Frank Hauser - Head
Coach (Offensive Coordinator and QBs)
(860) 685-2908 - fhauser@wesleyan.edu
A 1979 graduate of Wesleyan after
playing linebacker under Bill Macdermott and wrestling for the
Cardinals over his four years, Frank Hauser heads into his 17th
year as the Cardinals' head coach, sporting a 64-64 career mark.
Joining the Wesleyan staff in 1986 as an assistant coach, Frank,
who assumed head coaching reins in 1992, will be on the offensive
side for a 13th year, handling coordinator duties as well as QBs,
after spending his first 10 seasons at Wesleyan (1986-1995) as the
defensive coordinator. He handled specific duties with both the
secondary and inside linebackers on defense during his initial 10
years. Appointed to the faculty in 1987, Frank holds the rank of
adjunct professor at Wesleyan.|
Before taking the position at Wesleyan, Frank, who also
holds an M.A. and sixth-year certificate in math from Wesleyan,
taught in the Middletown school district for six years along with
one year at Glastonbury. He was the head football coach at
Glastonbury High School for five seasons, guiding the Tomahawks to
the Conn. Class LL state title in 1984. Frank was named
Connecticut Coach of the Year by three organizations after that
success. In 1985, his squad again made the state finals but lost
in overtime. Frank also was an assistant basketball coach at
Middletown for seven seasons.
An assistant men's basketball coach at Wesleyan from
1988-92, Frank has consistently been active in summer football
camps, both in Connecticut and his native state of Rhode Island,
since the early 1990s.
A 1996 graduate of Middlebury College and a veteran college
assistant coach in both football and baseball for more than 10
years, Doug Mandigo joined the Wesleyan staff for the first time as
a full-time coach in 2006. He also served as an assistant baseball
coach for the Cardinals during the 2007 campaign. An assistant coach
in football, baseball and women's ice hockey at his alma mater the
year following his graduation, Doug moved on to St. Anselm College
where he served as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach in
football during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. The 1999 and 2000 seasons
found Doug serving as a graduate assistant in football at Boston
College while earning his M.Ed. degree in 2001. He returned to
Middlebury for the 2001 season, hired as an assistant professor in
physical education while serving as defensive coordinator and
secondary coach in football and assistant baseball coach through the
spring of 2004. He then moved out west and served as assistant
baseball coach at Ohlone College in 2005 and as head football coach
at Piedmont (Calif.) High School during the fall of 2005, receiving
conference coach of the year honors. As an undergraduate at
Middlebury, Doug was a rare three-sport athlete, lettering in
football, ice hockey and baseball, and served as a team captain in
the latter activity his senior year.
Keith Hellstern-
Assistant Coach (Defensive Line & Special Teams)
(860) 685-3012 - khellstern@wesleyan.edu
Coming aboard as a full-time coach in Wesleyan's athletic department
in 2006, Keith Hellstern returned to his alma mater after an
eight-year hiatus. A 1998 Wesleyan graduate and four-time football
letterwinner, Keith was the team's starting center in 1996 and 1997.
He moved on to coach and teach at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville,
Conn. for a year before taking his first collegiate coaching
assignment as a football assistant at Amherst College in 1999. There
for three seasons while also working toward his M.S. in sport
management at UMass which he received in 2003, Keith joined the
Columbia football staff for the 2002 campaign before becoming
director of athletics at the Dwight School in New York in 2003. Most
recently prior to his return to Wesleyan, Keith was fitness center
coordinator, a physical education teacher and an assistant coach in
football, wrestling and track at Poly Prep Country Day School in
Brooklyn.
A 2006 graduate of Wesleyan who also received his Master of Arts in
Liberal Studies (MALS) from Wesleyan in 2008, Shem Johnston-Bloom
was an immediate starter on the defensive line for the Cardinals as
a freshman in 2002 and handled that role for all 32 games during his
four seasons. A two-time second-team all-NESCAC pick (2004 and 2005)
and a two-year team captain, Shem will be in his third season as a
college assistant coach but was elevated from part-time to full-time
status in 2008. During his playing days at Wesleyan, Shem amassed
177 total tackles which included 15 sacks. He also forced two
fumbles and batted down a pass. As a senior, Shem joined the
lacrosse team for the first time as a faceoff specialist and serves
as an assistant coach in that sport at Wesleyan as well, working
with the midfielders.
