Bemidji State University Women's Soccer

Stone's 2004 team assembled the program's first double digit win total, with and overall record of 11-12-0, and made a run to the NSIC Tournament semifinals in the Beavers' first appearance in the postseason event. BSU's 12-4-7 record in 2005 left the team above the .500 mark for the first time and since, has assembled a string of nine consecutive seasons at .500 or above and an overall record of 107-67-22 (.602). Stone has the highest win percentage of any head coach in BSU history (.545), along with the most wins (127). He is the only coach in BSU soccer history with a record higher than .500 in conference play (.555).   Under Stones guidance BSU has garnered 46 All-NSIC selections, including first-team pick and Ashlee Ellefsen, and 19 student-athletes have been selected for all-region honors. In addition, Stone's program has produced two All-Americans. BSU garnered its first-ever All-American in 2005 when the NSCAA recognized goalkeeper Kari Torgerson, while Ellefsen became its second in 2008 when she earned All-American Honorable Mention honors from Daktronics. Stone's teams have also excelled in the classroom, several times being recognized with the NSCAA College Team Academic Award, while individually, his student-athletes earned multiple CoSIDA Academic All-District honors including: Brianna Duff, Erin Foss, Megan Wallner, Alysha Domiano, Tiffany VanHaaften, and Cristina Egnell, who was also named CoSIDA Academic All-America in 2005. Before his arrival at BSU, Stone served as head girls varsity soccer coach at Spring Lake Park High School during fall 2001. He also coached in the Wings Soccer Club, which is now the Minnesota Thunder Academy. In the college ranks, Stone spent the 1999 and 2000 seasons as an assistant coach with both the mens and womens programs at Augsburg College. Stone has also been involved with the Fargo Shanley High School boys team (1998), Red River High School girls team (1997), and Fargo North High School junior varsity squad (1997). Stone, a 1998 graduate of Concordia (Minn.) College, captained the Concordia mens soccer team in 1997. He earned Honorable Mention 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. Additionally, Stone holds an Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, a National B License and a national youth license from United States Soccer Federation. Stone also holds a Level I goalkeeper diploma from the NSCAA, that instructs coaches on the nuances of training the goalkeeper position. Stone has also invested in the development of the youth soccer program in Bemidji, coaching for the past seven years and serving as one of the program's Directors of Coaching. The St. Paul, Minn. native resides in Bemidji with his wife Heather. They have two daughters, Alyse and Miah, and one son Isaac.