Richard Stockton head men’s soccer coach Jeff Haines earned his 150^th career coaching victory on September 25 as the Ospreys defeated Alvernia 3-0.  Haines is the winningest coach in Stockton men’s soccer history and he ranks 11^th among active Division III men’s soccer coaches with a .775 winning percentage.

Haines led Stockton to the NCAA Division III national championship in 2001.  The Ospreys also set an NCAA all-division men’s soccer record with 25 victories that season.  Under his direction, Stockton has made five NCAA tournament appearances in eight years, including a Final Four berth in 1999.  Haines also has coached the Ospreys to four NJAC championships (1999, 2001, 2004, 2004) and two ECAC Metro titles (2000, 2005). 

Haines was promoted to head coach at Stockton in 1998 after serving as three years as an assistant coach with the program. In 1999, his squad advanced to the NCAA Final Four after capturing the NJAC title. He was named NSCAA Metro Region Coach of the Year and NJAC Coach of the Year for his efforts.

Haines brought Stockton to the pinnacle of national success in 2001 as the Ospreys marched to the NCAA Division III championship and set an NCAA all-division record with 25 victories. They reeled off 20 consecutive wins and went unbeaten in their final 22 games that season. Stockton also won its second NJAC championship in three years en route to a 25-1-1 final mark. Haines was rewarded with NSCAA National Coach of the Year, NSCAA Metro Region Coach of the Year and NJAC Coach of the Year honors.

During the 2002 slate, Haines steered the Ospreys to their second straight NJAC title and third in four seasons. Stockton again earned an NCAA bid and finished the year with an 18-5 record. His fourth conference crown in six years came in 2004 when Haines guided a talented but inexperienced team to the NCAA quarterfinals and an 18-4-3 mark in a campaign that closely mirrored the 1999 season but fell one win short of a third Final Four appearance.

Haines is a native of Pitman, New Jersey and a member of the Pitman High School Sports Hall of Fame. He was four-year letter winner in soccer and 1990 graduate of Lock Haven University. Haines’ background also includes assistant coaching stints at Lock Haven, The College of New Jersey, and Gloucester County College.