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
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