Years at CSB: 6th year with the Blazers.
2013 MIAC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year
2011 NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year
2011 MIAC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year
Steve Kimble heads into his sxith year as head coach for the Blazer soccer team.
In 2013 he led CSB to its second MIAC Championship in three years. The Blazers also won their second MIAC Playoff Championship in that time. St. Benedict is the only team to be in the MIAC playoffs each of the last four years. The Blazers went 16-3-1 on the year, with a 9-2 record in MIAC play. At the end of the season he was named MIAC Coach of the Year for the second time in three years. He is the only Blazer Soccer Head Coach to have won that award multiple times.
In 2011 Kimble led CSB to its fourth MIAC Championship and first ever MIAC Playoff Championship. The Blazers compiled a 13-7-3 (8-2-1 MIAC) record and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. At the end of the season he was named the MIAC's Coach of the Year and won the NSCAA North Region Coach of the Year Award, making him the first Blazer coach to win the award since Bill Kelly won the award in 2002.
In 2009, Kimble took the position as head soccer coach for the College of Saint Benedict. During his first season, the Blazers went 10-7-1 overall and 6-5-0 in conference play, tying for fifth in the MIAC. In 2010, the Blazers went 7-3-1 in conference play and finished third in the MIAC standings. After four seasons, Kimble is 57-30-10 overall with the Blazers, with a 36-16-3 mark in conference play.
From 2003 to 2008 Kimble served as a coach and Director of Coaching for the Lakes Area Youth Soccer Association. In addition, Coach Kimble has been a Coerver Coaching Camp Clinician and Camp Director for seven years.
He began his coaching career in 1995, where he served as a St. Cloud Soccer Club coach and Director of Coaching Education until 2002. From 1998-2002, he worked with Sartell High School as the assistant girls soccer coach and track & field throws coach. Kimble also assisted in the SJU track and field program in 2000. From there, he went on to Brainerd High School, where he was hired as head girls soccer and track & field pole vault coach. In a successful run with the girls’ soccer program he was named Section 8AA coach of the year twice, won five consecutive conference titles, and qualified twice for the state tournament. In his last five years at Brainerd, Kimble’s record against Central Lakes Conference opponents was 58-5-3.
He graduated from Sartell High School in 1995 and went on to attend Saint John’s University, graduating in 1999. While attending SJU, Kimble earned All-American honors in track and field and earned a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education. He later earned a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Southwest Minnesota State University and is currently working on a second Master’s degree in Sport’s Management from St. Cloud State.
Kimble also serves as Assistant Athletic Director and oversees CSB Athletics promotions and events.
Licenses and Accreditations:
USSF Coaching LicensureNational B License
National C License
National D License
NSCAA Coaching DiplomasPremier Diploma
Advanced National Diploma
National Diploma
Advanced Regional Diploma
Additional Coaching Licenses and CredentialsCoerver Coaching Youth Diploma
USA Track and Field Level I License
College Education:
Currently working on second Master's degree in Sports Management from St. Cloud State University
2007: Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Southwest Minnesota State University
1999: Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Saint John's University
Additional Coaching Experience:
2011: Head Coach of USA DIII All Star team - Brazil tour
2002-2008: Head girls' soccer and track and field pole vault coach at Brainerd High School
2003-2008: Lakes Area Youth Soccer Association Coach / Director of Coaching
2006 - Present: Coerver Coaching Camp Clinician and Camp Director
1998-2002: Assistant girls' soccer and track and field throws coach at Sartell High School
2000: Assistant track and field coach at Saint John's University
1995-2002: St. Cloud Soccer Club Coach / Director of Coaching Education
Athletic Career:
All-American Decathlete
Two-time National Qualifier
Three-time MIAC Champion
Five-time All-MIAC athlete
St. John's University School record holder - decathlon
1995: MN Class A Discus Champion
1995: Class A All-State track athlete
1994: Member of the Minnesota Class A Football Championship Team at Sartell High School
1994: 1st team Associated Press All-State defensive end
Played soccer for the St. Cloud Soccer Club - member of a U19 MYSA state runner-up team
Plays for the St. Cloud Lightning in the Minnesota Amateur Soccer League
Kimble's CSB Coaching Records:
| Year | Overall | MIAC | MIAC Finish |
| 2009 | 10-7-1 | 6-5 | Fifth (tie) |
| 2010 | 11-7-1 | 7-3-1 | Third (tie) |
| 2011 | 13-7-3 | 8-2-1 | First (tie) |
| 2012 | 7-6-4 | 6-4-1 | Fourth (tie) |
| 2013 | 16-3-1 | 9-2 | First |
| Totals | 57-30-10 | 36-16-3 | |
Kimble's Milestones
1st Victory - Sept. 8, 2009 University of Minnesota Morris
25th Victory - Sept. 28, 2011 Augsburg
50th Victory - Oct. 12, 2013 Bethel
