Contact Information

Email: jhaws@csbsju.edu

Office: 320-363-2758

Bio

• John Haws ended his 14th season as head coach of the Saint John's soccer program in 2023. He became the seventh head coach in the 44-year history of Johnnie soccer in 2010 and replaced his father, Pat Haws, who is Minnesota's all-time leader in collegiate soccer victories.

Season Accomplishments/Highlights

• The Johnnies advanced to the semifinals for the 11th time in 12 MIAC Playoff appearances in 2022 and made their 13th appearance in the MIAC Playoffs, which were established in 2003, and 10th in the last 11 seasons in 2023.

• SJU reached the semifinals thanks to a 2-1 overtime win at No. 19 Gustavus Adolphus - Haws' 100th career victory - in the 2021 quarterfinals.

• The Johnnies finished fourth in the conference with a 6-4 record (10-8-1 overall) and advanced to the semifinals in their seventh MIAC-playoff appearance in the last eight seasons in 2019. 

• SJU reached the MIAC semifinal game five straight years from 2012-16. 

• The Johnnies made their second consecutive trip to the MIAC Playoff Championship game in 2014 and finished with a 13-7 overall record, one win shy of the school record and one MIAC victory shy of the conference title.

Past Experience

• A 1999 graduate of SJU, Haws served as head boys’ soccer coach at Saint John’s Prep while playing his senior season with the Johnnies that fall. Haws graduated that December and served as an SJU assistant coach for 10 seasons.

• Haws has earned the NSCAA Premier Badge as well as the USSF National “B” License. He completed his master’s degree in sports management from St. Cloud State University in 2011.

Personal

• Haws lives with his wife, Jennifer, daughters Scarlett and Story, and son, Stetson, in nearby Sartell.

Year

Overall

Overall Pct.

MIAC

MIAC Finish

Notes

2010

6-6-4

.500

5-3-2

Sixth

2011

9-8-0

.529

4-6-0

Eighth

2012

9-6-4

.579

6-2-2

Fourth

MIAC Playoffs

2013

9-7-3

.553

6-2-2

Fourth

MIAC Playoffs

2014

13-7-0

.650

7-3-0

Fourth

MIAC Playoffs

2015

12-4-2

.722

7-2-1

Second

MIAC Playoffs

2016

7-9-3

.447

5-4-1

Fifth

MIAC Playoffs

2017

7-8-2

.471

4-4-2

Fifth

MIAC Playoffs

2018

8-7-1

.531

4-6-0

Seventh

2019

10-8-1

.553

6-4-0

Fourth

MIAC Playoffs

2020-21

2-3-1

.417

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2021

8-9-1

.472

4-6-0

Sixth

MIAC Playoffs

2022

8-7-3

.528

4-5-1

Sixth

MIAC Playoffs

2023

7-7-4

.500

4-4-2

Sixth

MIAC Playoffs

Total

115-96-29

.540

66-51-13