Jen Mead

Jennifer Kim Mead (born June 13, 1972) is an American former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper, making six appearances for the United States women's national team.

Mead played for the Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans soccer team in high school, where she was a league MVP and named to the All-New England and All-State selections.

[3] In college, she played for the Providence Friars from 1991 to 1993, having not participated in her freshman season as she was preoccupied with basketball, the main focus of her athletic scholarship to attend the school.

She helped the team win the 1993 Big East championship, where she was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament.

[11] She also worked as the head coach of the Newton North Tigers and Walpole Rebels high school girls' teams.

[15] Mead received a master's degree in exercise science from Springfield College, where she also taught and later earned a doctorate.