Coaching Records Frank Kohlenstein (128-45-11 • .726) • Coach from 1980-88 • Four appearances in the NAIA National Tournament • Member of the USC Upstate Athletics Hall of Fame
David Linenberger (21-15-1 • .581)
• Coach from 1989-90 • Coached the final year of NAIA membership and the transition year to NCAA Division II
Rob Russo (67-11-5 • .837)
• Coach from 1991-94 • Coached the first NCAA teams at Upstate • Led the team to four straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances
Greg Hooks (185-58-18 • .743)
• Coach from 1995-present • Six appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament, including two title game appearances • Member of the USC Upstate Athletics Hall of Fame
Coaching Records By Victories Coach Wins Greg Hooks 185 Frank Kohlenstien 128 Rob Russo 68 David Linenberger 21 By Percentage Coach Pct. Rob Russo .837 Greg Hooks .743 Frank Kohlenstein .726 David Linenberger .581 By Postseason Appearances Coach PS-App Greg Hooks 6 Frank Kohlenstein 4 Rob Russo 4 David Linenberger 0
Years 14 • 1995-present 9 • 1980-88 4 • 1991-94 2 • 1989-90 Years 4 • 1991-94 14 • 1995-present 9 • 1980-88 2 • 1989-90 Years 14 • 1995-present 9 • 1980-88 4 • 1991-94 2 • 1989-90
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Overall Conference Goals Goals Year........... Coach....................................Record............. Record................For..........Against........ Note NAIA 1980.......... Frank Kohlenstein...................11-6-1...................---......................60............... 24............. First year of varsity men’s soccer at Upstate 1981.......... Frank Kohlenstein...................14-6-0................3-2-0*...................68............... 28............. First year of NAIA District Six competition 1982.......... Frank Kohlenstein....................9-6-2.................3-1-1*...................28............... 17............. NAIA District Six Tournament semifinal appearance 1983.......... Frank Kohlenstein...................21-1-1................6-0-0*...................65............... 17............. First appearance in NAIA National Tournament; 3rd Place 1984.......... Frank Kohlenstein...................16-3-3................7-0-1*...................64............... 13............. Appearance in NAIA National Tournament; 3rd Place 1985.......... Frank Kohlenstein...................15-5-0................5-0-0*...................54............... 25............. Appearance in NAIA National Tournament; 3rd Place 1986.......... Frank Kohlenstein...................13-6-2................6-0-0*...................40............... 18............. NAIA District Six Tournament semifinal appearance 1987.......... Frank Kohlenstein...................11-8-0................5-1-0*...................46............... 33............. First regular season NAIA District Six loss in five seasons 1988.......... Frank Kohlenstein...................18-4-2................4-0-0*...................67............... 24............. Final NAIA Tournament appearance 1989.......... David Linenberger...................12-7-0................1-0-0*...................49............... 25............. Last year of NAIA competition 1990.......... David Linenberger....................9-8-1....................---......................39............... 34............. Transition year from NAIA to NCAA Division II membership Totals......................................................149-60-12............ 40-4-2.................580............. 258 (.701).................(.891) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NCAA Division II 1991.......... Rob Russo..............................17-3-1................ 4-1-0...................61................11............. First appearance in NCAA Division II Tournament; First Round 1992.......... Rob Russo..............................16-2-2................ 5-0-0...................67............... 15............. First Peach Belt Conference regular season championship 1993.......... Rob Russo..............................17-4-1................ 4-1-0...................67............... 21............. Quarterfinals of NCAA Division II Tournament 1994.......... Rob Russo..............................17-2-1................ 5-0-0...................72............... 19............. Peach Belt Conference Tournament champions 1995.......... Greg Hooks.............................17-5-2................ 4-1-0...................62............... 22............. NCAA Division II Tournament Finalist; 2nd Place 1996.......... Greg Hooks.............................11-7-3................ 2-3-0...................53............... 19............. 7-1-0 record away from Spartanburg 1997.......... Greg Hooks.............................20-4-0................ 7-0-0..................103.............. 18............. NCAA Division II Tournament; 2nd Round 1998.......... Greg Hooks.............................23-1-0................ 7-0-0...................84............... 17............. NCAA Division II Tournament Finalist; 2nd Place 1999.......... Greg Hooks.............................12-3-3................ 5-0-2...................65............... 24............. Henrik Ronnevig back-to-back Peach Belt Player of the Year 2000.......... Greg Hooks.............................13-5-1................ 4-3-0...................72............... 30............. 24-game Peach Belt winning streak snapped 2001.......... Greg Hooks.............................14-4-1................ 2-4-0...................43............... 18............. Peach Belt Conference Tournament champions 2002.......... Greg Hooks.............................19-3-0................ 4-2-0...................94............... 24............. First NCAA Division II Tournament appearance since 1998 2003.......... Greg Hooks.............................15-1-2................ 6-0-0...................83............... 16............. NCAA Division II Tournament; 2nd Round 2004.......... Greg Hooks.............................14-4-0................ 4-2-0...................77............... 23............. Gary Lynch led NCAA Division II in scoring 2005.......... Greg Hooks.............................13-3-2................ 3-1-2...................39................11............. 14th Peach Belt Tournament title game appearance in 15 years 2006.......... Greg Hooks.............................12-3-3................ 4-2-1...................42............... 12............. NCAA Division II Tournament; 1st Round Totals......................................................250-54-22........... 70-20-5 (.801).................(.763) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NCAA Division I 2007.......... Greg Hooks.............................3-14-0................ 3-6-0...................15............... 39............. First year in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Sun Conference 2008.......... Greg Hooks.............................2-15-1................ 1-7-1...................16............... 50............. Second year in NCAA DIvision I and the Atlantic Sun Conference Totals.........................................................5-29-1............... 4-13-1..................31............... 89 (.157).................(.250) Totals....................................................404-143-35......... 114-37-8..............1694............ 633............ 10 NCAA Division II and 4 NAIA tournament appearances (.724).................(.742) * No championship awarded for NAIA District Six regular season champions. NAIA District Six Tournament championships were the only championship recognized by the conference. Regular season records listed are merely an indication of success against District Six opponents during the regular season.
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