Bio:
Mark Thomas begins his fourth season as head coach of the Wildcat and Lady Wildcat soccer programs. He has compiled a 15-35-3 women's record and a 13-40 overall men's record.
Thomas is a native of Quincy, Ill., who starred at Quincy Notre Dame High School and Quincy University.
Thomas played professional soccer for 13 seasons and registered 660 points, including 407 goals in 388 career games. His goal total ranks 22nd among all-time indoor soccer goal leaders.
Thomas has competed with a number of National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) organizations during his pro indoor career, including the St. Louis Steamers, Kansas City Attack, Cleveland Crunch, Cincinnati Silverbacks, Florida Thundercats and Baltimore Blast. He also played parts of six seasons for the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL).
During his professional career, he founded "Goals for Kids," a foundation to help the Wind Youth Center for Underprivileged Children in Sacramento, Calif. He also received the Ronald McDonald Children's Charities Award for civic leadership and outstanding community service.
In addition to his soccer duties at Culver-Stockton, Thomas is currently serving as the administrative director of the First Tee Program in Quincy. The First Tee program helps create affordable and accessible golf facilities and instruction to youth who have not been exposed to the game.
Bio:
Jeanette Bell begins her third season at Culver-Stockton as an assistant to the women's basketball program. She is also an assistant with the women's soccer program. In addition to her coaching and recruiting responsibilities, Bell handles a number of administrative duties for the Lady Wildcat program.
Bell came to Culver-Stockton after graduating from Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education and a minor in coaching and psychology.
Bell began her coaching career as an intern with the basketball and soccer programs at Helias High School in Jefferson City, Mo., where she assisted both programs through scouting, game preparation, on field/floor instruction and player development.
During the summer of 2004, Bell was the assistant coordinator of the Westminster basketball camps. She assisted the head coach with organization and supervision of the camp. She has coached at basketball camps at Westminster, Culver-Stockton and William Jewell from 2002-05.
As an undergraduate at Westminster, Bell was a member of the varsity soccer and basketball teams. On the basketball court, Bell completed her career fifth on the all-time assists list and 18th on the all-time scoring list. She was named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) all-tournament team in 2005.
On the soccer field, Bell was named the team’s most valuable player in 2003 and 2004 and was an all-SLIAC honorable mention performer at goalkeeper in 2004. She was a team captain in both soccer and basketball during her stint at Westminster.
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