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St. Michaels College

St. Michaels College Purple Knight Athletics
1 Winooski Park, Box 258 Colchester, VT 05439
Division 2 Vermont Northeast
Private Small Competitive team

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Wade Jean

Wade Jean heads into his 14th season at the helm of the Saint Michael's men's soccer program in 2023, and his 12th since returning to the institution for a second stint after also guiding the team in 2006 and 2007. Jean, who was also a four-time Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year at NCAA Division I Duquesne University, matches Les Johnson for the longest head coaching tenure in Saint Michael's men's soccer history in 2023.


Jean was instrumental in the creation in 2017 of the Community Cup, through which the Saint Michael's and Saint Anselm College men's soccer teams raise money for a local charity during their early-season, non-conference meeting. In fall 2018, Jean began a four-year term on the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Committee as the East Region's representative. The Saint Albans, Vt., native also serves as the Saint Michael's Department of Athletics' tickets manager.


Jean, who holds a United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Coaching License, has served as the director of coaching for the Nordic Soccer Club in Essex, Vt., since 2006.


A high school graduate of Bellows Free Academy in Saint Albans, Jean played soccer for four years at Vermont State University Johnson, graduating in 1990 with a degree in elementary education. A four-year starter as a defensive midfielder, Jean was a two-year captain and led the Badgers to three Mayflower Conference titles. He also earned the Bryan Wendall Award, given to the individual signifying the most dedication to his college's men's soccer program. He was inducted into the VTSU Johnson Athletic Hall of Fame in fall 2018. Jean received his master's degree in health, physical education, recreation and dance from Illinois State University in 1996.


Saint Michael's College Men's Soccer Head Coach, 2006-2007, 2012-Present (14th Season)


186-174-48 career head coaching record (25th Season)


2006 NE10 Coach of the Year


1 NE10 Championship Semifinal (2006)


2 All-Region Honorees


17 Conference All-Conference Honorees


3 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Honorees


13 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honorees


16 NE10 Academic All-Conference Honorees


2 United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Awards


University of Vermont Men's Soccer Coach, 2008-2011 (4 Season)


Associate Head Coach, 2009-2011 (3 Seasons)


Assistant Coach, 2008 (1 Season)


1 America East Defensive Player of the Year


10 America East All-Conference Honorees


1 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Honorees


2 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honorees


4 America East All-Academic Honorees


Duquesne (Pennsylvania) University Men's Soccer Head Coach, 1998-2005 (8 Seasons)


82-54-15 overall, 49-29-7 Atlantic 10 Conference record


4 A-10 Coach of the Year Honors (1999, 2002, 2004, 2005)


3 A-10 Regular-Season Championships (2003, 2004, 2005)


2 A-10 Championship Title Games (1999, 2002)


5 A-10 Championship Semifinals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)


1 United Soccer Coaches All-America Honoree


10 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Honorees


1 A-10 Offensive Player of the Year


2 A-10 Defensive Players of the Year


1 A-10 Rookie of the Year


6 A-10 Student-Athletes of the Year


19 A-10 All-Conference Honoree


10 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Honoree


16 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honoree


3 United Soccer Coaches Scholar-Athlete All-America Honoree


4 United Soccer Coaches Scholar-Athlete All-Region Honoree


21 A-10 Academic All-Conference Honoree


7 United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Awards


2003: Ranked as high as 25th in Division I


Bowling Green (Ohio) State University Men's Soccer Assistant Coach, 1995-1997 (3 Seasons)


52-13-3 overall, 13-3-1 Mid-American Conference records


3 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1995, 1996, 1997)


3 MAC Tournament Championships (1995, 1996, 1997)


1 MAC Regular-Season Title (1996)


3 U-23 U.S. Olympic Select Camp Picks


1 Nike College All-Star Challenge Selection


1 Umbro Select College All-Star Class Selection


2 United Soccer Coaches All-America Honorees


1 Soccer News All-America Honoree


9 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Honorees


1 MAC Player of the Year


12 MAC All-Conference Honorees


2 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Honorees


2 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honorees


1 United Soccer Coaches Scholar-Athlete All-America Honoree


3 United Soccer Coaches Scholar-Athlete All-Region Honorees


9 MAC All-Academic Honorees


Highest Division I National Rankings: 1995 (19th), 1996 (14th), 1997 (15th)


Illinois State University Men's Soccer Coach, 1993-1994 (2 Seasons)


7-3-1 Missouri Valley Conference record


Graduate Assistant Coach, 1994 (1 Season)


Volunteer Assistant Coach, 1993 (1 Season)


2 MVC Tournament Semifinals (1993, 1994)


Champlain (Vermont) College Men's Soccer Head Coach, 1990-1992 (3 Seasons)


27-18-9 overall record


1992: School record for wins (12-5-1)


Vermont State University Johnson Men's Soccer Assistant Coach, 1989 (1 Season)


16-4-1 overall record


1 NAIA Tournament Appearance (1989)


1 Mayflower Conference Title (1989)


1 North Atlantic Regional Title (1989)

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Lou Stazi

A long-time soccer coach, Lou Stazi returns to the Saint Michael's men's soccer program for his sixth season as an assistant coach in 2023, and fifth since returning to the program after last tutoring the team's goalkeepers in 2012. He is also a goalkeeper coach with the Vermont-based Nordic Soccer Club.


Stazi has had various stints as an assistant coach of men's and women's teams, specializing with goalkeepers at many of his stops, at Norfolk (Va.) Academy, Saint Peter's (N.J.) University, Seton Hall (N.J.) University, Rutgers University - Newark (N.J.) and the University of Vermont. Stazi helped UVM reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2007. Between 1999 and 2003, Stazi coached youth players in New Jersey through United Soccer Academy, Players Development Academy, Match Fit Academy, and the New Jersey Olympic Development Program.


Stazi played in Seconda Catagoria in Italy in 1993 and remains an active player, including having won Vermont Amateur Soccer League (VASL) titles in 2015 and 2016.

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Dan Greenleaf

Dan Greenleaf heads into his second season as a Saint Michael's men's soccer assistant coach in 2023.


A 1990 graduate of Vermont State University Johnson, Greenleaf was a four-year starter on the Badgers' nationally-ranked men's soccer team and a four-time All-Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Nordic skier, earning NCAA Division II Outstanding Freshman honors as a rookie. In 2014, he was inducted into the VTSU Johnson Athletics Hall of Fame not only for his individual career but as a member of the 1988 men's soccer team.


Greenleaf coached Nordic skiing at his alma mater in 1990-91 and taught for 32 years at Waitsfield Elementary School, earning a nomination for Vermont Teacher of the Year six times. He completed a master's degree at the University of Vermont in 2004. Greenleaf's son, Jackson '23, was a manager of the Saint Michael's men's soccer team.

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Jed Sass

A former captain at Middlebury College, Jed Sass heads into his first season as a Saint Michael's men's soccer assistant coach in 2023.

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