Denison University

Denison University Athletics Dept
200 Livingston Dr. Granville, OH 43023

Division 3 Ohio Midwest

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Sarah Brink

Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Nan Carney-DeBord has announced on April 3, 2023, the hiring of Sarah Brink as the next Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Denison University. Brink replaces Gail Murphy, who announced in January 2023 that she was stepping away as head coach of the Big Red after 26 seasons.

Brink is the sixth head coach in the history of the Denison women’s soccer program. She comes to Denison after spending the last four years as an assistant coach at Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.).

At Trinity, Coach Brink helped take the Bantams to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) semifinals as well as the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time since 2016. Trinity went from eighth place in the NESCAC in 2021 to finishing in third place to go along with at No. 22 national ranking in 2022. Brink also recruited and coached the 2022 NESCAC Rookie of the Year in forward Elena Lindonen.

In addition to coaching at Trinity, Brink was also the Head Coach of the Girls U16 Select Team within the Connecticut Rush Soccer Club.

Prior to Trinity, Brink was the volunteer assistant at Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.) in 2018, helping the Ephs earn first place in the NESCAC regular season standings and win the NCAA Division III National Championship. During the fall of 2017, Brink was an assistant on the Buckingham, Browne & Nichols (BB&N) School girls’ soccer staff. At BB&N, Brink helped coach a team that was regular season champion of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) and made it to the NEPSAC Class “A” Championship.

Brink graduated from Williams College in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and was a four-year member of the Eph women's soccer squad. While a student-athlete at Williams, Brink played for teams that reached the NCAA Division III Elite Eight (2011), Sweet Sixteen (2013), and the NCAA Championship Finals (2014). In September of 2019, Brink was selected into the United Soccer Coaches “30 Under 30 Program”, a year-long education and mentorship opportunity for a select group of coaches who have made coaching their career of choice. She also received her Advanced National Diploma from United Soccer Coaches in April 2021. Brink holds a master's degree in speech-language pathology from Boston University's College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

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Paul Wise

Denison University Head Women's Soccer Coach Sarah Brink announced Paul Wise as the next full-time assistant women's soccer coach on July 5, 2023.

Wise has served as a part-time men’s assistant coach and goalkeeper coach at Denison since 2016. Following Denison’s successful 2021 season that saw the Big Red win the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship for the third time in program history and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, Coach Wise and the rest of the Denison coaching staff were honored as the United Soccer Coaches Men’s Region VII Coaching Staff of the Year.

Most recently during the 2022 season, Wise worked as the goalkeeper coach for both the Big Red men’s and women’s programs. He then helped oversee the Spring 2023 season for the Denison women’s team while the search for a new head coach took place.

Wise has worked for Newark Area Soccer since 2010, where he has most recently held roles of Xtabi Girls’ Director and Tournament Director. He currently coaches an NPL (National Premier League) level U19 boys’ team and is an ODP (Olympic Development Program) State Team Coach with the Ohio Soccer Association.

From 2009 to 2018, Wise was an Academy Soccer Coach and Camp Director with Challenger Sports in New England, Canada and Ohio. He has also served as a volunteer assistant coach with the Newark High School girls’ soccer team (2015-21) and has coached with Southampton FC’s Academy in England.

Wise received a Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree in football (soccer) studies from Southampton Solent University (United Kingdom) in 2009. Wise played semi-professional soccer for Abingdon Town FC (Abingdon, England) from 2008-09.