Wichman Added to Women’s Soccer Staff
8/6/2020 6:55:00 AM | Women's Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Head Women's Soccer Coach Jessica Smith announced today the hiring of Jason Wichman as the Roos women's soccer volunteer assistant. Wichman has spent the previous eight seasons at Iowa State (2012-19) working as the goalkeepers coach.
"I am really grateful to complete our staff with Jason Wichman and look forward to the immediate impact he will have on our team," said Smith, who enters her first season as the head coach. "His extensive knowledge and experience coaching goalkeepers at the Division I level is a huge asset for our goalkeepers and entire team. Aside from his ability to develop players, Jason is a great person who will help lead our amazing women. We are lucky to have Jason and his family with us."
A Council Bluffs, Neb., native, Wichman helped develop some of the finest goalkeepers in Iowa State school history. His coaching of Lindsey Hendon was instrumental in the 2016 campaign, when Hendon set a school-record with 10 shutouts and had a 0.89 goals-against average. In his second season at Iowa State in 2013, Wichman helped guide the Cyclones to one of the best defensive seasons in school history recording seven total shutouts and finishing fourth in the Big 12 with 93 saves.
Prior to ISU, Wichman helped guide Texas State to the 2011 Southland Conference tournament title, a program-record-tying 14 wins and a berth in the NCAA Championship tournament. The 2011 Bobcats had a streak of 14-straight matches without allowing multiple goals and in the process, recorded nine shutouts.
Prior to his one season at Texas State, Wichman coached for three years (2008-10) at Drake University. In 2010, Wichman was part of a program to post a program-record-tying nine shutouts.
Wichman has extensive experience training goalkeepers, a role he served at his stops at Texas State, Drake, Simpson College (2006-07), Waukee High School (2007-08) and Iowa City West High School (2006).
Wichman played collegiately for four years and graduated from Simpson College in 2004. He earned his NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma and NSCAA National Diploma.
Wichman and his wife Megan have two kids, Finley and Stella. They reside in Olathe, Kan.
"I am really grateful to complete our staff with Jason Wichman and look forward to the immediate impact he will have on our team," said Smith, who enters her first season as the head coach. "His extensive knowledge and experience coaching goalkeepers at the Division I level is a huge asset for our goalkeepers and entire team. Aside from his ability to develop players, Jason is a great person who will help lead our amazing women. We are lucky to have Jason and his family with us."
A Council Bluffs, Neb., native, Wichman helped develop some of the finest goalkeepers in Iowa State school history. His coaching of Lindsey Hendon was instrumental in the 2016 campaign, when Hendon set a school-record with 10 shutouts and had a 0.89 goals-against average. In his second season at Iowa State in 2013, Wichman helped guide the Cyclones to one of the best defensive seasons in school history recording seven total shutouts and finishing fourth in the Big 12 with 93 saves.
Prior to ISU, Wichman helped guide Texas State to the 2011 Southland Conference tournament title, a program-record-tying 14 wins and a berth in the NCAA Championship tournament. The 2011 Bobcats had a streak of 14-straight matches without allowing multiple goals and in the process, recorded nine shutouts.
Prior to his one season at Texas State, Wichman coached for three years (2008-10) at Drake University. In 2010, Wichman was part of a program to post a program-record-tying nine shutouts.
Wichman has extensive experience training goalkeepers, a role he served at his stops at Texas State, Drake, Simpson College (2006-07), Waukee High School (2007-08) and Iowa City West High School (2006).
Wichman played collegiately for four years and graduated from Simpson College in 2004. He earned his NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma and NSCAA National Diploma.
Wichman and his wife Megan have two kids, Finley and Stella. They reside in Olathe, Kan.
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