Head Coach
Jim Stone
Office Phone: (218) 755-2773
E-mail: jstone@bemidjistate.edu
Sixth Year at Bemidji State


On July 23, 2002, Bemidji State University soccer took an integral step towards developing into a competitive program with the hiring of Jim Stone as the head women’s soccer coach. The BSU soccer program had never won more than the four victories Stone’s squad had in 2002 - his first season. In 2006, the Beavers recorded 10 wins and finished in a tie for second place in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

Before his arrival at BSU, Stone served as head girl’s varsity soccer coach at Spring Lake Park High School during Fall 2001. He also assisted with the Wings Soccer Club, a Premiere under-15 team in Minnesota hosting some of the top players in the state. Prior to Spring Lake Park and Wings SC, Stone was involved with the Fargo Shanley High School boys team (1998), Red River High School girls (1997), and Fargo North High School junior varsity (1997).

At the college ranks, Stone spent the 1999 and 2000 seasons as an assistant coach with both the men’s and women’s programs at Augsburg College.

Stone, a 1998 graduate of Concordia (Minn.) College, captained the Concordia men’s soccer team in 1997. He earned second-team all-MIAC honors in 1997 and helped lead Concordia to MIAC Championships in 1995 and 1996. In 1996, Stone and the Cobbers reached the round of 16 at the NCAA Division III national tournament.

The St. Paul, Minn., native, holds a Level I goalkeeper diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, which instructs coaches on the nuances of training the goaltender position. Stone also holds a National Diploma from the NSCAA and a National “C” License from the United States Soccer Federation, awarded for completing a USSF-controlled curriculum focusing on the development of individual technical skills and team systems that fit those individual skills. Most recently, Stone received his USSF National Youth License.

During his first five seasons at BSU, Stone's squad has set dozens of single season and career records for both individual and team. These records include most wins in a season (12) and most shutouts (7) in a season. Single season individual records include goals (17) and points (38) both set by forward Katie Meinhardt (Maple Grove, Minn.) in 2004.

Under Stone's guidance BSU has been well represented with postseason accolades. He has coached 17 All-NSIC selections and six NSCAA All-Region selections. Along with being named All-NSIC and NSCAA All-Region, former goalkeeper Kari Torgerson was also the program's first NSCAA All-America selection and NSIC Defensive Player of the year in 2005.

Graduate Assistant Coach
Chris Citowicki
Office Phone: (218) 755-4619
E-mail: ccitowicki@bemidjistate.edu
Second Year at Bemidji State

Graduate Assistant Coach
Joshua Sanderson
Office Phone: TBA
E-mail: jsanderson@bemidjistate.edu
First Year at Bemidji State