Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Soccer

Martin Head Coach   How broad is Ohio Wesleyan head coach Jay Martin's record of service to soccer Come up with any combination of level (high school, college, professional) and function (player, coach, administrator), and he's probably done it. Martin is the winningest coach in college men's soccer history with a total of 673 wins. He has guided his 39 Battling Bishop soccer teams to a 673-129-63 record.  His career winning percentage of .814 entering the 2016 season ranks seventh all-time. Last year, the Bishops finished second in the North Coast Athletic Conference championship race with a 7-1-1 record, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament and finished with a record of 16-5-2. In 39 seasons, Martin's teams have compiled a 258-24-16 record in conference play, a winning percentage of .893, and have won 26 conference crowns. In 2011, Martin guided Ohio Wesleyan to its second NCAA Division III national championship.  Along the way, the Bishops extended their unbeaten string in NCAC competition to a league-record 40 games. Another peak in Martin's already-illustrious coaching career came when he guided the Battling Bishops to the 1998 NCAA Division III championship. His teams have reached the NCAA Division III semifinals 9 times, finishing as national runner-up twice in addition to the 1998 and 2011 titles. They have brought home 12 regional titles, including 9 in the last 15 seasons that the NCAA tournament included a regional format. Ohio Wesleyan holds the NCAA Division III record with 38 playoff appearances and has recorded 62 playoff victories. Martin's teams set another NCAA record with 18 consecutive Division III tournament berths from 1978-95 and have won an unprecedented 23 Stu Parry Awards, the latter recognizing Ohio's top Division III team each year. He has been the NCAA Regional Coach of the Year 16 times in his 39 years at Ohio Wesleyan and was named NSCAA national Coach of the Year in 1991, 1998, and 2011. In 2000, Martin received the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association's Honor Award, only the fourth time that award was bestowed since the associations founding in 1949. He received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Honor Award in 2007. Under Martin's guidance, Ohio Wesleyan was the winningest men's soccer team in the NCAA -- regardless of division -- during the 1980s, compiling a winning percentage of .815 to top such programs as Indiana, UNC-Greensboro and UCLA. The Battling Bishops bettered that during the 1990s, compiling a winning percentage of .825, and improved upon that during the 2000s, with a winning percentage of .827. His lacrosse teams posted an 8-year record of 104-34, winning 4 Midwest Lacrosse Association titles, earning 6 NCAA playoff bids and twice making Martin the MLA Coach of the Year. And talk about developing individual talent -- in both sports, in 47 seasons, Martin has turned out 60 All-America and 206 All-Mideast or All-Midwest players. Martin calls having fun the key. "Of course, to have fun you have to do your best," he adds, "and it helps to do so against the best competition." Hence, the Bishops' perennially ambitious schedules, liberally sprinkled with nationally-ranked opponents. He favors a skillful, ball-control game and rates his players as "first-class athletes and men." Beyond coaching, Martin also has served soccer with a term as president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as well as a 6-year stint on the NCAA Division III selection committee, including 4 years as committee chair. He has been a color analyst of the Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew for 9 seasons. In addition, he took over as editor of the NSCAA's The Soccer Journal in January, 2003, becoming the publication's third editor since its establishment in 1950. Martin is a professor in Ohio Wesleyan's physical education department and served as the Battling Bishops' athletics director from 1985-2004. During his 19 years as athletics director, Ohio Wesleyan intercollegiate athletics enjoyed unprecedented success. Ohio Wesleyan won a conference-record 6 consecutive NCAC all-sports championships from 1988-94. More recently, the Battling Bishops finished in the top 25 of the NACDA Directors Cup NCAA Division III standings in 6 of the last 8 academic years under Martin's leadership. Prior to joining the Ohio Wesleyan faculty, Martin served as a 2-sport assistant at The Ohio State University, from which he received both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Earlier, he was director of sport at the Munich, Germany, YMCA, coaching soccer, volleyball, basketball and lacrosse; and athletics director at the American International School at Dusseldorf. A native of Hingham, Mass., Martin received his B.A. degree from Springfield College in 1971. He lettered in soccer and lacrosse, earning All-America laurels in the latter. In Germany, he also played soccer for the Kaiserwerth Club, played professional basketball and served on the staff of the Volleyball Pavilion at the 1972 Olympics. Jay Martin Head Coach   How broad is Ohio Wesleyan head coach Jay Martin's record of service to soccer Come up with any combination of level (high school, college, professional) and function (player, coach, administrator), and he's probably done it. Martin is the winningest coach in college men's soccer history with a total of 673 wins. He has guided his 39 Battling Bishop soccer teams to a 673-129-63 record.  