Coach Joly enters his third year as the Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at MBU. Prior to taking over the MBU program in its first year, Coach Joly coached at the high school level, beginning at DeSmet Jesuit High School, followed by Rockbridge High School in Columbia, MO. After graduating with a Bachelor Degree in Psychology from University of Missouri he returned to St. Louis and to his alma mater to coach another year.
A 2002 graduate of DeSmet High School, Mike won two state championships at the
varsity level. Upon graduating, Coach Blodgett earned playing time at Lindenwood University
and later at the University
of Missouri. Coach
Blodgett also has been the Head JV coach at Lindbergh High School
as well as the Assistant Varsity Coach.
After graduating from the University of Missouri, he was an Assistant Coach for the 2007 State Lacrosse Champion Rockhurst Jesuit, while at the same time coaching the Freshman Hawklets at Rockhurst to an undefeated season.
Coach Blodgett is in his second season at Missouri Baptist as the Defensive Coordinator.
This is coach James Dicken's first year on the Missouri Baptist coaching staff. Originally from McHenry, IL he will be working primarily with the goalies and offense this season. He's looking forward to helping the Spartan's reach Nationals for the first time in school history, while earning his Master's in Sports Management. He brings an impressive lacrosse background to the table, with coaching experiences at many levels.
A 2008 graduate of Augustana College, coach Dicken was primarily an attackman for the Augustana Men's Lacrosse Team. The Vikings won the GRLC Division 2 Conference Tournament in 2006, went to Nationals, and finished the season ranked #7 in the country.
Since graduation, Dicken has coached elite junior high players with the Northwest Suburban Knights, been head boys lacrosse coach at McHenry High School, and has worked with the best professional players in the world while employed by True Lacrosse.
"I very much look forward to working with the team, Coach Joly, and the rest of the coaching staff at MBU. I have very high aspirations for this squad, and would not have accepted this position if I did not believe we could compete with the best teams in the country. My hope is that my past experiences as a player and coach will be helpful along our journey to conference champions and the national tournament this season."
