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Washington University in St. Louis

St Louis, MO 63130
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Jim Conlon

Jim Conlon took the Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer program to a new level in 2016 after the Bears claimed the programs' first national championship with a 5-4 shootout victory over Messiah Dec. 3 in Salem, Va.


Conlon has led the Bears to four national championship game appearances, including National Runner-Up finishes in 2009, 2015 and 2023, 11 University Athletic Association (UAA) titles and 15 trips to the NCAA Tournament in his 14 seasons on the Danforth Campus. He has 236-44-30 (.810) overall record leading the Bears.


WashU recorded a 19-2-3 overall record in 2016, the third most wins in school history, and won the University Athletic Association (UAA) title for the fourth time in the last five years. He mentored three All-Americans in 2016 – Lizzy Crist (first), Maggie Crist (first) and Katie Chandler (third). Lizzy Crist was named the 2016 NSCAA National Player of the Year and NSCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year, in addition to being named 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year.


In 2022, the Bears reached the Elite 8 for the 12th time in program history. Senior Maggie Brett earned a United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-America nod. Brett and junior Anna Viscovich were named United Soccer Coaches All-Region VIII selections.


In 2021, Conlon mentored two CoSIDA Academic All-America selections in Katy Mockett and Emma Greenfield.


In 2019, Conlon led the Bears to an 18-1-3 record and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the 11th time in school history. WashU also won its fifth-straight UAA title. He mentored two United Soccer Coaches All-America selections in Gabbie Cesarone and Taylor Cohen, in addition to a pair of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in Katy Mockett and Kristen Reikersdorfer.


For his efforts Conlon and his assistant coaches were named the 2019 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Central Region Staff of the Year for the fourth time in his career.


in 2018, Conlon guided the Bears to a 21-1 overall record and a trip to the NCAA Division III National Semifinals for the third time in the last four years. The Bears also won their fourth-straight UAA title. WashU set single-season school records for fewest goals allowed (6), shutouts (16), wins (21), winning percentage (.955), and consecutive wins (21).


Conlon and his staff earned picked up some hardware along the way, earning United Soccer Coaches National Coaching Staff of the Year, United Soccer Coaches Central Region Staff of the Year and UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. The Bears had four student-athletes earn All-America honors for the first time in school history – Maggie Crist (first), Darcy Cunningham (first), Hannah Menard (first) and Taylor Cohen (second).


Conlon and the Bears posted a 20-3-1 overall record in 2015, and finished as the NCAA Division III National Runner-Up. The Bears advanced to the Final Four for the third time in school history and claimed a share of their 10th UAA title. In addition, Conlon and his staff earned UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors.


In 2009, Conlon made his mark at WashU in just his second season, leading the Bears to an NCAA Runner-Up finish after falling to No. 1-ranked and defending national champion Messiah College, 1-0, in San Antonio, Texas. WashU tied a then-school record with a 17-4-3 overall mark, and won its fourth-straight UAA championship.


Conlon led WashU to an 18-5 mark and an appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2011, and then posted a 19-2-1 mark in 2012 and a second-consecutive trip to the Elite 8.


The Bears posted a school-record 20-1-1 mark in 2013, advancing to their third-straight NCAA Quarterfinal and won their second-straight UAA Championship with a perfect 7-0 mark. WashU had a 14-game winning streak, second longest in school history, and outscored its opponents 78-8. Conlon and his staff was also named the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year for the first time in his career, and he was also named the NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year for the second-straight season.


He has mentored 13 student-athletes to 20 All-America awards, including 2014 D3soccer.com Midfielder of the Year Lillie Toaspern and 2015 and 2016 D3sooccer.com National Goalkeeper of the Year Lizzy Crist. Conlon has also had five student-athletes named Academic All-American.


Conlon arrived on the Danforth Campus on March 13, 2008, after serving for eight seasons as the head women’s and men’s soccer coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. He is the third women’s soccer coach in WashU history and the second full-time coach.