Now in his 19th season at Wesleyan, Hugh Villacis has been
the offensive line coach for 13 seasons after switching from the
defensive
side in 1996. In 2002, Hugh received a national assistant coach
of the year award from AFLIAC. Earning his degree at Western
Conn. State U. in 1989, where he started on the defensive line,
Hugh had been an assistant football coach at Torrington, Platt
(Meriden) and Bristol Central High Schools in Connecticut before
Wesleyan. Hugh is employed by the Middletown school system.
A four-year starter in the offensive backfield for Wesleyan, Phil
Banks turned his football attention to the coaching side as an
intern in 2007. He is now in his second season as an assistant
coach. Tying for second all-time in Wesleyan football history with
21 rushing TDs over his four seasons, Phil picked up 1,169 rushing
yards on 386 carries. Also a receiving threat, he hauled in 45
passes for 285 yards. A team tri-captain in 2006, Phil was named
Wesleyan's offensive player of the year. Phil also served as the
men's basketball scorekeeper throughout his time at Wesleyan.
Jeremy Gaucher- Assistant
Coach (Wide Receivers)
Receiving his degree from Worcester St. College in 2006, Jeremy
Gaucher joined the Cardinal part-time staff in 2007. With five years
of camp coaching experience at the Burrillville (R.I.) All Division
Football Camp, working with wide receivers, Jeremy began his college
coaching career at Wesleyan. A tremendous football talent in both
college and high school, Jeremy has first-team all-ECAC New England
Div. III, first-team all-Worcester, first-team all-MASCAC and
honorable-mention All-America honors to his credit as a college wide
receiver. He currently ranks third all-time at Worcester St. with
143 catches, good for 2,092 yards and 17 TDs. At Burrillville High
School, Jeremy was the recipient of all-state recognition in both
football and ice hockey, all-division laurels in football, ice
hockey and baseball, and was the School Boy Athlete of the Year as
named by the Woonsocket Call in 2000.
Ed Allen -
Assistant Coach (Defensive Backs)
The second Middlebury graduate among the coaching staff, Ed Allen is
one of two new faces for 2008. Playing in the defensive backfield
for the Panthers and serving as a team captain as a senior in 2005,
Ed received his economics degree in 2006. He also was an academic
all-NESCAC selection in football. Upon graduation, Ed went to work
for Bases, a service of the Nielsen Company, based in Westport,
Conn. He began as a research analyst but has since been promoted to
senior research analyst. He will be in his first season as a
collegiate football coach.
Craig Richardson - Assistant
Coach (Tight Ends)
The other newcomer to Wesleyan's football coaching ranks in 2008,
Craig Richardson is a 1998 graduate of the University of Maryland
where he played football and earned his degree in criminal justice.
He went on to earn his M.Ed. degree from Fordham in 2005. A
long-time secondary school educator in New York City, Craig most
recently was head dean of discipline and a history teacher at Acorn
High School for Social Justice, holding that position the last four
years. He also was an assistant football coach at Abraham Lincoln
High School (2005-07) and Erasmus Hall High School (2001-04) over
the last seven years. Craig's older brother Chris was a starting
running back and football team captain at Wesleyan before graduating
in 1993.
A 1996 graduate of Middlebury College and a veteran college
assistant coach in both football and baseball for more than 10
years, Doug Mandigo joined the Wesleyan staff for the first time as
a full-time coach in 2006. He also served as an assistant baseball
coach for the Cardinals during the 2007 campaign. An assistant coach
in football, baseball and women's ice hockey at his alma mater the
year following his graduation, Doug moved on to St. Anselm College
where he served as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach in
football during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. The 1999 and 2000 seasons
found Doug serving as a graduate assistant in football at Boston
College while earning his M.Ed. degree in 2001. He returned to
Middlebury for the 2001 season, hired as an assistant professor in
physical education while serving as defensive coordinator and
secondary coach in football and assistant baseball coach through the
spring of 2004. He then moved out west and served as assistant
baseball coach at Ohlone College in 2005 and as head football coach
at Piedmont (Calif.) High School during the fall of 2005, receiving
conference coach of the year honors. As an undergraduate at
Middlebury, Doug was a rare three-sport athlete, lettering in
football, ice hockey and baseball, and served as a team captain in
the latter activity his senior year.
