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John Baillie

John Baillie

  • Title:
    Assistant Director of Athletics / Fitness Center Director / Title IX Athletics Representative
  • Phone:
    (414) 930-3280
  • Email:
    bailliej@mtmary.edu
  • Hometown:
    Withrow, Minn.
  • Alma Mater:
    Knox College, 2008 / Gonzaga University, 2016
  • Location:
    Bloechl Center - LCR

John Baillie was hired as Mount Mary University's Head Soccer Coach in February 2018 and became MMU Assistant Director of Athletics in January 2020. Baillie is responsible for all Athletics-related Title XI compliance, department-wide recruiting duties, and management of the campus Fitness Center located in the Bloechl Recreational Center. 

Baillie brings a wide array of skills and experience to MMU Athletics, from coaching to administration. Most recently, he served as a four-sport assistant coach at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., working with the tennis, men's basketball, and men's and women's soccer programs. Baillie specialized in goalkeeping with both Prairie Fire soccer programs, and was named Midwest Conference Tennis Coach of the Year in 2012.

At Mount Mary, Baillie also added Head Basketball Coach to his elaborate resume, leading the Blue Angel cagers for the 2019-20 season. 

In the local soccer sphere, Baillie has been active in the southern Wisconsin club scene serving as a staff coach with Waunakee Soccer Club prior to his Assistant Athletic Director status at MMU. He also worked with the Sun Prairie Soccer Club program, and coached soccer and tennis at Madison East High School for three seasons. 

The Withrow, Minn., native competed as a four-year Division III student-athlete for the Knox basketball program and also played club water polo. 

Why Mount Mary?

"I chose Mount Mary because I found a place that reflected my values as a soccer coach, a place that focuses on empowering student success and access to higher education. Mount Mary gives young women opportunities that they might not have otherwise had, and asks that they embrace those opportunities wholeheartedly. It was important to me that the expectations of both the department and the University reflected the high expectations I would put on my players."