As the first full-time soccer coach in Wartburg history, Conlon posted a 108-48-10 overall record with the men’s team and a 96-57-5 mark with the women’s team. He led the men’s squad to five NCAA appearances, advancing to the Sectional semifinals in 2005 and 2006, and to the Sectional final in 2004.


In 2007, the Wartburg women’s team won the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) title and advanced to the NCAA Sectional round, the squad’s first NCAA berth in school history.


Conlon was named the NCAA Division III West Region Coach of the Year in 2006, and garnered IIAC Coach of the Year honors in 2003 and 2004. He had 64 student-athletes earn Academic all-IIAC honors, four ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District honorees and four NSCAA All-America selections while at Wartburg.


He has a 438-147-44 (.731) record in 24 seasons coaching collegiate soccer, which includes eight seasons as the men’s and women’s soccer coach at Wartburg College (2000-07).


A 1998 graduate of Loras College, Conlon played for four seasons on the Loras men’s soccer team and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in business management and sports management.


Upon graduation, he served as the assistant women’s and men’s soccer coach at his alma mater for two years, while pursuing a Master of Arts in physical education with an emphasis in athletic administration.


Conlon and his wife Jeanne have two children: Courtney and Carson.

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Andrew Bordelon

Andrew Bordelon began his tenure as the Washington University in St. Louis men's soccer head coach on March 18, 2024.


The Washington University in St. Louis Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and the John M. Schael Director of Athletics Anthony J. Azama has announced the hiring of Andrew Bordelon as the new head coach for the men's soccer. Bordelon is the seventh head coach in men's soccer program history.


"I would like to thank Anthony J. Azama, Chris Peacock and the entire search committee for the opportunity to lead the men's soccer program at Washington University in St. Louis," said Bordelon. "I am excited about building upon the strong foundation and traditions that Coach Clarke has created over the last 27 years and looking forward to contributing to the championship tradition the athletic department is known for. My family and I are eager to get back to Missouri to serve Washington University and the St. Louis community."


Bordelon comes to WashU from Division I University of Wisconsin where he served as the assistant men's soccer coach and recruiting coordinator since February 2022.


"We are happy to welcome Andrew, his wife Andrea and two kids Paxton and Tinley to St. Louis," said Azama. "His success at the NCAA DI, DII and DIII levels highlights his passion for developing young people through the sport of soccer. Andrew's vision to build a unique program that encompasses the campus and Alumni, inspires prospective recruits and cultivates the uncompromised excellence our student-athletes exhibit equally towards their academic endeavors and team goals and aligns well with our values and priorities."


During his time Wisconsin, Bordelon led all recruiting efforts nationally and internationally and brought in the No. 27-ranked recruiting class in 2022. He helped mentor four All-Big 10 honorees in 2023, three of which were part of the 2022 recruiting class. Additionally, the Badgers had three TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 recruits in the 2022 signing class.


Wisconsin was tied for 18th in the nation for shutouts in 2022 and made Big 10 Tournament appearances in both years of Bordelon's tenure.


Prior to his time at Wisconsin, Bordelon served as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Division I Northern Illinois University from April 2017 to January 2022.


During Bordelon's time at NIU, he helped move the program from a rating percentage index (RPI) of 171 in 2017 to 23 in 2021. The Huskies set a new program record with 15 wins in 2021 and finished the season ranked No. 21 in the national poll. Bordelon mentored the MAC Player of the Year in 2021 who lead the nation in goal scoring. The Huskies also finished the 2021 season with the eight-best offense in the nation, averaging 2.45 goals per game.


Additionally, Bordelon mentored the 2020 MAC Player of the Year and MAC Freshman of the Year and coached four players to All-MAC recognition in 2019, which was the most the program had since 2011. In 2018, the Huskies won eight matches, which marked the most wins for the program in seven years. Finally, Bordelon coached the first player in program history to be drafted in the Major League Soccer (MLS) draft. The program went on to have several more draft picks including the first-ever first round pick in 2021.


