Kristina Corona joined the Florida Southern coaching staff in the spring of 2016 after serving a combined six years as head coach at both Austin College (2013-15) and the University of Dallas (2010-12). During that time she compiled a total record of 50-63-7, and helped both of those schools to dramatic turn-arounds during her tenure. She was the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach-of-the-Year in 2012, and was honored by the NSCAA as a member of its "30 Under 30" program in 2014.
At the University of Dallas, Corona took over a team in 2010 that had won just five games over the previous two years and guided them to a 7-11-1 record in the Crusaders' final season as an NCAA Division III independent. The Crusaders won four of their final six games that season, and Corona saw one of her freshmen earn honorable mention All-American honors. One year later, its first in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, Dallas had a nearly complete reversal of its record at 11-7-2, and four players were selected as United States Collegiate Athletic Association All-Americans.
In her final season at the University of Dallas, Corona led the Crusaders to 12 wins and a runner-up finish in the SCAC. Only a 1-0 loss to #4-ranked Trinity in the SCAC Championship Game kept the Crusaders from reaching the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in seven years. Six of her players were voted to the All-SCAC Women's Soccer Team, and four of them were All-Americans. All of those accomplishments helped Corona herself earn the SCAC Coach-of-the-Year award.
Corona left Dallas second on the school's all-time wins list before moving on to Austin College in 2013 as only the second head coach in that program's history. Given the task of turning around another team in the SCAC, Corona's first team at Austin finished 6-13-1 before she led the Kangaroos to 11 wins the following year, which was one short of the school record. She also saw her 2015 squad recognized with the NSCAA Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award.
As a college athlete, Corona played three years for the University of Tulsa before her career was cut short by injury. During her time with the Golden Hurricane she was a member of the Conference USA All-Academic Team and graduated from Tulsa in 2009 with a degree in elementary education. She also played two seasons and served as an assistant coach for the Fort Worth Panthers in the WPSL, and holds a United States Soccer Federation National "B" coaching license.
