DURHAM – GoDuke.com caught up with Duke women’s soccer 2013 graduate Tara Campbell recently to check in and see what she has been up to since graduating. Campbell, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio., saw action in 92 matches over four season with the Blue Devils. She was a part of Duke head coach Robbie Church‘s first NCAA College Cup squad in 2011 and still remains one of the top goalkeepers in Blue Devil history. Campbell’s 30 shutouts over her career ranks fourth in Duke program lore.
GoDuke.com: Since graduating from Duke, what have you been up to?
Tara Campbell: It feels like graduation was just yesterday, until I stop to think about all that has happened in the past 11 years! After I left Duke, I got my Masters in Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and then started my engineering career at a small company in Cincinnati called KZF Design. I thought I was going to be working on building design, but they needed someone to help with bridges so I agreed. I learned at Duke to say yes to opportunities, even if they aren’t what you were expecting, and I owe a career in bridge engineering to that! Since then I’ve worked at three different consulting engineering firms as a bridge designer, inspector, and after getting my Professional Engineers License in 2018, an Engineer! I’ve gotten to see and do a lot of cool things as a bridge engineer, including inspecting the Roebling Bridge in Cincinnati, which is more than 150 years old and the predecessor to the Brooklyn Bridge. Climbing around on that historic Cincinnati bridge was really special to me.
On a more personal note, I bought a house on the East side of Cincinnati in 2017 and have been there since. I added a dog to the equation shortly after buying my house. Her name is Millie and she’s very spoiled! I’m still very close with my family, who doesn’t live far away, and I’ve become an Aunt in the past several
years to two beautiful Nieces. My family has grown a lot in the past five years or so, with the next generation of kiddos growing fast! They’ll outnumber us soon!
GD: Following your collegiate soccer career, did you try to go play professionally at all?
TC: I did not try to play professionally, although the opportunity was there. I was hesitant to put my engineering career on hold and the league back in 2013 was…
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