Before going to NIU, Bordelon had a pair of head coaching stops at Division III institutions, coaching at Stevenson University from July 2016 to April 2017 and Westminster College (MO) from March 2013 to July 2016.


Most notably, Bordelon was named the 2013 Central Region Coach of the Year and the 2015 SLIAC Coach of the Year while at Westminster College. Additionally, he led Westminster to the programs first-ever conference title and the first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, which ended in the Sweet 16. In his time at Westminster, the Bluejays won three regular-season titles, one conference title and made three NCAA Tournament appearances.


Bordelon began his coaching career at nearby Drury University, where he served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from August 2010 to March 2013.


Bordelon holds a pair of degrees from Drury, first earning his bachelor's degree in exercise science with minors in business administration and global studies before earning his master's degree in secondary education.

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Joe Clarke

Joe Clarke has continued Washington University's tradition as a soccer power, having led the Bears to a 275-141-55 (.642) record in 27 seasons. Clarke, the head coach at Saint Louis University for 14 years, was named WashU's sixth men's soccer coach in May 1997. Clarke was named the Estakhri Family Men’s Soccer Head Coach in 2017.


Over the course of his 41-year career, Clarke has led his teams to 10-plus wins 30 times. Since he came to the Danforth Campus, the Bears have made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances.


Clarke has guided the WashU men's soccer team to 20 winning seasons during his tenure on the Danforth Campus, and he has won at least 11 games in 13 of those campaigns. He has mentored six individuals to National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America honors, as well as four Academic All-Americans during his career at WashU.


WashU had its best season in over a decade in 2021, posting 13 wins on their way to a UAA championship. The Bears concluded the 2021 season with a 13-3-1 record, earning their first outright UAA title since 1999 and most wins in regular season since 2011. The Bears advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, marking their first NCAA postseason win since 2015 with a 1-0 victory over UW-Superior.


Throughout the year, WashU posted 12 shutouts and allowed just nine goals, for an average of 0.52 per contest, the best in the conference.


Clarke guided the Bears to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016, including a 12-4-4 mark and a berth in the NCAA Second Round in 2015.


In 2012, Clarke led a young team, who endured injuries to several key players along the way, to a 10-5-2 record and a share of the University Athletic Association (UAA) title for the second year in a row. The Bears also made their third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Bears' 2013 squad finished 10-4-3 overall, marking the fourth straight 10+ win season. Clarke became the 17th active coach in NCAA men's soccer to reach 400 career wins with WashU's 3-0 win at Principia Oct. 24, 2013.


In 2011, the Bears posted a 15-4-1 record, securing the program's ninth straight winning season and the second-most single-season wins under Clarke's guidance. The Bears also advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row, falling 1-0 to eventual national champion Ohio Wesleyan University.


In 2010, Washington U. started the year with a 10-0-2 record, marking the program's best start to a season since 1979. Clarke earned 2010 NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year accolades for the first time in his career.


In 2007, the Bears won 16 matches and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinal for the first time since 1995. The 16 victories are the most under Clarke and the squad's highest win total since that 1995 season. In addition to piloting the Bears to their most successful season in 12 years, Clarke was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame Sept. 13, 2007.


WashU qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2006 for the 17th time in school history, but the first since 1999. WU finished the season with a 12-4-2 overall record; the Red and Green rallied from an 0-2 start in conference play to finish 4-2-1 for second place in the UAA.


Clarke wasted little time building on WashU's storied soccer tradition. He quickly fused his 1997 team into a formidable unit that advanced to the NCAA regional final – falling to eventual national champion Wheaton College. The Bears finished his first year with a 14-6 ledger.


