Mark Bell
Mark Bell
  • Title:
    Sports Ministry & Missions Coordinator / Head Men's Soccer Coach
  • Phone:
    617-745-3529
  • Email:
    mark.bell@enc.edu

Bio

About Coach Bell…

Years at ENC: 6 (2016-Present)
Alma Mater: Wheaton (lll.) / University of Illinois-Chicago
Playing Experience: Played four seasons of soccer at Wheaton (Ill.)
Record: 210-196-38 (overall), 30-58-5 at ENC

Coaching Experience Before ENC…

1998-2015 / Cornerstone University, Head Men’s Soccer Coach

1995-97 / UMass-Boston, Assistant Coach

1987-90 / North Park University, Assistant Coach


More About Coach Bell…

  • 15th head coach in program history.
  • Voted the NECC Coach of the Year in 2019.
  • Led ENC to the NECC Tournament semifinals in 2018.
  • In his first season at the helm, Bell guided the Lions to a 6-11-2 overall record and their first trip to the Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament since 2012.
  • During his 17-year spell as head men’s soccer coach at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Bell led the Golden Eagles to three Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) regular season titles and two WHAC Tournament Championships.
  • At Cornerstone, his program produced 30 all-conference players, 25 all-academic student-athletes, 21 Academic All-Americans, 13 NAIA All-America honorable mention selections and one NAIA All-Region Player of the Year.
  • A five-time WHAC Coach of the Year and two-time WHAC Champions of Character Coach of the Year.
  • Coached numerous players who went on to compete at the professional level, including one player drafted into the MLS by the Colorado Rapids.
  • At Cornerstone and Eastern Nazarene, Bell implemented “Night of Nets” which raised over $100,000 for the purchase of malaria prevention nets in Zambia.
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago after a four-year playing career at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
  • Holds NSCAA Advanced National Coaching License.
  • Originally from Hanover, Massachusetts.
  • Serves as a faculty member in the Sports Management department at ENC.
  • Married to Dr. Catherine Mueller-Bell and has two sons.