Brown University Men's Soccer

Chase Wileman was hired as the Friends of Brown Men’s Soccer Head Coaching Chair in 2022. Wileman, the program's seventh head coach, brings extensive NCAA Di...

Crawley joined the Brown staff in Fall 2022 and serves as the athletic trainer for the men's soccer program. A 2019 graduate of Merrimack College, Crawley ea...

David Hughes joined Brown as an operations coordinator in August 2025. Hughes came to Brown after spending the last three years on staff with the New England Revolution as their First Team Video Anaylst. During his tenure he filmed First Team and goalkeeper training, organized video clips for team and individual player presentations, created potential transfer target videos for the Director of Scouting and Player Personnel, and assisted coaching staff with opposition scouting analysis. Prior to his time with the Revolution, Hughes served as the Video Analyst and Assistant Goalkeeping Coach for the Hartford Athletic. There, he recorded training and live coded home games, assisted the First Team Assistant with analysis and opposition scouting presentations, and assisted in all coordination of goalkeeping operations. Hughes also spent a year and a half with the Scorpions SC, where he served as the head coach of the 2008 ECNL Regional Girls Team, and held an assistant goalkeeping coach and team administrator role within the United Women's Soccer League. Previously Hughes was the Director of Technical Analysis for Providence College women's soccer, and the assistant goalkeeping coach for Watertown High School boy's soccer. A native of Sharon, Mass., Hughes graduated from Marist in 2017 with degrees in Sports Communication and Marketing. He earned his MBA in International Business from Providence College in 2020.

Giana Cappelli first joined the Brown University Athletic Communications team in August 2023 as an intern, and has since become an Athletic Communications Officer in July 2024. During her time as an intern, Cappelli served as the primary contact for the sailing and tennis teams, as well as a secondary contact for football. She also assisted in coverage of men's and women's ice hockey. Prior to Brown, Giana spent a year interning with Girls Club as a Media Coordinator. There, she helped run the brand's social media pages, and assisted in creating graphics. She then moved into her role as the Media Director of LinkedIn, where she oversaw and worked closely with interns to create content for the brand. Cappelli is a Rhode Island native that graduated from La Salle Academy in 2020. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rhode Island in 2024, earning a Bachelor of Arts in sports media and communication with a minor in journalism.

Mark Waterman joined Brown as the Zisson Family Assistant Coaching Chair in 2024. Waterman came to College Hill after serving in assistant and associate head coaching roles at Tufts and Holy Cross, as well as a head coach at the club level. In his latest stop before Brown, Waterman served as the Associate Head Coach at Tufts University for four seasons from 2020-2023. While leading recruiting efforts on a national level, he helped lead the Jumbos to the 2021 NESCAC title, and three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight berth in 2021 and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2023. The four-year stretch was his second stint with Tufts after previously serving as an assistant coach during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. The 2016 season was especially significant for Waterman as he and his fellow coaches were selected as the NCAA DIII National Staff of the Year after Tufts won the Division III national title. Between his two stints at Tufts, Waterman spent two seasons on staff at Holy Cross, guiding the Crusaders to the Patriot League Tournament final in 2017. He also served as a head coach for the Boston Bolts from 2018-2023, piloting the ECNL squad to the 2019 US Club Soccer Massachusetts state championship title, a second-place finish in the ECNL Northeast Division and an ENPL Nationals qualification. As a collegiate student-athlete, Waterman was a three-time all-conference selection at Denison University in Ohio, and served as team captain during his senior season

Steven Tekesky joined Brown as an assistant coach in June 2024. He joined the Bears after a standout collegiate career at West Virginia University, as well a...