His career winning percentage of .814 entering the 2016 season ranks seventh all-time. Last year, the Bishops finished second in the North Coast Athletic Conference championship race with a 7-1-1 record, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament and finished with a record of 16-5-2. In 39 seasons, Martin's teams have compiled a 258-24-16 record in conference play, a winning percentage of .893, and have won 26 conference crowns. In 2011, Martin guided Ohio Wesleyan to its second NCAA Division III national championship.  Along the way, the Bishops extended their unbeaten string in NCAC competition to a league-record 40 games. Another peak in Martin's already-illustrious coaching career came when he guided the Battling Bishops to the 1998 NCAA Division III championship. His teams have reached the NCAA Division III semifinals 9 times, finishing as national runner-up twice in addition to the 1998 and 2011 titles. They have brought home 12 regional titles, including 9 in the last 15 seasons that the NCAA tournament included a regional format. Ohio Wesleyan holds the NCAA Division III record with 38 playoff appearances and has recorded 62 playoff victories. Martin's teams set another NCAA record with 18 consecutive Division III tournament berths from 1978-95 and have won an unprecedented 23 Stu Parry Awards, the latter recognizing Ohio's top Division III team each year. He has been the NCAA Regional Coach of the Year 16 times in his 39 years at Ohio Wesleyan and was named NSCAA national Coach of the Year in 1991, 1998, and 2011. In 2000, Martin received the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association's Honor Award, only the fourth time that award was bestowed since the associations founding in 1949. He received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Honor Award in 2007. Under Martin's guidance, Ohio Wesleyan was the winningest men's soccer team in the NCAA -- regardless of division -- during the 1980s, compiling a winning percentage of .815 to top such programs as Indiana, UNC-Greensboro and UCLA. The Battling Bishops bettered that during the 1990s, compiling a winning percentage of .825, and improved upon that during the 2000s, with a winning percentage of .827. His lacrosse teams posted an 8-year record of 104-34, winning 4 Midwest Lacrosse Association titles, earning 6 NCAA playoff bids and twice making Martin the MLA Coach of the Year. And talk about developing individual talent -- in both sports, in 47 seasons, Martin has turned out 60 All-America and 206 All-Mideast or All-Midwest players. Martin calls having fun the key. "Of course, to have fun you have to do your best," he adds, "and it helps to do so against the best competition." Hence, the Bishops' perennially ambitious schedules, liberally sprinkled with nationally-ranked opponents. He favors a skillful, ball-control game and rates his players as "first-class athletes and men." Beyond coaching, Martin also has served soccer with a term as president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as well as a 6-year stint on the NCAA Division III selection committee, including 4 years as committee chair. He has been a color analyst of the Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew for 9 seasons. In addition, he took over as editor of the NSCAA's The Soccer Journal in January, 2003, becoming the publication's third editor since its establishment in 1950. Martin is a professor in Ohio Wesleyan's physical education department and served as the Battling Bishops' athletics director from 1985-2004. During his 19 years as athletics director, Ohio Wesleyan intercollegiate athletics enjoyed unprecedented success. Ohio Wesleyan won a conference-record 6 consecutive NCAC all-sports championships from 1988-94. More recently, the Battling Bishops finished in the top 25 of the NACDA Directors Cup NCAA Division III standings in 6 of the last 8 academic years under Martin's leadership. Prior to joining the Ohio Wesleyan faculty, Martin served as a 2-sport assistant at The Ohio State University, from which he received both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Earlier, he was director of sport at the Munich, Germany, YMCA, coaching soccer, volleyball, basketball and lacrosse; and athletics director at the American International School at Dusseldorf. A native of Hingham, Mass., Martin received his B.A. degree from Springfield College in 1971. He lettered in soccer and lacrosse, earning All-America laurels in the latter. In Germany, he also played soccer for the Kaiserwerth Club, played professional basketball and served on the staff of the Volleyball Pavilion at the 1972 Olympics.

