Head Coach: Jeff Haines
Jeff Haines has propelled the Stockton men’s soccer program to great heights in his eight seasons as head coach. Haines has led the Ospreys to an NCAA championship, two NCAA Final Four appearances, four NJAC titles and five NCAA tournament berths. He boasts one of the best winning percentages in the country (.772), including a lofty 11-4-1 record in the NCAA tournament.

Haines also has led Stockton to ECAC Metro championships in 2000 and 2005. The Ospreys have won at least 17 games in six of his eight seasons at the helm, including an NCAA-record 25 victories in 2001. Haines achieved a personal milestone with his 100th career victory, a 4-0 win over Savannah Art & Design, on September 13, 2003.

In 1998, Haines succeeded Tim Lenahan as Stockton’s head coach after three seasons as his assistant and promptly led the Ospreys a school-record-tying 17 victories. The seeds of Stockton’s 2001 NCAA championship were sown in 1999 when Haines took a young squad on a dramatic Final Four run. The campaign also produced Haines’ first NJAC title and an upset of #2-ranked Williams in the NCAA quarterfinals. He was named NSCAA Metro Region Coach of the Year and NJAC Coach of the Year for his efforts.

Haines brought Stockton to the pinnacle of national success in 2001 as the Ospreys marched to the NCAA Division III championship and set an NCAA all-division record with 25 victories. They reeled off 20 consecutive wins and went unbeaten in their final 22 games that season. Stockton also won its second NJAC championship in three years en route to a 25-1-1 final mark. Haines was rewarded with NSCAA National Coach of the Year, NSCAA Metro Region Coach of the Year and NJAC Coach of the Year honors.

During the 2002 slate, Haines steered the Ospreys to their second straight NJAC title and third in four seasons. Stockton again earned an NCAA bid and finished the year with an 18-5 record. His fourth conference crown in six years came in 2004 when Haines guided a talented but inexperienced team to the NCAA quarterfinals and an 18-4-3 mark in a campaign that closely mirrored the 1999 season but fell one win short of a third Final Four appearance.

Haines is a native of Pitman, New Jersey and a member of the Pitman High School Sports Hall of Fame. He was four-year letter winner in soccer and 1990 graduate of Lock Haven University. Haines’ background also includes assistant coaching stints at Lock Haven, The College of New Jersey and Gloucester County College.

Phone: (609) 626-6005
Fax: (609) 626-5510
E-mail: hainesj@stockton.edu

Assistant Coaches:
Jeff Moore
Stockton alumnus Jeff Moore returns to his alma mater as an assistant coach in 2006. Moore was a 2001 NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-American and a four-time NJAC All-Conference selection. He also was a starter on Stockton’s 2001 NCAA championship team and he holds school records for assists in a season (19) and career (48). Moore played for the NY/NJ MetroStars of MLS in 2002 and also had a stint with the Philadelphia Kixx. Moore served as an assistant boys soccer coach at West Deptford High School last year.

Greg Ruttler
Greg Ruttler, a 2001 NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-American for Stockton, returns to the program as an assistant coach this year. Ruttler was a three-time NJAC All-Conference First Team honoree and the leading scorer on Stockton’s 2001 NCAA championship team. He stands second at Stockton in career points (125) and third all-time in goals (43) and assists (39). Ruttler was the head girls soccer coach at Paul VI High School in 2004 after serving as an assistant girls coach at Hammonton High School in 2003. He also has trained players for the Youth Soccer Alliance for the past three years.

Shawn McHugh
Shawn McHugh is back for his fifth season on the Stockton staff. He has helped coach the Ospreys to two NJAC titles and an appearance in the 2004 NCAA quarterfinals. McHugh was the head boys soccer coach at Buena Regional from 1998-2000 and led the Chiefs to their first three NJSIAA state tournament berths. An NSCAA All-Region First Team and NJAC All-Conference First Team player at Rowan University, he also has been the head soccer coach at A.P. Schalick and an assistant at Deptford and Delsea high schools.

Scott Adams
Scott Adams joins the coaching staff as a student assistant this season after concluding his outstanding playing career for the Ospreys last year. Adams was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-America Third Team and Metro Region First Team after leading Stockton with 31 points in 2005. He was a three-time NJAC All-Conference player who earned NJAC First Team honors twice. Adams ended his career fourth at Stockton in career points (100) and fifth in career goals (37).