MEET THE COACHING STAFF
HEAD COACh Dan Weiler
Dan Weiler enters this fourth year and third season (2020 season canceled due to COVID) as the head coach at Johns Hopkins in 2023. Weiler has guided the Blue Jays a record of 39-2-4 (.911) in two seasons on the field.
A two-time National Coach of the Year honoree, Weiler has made an instant impact at Johns Hopkins. He led the Blue Jays to the program's first national championship in 2022 as JHU capped off a 23-0-2 campaign with a 2-1 win over Case Western in the NCAA title game. The Blue Jay won their final 21 games of the season and added the program's 13th Centennial Conference Tournament title along the way.
Weiler enters the 2023 season ranked ninth among active Division III head coaches in career winning percentage (.756) and is just four wins shy of career victory number 300; including his 39-2-4 mark at Johns Hopkins, Weiler sports a career coaching record of 296-82-40.
Greg Ridout (right with head coach Dan Weiler) enters his fourth year and third season as an assistant at Johns Hopkins in 2023. Ridout helped guide the Blue Jays to the first national championship in program history in 2022 and JHU is a sparkling 39-2-4 (.911) since his arrival.
Prior to arriving at Hopkins, Ridout, a 2007 graduate of Randolph-Macon, was the head coach at DeSales University for five seasons, compiling a career record of 55-36-4. Ridout was named 2015 MAC Freedom Coach of the Year.
Jennifer Nance (below) enters her fourth season at Johns Hopkins in 2023 - she helped guide the team to its first national championship in 2023 as the Blue Jays won their final 21 games en route to a 23-0-2 record and the NCAA title.
Prior to JHU, Nance spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Frostburg State while earning her master's degree. A 2012 graduate of UMBC, Nance broke the UMBC single-season school record for shutouts in a season with nine during her playing career with the Retrievers.
welcome to homewood
We are VERy offensive minded
- The Blue Jays have scored 60 or more goals in a season nine times since 2010, including a program-record 99 during the 2022 national championship season.
- The Blue Jays' quick-strike attack collected a program-best 79 assists in 2022 and JHU has dished out at least 40 assists in seven of the last 12 seasons.
- Johns Hopkins scored at least two goals in 24 of its 25 games during the 2022 season and found the net three or more times on 19 occasions.
Defense wins championships
- While the offense stole the headlines, the Blue Jays also featured one of the nation's stingiest defenses during their 2022 national championship season.
- Johns Hopkins tied the program record with 17 shutouts in 2022 and have collected a remarkable 67 clean sheets in the last five season.
- During head coach Dan Weiler's two seasons at the helm, the Blue Jays have allowed a total of 21 goals in 45 games.
- The Blue Jay defense has allowed fewer than 20 goals in nine of the last 12 seasons.
What Have you been up to Post-Hopkins?
After graduating in 2015, I moved to New York City and started working in marketing at ESPN. I spent three years there before moving to Washington, D.C. and started a new job at Twitter in advertising sales working with political campaigns and nonprofits. Today, I am living in Atlanta with my fiance (who was also a Hopkins soccer player) leading a sales team focused on customer acquisition at Twitter while working to complete my MBA at Emory University.
What made your time as a Johns Hopkins Women's Soccer Player special?
The team. Having the opportunity to play such high-level soccer while receiving a stellar education AND getting to do that with your best friends was more than I could ask for. My teammates will be my best friends for life and I thank Hopkins Women's Soccer for bringing them into my life.
Favorite memory from JHU days?
Two memories are tied for first - the first, my junior year when we beat then #1 and always-rival Messiah on their field 2-1. It was a game where everything it felt like we'd worked on for years finally came together! The second, being part of JHU's first-ever Final Four appearance in Women's Soccer. The time we spent in Kansas City for the Final Four was an unbelievable experience and being able to represent JHU in that game, at the highest-level of D3 soccer was something I will always remember!
How did your time as a student-athlete prepare you for life after college?
The three most important skills I learned while being a student-athlete were: time management, committing to excellence and teamwork. All three of those skills are foundational behaviors I execute on daily .. whether that's working at Twitter, through my MBA studies or in my personal life.
Any advice for current or future Blue Jays?
This University is tough.... academically and athletically. Through the hustle, remember to have fun! This is likely a once in a lifetime experience to live in the same place with all of your friends when you are all working towards the same goal! Enjoy it.
the homewood campus
THE CITY
Baltimore is an extremely accessible city, allowing students to get anywhere in the city in less than 20 minutes by way of car. From Little Italy to endless seafood, Baltimore also boasts one of the most underrated food scenes in the country.
The Homewood campus is situated in the Baltimore neighborhood of Charles Village. In addition to everything that campus has to offer, Charles Village is located just minutes away from the neighborhood of Hampden, which features a number of great shops and restaurants. Hampden is also home to everyone's favorite "Miracle on 34th Street" lights display every December.
In addition to everything Baltimore has to offer, you'll also be less than 40 miles away from our nation's capital. Washington D.C. has one of the largest Johns Hopkins alumni bases in the country and offers extensive internship opportunities for our student-athletes.