NEWS: WPSL COMMISSIONER KENDRA HALTERMAN INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME

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WPSL COMMISSIONER KENDRA HALTERMAN INDUCTED INTO USASA BILL BOSGRAAF REGION IV HALL OF FAME

OKLAHOMA CITY (1/12/2026) — Women’s Premier Soccer League Commissioner, Kendra Halterman, was inducted into the United States Adult Soccer Association Bill Bosgraaf Region IV Hall of Fame on Saturday night. 

Representing the Far West Region, including her home state of Utah, Halterman was recognized for more than two decades of tireless work promoting adult and women’s soccer. 

"I would like to thank the Hall of Fame Committee and everyone in Region IV who supported, challenged, and mentored me along the way,” Halterman said. 

“Being inducted into the Bill Bosgraaf Hall of Fame is one of the greatest honors of my life. This isn’t just an award. It carries the name of the man who changed the direction of my life and helped give me a career in soccer. I am truly honored by this recognition and thankful for the opportunity to continue serving the game and the people I love,” she said.  

Halterman’s tenure in the WPSL spans 25 years. She began playing in the league in 2000 for the Utah Spiders, and has served as a Conference Delegate, Associate Commissioner, before assuming her role as Commissioner in 2024.

In 2008 she co-founded Sparta Women, acting as team manager, administrator, midfielder, and even coach. It was Bosgraaf, a pioneer in women’s soccer in Utah and Halterman’s mentor that helped connect Halterman and Real Salt Lake owner, Dell Loy Hansen, in 2012. The team would go on to become RSL Women, representing the top level of women’s soccer in Utah until the NWSL expanded to Utah in 2018. Halterman has served as 

Halterman’s influence stretches far beyond the WPSL. For more than a decade she served on the Utah Soccer Adult Board representing women’s soccer, helping merge Utah’s youth and adult soccer organizations into the Utah Soccer Federation, where she now serves as Vice President over adult programs. She served on the USASA Affiliate Board representing national leagues including the WPSL, and the U.S. Soccer Open Cup Disciplinary Committee, and was player/manager of Pan World, winners of the 2024 USASA Women’s Amateur Cup. 

After years of work in the background, Halterman was appointed Executive Director of USA Deaf Soccer in 2024, where she continues to work tirelessly to create opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing players with the goal of increasing awareness and ensuring a clear pathway to the U.S. Deaf National Team. 

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About the Women’s Premier Soccer League 

The WPSL completed its 27th season in 2025 remaining  the most tenured women’s league in North America. The WPSL continues to operate as the largest women’s soccer league in the world. An all-time high of 150 teams competed in the 2025 WPSL Season. Team rosters feature elite collegiate, post-collegiate, international, and standout prep student-athletes. Many of the United States’ most accomplished women’s national team players have played in the WPSL since its inception in 1998, including household names such as Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Abby Wambach, and Brandi Chastain.