Hall of Fame
Captain Wirth was a vital member of the early success of the Bloomsburg women's soccer program during a four-year stint with the Huskies from 1995-1998. As a goalkeeper, Wirth was a two-time All-American and a three-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) selection.
Wirth is among only two goalkeepers in program history to earn multiple All-American honors. Wirth was a Second Team National Soccer Coaches of America Association (NSCAA) following the 1997 season and earned First Team All-America accolades after the 1998 campaign. Wirth landed a spot on the All-PSAC first team as a keeper in 1997 and 1998 and earned second-team honors in 1996.
During Wirth's career, Wirth posted 20 total shutouts, the fourth most in school history, and had a 0.70 goals against average – allowing just 36 goals in 4.538 minutes. Wirth's GAA stood as the program record until 2019. Wirth's 36 career goals allowed stands as the program's career record for the fewest goals allowed. Wirth posted the sixth-most shutouts in a season with 10 during the 1998 All-America campaign. Wirth's goals-against average of 0.52 in 1998 is the second lowest in school history.
Following Wirth's successful career on the pitch, Wirth served as the Huskies' assistant coach for one season under the late Sandy Dickson, one of Wirth's great mentors and friends.
Following graduation, Wirth joined the United States Coast Guard and was recently promoted to Captain (CAPT). CAPT Wirth currently oversees the Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC, and has spent 23 years in high operational tempo All-Hazard incident management and crisis management roles specializing in Marine Environmental Response, Search and Rescue, and Emergency Management.
CAPT Wirth has responded to major disasters, which include the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon, BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Super Storm SANDY, Paulsboro, NJ Train Derailment, two DoD helicopter crashes in Honolulu, HI, and Hurricanes ISABEL, MARIA, FLORENCE, and DORIAN.
CAPT Wirth is an extremely passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion and recently came out publicly as transgender in 2021. CAPT Wirth is currently the highest-ranking transgender member in the U.S. Coast Guard, working extensively to educate and inform the leadership of LGBTQ+ service. CAPT Wirth is a Chapter Leader for SPARTA, a non-profit that advocates and educates for transgender military service, and Senior Advisor to CG Spectrum, a U.S. Coast Guard affinity group designed to advocate for LGBTQ+ issues within the service and work with leadership to educate and inform policy.