Coming aboard as a full-time coach in Wesleyan's athletic department
in 2006, Keith Hellstern returned to his alma mater after an
eight-year hiatus. A 1998 Wesleyan graduate and four-time football
letterwinner, Keith was the team's starting center in 1996 and 1997.
He moved on to coach and teach at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville,
Conn. for a year before taking his first collegiate coaching
assignment as a football assistant at Amherst College in 1999. There
for three seasons while also working toward his M.S. in sport
management at UMass which he received in 2003, Keith joined the
Columbia football staff for the 2002 campaign before becoming
director of athletics at the Dwight School in New York in 2003. Most
recently prior to his return to Wesleyan, Keith was fitness center
coordinator, a physical education teacher and an assistant coach in
football, wrestling and track at Poly Prep Country Day School in
Brooklyn.
A 2006 graduate of Wesleyan who also received his Master of Arts in
Liberal Studies (MALS) from Wesleyan in 2008, Shem Johnston-Bloom
was an immediate starter on the defensive line for the Cardinals as
a freshman in 2002 and handled that role for all 32 games during his
four seasons. A two-time second-team all-NESCAC pick (2004 and 2005)
and a two-year team captain, Shem will be in his third season as a
college assistant coach but was elevated from part-time to full-time
status in 2008. During his playing days at Wesleyan, Shem amassed
177 total tackles which included 15 sacks. He also forced two
fumbles and batted down a pass. As a senior, Shem joined the
lacrosse team for the first time as a faceoff specialist and serves
as an assistant coach in that sport at Wesleyan as well, working
with the midfielders.
A four-year starter in the offensive backfield for Wesleyan, Phil
Banks turned his football attention to the coaching side as an
intern in 2007. He is now in his second season as an assistant
coach. Tying for second all-time in Wesleyan football history with
21 rushing TDs over his four seasons, Phil picked up 1,169 rushing
yards on 386 carries. Also a receiving threat, he hauled in 45
passes for 285 yards. A team tri-captain in 2006, Phil was named
Wesleyan's offensive player of the year. Phil also served as the
men's basketball scorekeeper throughout his time at Wesleyan.
Receiving his degree from Worcester St. College in 2006, Jeremy
Gaucher joined the Cardinal part-time staff in 2007. With five years
of camp coaching experience at the Burrillville (R.I.) All Division
Football Camp, working with wide receivers, Jeremy began his college
coaching career at Wesleyan. A tremendous football talent in both
college and high school, Jeremy has first-team all-ECAC New England
Div. III, first-team all-Worcester, first-team all-MASCAC and
honorable-mention All-America honors to his credit as a college wide
receiver. He currently ranks third all-time at Worcester St. with
143 catches, good for 2,092 yards and 17 TDs. At Burrillville High
School, Jeremy was the recipient of all-state recognition in both
football and ice hockey, all-division laurels in football, ice
hockey and baseball, and was the School Boy Athlete of the Year as
named by the Woonsocket Call in 2000.
The second Middlebury graduate among the coaching staff, Ed Allen is
one of two new faces for 2008. Playing in the defensive backfield
for the Panthers and serving as a team captain as a senior in 2005,
Ed received his economics degree in 2006. He also was an academic
all-NESCAC selection in football. Upon graduation, Ed went to work
for Bases, a service of the Nielsen Company, based in Westport,
Conn. He began as a research analyst but has since been promoted to
senior research analyst. He will be in his first season as a
collegiate football coach.
The other newcomer to Wesleyan's football coaching ranks in 2008,
Craig Richardson is a 1998 graduate of the University of Maryland
where he played football and earned his degree in criminal justice.
He went on to earn his M.Ed. degree from Fordham in 2005. A
long-time secondary school educator in New York City, Craig most
recently was head dean of discipline and a history teacher at Acorn
High School for Social Justice, holding that position the last four
years. He also was an assistant football coach at Abraham Lincoln
High School (2005-07) and Erasmus Hall High School (2001-04) over
the last seven years. Craig's older brother Chris was a starting
running back and football team captain at Wesleyan before graduating
in 1993.