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Head coach J.B. Belzer enters his 24th season at the helm of Regis University’s women’s soccer team in 2019 with the 10th-most wins in NCAA Division II history. Belzer now has 307 wins and guided the Rangers to five consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament appearances from 2008-12, a first in Regis history.
His Rangers ended their 2018 campaign with an 8-7-3 record overall and a 7-5-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference record to finish sixth in the league.
Junior Tori Rinsem, junior Emily Ramos and sophomore Keegan Storlie earned All-RMAC First Team, All-RMAC Second Team and All-RMAC Honorable Mention, respectively.
Belzer and his 2017 squad plowed through the RMAC to the tune of a 14-3-2 record to claim the 2017 RMAC Championship. For this accomplishment, Belzer was named RMAC Coach of the Year. The team earned the right to host the RMAC Tournament, but CSU-Pueblo managed to upset the Rangers in the semifinal round of the tournament.
After earning all-region honors in 2017, seniors Maggie Saras and Rikki Fix were also named to 2017 United Soccer Coaches Academic All-American Teams, becoming only the fifth and sixth Rangers to earn the prestigious honor.
The 2016 squad finished the season with an overall record of 8-8-3 and 8-3-1 in the league. Belzer guided the Rangers to a third-place finish in the RMAC and to their 21st appearance in the RMAC Tournament. RU advanced past Colorado Christian in the first round in dramatic fashion on penalty kicks but were tripped up, 3-2, by CSU-Pueblo in the semifinal match.
Rinsem was named RMAC Freshman of the Year for her team-leading eight goals and four assists. She earned All-RMAC Second Team honors with three other players garnering All-RMAC distinction, two to first team and one to honorable mention.
The 2015 season saw the Rangers reach the quarterfinals of the RMAC. The team finished fifth in the conference with a record of 10-6-3 overall, including a 5-4-2 record inside the conference. Senior Sid Otto was the first player in RU history to earn both RMAC Academic Player of the Year and RMAC Player of the Year honors in the same season. It was also the first time in history that a Regis women's soccer player was named Academic Player of the Year. The Rangers had two players named to the All-RMAC First Team, and three others named to the All-RMAC Second Team, with one earning All-RMAC Honorable Mention honors.
In 2014, Belzer and his squad yet again reached postseason RMAC play. Regis went 14-5-1 overall and posted an 11-3 RMAC record. The Rangers hosted CSU-Pueblo in the first-round game, advancing with a 2-0 result. RU had three players named to all-region teams.
In 2012, the Rangers won their second straight outright RMAC regular-season title with their 13-6-2 record and 10-2-2 RMAC mark. For his efforts, Belzer earned RMAC Coach of the Year honors. Two more Rangers, Ali Cahill and Marissa Davis, were named All-Americans with Cahill garnering two other honors, including a third-team selection by the NSCAA.
He guided the 2011 squad to a 15-6 overall record, including the regular-season championship with an 11-3 RMAC record. For the 10th time in 18 seasons, Belzer notched at least 15 wins. It was the Rangers’ first regular-season championship since 2001 and followed the 2010 team, which won the RMAC Tournament crown. Two Rangers, Jordan Miller and Cahill, each were named to two All-America teams. Regis defeated Colorado Mesa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament but fell to host Fort Lewis in the second round.
For the third straight season, Belzer led the Rangers to the NCAA Tournament in 2010. Regis won the RMAC Tournament Championship for the first time since 2003, entering the tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Rangers won their first-round matchup with New Mexico Highlands, 3-2, and then tied Winona State, 1-1, but fell in the shootout, 4-2. The Rangers finished with a No. 22 final ranking in the NSCAA Division II Coaches' Poll.
He returned the Rangers to the promised land for the sixth time, and second in a row in his 14 years at the helm of the Rangers women's soccer program, in 2009. He guided the Rangers to a 14-5-4 record before falling to Colorado Mines in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
With the Rangers’ 1-0 victory over Mesa State in the first round of the RMAC Tournament in 2009, Belzer became the seventh-fastest Division II coach to reach 200 victories.
In 2008, the Rangers registered a 17-7 record, advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and finished with a No. 14 final national ranking. The Rangers had a two-year hiatus from NCAA Tournament play after earning back-to-back berths in 2004 and 2005.
Hired prior to the 1996 campaign, Belzer was just the second head coach in program history. During his first 22 seasons on the bench with the Rangers, Belzer has amassed a 307-140-34 (.674) overall record heading into 2019.
In his initial season in 1996, Belzer led Regis to a 15-5-3 overall record and proceeded to guide the Rangers to their second appearance at the NCAA Division II Final Four. Belzer's teams have posted a .500-or-better record in 16 of his 17 years at the helm. He has guided the Rangers to five regular-season RMAC Championships and four RMAC Tournament Championships. Along the way, he has amassed a 207-72-20 (.726) record in conference matches, which is the most by any RMAC coach during that span.
