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Tari St. John, who spent two seasons on the Butler sidelines as an assistant coach, enters her second season at the helm after returning to Butler as the fourth head coach in the history of the women's soccer program in April of 2006. Prior to returning to Indianapolis, St. John most recently served as an assistant coach at Purdue after spending the 2004 and 2005 seasons on the Butler staff. Under St. John's tutelage, five Bulldogs earned postseason Horizon League accolades following the 2005 campaign. Meredith Buemi and Ashley Twehues were named to the league's first team, while Kate Lord and Angie Muir were tabbed to its second team. Muir and Jenny Southard were selected to the all-newcomer team. During the 2004 season, Julie Backscheider, Buemi and Lord earned All-Horizon League first-team honors, while Molly Callon posted All-Newcomer team accolades. St. John brings NCAA Tournament experience and a resume as a four-year starter at Purdue. She was honored as an adidas Scholar All-American following the 2002 season, helping the Boilermakers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance. In addition to being a two-year captain, St. John also earned Academic All-Big Ten and Academic All-Region honors. In her first two seasons at Purdue, St. John started all 37 of the team's matches and earned Offensive MVP honors at the inaugural Boilermaker Challenge Cup. A torn ACL cut short her 2000 season and she took a medical redshirt during the 2001 campaign. Helping to control the midfield for the Boilermakers, St. John finished her Purdue career with nine goals and nine assists. She appeared in 73 matches during her career, getting the starting nod on 71 occasions. Originally from Brookfield, Wis., St. John was a member of eight Wisconsin club and two high school championship teams, earning first-team All-State honors three consecutive seasons. She has also played internationally with the Varsity Club in Christchurch, New Zealand. St. John currently holds a "C" license from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and received her National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) during the summer of 2005. St. John graduated from Purdue in 2003 with a degree in management. |
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