After spending the last four years coaching at the University of Vermont, including the past three as associate head coach, former Saint Michael's men's soccer head coach Wade Jean returns to guide the program again beginning in the fall of 2012. The Saint Albans, Vt., native led the program to 21 wins and two play-off appearances during his prior stint, for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

Jean also serves as the department's tickets manager and events supervisor, helping oversee and coordinate many home athletic contests, particularly in the winter and spring seasons.

Between 2008 and 2011, Jean coached with the Division I Catamounts, helping the program qualify for the America East Conference Tournament three times while going 11-11-7 in the conference. Vermont knocked off a pair of nationally-ranked foes in that stretch, including No. 13 Stanford University on Sept. 1, 2010.

Jean, who holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced National Coaching License, is 130-82-32 in 13 seasons as a college head coach. He has also served as the director of coaching for the Nordic Soccer Club in Essex, Vt., since 2006.

In his initial stint with the Purple Knights, Jean inherited a program that had qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament five times in its first 19 seasons of league play. He promptly led the program to NE-10 Tournament berths both years at the helm, posting a 21-10-8 overall record and a 12-8-6 league mark. The 2006 squad's third-place regular-season showing was its best since 1988, and its NE-10 Tournament semifinal appearance was the program's first in 18 years. He was named NE-10 Coach of the Year in 2006. The year before Jean's arrival, the Purple Knights allowed 37 goals in 18 games; during his two seasons, the Purple and Gold yielded 28 in 39 contests, posting 20 shutouts.

Prior to Saint Michael's, Jean was the head coach from 1998 to 2005 at Division I Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, being named Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year four times in his eight seasons. He left with the school record for victories, going 82-54-15. The Dukes posted five 13-win seasons, including each year between 2002 and 2005, advancing at least as far as the A-10 Tournament semifinals each of those four years, including to the 2002 title game. Under Jean, the Dukes made it to a pair of tournament championship games and earned at least a share of three A-10 regular-season crowns. Duquesne was ranked as high as 25th in the final 2003 national poll.

Jean was an assistant coach for three seasons from 1995 to 1997 at Division I Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, helping the Falcons to a 52-13-3 record and three NCAA Tournament appearances. Bowling Green won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament all three years. Before his stint at Bowling Green, Jean worked at Division I Illinois State University, serving as a volunteer assistant in 1993 and a graduate assistant in 1994. The Redbirds tied for second place in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) both seasons.

Prior to heading Midwest, Jean spent three seasons (1990-92) as the head coach at Champlain College in Burlington, building the Beavers into one of the region's top Division I National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) programs. Champlain won a program-record 12 games in Jean's final year with the school in 1992. Following a playing career at Johnson State College, Jean spent one season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, helping the Badgers compile a 16-4-1 record and a berth in the NAIA Tournament in 1989. The Badgers also won Mayflower Conference and North Atlantic regional championships during Jean's year as an assistant.

A high school graduate of Bellows Free Academy in Saint Albans, Jean played soccer for four years at Johnson State, graduating in 1990 with a degree in elementary education. A four-year starter as a defensive midfielder, Jean was a senior 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. Jean received his master's degree in health, physical education, recreation and dance from Illinois State in 1996.

A long-time soccer coach in the area, Todd Wennar returns for his third season as an assistant coach for the Saint Michael's men's soccer program. Wennar last coached with the Purple Knights during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

Between 2008 and 2010, Wennar was an assistant coach at the University of Vermont, helping the Catamounts post 17 victories while qualifying for a pair of America East Tournaments. During his first stint with Saint Michael's, he assisted a squad that posted a two-year mark of 21-10-8 overall, including a 12-8-6 Northeast-10 Conference record, while twice competing in the NE-10 Tournament.

A coach with the nearby Nordic Soccer Club since 2005, Wennar twice led teams to the national tournament, marking the only times Vermont squads have qualified. He previously coached varsity soccer, ice hockey and basketball at BFA-Saint Albans and Milton High School.

As a student-athlete, Wennar was a two-time All-American in both baseball and soccer at Johnson State College. A 1990 graduate, he still stands second in the soccer program's history in career points (95) and goals (36). An NAIA District 5 Area X All-Star as a senior, Wennar helped the Badgers go 52-15-9 during his career, as they won three Mayflower Conference championships, a pair of NAIA Region 5 Western titles, and the 1989 NAIA Area X North Atlantic crown. On the diamond, he was a four-time All-New England selection and a two-time regional player of the year.

A two-time all-region player and a former captain for the Purple Knights, Blake Schill '11 returns to Saint Michael's for his first season as a men's soccer assistant coach. Schill played as a freshman under current head coach Wade Jean during the final season of Jean's initial coaching stint at the College.

Schill, a captain as a senior, was lauded as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-East Region selection and a Northeast-10 Conference all-league pick as both a junior and a senior. During his final season, he was chosen to compete in the New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) All-Star Game at Harvard University.

During his career, which stretched from 2007 to 2010, Schill made 63 of his 67 appearances in the starting lineup while notching 12 goals and four assists. Four of his tallies stood as game-winners. The Essex Junction, Vt., native helped the Purple Knights go 33-24-14 in those four seasons, with 18 victories coming in NE-10 play. Saint Michael's qualified for the NE-10 Tournament during the 2007 season.

A Dean's List student, Schill majored in business administration and served on the College's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Since 2011, he has been the program's Soccer Alumni Committee captain, leading communication efforts between alumni.