In 1998, Clarke guided WashU back to the NCAA Tournament with an 11-7-2 record. In 1999, the Bears captured their first UAA crown under Clarke and advanced to the regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament. In 2000, Clarke led the Bears to an 11-7 record and a third-place finish in the UAA, and in 2001, Clarke guided the Bears to an 11-4-2 overall record.


During his 14-year tenure (1983-96) with the Billikens, Clarke produced a 205-74-30 record for a .712 winning percentage. Only two of his 14 clubs failed to make the NCAA Tournament. His 1991 squad finished 20-2-2 and made the NCAA Final Four, losing to eventual champion Virginia. It was the Billikens' first appearance in the national semifinals since 1974, when Clarke was a junior on the Billiken soccer team.


Clarke coached several All-Americans at Saint Louis, including 1995 Missouri Athletic Club National Player of the Year, Matt McKeon. He was named either a conference or region coach of the year three times with the Billikens. In his last six years with the Billikens, Clarke guided SLU to four league championships, including three in the Great Midwest Conference and one in Conference-USA.


Born and raised in St. Louis, Clarke grew up playing in the youth soccer leagues of St. Louis. He graduated to the playing fields of McBride and Normandy High Schools before enrolling at Saint Louis University in 1972, where he graduated with a degree in marketing in 1976.


With the Billikens, Clarke helped Saint Louis U. capture NCAA national championships in 1972 and 1973. A defender, he earned All-America honors in 1975.


Clarke's playing and academic careers were far from over after his collegiate days at Saint Louis. He went on to play for the St. Louis Stars and California Surf of the now-defunct NASL. Clarke earned his law degree at Pepperdine University while with the Surf.


A seven-year professional career came full circle when Clarke returned home to play for the St. Louis Steamers. Following his final pro season with the Steamers in 1982, Clarke was given the opportunity to coach at his alma mater following the retirement of hall-of-famer Harry Keough after the 1982 season.


Clarke has a United States A license and the United soccer coaches advanced premier license. He has also been an instructor and assessor at united soccer coaches licensing courses.


Clarke Highlights


275-141-55 (.642) record in 27 seasons at WashU


480-215-85 (.670) overall record in 40 seasons as collegiate head coach


Installed as Estakhri Family Men’s Soccer Head Coach in 2017


11 NCAA Appearances (1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2021)


Four UAA Championships (1999, 2011, 2012, 2021)


201, 2021 UAA Coaching Staff of the Year


Seven All-Americans, including first-team honoreees Harry Beddo (2010), Cody Costakis (2011), and Sergio Rivas (2021)


Four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans®

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Jamie Swanner

Jamie Swanner begins his tenth season as assistant men's soccer coach at Washington University in St. Louis. Swanner serves as the goalkeeper coach.


Swanner was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic soccer team and earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1984. He spent his entire professional career playing indoor soccer.


Swanner played for the St. Louis Ambush, Canton Invaders, Buffalo Blizzard and Kansas City Attack in a career that spanned 16 seasons. He was instrumental in the Ambush capturing the 1994-95 NPSL Championship.


When Swanner finished his time in professional soccer, he topped the AISA/NPSL career list with 296 wins and 10 shutouts. Other notable career stats included nine goals and 98 assists as a goalkeeper.


Swanner was head coach of the St. Louis Ambush for the 1999-2000 season, and was owner and head coach of the St. Louis Illusion (PASL-Pro) from 2008-10. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Duchesne High School and Lewis and Clark Community College.


Swanner attended Southwest High School in St. Louis. After graduating from high school, he was a goalkeeper at Clemson. As a senior in 1983, Swanner earned First-Team All-American honors and was named the ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year. He also lettered in baseball at Clemson in 1983.


Swanner became assistant Coach and goalkeeper coach of the St. Louis Ambush in 2015, and the 2020-21 season marks his sixth with the team. He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2017.

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Charles Renken

Renken begins his fifth season as assistant men's soccer coach at Washington University in St. Louis.

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