John Schwien joined the IUPUI coaching staff in August 2020 and will serve as the Jaguars' top assistant. Schwien, a native of Garnet Valley, Pa., comes to IUPUI from Lock Haven University, where he spent the past two years (2018-2019) as a graduate assistant.
During his two seasons, the Bald Eagles posted back-to-back winning records with 2019's 10-win campaign marking the program's highest win total since 2011.
The 2018 season was a special one for Lock Haven as the Bald Eagles captured the 2018 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II title, thanks to a dominating 3-0 win over Salem University. The championship win pushed Lock Haven over .500 as LHU finished the 2018 season at 8-7-3 overall and outscored foes by a 36-22 margin.
At Lock Haven, he coached an All-American in 2019 as freshman Andrea DiSomma tallied 17 goals in 18 games and was named 2019 PSAC Eastern Division Freshman of the Year. All total, he coached five all-conference and three all-region performers and two Scholar All-East Region honorees.
Schwien was a two-time All-American as a student-athlete Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, earning first team honors in 2017. He was a three-time All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference selection, a two-time First Team OCSA All-Ohio Division II selection and a multiple All-Midwest Region selection. Academically, he excelled as well and Schwien was named to the All-GMAC Academic Team three times. He was also a two-time OCSA All-Ohio DII Academic Team pick and a three-time NCCAA Scholar-Athlete. He started all 58 matches at center midfield during his three season at Cedarville.
He was a three-year dean's list student and earned his degree in business management with a focus in human resources.
Schwien began his college career at Gordon College, an NCAA Division III institution in Wenham, Massachusetts, where he stared all 21 games during his freshman season.
Along with semi-professional playing experience with the Crew's U23 team, Dayton Dutch Lions and Buxmont Torch FC, Schwien also has a strong coaching background at the club level. He currently holds his Grassroots License from the United States Soccer Federation and has elite youth club coaching experience with Dayton Dutch Lions FC and Penn Fusion Soccer Academy.
Schwien earned his Master's degree in sport administration from Lock Haven University in December 2019.
He and his wife, Katherine, reside in Indianapolis.
