Wiseman named head men’s soccer coach

Chad Wiseman has been named head men's soccer coach at Olivet College, according to an announcement by Dominic Livedoti, director of athletics.

Wiseman, a resident of Kalamazoo, comes to Olivet after spending the last six years as an assistant men's soccer coach at Western Michigan University (WMU), helping the Broncos win the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship in 2003 and a MAC runner-up finish in 2004. He has also served as the head varsity girls' soccer coach at Plainwell High School since 2004. Wiseman led the Trojans to five Wolverine Conference (WC) championships and two Michigan High School Athletic Association District championships. He earned Coach of the Year honors four times from the WC and twice from the district.

Wiseman has served as the staff coach for the Olympic Development Program Super "Y" League Midwest Division and Kalamazoo Kingdom in Portage. He holds a "D" soccer coaching license from the Michigan State Youth Soccer Association. In 2005, Wiseman served as the general manager for Kingdom Indoor Center and director of operations for the Kalamazoo Kingdom PDL.

Wiseman was a four-year letterwinner on the men's soccer team at WMU. He served as team captain in 2002.

"I am very excited to have Chad join our coaching staff," said Livedoti.