MERION STATION, Pa. – Saint Joseph's field hockey head coach Hannah Prince has announced the addition of Mark Wadsley to the SJU coaching staff.  Wadsley joins the Hawks this spring in advance of the 2023 fall campaign.
 
"I could not be more thrilled to have Mark join our staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator," Prince said.  "With his extensive background coaching and playing in England, he will make an immediate impact with our student-athletes.  He has been a part of many championship programs and I look forward to us continuing that trend with the Hawks!  Welcome, Mark!"
 
"I am delighted to be working with Coach Prince and be part of the SJU family," Wadsley said.  "I'm really looking forward to meeting the team and staff and getting started!"
 
Wadsley comes to Hawk Hill from Repton Hockey Club, where he has been the Head of Performance since January 2022.  He also served as the head coach of Repton's top women's indoor and outdoor teams; the indoor squad claimed the Indoor Premier League national championship and qualified for next season's European club championship.
 
Prior to his stint with Repton, Wadsley spent time working with the staff at the University of Louisville in a remote role, assisting in recruiting and scouting efforts among other responsibilities.  He has also served as the head coach of the top men's squad at Beeston Hockey Club and the women's program at Nottingham Trent University.
 
On the international level, Wadsley worked with England Hockey as a Performance Centre head coach at the Nottingham Performance Centre, where he helped develop junior players on their path to the national team.
 
Wadsley boasts a wealth of playing experience as well, having made 245 appearances for Beeston, earning eight domestic trophies and participating in the European Hockey League on six occasions, reaching four quarterfinals.  He also earned more than 50 caps in the England junior national team setup.
 
A native of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Wadsley holds academic degrees from both the University of Birmingham and the University of Stirling; he has also earned Level One, Two, and Three England Hockey Coaching Certificates.
 
The Hawks will enter 2023 as the two-time defending Atlantic 10 field hockey regular season and tournament champions and having won five of the previous six Atlantic 10 tournament titles to go with six of the previous seven regular season crowns.  Saint Joseph's made program history in 2022, winning its first-ever NCAA Tournament game with a 3-1 win over Wake Forest, and finished the season ranked ninth in the NFHCA Coaches Poll, the program's highest-ever end-of-season ranking.