Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year

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NEC Men's Soccer
Coach of the Year
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Awarded forthe most outstanding men's soccer head coach in the Northeast Conference
CountryUnited States
First award1986;39 years ago (1986)
Currently held byJaymee Highcock
FDU

The Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year is an American soccer award given to head coaches in the Northeast Conference (NEC). The award is granted to the head coach voted to be the most successful that season by the league's coaches.

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The award was first given following the 1986 season, the sixth year of the conference's existence, to Bill Sento of Loyola (MD). [1] St. Francis Brooklyn and Monmouth, which is no longer a member of the NEC, are the programs that have been awarded the most, each with five.

Jaymee Highcock of Fairleigh Dickinson is the current title holder, [2] after having won the 10th. NEC tournament title for the University.

Winners

SeasonCoachSchoolConf.
rec.		Conf.
stan.		OverallPostseasonRef.
1986 Bill Sento Loyola (MD) 5-0-12nd17-1-4 [1]
1987 Bill Sento (2) Loyola (MD) 5-1-01st17-4-2 [1]
1988 Joe Donahue Monmouth 3-1-1T-2nd12-5-2 [1]
1989 Ben Stravato Fairleigh Dickinson 5-2-02nd17-4-0NEC Champion [1]
1990 Jim Deegan Mount St. Mary's 3-2-24th12-5-3NEC Semifinals [1]
1991 Sam Carrington St. Francis (NY) 6-1-01st14-4-2NEC Champions [1]
1992 John Kowalski Robert Morris 6-1-11st11-8-2NEC Semifinals [1]
1993 Bill Furjanic Saint Francis (PA) 4-3-15th7-10-1 [1]
1994 Mark Mettrick Mount St. Mary's 5-2-13rd11-6-2NEC Championship Game [1]
1995 John Kowalski (2) Robert Morris 8-0-01st14-4-0NEC Semifinals [1]
1996 Mark Mettrick (2) Mount St. Mary's 5-3-04th10-8-1NEC Semifinals [1]
1997 Sam Carrington (2) St. Francis (NY) 5-1-01st14-6-1NEC Semifinals [1]
1998 Sam Carrington (3) St. Francis (NY) 7-1-1T-1st15-6-1NEC Champions
NCAA Play-In		 [1]
1999 Pete Caringi UMBC 9-0-11st19-1-2NEC Champions
NCAA First Round		 [1]
2000 Seth Roland Fairleigh Dickinson 8-2-01st13-8-1NEC Champions
NCAA Play-In		 [1]
2001 Bill Denniston Robert Morris 8-2T-1st9-9-1NEC Semifinals [1]
2002 Pete Caringi (2) UMBC 8-1-1T-1st11-7-2NEC Semifinals [1]
2003 Shaun Green Central Connecticut 6-0-32nd11-3-4NEC Championship Game [1]
2004 B.J. Craig Saint Francis (PA) 6-2-1T-2nd10-6-3NEC Semifinals [1]
2005 Rob McCourt Monmouth 6-0-31st10-4-6NEC Championship Game [1]
2006 Rob McCourt (2) Monmouth 7-0-21st14-4-3NEC Champions
NCAA First Round		 [1]
2007 Rob McCourt (3) Monmouth 7-21st12-5-2NEC Semifinals [1]
2008 Rob Ryerson Mount St. Mary's 5-44th9-10-1NEC Championship Game [1]
2009 Rob McCourt (4) Monmouth 8-1-11st18-2-2NEC Champions
NCAA Second Round		 [1]
2010 Joe Barroso Sacred Heart 6-2-22nd11-6-2NEC Semifinals [1]
2011 Shaun Green (2) Central Connecticut 7-3-04th10-8-1NEC Semifinals [1]
2012 Eric Da Costa Quinnipiac 8-1-11st10-5-3NEC Semifinals [1]
2013 Shaun Green (3) Central Connecticut 6–1–01st9–9–1NEC Semifinals [1]
2014 Michael Casper Saint Francis (PA) 6–11st13–6–1NEC Championship Game [1]
2015 TJ Kostecky LIU Brooklyn 7–0–01st11–6–4NEC Champions
NCAA First Round		 [1]
2016 Tom Giovatto St. Francis Brooklyn 6–0–11st12–5–3NEC Champions [3]
2017 Tom Giovatto (2) St. Francis Brooklyn 6–0–11st13–4–1NEC Champions [4]
2018 TJ Kostecky LIU Brooklyn6–2–01st13–6–1NEC Champions [5]
2019 Tony MartoneMerrimack9–0–01st11–3–2– [n 1] [6]
2020 Tom Giovatto (3) St. Francis Brooklyn 5–1–11st7–2–1NEC Champions
NCAA Second Round		 [1]
2021Tom Giovatto (4) St. Francis Brooklyn 7–2–0T–1st12–5–4NEC Championship Game [1]
2022 Seth Roland (2) Fairleigh Dickinson 6–0–21st10–5–3NEC Championship
NCAA First Round		 [1]
2023Mads Kaiser Saint Francis (PA) 5–0–31st7–0–8NEC Semifinals
NCAA First Round		 [1]
2024Austin Solomon Mercyhurst 5–1–21st8–7–2– [n 1] [1]
2025Jaymee HighcockFairleigh Dickinson1st
Notes
  1. 1 2 Could not participate because of Division II reclassification.

Winners by school

key
SchoolTitlesWinning years
St. Francis Brooklyn 71991, 1997, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
Monmouth 51988, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Mount St. Mary's 41990, 1994, 1996, 2008
Saint Francis (PA) 41993, 2004, 2014, 2023
Fairleigh Dickinson
4
1989, 2000, 2022, 2025
Robert Morris 31992, 1995, 2001
Central Connecticut 32003, 2011, 2013
LIU 22015, 2018
Loyola (MD) 21986, 1987
UMBC 21999, 2002
Mercyhurst 12024
Merrimack 12019
Quinnipiac 12012
Sacred Heart 12010
Bryant 0—

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 "NEC men's soccer record book 1985–2024" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Six Knights Earn All-NEC Honors; Rabassa Guillamon and Highcock Receive Major Awards at fduknights.com. 12 Nov 2025
  3. ↑ "LIU Brooklyn's Simen Hestnes Named NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "LIU's Rasmus Hansen & SFBK's Faouzi Taieb Win NEC Men's Soccer Major Awards". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Saint Francis U's Mario Mastrangelo Named NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Merrimack Claims Two Major Honors, Saint Francis U's Lucas Rosa Voted NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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