with her husband Anthony, where they live on the jewel of the Okanagan beautiful Kalamalka lake where they raise their family enjoying the Okanagan lifestyle.
