John Hedlund

Biography

Last updated April 30, 2025 Hedlund's Records (through 2024 season): Career (30 years): 400-158-51 At UNT (30 years): 400-158-51 John Hedlund Year-By-Year Record John Hedlund, the winningest coach of any sport in North Texas Athletics history, completed his 30th season as the head coach of the Mean Green women's soccer team and his 34th season overall at UNT following the 2024 year. Hedlund started the North Texas women's soccer program in 1995 after previously serving as an assistant coach for the UNT men's soccer team. In his 30 full seasons as the women's soccer head coach, Hedlund has won 16 conference championships and has never had a losing season. He owns a 400-158-51 (.700) career record. He enters the 2025 season ranked 10th among active DI head coaches in career wins and 21st all-time. Hedlund is the only active DI head coach to never have a losing season while being at just one university for at least 20 seasons. Hedlund's 30 seasons at UNT makes him the 5th longest active tenured women's soccer head coach in the nation. What has been a winning tradition program for decades, Hedlund built an even greater dynasty while in Conference USA (2013-22). In the ten seasons the Mean Green were in CUSA, they won eight league trophies. That remains more than any active or past CUSA women's soccer program in the league's history. UNT won the league regular season and/or tournament championship in each season from 2014-2019. Hedlund built the program from the absolute beginning

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