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 Head Coach Jamie Nash
Caldwell College '97
Eighth season
After starring on the field for
the Caldwell College men’s soccer team during its early years,
Jamie Nash has built the Cougars into one of the most successful
programs in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and the New
England Region as the team’s head coach. Under Nash, who begins his
eighth season, the Cougars have appeared regularly in the New
England Region rankings over the past three years while compiling a
record of 37-19-4 during that span. In 2005, the program earned its
first national ranking in the National Soccer Coaches Association of
America/adidas Coaches Poll.
“Having been a part of Caldwell soccer for over 10 years, both as a
player and a coach, it is exciting to see Caldwell College in the
regional and national rankings. It makes me proud to be an alum as
well as the coach,” Nash said. “I’m pleased with where the program
stands now, but I think there is still more room for improvement.
All the pieces are in place to continue our success and take the
program to the next level.”
Last season the Cougars finished 12-6-1 and advanced to the
semifinals of the CACC Tournament for the fourth straight season. In
2005, Nash led his team to a 12-5-1 record, including a program-best
7-1 mark in the CACC, and a final regional ranking of fourth while
making the CACC Tournament finals. The 2005 squad earned the
program’s first national ranking and was ranked among the top 10 in
the New England Region all season.
In 2004, Nash guided the Cougars to a record of 13-8-2 for the most
wins in the 14-year history of the program. His team appeared in the
New England Region rankings virtually all season, and finished the
year ranked seventh after taking second in the ECAC Tournament.
After three seasons of shaping the Cougars into the type of team he
envisioned when he took control of the program in 2000, Nash led
Caldwell into the finals of the CACC Tournament in 2003. And he did
this with a squad picked to finish 10th by the conference
coaches before the season. During the last three seasons the Cougars
are 34-21-8, a marked improvement from the previous two seasons
which saw the Cougars go a combined 6-29-1. Nash, who is 60-65-11 in
seven years at Caldwell, has brought in talented players such
all-Region selections Uke Dauti, Andrew Fraser, Asgeir Ofstad and
Bard Skjelstad.
 His
players also have succeeded in the classroom. This past spring,
Ofstad, Miguel Walker, Nicholas Harriott and Jan Marco Jiras earned
ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District honors, while Walker,
Harriott and Jiras were named Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars by
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Over the past three years,
a total of nine men’s soccer players have earned a spot on the CACC
All-Academic Team for maintaining a cumulative grade-point average
of 3.5 or higher.
A successful collegiate player himself, Nash wore the Scarlet, White
and Gold for four years before graduating in 1997 from the College.
Nash, who earned All-CACC honors while a member of the Cougars,
holds the school record for career assists with 36. Before coming to
Caldwell College, the native of Neptune, N.J., starred for St. Rose,
where he was named All-State his senior year.
Along with his duties with the men’s soccer program, Nash works in
the Department of Institutional Advancement at the College. He was
the Associate Director of Admissions at Caldwell for six years prior
to joining Institutional Advancement this past fall.
Coaching is a family affair for the Nashes, as all three of Jim and
Kathleen Nash’s sons have been successful in the profession. Brendan
Nash is the head men’s soccer coach at Bucknell University, while
Brian Nash coaches the boys’ junior varsity soccer team as well as
the highly-regarded girls’ basketball team at Marlboro (N.J.) High
School.
Nash and his wife Kari reside in Montclair, N.J.
Assistant Coach Jesse Corazza
Rowan University '96
First season
Jesse Corazza joins the Cougars as an assistant coach this
year, bringing over 15 years of soccer coaching and playing
experience to the staff. Corazza has been coaching youth travel
soccer throughout Essex County for the past 10 years while also
serving as the director of soccer operations at The Sports Academy
in Millburn, N.J. He is also the president and founder of Soccer for
Life, which utilizes soccer training as a tool to build character,
confidence and life skills among youth.
A member of the Olympic Development Program State Team as a youth
player and an all-Shore midfielder while at Manalapan High School,
Corazza attended Rowan University, where he was a three-year
starter. The Profs advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament all
four of Corazza’s seasons at Rowan, and recorded an undefeated
regular season during his senior year.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Corazza holds an Advanced National
Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and
a United States Soccer Federation ‘C’ License. He currently lives in
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