Belzer's teams have been very successful at home as well as on the road. Each season, Belzer has scheduled home games with highly ranked opponents. In 2007, Regis hosted perennial powers Barry University (Fla.) and Grand Valley State (Mich.), which was ranked second at the time.
In 2001, Belzer guided the Rangers to one of the most successful seasons in program history. In addition to setting a new single-season record for victories (18-1-1 overall), the team finished the season ranked No. 10 (NCAA Division II) in the country. Winners of the RMAC Tournament during three seasons in a four-season span (2000-01, 2003), the Rangers also hosted the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Championship Match in 2001. Over the four seasons, five Rangers had gone on to earn First-Team NCAA Division II All-American honors. The Rangers' 2004 appearance in the Midwest Region Championship Match marked the fourth time in program history that Regis had advanced into NCAA Division II postseason competition.
A native of Edmond, Okla., Belzer attended and played soccer at the University of Tulsa for one season before transferring to Oklahoma State University. While at OSU, Belzer served as the head coach of the boys soccer team at Stillwater High School.
Upon earning his bachelor's degree in science education from OSU in 1991, Belzer returned to Edmond Memorial High School, his alma mater, to teach science and coach boys soccer. During his three years at EMHS, Belzer registered a 33-7-4 overall record and captured the 1994 State Championship.
Belzer, who also served as an assistant men's soccer coach at Oklahoma Christian University in 1992, returned to the University of Tulsa in 1994 as a graduate assistant for both the men's and women's programs. In 1997, while coaching at Regis, Belzer completed his MBA (Tulsa).
In addition to having coached a number of girls club squads, Belzerhas also spent time with several boys and girls Olympic Development Program teams. On top of his coaching duties at Regis, Belzer also serves on the NSCAA's NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Committee. From 1998-2001, Belzer served as the chair on the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Rankings Committee and was the national chair in 2001. Even more, Belzer holds both an NSCAA Premier Diploma and a U.S. Soccer National "A" License.
Belzer resides in Aurora with his wife, Trina, and their sons, Joshua and Sean.
|
OVERALL |
RMAC |
| Year |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Pct. |
|
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Pct. |
Postseason |
| 1996 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
.717 |
|
9 |
2 |
1 |
.792 |
NCAA Semifinals |
| 1997 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
.500 |
|
7 |
4 |
1 |
.625 |
|
| 1998 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
.500 |
|
6 |
6 |
0 |
.500 |
|
| 1999 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
.725 |
|
9 |
3 |
0 |
.750 |
|
| 2000 |
16 |
6 |
0 |
.727 |
|
8 |
4 |
0 |
.667 |
|
| 2001 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
.925 |
|
11 |
0 |
1 |
.958 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 2002 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
.786 |
|
12 |
1 |
1 |
.893 |
|
| 2003 |
16 |
6 |
0 |
.727 |
|
10 |
4 |
0 |
.714 |
|
| 2004 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
.792 |
|
12 |
2 |
0 |
.857 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 2005 |
17 |
6 |
1 |
.729 |
|
10 |
4 |
0 |
.714 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 2006 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
.591 |
|
8 |
2 |
2 |
.750 |
|
| 2007 |
9 |
11 |
0 |
.450 |
|
5 |
7 |
0 |
.417 |
|
| 2008 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
.708 |
|
11 |
2 |
0 |
.846 |
NCAA Third Round |
| 2009 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
.696 |
|
10 |
2 |
4 |
.750 |
NCAA First Round |
| 2010 |
16 |
5 |
2 |
.739 |
|
10 |
3 |
1 |
.750 |
RMAC Tournament Champions/NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2011 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
.714 |
|
11 |
3 |
0 |
.786 |
RMAC Champions/NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2012 |
13 |
6 |
2 |
.667 |
|
10 |
2 |
2 |
.786 |
RMAC Champions/NCAA 1st Round |
| 2013 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
.526 |
|
6 |
6 |
2 |
.500 |
|
| 2014 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
.725 |
|
11 |
3 |
0 |
.786 |
RMAC Semifinals |
| 2015 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
.605 |
|
5 |
4 |
2 |
.545 |
|
| 2016 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
.500 |
|
8 |
3 |
1 |
.708 |
RMAC Semifinals |
| 2017 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
.789 |
|
11 |
0 |
1 |
.958 |
RMAC Champions |
| 2018 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
.528 |
|
7 |
5 |
1 |
.577 |
|
| 23 Years |
307 |
140 |
34 |
.674 |
|
207 |
72 |
20 |
.726 |
|
