Ray Wells begins on his 22nd season as the head men's soccer coach at Lindsey Wilson College in 2011.
The seven-time NAIA National Coach of the Year has led the Lindsey Wilson to eight NAIA national titles. He has guided the Blue Raiders to all 401 program wins since creating the program from scratch in 1990.
Over the 21 years, Wells has led Lindsey Wilson to a 401-67-22 overall mark for an .841 winning percentage.
In addition to winning the eight national titles -- 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2009 -- Wells guided the men's soccer program to 18 conference titles and 16 conference tournament championships.
During his career, Wells' teams have produced winning streaks of 28 (the longest in NAIA soccer history), 22, 20, and 13 games, and hold the second-longest unbeaten string in NAIA soccer history (31 games), which includes a 25-0-0 record during the 1998 championships season.
In 28 collegiate seasons as a head coach, Wells has led his teams to a combined mark of 473-103-32. At four-year institutions, Wells' record is 412-79-25 in 23 seasons.
At Lindsey Wilson, Wells' teams have reached the NAIA National Tournament 18 times in 21 years, including appearances in the NAIA National Championship game eight of the past 15 seasons, where the Blue Raiders have never lost. The Blue Raiders' record in the NAIA National Tournament is 40-10-4 (.778 win pct.).
The 40 NAIA National Tournament wins is one shy of the all-time record held by Quincy (Ill.) University for the most at the national tournament.
Since the inception of the Lindsey Wilson men's soccer program, the Blue Raiders have lost just three conference games. Formally of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and currently as a member of the Mid-South Conference (MSC), Wells' teams have posted a 98-3-3 record in conference regular season games and a 141-4-3 record against conference foes all-time, including the 16 conference tournament titles.
Wells has guided Lindsey Wilson to a 196-17-9 (.903 win pct.) record at home, including a 122-14-3 mark in the first 10 seasons at Walter S. Reuling Stadium, the Blue Raiders' on-campus soccer stadium.
Wells has been named KIAC Coach of the Year on seven different occasions and Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year four times, along with being named NAIA regional coach of the year six times.
During his first nine years at Lindsey Wilson, Coach Wells was also Lindsey Wilson's athletic director, where he oversaw the development of 13 new sports programs.
Prior to becoming a coach, Wells was a standout collegiate player at Appalachian State (NC) University, earning All-Southern Conference honors in 1981. After earning his bachelor's degree in 1982, Coach Wells was hired as assistant men's soccer coach at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. He spent one season as an assistant before being elevated to the head coaching post in 1983, leading the Eagles to an 11-12-3 record in two seasons.
In 1985, Wells was named head men's soccer coach at Andrew College, a junior college in Cuthbert, Ga., where in five seasons he led the Tigers to a 61-24-7 overall record, including a trip to the NJCAA Final Four in 1988.
In his 28 seasons as a head coach, Wells' teams have produced 62 All-Americans (59 at LWC), 86 all-region choices, and 159 all-conference performers.
Collegiate Coaching Career
Georgia Southern University: Assistant Coach (1982)
Georgia Southern University: Head Coach (1983-84)
Andrew College (Junior College): Head Coach (1985-89)
Phone: 270-384-8069
Fax: 270-384-8078
Mail: 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY 42728
E-Mail: wellsr@lindsey.edu
WELLS' CAREER NUMBERS | ||||||
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Year by Year at Georgia Southern University | ||||||
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Year |
Record |
Pct. |
Conf. |
Pct. |
Highlights | |
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1983 |
5-6-1 |
.458 |
-- |
-- |
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1984 |
6-7-0 |
.462 |
-- |
-- |
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Totals |
11-12-3 |
..481 |
-- |
-- |
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Year by Year at Andrew Junior College | ||||||
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Year |
Record |
Pct. |
Conf. |
Pct. |
Highlights | |
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1985 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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1986 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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1987 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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1988 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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1989 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Totals |
61-24-7 |
.701 |
-- |
-- |
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Year by Year at Lindsey Wilson College | ||||||
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Year |
Record |
Pct. |
Conf. |
Pct. |
Highlights | |
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1990 |
13-2-1 |
.844 |
4-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in KIAC · NAIA District 32 Tournament Semifinalist | |
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1991 |
15-3-0 |
.833 |
4-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in KIAC · NAIA District 32 Tournament Finalist | |
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1992 |
19-2-3 |
.854 |
6-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in KIAC · NAIA District 32 Tournament Champions · NAIA Area 7 Champions · NAIA National Tournament Pool Play | |
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1993 |
16-5-1 |
.750 |
8-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in KIAC · NAIA District 32 Tournament Champions · NAIA Area 7 Finalist | |
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1994 |
18-5-4 |
.741 |
6-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in KIAC · KIAC Tournament Champions · NAIA Area 7 Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Semifinalist · Named KIAC Coach of the Year | |
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1995 |
19-4-3 |
.788 |
6-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in KIAC · KIAC Tournament Champions · Mid-South Region Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Champions · Named NAIA Coach of the Year · Named KIAC Coach of the Year | |
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1996 |
23-4-1 |
.839 |
4-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in KIAC · KIAC Tournament Champions · Mid-South Region Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Champions · Named NAIA Coach of the Year · Named KIAC Coach of the Year | |
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1997 |
17-5-1 |
.761 |
