| Head coach Kurt Anderson |
| 21st Season in 2008-09 |
| Alma Mater: Agustana '72 |
| Overall Record: 187-135-20 (.581) |
| MIAC Record : 115-64-11 (.642) |
| E-mail: anderk@stolaf.edu |
| Phone: 507-786-3253 |
Kurt Anderson, entering his 21st season on the St. Olaf sidelines, has brought 12 winning seasons, three MIAC championships and three NCAA tournament berths in his tenure at St. Olaf.
Anderson led the Oles to its last title, a shared crown in 2004, has a .581 winning percentage in all games and a .642 winning percentage in MIAC games at St. Olaf. In 1999 Anderson helped guide the Oles to their best season in school history, a 17-2-1 record and an invitation to the NCAA tournament. The Oles were ranked in the National NSCAA top twenty poll all season and spent the majority of the fall ranked No. 3.
In 2001, Anderson took over as the women's head coach as well, leading the Ole women to the MIAC tournament in 2004. After compiling a 46-37-7 record in five seasons, he returned to leading the men's program only in 2006.
Anderson holds a national coaching license from the United States Soccer Federation and has earned a national diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). He has served as the NSCAA state representative and on the NCAA tournament selection committee.
Anderson is currently on the NSCAA college ranking committee. He volunteers his time in the spring and summer as a coach and clinician for the Northfield Soccer Association and is the current Soccer Director at the national FCA camp. A graduate of Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Anderson earned an M.S. in physical education from Drake University.
Anderson also serves as an assistant baseball coach.
The Oles Under Kurt Anderson
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season |
Overall |
Pct. |
MIAC |
Pct. |
MIAC Place |
1989 |
13-4-0 |
.765 |
7-3-0 |
.700 |
3rd |
1990 |
9-7-2 |
.556 |
7-2-1 |
.750 |
5th |
1991 |
13-4-1 |
.750 |
7-3-0 |
.700 |
4th |
1992 |
9-6-2 |
.588 |
7-2-1 |
.750 |
1st |
1993 |
12-4-2 |
.722 |
6-3-1 |
.650 |
3rd |
1994 |
10-7-1 |
.583 |
7-3-0 |
.700 |
3rd |
1995 |
7-9-2 |
.444 |
3-5-2 |
.400 |
6th |
1996 |
11-7-0 |
.611 |
7-3-0 |
.700 |
3rd |
1997 |
6-12-0 |
.333 |
3-7-0 |
.300 |
8th |
1998 |
15-3-0 |
.833 |
9-1-0 |
.900 |
1st |
1999 |
17-2-1 |
.875 |
9-1-0 |
.900 |
2nd |
2000 |
9-9-0 |
.500 |
7-3-0 |
.700 |
3rd |
2001 |
7-10-1 |
.417 |
5-4-1 |
.550 |
6th |
2002 |
8-8-2 |
.500 |
4-5-1 |
.450 |
6th |
| 2003 | 7-9-2 | .444 | 6-4-0 | .600 | 5th |
| 2004 | 11-7-1 | .605 | 8-1-1 | .850 | 1st |
| 2005 | 6-10-2 | .389 | 4-5-1 | .450 | 8th |
| 2006 | 6-10-2 | .389 | 3-5-2 | .400 | 8th |
| 2007 | 11-9-0 | .550 | 6-4-0 | .600 | 4th |
| Total | 187-135-20 | .581 | 115-64-11 | .642 | |
