Women's Soccer

Nick Kinder, Wilmington College class of 2010 and a fixture with the College's soccer programs for 15 seasons, emerged from a national search of approximately 50 applicants to be the College's next head women's soccer coach at the beginning of the 2022 calendar year. Kinder enters his second season at the helm of the Quakers women's soccer program in 2023.

In his first season, Kinder guided the Quakers to a 10-8-0 overall record including a 4-5-0 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) games. Wilmington nearly overcame an 0-4-0 start to league play, missing the conference tournament on the final day of the regular season. Four individuals eanred All-OAC honors including Co-Freshman of the Year and First Team selection Alex Wilson. 

Kinder spent the previous four seasons as the program's top assistant coach including the last six weeks leading the program on an interim basis following the retirement of 30-year Head Coach Steve Spirk. He is just the fifth head coach in the 37-year history of the program as a varsity sport.

Over those four-plus seasons, Kinder has served as Wilmington's lead recruiter and was key in the recruitment of the student-athletes current and prospective within the program. He also implemented a strength and conditioning program as well as aided Spirk in the team's tactical strategy and style of play. This resulted in the Fightin' Quakers improving their wins total each of the first three seasons and consecutive berths in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament. During the 2020-21 academic year, which saw the women's soccer season being played in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Spirk and Kinder guided Wilmington to a 1-0 OAC Tournament win over Baldwin Wallace University. The victory marked the first postseason triumph and home game in over a decade.

Prior to working with the women's program, Kinder was an assistant with the WC men's program from 2010-17, spending the first three season as Head Coach Bud Lewis's goalkeeper coach and the final four as the lead recruiter. He helped the Quakers to two double-digit win campaigns and two trips to the OAC Tournament. He also represented the program at conventions and worked with alumni and local businesses in fundraising efforts. 

Outside of WC, Kinder has been a director of coaching at Centerville United Soccer Association since 2014. There, he oversees 28 teams and 14 coaches, directs and creates the clubs summer camp, prepares players for collegiate soccer and aids them in the recruiting process. Kinder also spent two years as an assistant coach with the Dayton Dutch Lions women's squad from 2019-21.

A four-year men's soccer player while at Wilmington, Kinder garnered Honorable Mention All-OAC honors in 2009 as well as being named Academic All-Ohio and Academic All-OAC. A mainstay in the Quakers' lineup, he appeared in 67 career games and was part of the 2006 team that finished 12-6-1 and made the OAC Tournament semifinals. 

Kinder, who is certified through both USSF and United Soccer Coaches resides in Dayton.

Nick Kinder Season-By-Season Record

*Last updated - October 10th, 2023*