Bio
Jeff Karl retired from St. Louis Community College Meramec with the most all-time wins for NJCAA women's junior college soccer in 2010. He posted a 330-139-38 overall record. His Meramec Warriors won the 1991 & 1992 NJCAA National Championships. Coach Karl finished his career with sixteen Region 16 titles and had 38 All-Americans over the span of 28 years.
Karl was twice named NJCAA Coach of the Year in 1991 & 1992. He led the Warriors to nine top 10 finishes in the NJCAA tournament during his tenure.
He posted a string of 22 consecutive winning seasons. During the past 28 years, Karl has led Meramec to 10 national tournaments. Meramec finished fifth in 1985, 1986 and 2002; fourth in 2000; third in 1987, 1996 and 2001; and second in 1998. Karl was named the NJCAA Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1992. He was NSCAA Coach of the Year for the same years. Between 1991 and 1993, Karl led the Magic to 35 straight victories, an NJCAA record. He has coached 33 NJCAA All-Americans and placed 80 players at four-year colleges and universities. Karl's 319 wins currently rank him first among NJCAA coaches. In addition to his coaching duties, Karl teaches language arts to seventh and eighth graders at Assumption Grade School. He holds a bachelor's degree in secondary education with a minor in English, social studies, philosophy and theology from Rockhurst College. He earned his master's degree in communications from Webster University in 1992.