George Kiefer
NC State Men's Soccer Head Men's Soccer Coach

In his first three seasons at the helm of the NC State Men's Soccer Program in 2017-2019, Kiefer has led the Wolfpack to the program's first 3 time back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament since the early 1990's. After completing 15th seasons as the Head Coach of the University of South Florida (USF) Men's Soccer Program, Kiefer led the Bulls to 3 Big East Conference Titles and won the American Athletic Conference's Inaugural Conference Championship & qualified for the postseason in nine of his final 10 seasons including two NCAA College Cup Elite 8 appearances and winning national championships as a player and as an assistant coach at The University of Connecticut. Kiefer has directed youth soccer camps for over 25 years.

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Jeff Negalha
Associate Head Coach

In his first season (2017) with NC State, Negalha helped lead the Wolfpack to an 8-6-4 mark, two wins over top-five opponents, and the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2009. Negalha has played a large role in NC State's last two strong recruiting classes. The 2018 group was ranked 13th in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer and the 2017 class was ranked ninth. Negalha spent nine seasons as the top assistant at UNC-Chapel Hill. In addition to his 2011 National Assistant Coach of the Year honor, he helped the Tar Heels to a national championship in 2011 after three consecutive College Cup appearances in 2008, 2009, and 2010. UNC-CH qualified for eight NCAA Tournaments in nine seasons with Negalha on staff, won four ACC regular season championships and one ACC Tournament, and appeared in three ACC Tournament championship games. Negalha played an important role in significant recruiting success in Chapel Hill, helping secure eight consecutive classes ranked within the national top 11, including the nation's No. 1 class in 2011.

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Kyle Nicholls
Assistant Coach

During the 2017 season, Nicholls assisted head coach George Kiefer in leading the Wolfpack to an 8-6-4 record, two victories over top-five opponents, and the program's first appearance in the NCAA Championship since 2009.  Nicholls has helped the program  achieve multiple impressive milestones during the 2018 campaign. The team qualified for the NCAA Championships in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1991/1992, earned its first victory in the NCAA Championships since 1994, recorded its first 10-win season since 2012, and posted an unbeaten 8-0-3 record in Raleigh in front of large home crowds that ranked 22nd nationally in average attendance. NC State also defeated two top-five teams in 2018, winning 2-0 at College Cup runner-up Akron and defeating then No. 1 UNC-Chapel Hill in Raleigh in front of a stadium-record sellout crowd.

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Lucas Champenois
​Assistant Coach

NC State men’s soccer head coach George Kiefer announced in March 2019 the addition of Lucas Champenois to his coaching staff as an assistant coach.
 
Champenois comes to the Wolfpack after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of New Mexico and a coach at the Rio Rapids Soccer Club in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the last three seasons.  

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Lindsey Krakower
Director of Soccer

NC State men’s soccer head coach George Kiefer announced on April 4, 2017, the addition of Lindsey Krakower to his staff as the program’s director of soccer operations. Full bio click here.