Jon Lowery

The 2023 year marks the 12th season for Jon Lowery as head coach of St. Thomas Men's Soccer.

Lowery's 2022 team went 3-12-2, posting shutouts in wins over Eastern Illinois and Lindenwood and in a tie against Denver.

Lowery and his program made the historic jump from D-III directly into D-I in 2021. The Purple won its final three games of the season, finishing 3-12-1.

A Division III National Coach of the Year in 2016 and Region Coaching Staff of the Year in both 2016 and 2017, Lowery guided St. Thomas men's soccer's improvement from nine wins in 2014 to 12 wins in 2015, a school-record 20 wins in 2016, a school-record 22 victories in 2017, and 16 wins in 2018.

After a slow start in 2019, a young St. Thomas team reeled off 11 consecutive wins to share the MIAC championship.

The 2018 Toms tied for ninth in the country after winning two NCAA playoff games. Senior Will Kidd made All-America, and All-Region senior keeper Aidan Hogan became the first MIAC goalie to close his career with 50 wins and 30 shutouts.

The 2017 Tommies became just the third conference team in the last 27 seasons to post a 10-0 MIAC finish. They also became the first program since the conference playoffs were established in 2003 to sweep the solo regular-season title and playoff title in consecutive seasons. Lowery's No. 4-ranked St. Thomas team lost in the national playoff quarterfinals, 1-0 on the road at No. 5-ranked North Park (Ill.), to end the season 22-2. The Toms had a 19-game win streak halted and fell one victory shy of a return trip to the national semifinals. St. Thomas won 3-0 the previous day over No. 10-ranked Otterbein, the team's 33rd victory in a row when it scores multiple goals. The 2017 UST squad broke a school record for goals with 56. St. Thomas senior Shae Bottum was named National Player of the Year and MIAC Player of the Year, and repeated as All-America. Justin Oliver also made second-team All-America.

Lowery holds an ‘A’ License from the United State Soccer Federation as well as having an Advanced National Diploma from the NSCAA and completed his Masters in Sport Management from UMass-Amherst in 2006. He and his wife Gretchen are the proud parents to two boys, Owen and Issac.