Indiana Wesleyan University Athletic Department

John Bratcher

Head Coach- 11th Season

Dr. John Bratcher begins his 11th year as the Indiana Wesleyan University women's soccer coach in 2011-12 and his 32nd year of collegiate coaching overall. Through 2011, Bratcher has won 490 matches as a collegiate coach.

"This year 500 wins is in reach and I am really looking forward to reaching that milestone," said Bratcher. "I have been blessed with great student-athletes during my career and I really look forward to this year's team."

In 10 seasons at Indiana Wesleyan, Bratcher has compiled a record of 165-38-14 and has led the Wildcats to nine Mid-Central College Conference titles in 10 years. Bratcher is a four-time MCC Coach of the Year, a two-time NAIA Region VIII Coach of the Year and a three-time NCCAA Coach of the Year. Bratcher was named the 2010 NSCAA NAIA Region Coach of the Year.

In 2007, Bratcher led the Wildcats to a 21-2-1 record and fourth NCCAA title in program history. En route to the national championship, Indiana Wesleyan won the MCC regular season and postseason titles. Indiana Wesleyan completed the season as the top-ranked team in the NCCAA and No. 12 in the final NAIA poll.

In 2006, Bratcher received the NISOA National Merit Award for his outstanding contributions to soccer and his record of sportsmanship and professionalism. In 2008, the women's soccer team received the national NAIA Champions of Character Award.

Prior to Indiana Wesleyan, Bratcher served as the men's soccer coach at Lee (Tenn.) University in addition to a three year stint as the women's soccer coach. His men's teams posted a 170-102-17 record and his women's teams posted a 36-21-2 record.

Bratcher's teams at Lee combined for 12 appearances at the NCCAA national tournaments. He was named Coach of the Year in the old TVAC conference in 1995 and 1996 and was named 2002 Co-Coach of the Year in the Trans-South Conference. Bratcher was the NCCAA Regional/District Coach of the Year eight times and was named the NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 1996.

Before Lee, Bratcher served at Grand Rapids Baptist (Mich.) College (now Cornerstone University) men's soccer coach where he compiled a 119-34-10 record. While in Grand Rapids, Bratcher was named NCCAA Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1985.

In addition to coaching Bratcher has been a division chair, athletic director and has served on several professional committees throughout his career in academics, the community and athletics. Beginning in 2008, Bratcher was named to the NAIA women's soccer executive committee. Bratcher was inducted into the NCCAA Hall of Fame in 1997.

Off the field, Bratcher has led his teams to 12 mission trips to Jamaica. During the trips, the players directed soccer clinics, painted public schools, lay bricks at new churches and worked at orphanages.

Bratcher earned a B.A. degree in Health and Physical Education from Grace (Ind.) College in 1973, a M.S. in Education and Physical Education from the University of Saint Francis (Ind.) in 1974, graduate credits from Michigan State University in 1979-80 and from Western Michigan University in 1982. He attended Middle Tennessee State University on a Doctoral Fellowship in 1983 and completed his Doctor of Arts Degree in Physical Education in 2006.

Bratcher and his wife, Vanetta, have two sons, J.P., 26, and Michael, 23. His sons both played for the Indiana Wesleyan men's soccer team while attending Indiana Wesleyan. Vanetta is the Executive Director of Indiana Wesleyan's Center for Student Success.

CAREER RECORD AT INDIANA WESLEYAN

Year	Record	MCC	MCC Finish	MCC Tournament	Postseason
2002	18-4-2	7-0-0	1st	1st	NAIA Regional
2003	18-2-1	6-1-0	T-1st	1st	NAIA Sweet 16
2004	12-4-3	7-0-1	1st	T-3rd	NAIA Region Finals
2005	19-2-2	8-0-0	1st	2nd	NAIA Sweet 16
2006	19-6-1	7-1-0	T-1st	2nd	NAIA Regional / NCCAA 3rd
2007	21-2-1	8-0-0	1st	1st	NCCAA Champs
2008	14-3-1	6-1-1	3rd	1st	NAIA Opening Round
2009	18-3-1	7-1-0	T-1st	1st	NAIA Sweet 16
2010	17-3-1	8-0-0	1st	2nd	NAIA Opening Round
2011	9-9-1	4-4-1	6th	T-5th	- -
Total	165-38-14	68-8-3	--	--	--

Tim Strand

Assistant Coach- 1st Season

Tim Strand begins his first season as the Indiana Wesleyan women's soccer goal keepers coach in 2012.

Strand brings plenty of coaching experience to the Wildcats. He most recently has been the head girl's coach for the Grant County United Soccer Club and the U-18 Marion Lightning. During that time, Strand was also the goal keepers coach for the Marion Lightning Premier Soccer Club.

Prior to those positions, Strand has spent time as the Taylor (Ind.) University women's soccer team keeper coach, an assistant coach for the Eastern High School girls' soccer team, and as the keeper coach for both the boys' and girls' Eastern High School teams.

Strand has earned two soccer coaching credentials. He has the USCF E & D Licenses and a NSCAA Keeper 1 & 2 Licenses.

Strand has taught science at Eastern High School and Middle School the past 16 years and will begin his first year of work at Mississinewa High School. Tim is married to Sharee and the couple has four children: Kelsie, Caleb, Jared, and Seth.

Janelle Carmichael

Grad Assistant- 1st Season

Following an impressive career with the Wildcats women's soccer team (2003-2007), Janelle (Demchak) Carmichael joins head coach Dr. John Bratcher as the first graduate assistant for the women's soccer program. In addition to assisting Bratcher this fall, she will be earning a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Prior to taking on this role, Carmichael worked as the Sports Information Director at San Diego Christian College (El Cajon, Calif.) from 2009-2011, serving as the direct contact, statistician, and graphic designer for the Hawks eight athletic teams. San Diego Christian College is an NAIA Division 1 school in the Golden State Athletic Conference. She also served as the Hawks Assistant Women's Soccer Coach under Daniel Salas for the 2009 season before shifting her focus to accommodate the full-time SID role. Before her time at SDCC, she worked full-time in the graphic design field in Indianapolis, Indiana.

As a four-year starter for the women's soccer program, Carmichael helped the Wildcats win four Mid-Central College Conference championships, three MCC Postseason Tournament titles, and a NAIA National Tournament appearance in 2003 and 2005 where they made it to the Sweet 16. During her final season with the Wildcats, Carmichael helped IWU secure a third place finish at the NCCAA National Tournament in Kissimmee, Florida. Throughout her career, Carmichael received NAIA Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2005, was a three-time First-Team All MCC and Region 8 selection, NCCAA/MCC Player of the Week (2005), and was a two-time NAIA and NCCAA Scholar Athlete.

Off the field, Carmichael puts her Graphic Design and Photography degrees to use both professionally and as a hobby. She enjoys staying active, investing in others, and spending time with her brother and his wife, Mark and Kim, both former IWU soccer players, in the Chicago area.

Carmichael currently resides in Marion with her husband, Jerry, who is studying to complete a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Indiana Wesleyan University.