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MADISON, Wis. — The world’s most popular sport will be led at the University of Wisconsin by Neil Jones, who spent the past nine seasons directing the Loyola University Chicago men’s soccer program. He ushers in a new era of Wisconsin men’s soccer, one of 11 current sports at UW to own a national title.
“We are thrilled to welcome Neil Jones as our next men’s soccer head coach,” Wisconsin Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh said. “He has a proven track record of elevating the lives of the student-athletes he works with as individuals and collectively turning that into team success on and off the playing field. We look forward to him building on that record of accomplishment here at Wisconsin.”
Jones arrives in Madison with a diverse list of successes ranging from an NCAA title and NCAA tournament appearances to conference championships.
Among those accomplishments are a pair of Missouri Valley Conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances at Loyola, including the first NCAA win in program history. His teams played in three consecutive MVC championship games from 2018 to the spring of 2021. He also led the 2014 and 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Coaching Staffs of the Year.
Jones finished 81-54-24 (.585) in his nine years leading the Ramblers, with his teams also maintaining at least a 3.0 grade-point average in each campaign.
“Thank you to Chris McIntosh, Marija Pientka and the search committee for entrusting me as the next Wisconsin head men’s soccer coach,” Jones said. “It was evident throughout my time on campus that along with the world-class education, excellent facilities, beautiful campus and the thriving city of Madison, the people are truly Wisconsin’s greatest asset.
“I am eager to meet the team and get to work on the pitch with them. The opportunity to work with the group for the entire spring season…
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