Joel Wallace joined the Westminster College athletic staff as men's head soccer coach in 1998 and made an immediate impact on the program. He is the winningest men's soccer coach in Westminster history and he guided the 2002 Blue Jays to the school's first conference title in soccer and its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. Wallace accepted additional responsibilities for coaching the Blue Jay women in 2005.
Wallace is a graduate of MacMurray College where he earned all-conference and all-region honors in goal. He served as an assistant coach at Alabama-Birmingham and Connecticut before returning to his alma mater to fill a one-year appointment as head coach. In addition to his duties as Westminster head men's soccer coach, Wallace is an instructor of physical education.
Wallace lives in Fulton, and has two children, a daughter, Ryli (10-16-94), and a son, Kevin (5-14-97).
The Wallace Record (Women)
2005: Westminster (Mo.), 9-7-3
2006: Westminster (Mo.), 7-10-1
2007: Westminster (Mo.), 4-12-0
WC Totals: 20-29-4 (3 Years)
Career Totals: Same
Milestone Wins At Westminster (Women)
1st Westminster Win: vs. Millikin, W 3-1, Sept. 5, 2005.
1st Career Win: vs. Millikin, W 3-1, Sept. 2005.
The Wallace Record (Men)
1997: MacMurray (Ill), 16-6-1
1998: Westminster (Mo.), 4-10-1
1999: Westminster (Mo.), 12-7-1
2000: Westminster (Mo.), 11-8-1
2001: Westminster (Mo.), 12-5-2
2002: Westminster (Mo.), 10-8-2
2003: Westminster (Mo.), 8-7-3
2004: Westminster (Mo.), 12-7-1
2005: Westminster (Mo.), 8-8-2
2006: Westminster (Mo.), 10-7-2
2007: Westminster (Mo.), 10-10-0
WC Totals: 97-77-15 (10 Years)
Career Totals: 113-83-16 (11 Years)
Honors/Awards (Men)
1997: SLIAC Co-Coach of the Year
2002: SLIAC Coach of the Year
Milestone Wins At Westminster (Men)
1st Westminster Win: vs. William Penn, W 2-1, Sept. 15, 1998.
25th Career Win: at Fontbonne, W 5-0, Oct. 2, 1999.
50th Career Win: vs. Blackburn, W 5-1, Oct. 9, 2001.
75th Career Win: at MacMurray, W 3-0, Sept. 22, 2004.
100th Career Win: vs. Maryville, W 4-0, Oct. 4, 2006.