Washington University in St. Louis athletics director John Schael named Jim Conlon as the Bears’ head women’s soccer coach on March 13, 2008.

Conlon arrived on the Danforth Campus 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 Washington University history and the second full-time coach.

Conlon led the Bears to a 15-4-2 overall record and a third-straight University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship in his first season. The Bears also qualified for the NCAA tournament and advanced to the NCAA sectional round.

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 has had 64 student-athletes earn Academic All-IIAC honors, four ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees and four National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America selections.

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. After 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, Jeanee, have two children: Courtney (four) and Carson (two)

Quick Facts About Conlon

Years at WU: One (15-4-2. 738)

Previous Coaching Experience–High School:
1998-00: Assistant Coach, Dubuque Senior High School, Dubuque, Iowa
2002: Developmental Coach, Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Waverly, Iowa

College:
1998-00: Assistant Coach, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa
2000-08: Head Coach, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

College Education:
Received bachelor’s degree from Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, in 1998; Earned master's degree from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, in 2000.

Playing Career:
Played at Loras College from 1994-97.

Honors:
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2003, 2004).
National Soccer Coaches Association West Region Coach of the Year (2006).

Family:
Married to Jeanne. The couple has two childen, Courtney (four) and Carson (two).

Year-by-Year with Jim Conlon (2000-08)