Matt Weiss completed his first year as head coach of the Ohio Wesleyan University men's soccer team in 2025 and his 11th season overall as a member of the Battling Bishop men's soccer coaching staff, serving the five previous years as associate head coach. The Red and Black finished the year with a 7-5-6 overall record, finishing tied for fifth in the NCAC standings with a 3-3-2 conference record. Since joining the Ohio Wesleyan staff in 2014, Weiss has been a part of nine NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including the 2014 national semifinals; two North Coast Athletic Conference championships, and two NCAC tournament championships, while helping the Bishops compile an overall record of 134-50-27 and an overall conference record of 66-9-12.  During that time, Ohio Wesleyan players have compiled seven All-America, eight Academic All-America®, 30 all-region, 69 all-conference and 11 individual conference Player of the Year awards. The 2024 Battling Bishops finished the season with a 12-5-3 record, and won the NCAC championship for the conference-record 23rd time.  Ohio Wesleyan made its NCAA-record 45th Division III tournament appearance and advanced to the second round of the tournament.  Regionally, the Bishops finished in the top 10 in scoring offense, goals-against average, total assists, total goals, and winning percentage.  Senior Brady West was named NCAC Defensive Player of the Year, All-America, and Academic All-America®. In 2023, Ohio Wesleyan finished the season with a 13-6-1 record.  The Battling Bishops went 6-2 in NCAC competition, finishing second in the league standings.  Ohio Wesleyan made the NCAA tournament and advanced to the second round.  The Bishops had the most players represented on all-region (4) and all-conference (7) teams as well as junior Brady West receiving All-America and Academic All-America® honors. The 2022 Battling Bishops finished second in the NCAC championship race with their NCAC-record 18th undefeated conference season (6-0-2), won their NCAC-record 11th conference tournament, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament on the way to an 11-5-4 overall mark.  Ohio Wesleyan tied the NCAC record for fewest goals allowed in conference play (1), ranked 15th among 408 NCAA Division III teams in goals-against average (0.593), and tied for 11th nationally in fewest goals allowed (12).  A region-leading 5 Bishops made all-region teams, including NCAC Defensive Player of the Year Mason Taylor, while the Bishop staff was named NCAC Coaching Staff of the Year in recognition of those accomplishments. In 2021, the Bishops finished second in the NCAC with an 8-1 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament, finishing with a record of 15-3-2.  Ohio Wesleyan ranked 10th among 406 NCAA Division III teams in goals-against average (0.581), tied for 11th in fewest goals allowed (12), and ranked fifth in shutouts (11).  The Bishops had the most players represented on all-region (4) and all-conference (6) teams as well as NCAC Offensive Player of the Year Jaggar Brooker and NCAC Midfielder of the Year Hector Gomez receiving All-America honors. The 2019 Bishops finished the season with a record of 15-5-4, making their 29th Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA tournament.  The defense ranked second among 410 NCAA Division III teams in goals-against average (0.476) and tied for fourth in fewest goals allowed (12) and shutouts (13).  Ohio Wesleyan had the most all-region players represented (4) and sophomore Hector Gomez received NCAC Midfielder of the Year as well as All-America honors.  The Bishops also had the NCAA Division III individual champion in goals-against average, goalkeeper J.P. Baughman. In 2018, the Bishops finished with a 13-4-2 record, finishing second in the NCAC with a 6-1-2 record and making a NCAC tournament championship appearance.  Freshman Hector Gomez was named NCAC Newcomer of the Year. The 2017 Bishops finished the season with a record of 12-7-2, finishing second in the NCAC with a 7-1-1 record.  The Bishops won their 10th NCAC tournament title and reached the NCAA tournament.  