With NJCU’s 2-1 men’s soccer victory over TCNJ on October 15, Gothic Knight head men's soccer coach Kevin East earned his 100^th career victory in only his eighth season at the helm of the NJCU program. With 305 wins in program history, nearly one-third have occurred during his tenure.

East became the all-time winningest men’s soccer coach at NJCU in just the 118^th game of his career on October 10,2003 when he registered his 69^th win as head coach. He entered the 2005 season with a record of 83-59-8. His .586 winning percentage is the best of any men’s soccer coach in school history with at least 50 games experience.

East originally inherited a program that had endured eight straight losing seasons and three consecutive winless campaigns in NJAC play. He immediately guided a 1998 squad comprised primarily of freshmen and sophomores to a 10-7-1 record. Between 1999 and 2001, NJCU reached the NJAC Tournament in three consecutive years, earning NJAC berths with a higher finish in the league each year of competition.

The 2000, East was tabbed NJAC Coach of the Year in only his third season as a head coach at the college level, as he directed the team to a then-record-breaking season of 13-7-2. In 2001, the Knights established a school record for wins in a season with a 17-7 mark. For the first time in school history, the Knights advanced to the NJAC and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship games before falling in each final. NJCU earned the No. 1 seed in the ECAC’s.
 

In 2003, the Gothic Knights qualified for both the NJAC and ECAC Tournaments, marking the fifth straight season NJCU saw action in either the NJAC or ECAC post-seasons. In 2004, NJCU captured the championship of the ECAC Tournament and finished the season with an overall record of 17-7 after competing as an Independent.

In January 2003, East finished all requirements for the National “A” Coaching License from the United States Soccer Federation. The "A" license course is the highest level coaching course in the country.
 

Outside of NJCU, East is active in coaching circles on the national and state level. He is currently a representative on the NSCAA National Rating Board. East was the head coach of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) U-19 New Jersey state team during the spring of 2002. He is a former vice president of the College Soccer Association of New Jersey (CSANJ).

A 1993 graduate of Kean University with a B.A. in Political Science/Criminal Justice, East came to NJCU after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater for four seasons (1993-98).