4-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in KIAC · KIAC Tournament Champions · Mid-South Region Tournament Finalist · NAIA National Tournament Pool Play · Named KIAC Coach of the Year | |
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1998 |
25-0-0 |
1.000 |
1-0-0 |
1.000 |
KIAC Tournament Champions · Mid-South Region Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Champions · Named NAIA Coach of the Year · Named KIAC Coach of the Year | |
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1999 |
24-1-1 |
.942 |
0-0-0 |
.000 |
KIAC Tournament Champions · NAIA Region XII Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Champions | |
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2000 |
22-4-0 |
.846 |
6-1-0 |
.857 |
First place tie in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA Region XI Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Champions · Named NAIA Coach of the Year | |
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2001 |
23-2-0 |
.920 |
5-1-0 |
.833 |
Second place in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA Region XI Tournament Semifinalist · NAIA National Tournament Champions · Named NAIA Coach of the Year | |
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2002 |
21-2-1 |
.896 |
3-0-1 |
.875 |
First place in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA Region XI Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Semifinalist | |
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2003 |
18-4-1 |
.804 |
4-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA Region XI Tournament Finalist · NAIA National Tournament Second Round · Named MSC Coach of the Year | |
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2004 |
21-2-2 |
.880 |
4-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA Region XI Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Semifinalist · Named MSC Coach of the Year | |
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2005 |
23-1-0 |
.958 |
5-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA Region XI Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Champions · Named NAIA Coach of the Year · Named MSC Coach of the Year | |
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2006 |
12-10-0 |
.545 |
5-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA Region XI Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Second Round | |
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2007 |
19-3-0 |
.864 |
5-0-0 |
1.000 |
First place in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA Region XI Tournament Finalist · NAIA National Tournament Second Round | |
|
2008 |
18-2-1 |
.881 |
5-0-1 |
.917 |
First place tie in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Second Round | |
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2009 |
20-2-1 |
.891 |
6-0-1 |
.929 |
First place in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Champions · NAIA National Tournament Champions · Named NAIA Coach of the Year · Named MSC Coach of the Year | |
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2010 |
15-4-1 |
.775 |
7-1-0 |
.875 |
Second place in Mid-South Conference · MSC Tournament Finalist · NAIA National Tournament First Round | |
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Totals |
401-67-22 |
.841 |
98-3-3 |
.957 |
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Overall |
473-103-32 |
.804 |
98-3-3 |
.957 |
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Lee Chalmers is in his first season as an assistant coach at Lindsey Wilson College for the 2011 season.
Chalmers is a former NAIA All-American at the University of Mobile (Ala.) where he played from 1991-1996, reaching the final four in each of his last three seasons. At Mobile, Chalmers was a four-time all-conference selection and was selected to the Umbro Senior Bowl.
While at Mobile, Chalmers earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 2006, while maintaining a spot on the dean's list.
After college Chalmers played three seasons of professional soccer, joining the New Orleans Gamblers of the USISL in 1996, the Columbus Comets of the EISL in 1997 and the Savannah Rug Ratz of the EISL in 1998.
Following his playing career, Chalmers has managed and directed numerous international soccer training facilities, including stints in sports marketing.
Chalmers was the director of Shooting Stars Sports Concepts in South Africa from 2004 through 2008 where he created a soccer school for private individual and small group technical coaching lessons.
In 2008, Chalmers added Perx Consulting to his directing duties where he merged the company with Shooting Stars to manage sponsorships and marketing ideas for commercial companies.
Also while in South Africa, Chalmers was a technical coaching director at the Balfour Park Football Club in 2005. Balfour is one of the biggest youth football clubs in Johannesburg where Chalmers helped educate the club's coaches on improved training techniques.
While coaching and helping numerous players gain soccer scholarships to attend college's in the United States, Chalmers has also volunteered his services at the Clemson Academy Soccer Camp in 2005 and 2006 and coached in the 2004 Disney International Soccer Tournament.
Collegiate Coaching Career
Lindsey Wilson College: Assistant Coach (2011)
Contact Information
Phone: 270-384-8069
Fax: 270-384-8078
Mail: 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY 42728
E-Mail: chalmersl@lindsey.edu
Thuba Nkomazana is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Lindsey Wilson College men's soccer team in 2011.
Nkomazana began his collegiate playing career with the Blue Raiders in the 2004 and 2005 seasons as a defender playing in 40 games, while scoring one goal and dishing out a pair of assists.
Lindsey Wilson won a national championship in 2005, beating Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University in the final as Nkomazana was named a third team NAIA All-American.
After two seasons as Lindsey Wilson, Nkomazana spent a summer playing for the Michigan Bucks, a professional development league team, before finishing up at NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina (S.C.) University where he played for two seasons.
After his playing career, Nkomazana began coaching as a student assistant for Coastal Carolina from 2007-08 while earning his degree in Recreation and Sport Management. Next he spent 2008 as the head coach of the Long Bay Youth Soccer Club's under 15 girl's team in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
That experience led Nkomazana to coaching the CFC Flames Youth Soccer Club's under 18 boy's team before being named assistant coach at Lee (Tenn.) University where he stayed from 2009-11 and earned a Master's of Education degree.
Collegiate Coaching Career
Coastal Carolina University: Student Asst. Coach (2007-08)
Lee University: Assistant Coach (2009-11)
Phone: 270-384-8069
Fax: 270-384-8078
Mail: 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY 42728
E-Mail: nkomazanat@lindsey.edu
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