Jordan McKee - Field Hockey Coach - University of Delaware Athletics

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Jordan McKee

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Email:
jmckee@udel.edu

Jordan McKee is in his eighth season as a full-time coaching staff member with the Blue Hens, entering the 2023-24 academic year, and was elevated to associate head coach prior to the 2019-20 campaign. The Northern Ireland native was elevated to a full-time assistant in April 2016 after serving the previous two seasons as a volunteer assistant with the program.

In his role, McKee is responsible for the oversight of travel logistics, video analysis, equipment, and development of the program's defensive and midfield unit as well as the Attack Penalty Corner Unit preparation .

McKee has helped lead the Blue Hens as a persistent threat on the national stage, both on the field and in the classroom.

Delaware has garnered one National Championship (2016), nine Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Championships (2013-17; 2019-22) and six CAA regular season titles (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) while appearing in the CAA Tournament and reaching NFHCA National Academic Team status in each of his ten seasons. Delaware has also featured 27 All-Americans, 45 All-Region honorees, one CWSA Honda Sport Award selection, one CAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, six CAA Players of the Year, five CAA Rookies of the Year, 58 All-CAA performers, 22 CAA All-Rookie Team picks with 153 NFHCA National Academic Squad members and 26 NFHCA Division I Scholars of Distinction.

The Blue Hens captured their sixth conference regular season championship, and nine conference tournament championship in the last 10 seasons in 2022. Delaware finished the regular season winning six of its final nine games, including a 5-1 record in the CAA. The Blue Hens proceeded to defeat both Northeastern and Drexel 6-1 in the CAA Tournament at Delaware Stadium. The Blue Hens used this momentum to capture its second straight season with an NCAA Tournament victory, defeating Lehigh 4-0. Individually, the Blue Hens notched four spots on the All-CAA team, and two athletes on the CAA All-Rookie team. UD also landed four athletes on the NFHCA All-Region team. Julia Duffhuis led the way for the Blue Hens. She was named the Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season, she also made the All-CAA, and CAA Tournament teams, as well as a spot on the NFHCA All-Region team, and was a Second Team All-American. Ashlyn Carr named the CAA Tournament MVP.

Fall 2021 saw the Blue Hens win their third consecutive conference tournament in a row. After starting the season 2-6, the Blue Hens finished the season with an 8-2 record, including a 5-1 record in the CAA. This led to the two seed in the conference tournament. The Blue Hens proceeded to defeat third seed William & Mary and top seed James Madison 3-1 in the CAA tournament. The Blue Hens proceeded to defeat Fairfield 4-3 in OT in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Julia Duffhuis led a stacked Blue Hens squad where she was named to the All-CAA team, All-Region team, and All-EAC team, as well as Tournament MVP, and Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Duffuis, and Femke Strien were selected as All-American’s as well. As a team, the Blue Hens landed four players on the All-CAA team, and CAA Tournament team, as well as three athletes on the NFHCA All-Region team. UD led the conference in goals, assists, and points.

In the spring of 2021, the Blue Hens won their second conference tournament in a row after defeating James Madison in a thrilling 3-2 victory in OT. This led to a spot in the NCAA Tournament. UD finished the season 6-4 overall, and 3-2 in the CAA. Delaware led the CAA in goals, assists, points, and shots. Individually, the Hens boasted four athletes on the All-CAA team and CAA All-Tournament team, and two to the CAA All-Rookie team. Femke Strien was named the CAA’s tournament MVP, and Julia Duffhuis was named the Conferences Rookie of the Year. Additionally, Strien, Julia Duffhuis, Berber Bakermans, and Grace Hoepner were selected to the NFHCA All-Region team.

The Blue Hens regained their CAA Tournament title in 2019 to go along with their fourth consecutive year with an undefeated conference record (6-0) while going 16-4 overall. UD finished the year ranked in the Top 15 of eight NCAA statistical categories (scoring average, goals per game, goals against average, scoring margin, shutouts per game, winning percentage, assists per game, points per game). The Hens boasted the CAA Player of the Year (Femke Strien) for the fourth straight season while garnering eight All-CAA honorees, four All-Region selections and one First Team All-American (Strien).

During the 2018 campaign, Delaware compiled an overall record of 13-7 while going undefeated (6-0) in CAA play for the third straight year. The Hens led the conference in 12 statistical categories while ranking in the Top 20 of seven NCAA categories (scoring average, goals per game, scoring margin, assists per game, winning percentage, points per game, penalty corners per game).

In 2017, the Blue Hens collected their fifth straight CAA Tournament crown while finishing the year with a 15-5 overall record and going undefeated (5-0) for the second straight season. Delaware ranked in the Top 10 of nine NCAA statistical categories (scoring average, goals per game, goals against average, scoring margin, winning percentage, assists per game, points per game, save percentage, defensive saves) and 15 CAA categories while setting the school-record with 13 defensive saves.

During the 2016 slate, McKee helped guide Delaware to the program's first-ever NCAA Division I Championship title as the squad also posted a team-record and nation-best 23 victories and 90.2 winning percentage. He was crucial in the training of sophomore midfielder Greta Nauck, who took home the Honda Award for field hockey following the completion of the year, and junior forward Taylor Lister, who was named to the U.S. Field Hockey Developmental Squad during the summer of 2017. The Blue Hens posted an outstanding scoring margin of 100-39 while Nauck led the nation in points per game (3.04) and goals per game (1.32).

McKee joined head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof, fellow assistant coach Missy Arenz and volunteer assistant coach Jacki Coveleski in bringing home all of the 2016 coaching honors as the staff earned NFHCA Division I Coach of the Year, CAA Coach of the Year, ECAC Eastern Coach of the Year and NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year accolades.

Prior to joining the Delaware staff, McKee helped guide North Down Hockey Club in Comber, Northern Ireland, with the Women's First XI team finishing as runners-up in the 2014 Irish Hockey Trophy. He spent two years in Geneva, Switzerland with Servette Hockey Club as Head Coach of the Women's 1st XI team that collected indoor national champions titles and promotion to the Premier Division, and as an assistant coach for the Men's 1st XI squad, which was victorious at the European Champions Challenge in Lousada, Portugal in 2011.

A graduate of Queen's University Belfast, McKee earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and politics in 2009 while picking up a post graduate degree in sports development and coaching from the University of Ulster in 2014. McKee completed his USA Level 2 Coaching certification in 2016, and his FIH Level 3 badge in 2022.

McKee and his wife, Vicky, reside in Wilmington.