Entering his 10th season as head coach, Jim Stone is the winningest coach in Bemidji State University soccer history. Prior to his arrival in 2002, BSU had an overall record of 13-80-3. Shortly after taking the helm, Stone created a competitive program that claimed an 11-12-0 record in 2004. Since the 2005 the soccer team has had an overall record of 52-32-19 and maintained a winning percentage of .500 or better each season.

Stone has the highest win percentage in BSU history (.516), along with the most wins (74). He is the only coach in BSU soccer history with a record higher than .500 in conference play (.506).  

Under Stone’s guidance BSU has garnered multiple all-region including: Kari Torgerson, Katie Meinhardt, Tegan Moehn, Ashlee Ellefsen and Alysha Domiano. BSU garnered its first-ever All-American with former goalkeeper Kari Torgerson and its second with Ashlee Ellefesen.

While Stone has been head coach his student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom with multiple athletes have been named to CoSIDA Academic All-District squads. Those include Brianna Duff, Erin Foss, Megan Wallner, Alysha Domiano, and Cristina Egnell who was also named CoSIDA Academic All-American.

Before his arrival at BSU, Stone served as head girl’s varsity soccer coach at Spring Lake Park High School during fall 2001. He also coached in the Wings Soccer Club, which is now the Minnesota Thunder Academy.

At the college ranks, Stone spent the 1999 and 2000 seasons as an assistant coach with both the men’s and women’s programs at Augsburg College. Stone has also been involved with the Fargo Shanley High School boys’ team (1998), Red River High School girls’ team (1997), and Fargo North High School junior varsity squad (1997).

Stone, a 1998 graduate of Concordia (Minn.) College, captained the Concordia men’s soccer team in 1997. He earned Honorable Mention all-MIAC honors in 1997 and helped lead Concordia to MIAC Championships in 1995 and 1996. In 1996, Stone and the Cobbers reached the round of 16 at the NCAA Division III national tournament.

Additionally, Stone holds an Advanced National Diploma from the NSCAA, a National “C” License and a national youth license from USSF. Stone also holds a Level I goalkeeper diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, that instructs coaches on the nuances of training the goalkeeper position.

In the summer of 2010 Stone helped create the Minnesota Thunder Academy Lakes, a youth soccer organization that provides a competitive environment for kids in Northern Minnesota to train year round.

The St. Paul, Minn. native resides in Bemidji with his wife Heather. They have two daughters, Alyse and Miah, and one son Isaac.