Top Active College Coaches in NAIA, and Women’s Divisions
Editor’s Notes; Since the NAIA and Women’s programs are mostly at four year schools we have both list of coaches here. The next set of lists will be the last for 2017 and the California Junior Colleges and the National Junior Colleges in two separate lists. Again, if readers have corrections, information and insights please send this to us so we can be more comprehensive in our records.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ACTIVE NAIA Coaches – Top 15 with at least 40 wins
1. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon) 213
2. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley) 184
3. Franky James (Campbellsville) — 148
4. James Kiagen (McKendree College) 128
5. Caleb Schaeffer (Providence Univ./Great Falls) 123
6. Nick Mitchell (Grand View College) 105
7. Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.) 97 ** retired in 2016
8. Corey Ruff (Lindsey-Wilson) 71
9. Tyson Thivierge (Montana State Northern) 65
10. Lennie Zalesky (Calif. Baptist Univ.) – 55 – NAIA
11. Beau Vest (Dana-Midland) 55
12. Joe Baranik (St. Andrews) 44
13. Jake Stevenson (Morningside College) 43
14. Rik Dahl (Northwestern College) 42
15. Frank Romano (Notre Dame College) 40 moved to D-II in 2012
ACTIVE Women’s Coaches – Top 10 with 20 or more wins
1. Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.) 160 retired in 2016
2. Jason Moorman (King Univ.) 103
3. Sam Schmitz (McKendree Univ.) 51
4. Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist) 42 – incomplete
5. Tony DeAnda (Jamestown) 33
6. Aaron Meister (Wayland Baptist College) 33
7. Lee Miracle (Campbellsville) 31
8. Donnie Stephens (Univ. of the Cumberlands) 27
9. David Mathews (Life University) 22
10. Beau Vest (Midland Lutheran) 20 – incomplete
No comments yet.


Leave a comment