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Top Division III ACTIVE Coaches

TDR Editor’s Notes; The following is an updated listing of active head coaches by wins while on the Division III level. Recently retired coaches are included to show recognitione to their coaching colleagues. We welcome input as we update the lists for other divisions and for All-Time coaches including all divisions. Contact us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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ACTIVE Coaches(D-III)– Top 50 with at least 90 wins  2026

  1. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)                             478   (14)
  2. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                              474   (9)
  3. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)                        421   (14)
  4. Bruce Haberli (New York University)                       381   (22)
  5. Dave Mitchell (Luther College)                                  347   (7)
  6. Tim Fader (Wis.-Eau Claire,Whitewater, LaCrosse) 345   (9)
  7. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                                 342   (13)
  8. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University)                       310   (7)
  9.  John Oostendorp (Coe College)                    298   (10)
  10. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College)                   294   (5)
  11. Bryan Brunk   (Messiah College)                   293   (14)
  12. Dave Malecek (Wisconsin-LaCrosse St.)        257   (14)
  13. Sebastian Amato (Trinity College)                  243   (8)
  14. Drew Black (Wesleyan Univ.)                         241   (5)
  15. Jon Egan (Roger Williams) –                            235   (14)
  16. Duane Ritter (SUNY Oneonta State)               231   (8)
  17. Johnny Johnson (Wisc.-Stevens Point)            229   (5)
  18. Eric Keller   (Wartburg College) –                    210  (13)
  19. Jamie Gibbs (Baldwin-Wallace) –                    194   (12)
  20. Mike Howard (SUNY-Oswego State)              193   (1)
  21. Jon McGovern (Dubuque University) –            193   (7)
  22. Joe Galente (College of New Jersey)               189   (17)
  23. Kevin Bratland (U.S. Coast Guard/North Central)  178  (9) 
  24. Craig Thurber (Thiel College) –                       177   (4)
  25. James Holder (Springfield College)                 172    (15)
  26. Eric Van Kley (Central College,) –                   171    (12)
  27. Steve Marianetti (Elmhurst College) –             163    (6)
  28. Brandon Bissette (Olivet College)                    160    (9)
  29. Scott Legacy (Vermont St.-Castleton)             149  (15)
  30. Jason Garriques (Centenary College)               147    (10)
  31. Greg Ilaria (U.S. Merchant Marine) –               146    (10)
  32. Al Russomano (Scranton Univ.)                       139    (11)
  33. Mark Harwald (John Carroll/Case West/Mt. Union)  135  (4)  
  34. Joe Favia (Stevens Institute of Tech.)              132    (9)
  35. Nathan Shearer (Washington & Lee)               128    (10)
  36. Eric Walker (Elizabethtown College)              125    (6)
  37. Duane Bastress (York College, Pa.)                 123    (7)
  38. Ryan Birt (Millikan College)                           123     (15)
  39. Nate Yetzer (Roanoke/Ferrum Colleges)         120    (15)
  40. Scott Honacker (Williams College)                 119     (10)
  41. Tim Fader (Wisc.-Eau Claire)                          115    (9)
  42. Bill Schindel (Adrian/Mount Union)               112     (3)
  43. Keith Norris (John Hopkins Univ.)                  111    (1)
  44. Blake Roulo  (Averett Univ.)                            108    (12)
  45. Mike DeRoehn (Lakeland /Wisc-Platteville, Oshkosh,) 107   (9) 
  46. Jim Moulsoff (Augsburg College)                    107   – III    (9)
  47. Tommy Prairie (SUNY-Courtland, Wash.&Jeff./Plymouth)  101 – III (4)
  48. Matt Morin (Southern Maine)                           101 – III   (6)
  49. Mike Sugarmeyer (Western New England)        97     (10)
  50. Kriss Ballaca (Alvernia Univ.)                            94     (17)

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