Head Coach: Jeff Haines
Jeff Haines remains one of the most prolific coaches in the nation as he enters his 14th season at Stockton. Haines reached a milestone last year by earning his 200th career victory with a 2-1 win over Roanoke on September 11, 2010. He is one of just 13 active coaches with at least 200 wins and a .725 winning percentage. Haines has propelled Stockton to its greatest heights, leading the Ospreys to an NCAA championship, two NCAA Final Fours, four NJAC titles, seven NCAA Tournament berths and two ECAC Metro championships.

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. Stockton also won its second NJAC title 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.

Earlier, Haines began his head coaching career by succeeding his mentor Tim Lenahan as Stockton’s head coach in 1998 after three seasons as an assistant with the program. He promptly led the Ospreys a school-record-tying 17 victories in his first season. 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 produced Haines’ first NJAC title and an upset of #2 Williams in the NCAA quarterfinals. He was named NSCAA Metro Region Coach of the Year and NJAC Coach of the Year for his efforts.

In 2002, Haines steered the defending NCAA champs to their second straight NJAC title and third in four seasons. Stockton again earned an NCAA bid and finished the year at 18-5. Haines achieved a milestone with his 100th victory, a 4-0 win over Savannah Art & Design on September 13, 2003. He led Stockton to its fourth NJAC crown in six years a season later in 2004 when he guided a talented but inexperienced team to the NCAA quarterfinals and an 18-4-3 mark.

In 2008, Haines coached Stockton to its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2004, a second-place finish in the NJAC and a 16-6-1 record. He brought the Ospreys back to the NCAA Tournament last season after a one-year absence as Stockton earned an at-large bid and went 14-6-2, including an upset victory over #1 Swarthmore.

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

Phone: (609) 626-6005
Email: hainesj@stockton.edu

Assistant Coaches:
Jeff Moore
Stockton men’s soccer alumnus Jeff Moore is in his sixth season as an assistant coach for the Ospreys. 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) as well as ranking 10th all-time in points (86). 

Moore was drafted 66th overall in the 2002 MLS Superdraft and played for the NY/NJ MetroStars. He also played professionally indoors for the Philadelphia Kixx. Prior to joining the Stockton staff, Moore served as assistant boys soccer coach at West Deptford High School in 2005.

Greg Ruttler
Greg Ruttler, a 2001 NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-American for Stockton, returns for his sixth season as an assistant coach at his alma mater. 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), third all-time in assists (39) and fourth in goals (43). He also is tied atop Stockton’s all-time games played list (97).

Before he joined the Stockton coaching staff, Ruttler served as an assistant girls soccer coach at Hammonton High School in 2003 and then was the head girls soccer coach at Paul VI High School in 2004.