Men's Club Soccer

Jason Spain

Jason Spain Head Coach 701-858-3985 jason.spain@minotstateu.edu

Jason Spain begins his first season as the Minot State University Beavers FC head coach, starting his second program from scratch at MSU.

Spain served as the Minot State women’s NCAA Division II soccer team’s head coach for nine seasons, earning three NCAA Division II Tournament appearances and an overall record of 109-53-18.

The Beavers reached the NCAA Division II Tournament in 2018, 2016, 2015, and 2012.

Minot State captured the 2016 NSIC Championship going 14-0-1 to earn the school's first-ever NSIC regular season title. MSU tied its team record from the season before with 16 wins, going 16-3-1 overall, qualifying for its third NCAA Division II National Tournament and second straight appearance in the NCAA Central Region.

Spain coached the 2015 Beavers to a school record of 16 wins, including a 12-2-1 record in the NSIC, to finish third in the conference on their way to earning a NCAA tournament berth. Defeating Winona State in the first round of the tournament, the team secured the first tournament victory in school history.

The 2012 season was MSU's breakout year as the Beavers shocked the NSIC to run the table in the NSIC Postseason Tournament, knocking off No. 1 seed Minnesota State and No. 2 seed Winona State to earn the school's first NSIC Tournament title in any sport. MSU soccer became the first team in the University's short NCAA Division II tenure to earn a trip to the DII National Tournament where the Beavers traveled to Warrensburg, Missouri as the Central Region's No. 6 seed. The Beavers lost to Southwestern Oklahoma State in its first appearance at the national tournament. The Beavers finished with a school record 15 wins, going 15-4-3 overall and were 11-3-1 in NSIC play in 2012.

Spain coached at NCAA Division I University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for three seasons, going 16-17-8 overall. His final year at Green Bay saw a drastic turnaround in the program, going 8-3-6 overall and including a win over Cleveland State in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Horizon League Championships.

Spain originally came to Minot State after building Yuba College into a junior college powerhouse. Spain started the Yuba College soccer program in 1997, going 181-45-22 in 12 years with the women's program and 51-17-19 in four seasons with the men's team.

The Yuba College women's program won seven Bay Valley Conference titles, made at least the sweet sixteen level all 12 seasons, and was the No. 1 ranked junior college in the nation after a 21-0-0 start in 2006. Spain coached 39 Academic All-Conference student-athletes, 10 All-West selections, and six All-Americans while at Yuba.

While his collegiate coaching numbers are impressive, they pale in comparison to his prep. Spain coached Sutter Union High School (California) to a 229-29-29 record, winning 11 conference titles, seven section titles, and set records in 2005 and 2007 for allowing zero goals during the season. He was named Appeal Democrat Varsity Girls Coach of the Year six times. Sutter Union set a California record of 97 straight wins, second longest in the nation.

Spain played soccer for Thomas Downey High School, Stockton United Soccer Club, Modesto Ajax Soccer Club, Modesto Junior College, Humboldt State University, and Westminster College, where he earned All West Region honors in 1995.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in history/education from Central Connecticut State in New Britain, Connecticut. 

Simon Conrad

Simon Conrad Assistant Coach 701-578-5380 simon.conrad@minotstateu.edu

Is a German native. In 2022-23 season he was the Assistant Coach for Hannibal-La Grange University/Missouri Men’s Soccer Team (NAIA). From 2019 to 2023 Conrad played in Soccer League USA College for Hannibal-La Grange University (All-Conference Player 2019, 2020 & 2022). In 2019 in Futsal National team Germany. From 2016 to 2019 he played for Berliner SC League Germany and for Hertha 03 Zehlendorf in the Regional League, Germany from 2005 to 2016 in. Coach Conrad joined Minot State University in May 2023 to become Assistant Coach of Men’s Soccer Team.