Freshman Matt Yingling was named NCAC Newcomer of the Year. In 2016, the Bishops finished with a 10-5-2 record, finishing second in the NCAC and reached the NCAA tournament.  Freshman Brady Whittekind was named NCAC Newcomer of the Year, while senior Nick Norman received Academic All-America® honors. The 2015 Bishops finished the season with a record of 16-5-2, finishing second in the NCAC with a 7-1-1 record and reaching the NCAC tournament final.  A 5-game stretch of outscoring opponents 26-0 helped the Bishops finish in the top 10 nationally in total assists and total goals.  Senior Brian Schaefer received All-America and NCAC Offensive Player of the Year honors while also being named Academic All-America®, along with junior Nick Norman and senior Matt DiCesare.  Senior Evan Lee was named NCAC Defensive Player of the Year. In 2014, the Bishops finished with a 17-5-4 record, winning the NCAC championship with an 8-0-1 record and making the NCAC tournament final.  In the NCAA tournament, the Bishops reached their 10th NCAA Final Four.  Senior NCAC Offensive Player of the Year, Colton Bloecher, was also named All-America and Academic All-America®. Weiss recently finished a seven-year stint coaching club soccer with Ohio Premier in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).  Weiss finished with a 101-16-15 record in the conference and achieved 5 league championships, 3 Sweet-16 appearances, an Elite-8 appearance, and multiple top-5 national rankings.  Defensively, his teams finished with the fewest goals allowed in the country 3 times. Before coming to Ohio Wesleyan, Weiss coached at the high school level, where he was named the Columbus Assistant Coach of the Year in 2010 and conference Coach of the Year in 2012. He holds a USSF "B" license and a United Soccer Coaches Sports Performance Diploma. Weiss is a 2008 graduate of Otterbein College. He played 3 years for the Cardinals and graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports management.  Weiss continued his education with a master's degree in coaching education from Ohio University. He is a native of Worthington, Ohio.   WEISS' CAREER COACHING RECORD Conference Overall Year School W-L-T % W-L-T % 2025 Ohio Wesleyan 3-3-2 .500 7-5-6 .556 Ohio Wesleyan (One Season) 3-3-2 .500 7-5-6 .556 Career (One Season) 3-3-2 .500 7-5-6 .562 Last Updated: Nov. 13th, 2025

Chad Prickett begins his seventh season as an assistant coach of the Ohio Wesleyan University men's soccer team. Prickett came to Ohio Wesleyan from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, where he served as the men's goalkeeper coach during the 2017 season.  Under Prickett's tutelage, the MVNU goalkeeper went on to receive all-conference, all-state, and all-region recognition.  Prickett also has served as goalkeeper coach for the Ohio Premier SC in Dublin, Ohio, for 9 years, is the owner and director of the Columbus Goalkeeper Academy, and was director of goalkeeping for the Classics Eagles SC in Powell, Ohio, for 1 year.. He is a 2007 graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he played for 3 seasons.  He also holds a USSF "F" license.  

Hector Gomez is in his third season as an assistant coach of the Ohio Wesleyan University men's soccer team. Gomez returned to Ohio Wesleyan from Cleveland State University, where he completed his collegiate playing career during the 2022 season. He had a spectacular playing career with the Battling Bishops, twice earning All-America honors as well as 2 first-team all-region citations, 3 All-Ohio honors, 2 North Coast Athletic Conference Midfielder of the Year selections, and NCAC Newcomer of the Year laurels during his 3 seasons.  He led the NCAC in points and shared the league lead in goals as a senior, led the conference in assists as a sophomore, and ranked in the conference's top 5 in both assists and points as a freshman.  Gomez majored in business administration and sports and exercise management at Ohio Wesleyan and continued his education at Cleveland State, pursuing a master's degree in marketing. Gomez is a native of Columbus and attended St. Francis DeSales High School.