Johns Hopkins University Women's Field Hockey

The Wells File Personal Hometown Richmond, VA Education Rhodes College, 2003 (Bachelor's) Johns Hopkins, 2025 (Master's) Professional 2017-Present Johns Hopkins University Head Coach 2005-2016 Rhodes College Head Coach 2003-2004 Rhodes College Assistant Coach   Accolades 2024 NFHCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year 2023 NFHCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year 2023 Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year 2022 NFHCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year 2021 NFHCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year 2021 Centennial Conference Coach of the Year 2018 NFHCA South Region Coaching Staff of the Year 2017 Centennial Conference Coach of the Year 2012 SAA Coach of the Year (Rhodes) 2010 SCAC Coach of the Year (Rhodes) 2009 SCAC Coach of the Year (Rhodes) Updated: January 2025 First Day at Johns Hopkins: January 30, 2017 Jane Wells became the fifth head coach of the Johns Hopkins field hockey program on January 12, 2017 and quickly turned the program into a national title contender. In Wells' first season at Homewood, Hopkins went 14-5 - the Blue Jays' most wins since 2008 and tied for the most by a first-year coach. The following year (2018) was the most successful in program history. Hopkins won a school-record 19 games and made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Semifinals. Prior to its stunning NCAA run, which included an overtime win at top-ranked and previously unbeaten Messiah, Hopkins won its third Centennial Conference Tournament title and the first since 2003.  In 2019, Hopkins once again won 19 games, won the Centennial Conference title and made it to the NCAA Final Four. The 2021 season saw the Blue Jays win a school-record 22 games while winning the conference title and advancing to the national championship game for the first time in program history. In 2022, Hopkins once again won the Centennial Conference title and made its second appearance in the national title game. JHU finished the season with a 19-4 record. The next year, Hopkins again made the national title game after winning the conference championship. The Blue Jays finished the season with a 21-2 record, the team's second 20-win season. The Blue Jays won their sixth consecutive Centennial Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2024. Hopkins finished with a 19-4 record, including a 9-1 mark in the Centennial Conference.  In seven seasons at Homewood, Wells has guided Hopkins to a 133-22 record and won seven Centennial Conference regular season titles. JHU has won six straight Centennial Conference Tournament titles, made five trips to the NCAA Final Four and finished as the national runner-up in 2021, 2022 and 2023. She has coached 33 All-Centennial Conference selections, five Centennial Conference Players of the Year, four NFHCA Regional Players of the Year and 15 NFHCA All-Americans.  Wells came to Baltimore after a 12-year stint as the head coach at Rhodes College. During her tenure with the Lynx, Wells went 152-70 (.685), including a 73-15 (.829) mark in conference play. She led Rhodes to 10 conference (SCAC and SAA) regular season titles, eight conference tournament championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances. She was named the conference coach of the year four times and the NFHCA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year twice. In 12 years at Rhodes, Wells coached 51 all-conference selections, 12 conference players of the year, 45 NFHCA All-Great Lakes and six NFHCA All-America honorees. Her teams won 10 or more games in 11 of her 12 seasons, including a school-record 17 wins in 2010. Wells is a 2003 graduate of Rhodes, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She was a four-year member of the field hockey and softball teams, captained both teams as a senior and served on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Wells was an all-conference and NFHCA Academic Squad selection in her career. After graduation, Wells returned to her alma mater and served as an assistant coach for both the field hockey and softball programs. She was named the head field hockey coach in 2005 and in 2011 added Coordinator of Facilities for Athletics to her duties. Wells has also served as the Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) since 2014.

The Albanese File Personal Hometown Mercerville, NJ Education UMass Amherst, 2018 (Bachelor's) Professional 2024-Present Johns Hopkins University Associate Head Coach 2021-2024 Johns Hopkins University Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Princeton Field Hockey Club U14, U16, U18 Coach 2019 The Hun School Assistant Coach 2018-2020 College of the Holy Cross Assistant Coach 2015-2017 UMass-Amherst Undergraduate student assistant   Accolades 2024 NFHCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year 2023 NFHCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year 2023 Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year 2022 NFHCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year 2021 NFHCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year Updated: January 7, 2025 First Day at Johns Hopkins: April 12, 2021 James Albanese joined the Blue Jay coaching staff in March 2021. He came to Homewood after coaching stints with the Princeton Field Hockey Club, The Hun School of Princeton and Holy Cross. Albanese was promoted to Associate Head Coach in April 2024.  Hopkins won its sixth straight Centennial Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals, finishing with a 19-4 record in 2024. JHU was named the NFHCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year for the fourth straight year.  The Blue Jays went 21-2 and won their fifth straight Centennial Conference Championship in 2023. Hopkins then advanced to the NCAA Championship game for the third consecutive year. In addition to earning regional staff of the year honors, JHU earned Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year accolades. In 2022, Johns Hopkins went 19-4 en route to the Centennial Conference Championship and a national runner-up finish. In his first season at Homewood, the Blue Jays won a school-record 22 games, won the 2021 Centennial Conference Championship and finished as the NCAA Runner-up. It was Hopkins' third straight trip to the NCAA Final Four, but first appearance in the national title game. JHU earned Coaching Staff of the Year honors from both the Centennial Conference and NFHCA Region V.    Albanese joined the Princeton Field Hockey Club in October 2020, where he coached U14, U16 and U18 athletes for one of the nation's top field hockey clubs. Prior to that, he spent one season as an assistant coach at The Hun School of Princeton.    Albanese began his coaching career while an undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He spent three years as a student assistant as well as a practice player for the Minutewomen, helping them to 39 wins, two Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. After graduating in 2018 with a degree in geology, Albanese spent two years as an assistant coach at College of Holy Cross before returning to his alma mater, The Hun School, as an assistant coach with the Raiders' field hockey team.    Albanese played for the US Men's Indoor National Team from 2019 to 2023 and the US Men's Developmental Team from 2021 to 2025. He also played for the East Coast High Performance Team. He has USA Field Hockey Level 2 Coach and Umpire certifications.