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Kurt Anderson spent 30 seasons as the head men’s soccer coach at St. Olaf from 1989-2018, before retiring this past January with a career record of 301-212-41 (.580).
His teams went 168-106-26 (.603) in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), winning six MIAC Championships (1992, 1998, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015), appearing in six NCAA Tournaments (1992, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2015) and earning two MIAC Playoff titles (2011, 2015).
Anderson was named the MIAC Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year four times (1996, 1998, 2011, 2014) and led the Oles to their first-ever “Sweet 16” appearance in 2015.
On Oct. 18, 2018, Anderson became the 19th active NCAA Division III men’s soccer coach at the time to win 300 games after St. Olaf blanked Bethany Lutheran, 4-0, on the road.
The Oles posted a winning record in 21 of Anderson’s 30 seasons, while finishing in the top four in the MIAC standings 19 times.
Anderson also led the St. Olaf women’s soccer program for five seasons from 2001-05, posting a record of 46-37-7 (.550), giving him 347 wins at St. Olaf and 408 for his career as an NCAA Division III head coach.
He also was an assistant coach for the Ole baseball team from 1991-2017, helping St. Olaf to 638 victories, five MIAC Championships and eight NCAA Tournament appearances.
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