Coaching Record
Overall Record at UNO: 219-119-21 (.639 – 18 years)
Career Record: 271-180-30 (.595 – 24 years)
Conference Record: 113-47-8 (.696)
NCAA DII Postseason Record: 16-7-3 (.673)
Honors and Awards
200th Career Win (Oct. 5, 2012; 3-2 at South Dakota)
NSCAA National Coach of the Year (2002, 2005)
NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year (2002, 2004, 2005)
North Central Conference Coach of the Year (2002, 2006)
Omaha World-Herald State College Coach of the Year (2005)
NCAA DII National Champions (2005)
NCAA DII Runner-Up (2002)
Four-time NCAA DII Semifinalist (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
NCC Legacy Award
Eight straight NCAA DII Tournament appearances
Six conference titles
Don Klosterman spent 18 seasons as the head coach of the Omaha women's soccer program from 1999-2016. Klosterman compiled a career record of 219-119-21 at UNO, guiding the Mavericks to the Division II national championship in 2005, and made eight consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament from 2002 to 2009.
For his efforts, Klosterman received NSCAA National Coach of the Year honors in 2002 and 2005, was the NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year three times (2002, 2005, 2006) and the North Central Conference (NCC) Coach of the Year twice (2002, 2006 ).
Klosterman coached six players to 10 All-America awards, including four NSCAA First Teamers. Forty-six of his players have combined for 90 all-conference honors in the NCC, MIAA and Summit League, while 19 have gone on to claim 32 all-region honors. He has also mentored one ESPN: The Magazine Academic All-American, and one NCC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Klosterman's student-athletes have also had tremendous success in the classroom. The Mavericks earned 14 NSCAA team academic awards for having a team grade point average of 3.0 or better. He has coached one CoSIDA Academic All-American and 15 CoSIDA Academic All-District performers.
UNO selected Klosterman as the school's first women's soccer coach in 1998, a year before the team played its first game, after coaching men's soccer for 20 years in high school and college. The Mavericks went 14-5 in their first season and finished third in the North Central Conference (NCC). Two straight 16-5 seasons followed in which the Mavericks won a pair of league championships, but the breakthrough year for UNO soccer came in 2002.
The Mavericks won 22 straight matches that year, won their third consecutive NCC title and advanced to the NCAA Division II championship game. The 2-1 loss in the final to Christian Brothers was the only blemish on the season, and Klosterman won the first of his two National Soccer Coaches Association Coach of the Year honors. The Mavericks finished their season at 22-1, the best winning percentage (.957) and fewest losses in school history.
The Mavericks advanced to the national semifinal matches each of the next two seasons, finishing third each year before finally reaching the pinnacle in 2005.
In 2005, the Mavericks became the first national collegiate soccer champions from the state of Nebraska when Brandie Beale scored in overtime to defeat Seattle Pacific, 2-1, ending a four-year journey back into the championship game.
Under Klosterman, the Mavericks were 19-7 in NCAA Division II tournament play and finished 68-11-2 in the NCC. The St. Louis, Mo., native led the Mavs to six NCC titles, along with eight national tournament appearances. In addition to winning in 2005, the Mavs also finished second (2002) and fourth twice (2003 and 2004).
He led the team from the North Central Conference to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in 2008. While in the MIAA, Klosterman guided the Mavericks to a record of 36-19-3, and UNO made two more appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
It was fitting that Klosterman guided the Mavericks into the Division I era after starting the program from scratch in 1999. In its first season at the Division I level, Omaha finished the 2011 season 5-7-2. The Mavericks dropped the season opener at Green Bay, 2-0, before picking up a 3-2 victory over an old foe, South Dakota.
The Mavericks joined the Summit League for the 2012 season and finished 3-15 overall and 3-5 in league play. That season Omaha picked up league wins over Fort Wayne, South Dakota and UMKC. Senior Danielle Archuleta lead UNO with 12 points with five goals and two assists, while freshman Hannah Wampler added seven points from three goals and an assist. Archuletta garnered First Team All-Summit Honors, while Wampler earned a spot on the all-freshman team. The Summit League named junior Melanie McCormick to the academic all-league team.
With a young squad featuring many first-year players in the starting lineup, the Mavericks finished the 2013 season 3-11-2 overall and 1-6 in Summit League play. Late in the season, the Mavericks debuted their newly renovated Caniglia Field, featuring one of the finest playing surfaces in the country. Hannah Wampler was an All-Summit League Second Team selection, and Lauren Lawler was an All-Freshmen Team member. Melanie McCormick earned Capital One Academic All-District honors.
In its final year of transitioning to NCAA Division I status, Omaha went 5-12-2 overall and 3-3-2 in Summit League play. UNO defeated Summit League regular season and tournament champion South Dakota State, 2-0, as well as regular and postseason runner-up No. 25 Denver, 3-2 (2 OT). Hannah Wampler earned first team all-conference accolades and was the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year. Chelsi Rohloff earned first team all-league honors, and Lydia Holtmann made the Summit League All-Freshman squad. The Mavericks gained their 13th straight NSCAA Team Academic Award while placing two players on the Academic All-Summit League team. UNO had 18 players on the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
UNO finished the 2015 season with a 5-11-2 overall record and a 2-6 mark in Summit League. Omaha went 1-2 against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The Mavericks defeated Northern Colorado at home in overtime on Sept. 20, 1-0. Hannah Wampler and Chelsi Rohloff earned Second Team All-Summit League honors and to the Summit League Academic All-League team. Sophomore goalkeeper Katlyn Schochenmaier earned two Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honors during the season. The Mavericks continued their strong work in the classroom and received their 14th-straight NSCAA Team Academic Award. UNO placed 20 players on the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
Omaha finished 5-11-3 overall and 3-4-1 in Summit League play during the 2016 season. The Mavericks opened the season with a 2-0 victory over Western Athletic Conference favorite UMKC and tied Eastern Washington side at Caniglia Field, 0-0. UNO picked up wins over North Dakota, Oral Roberts, Fort Wayne and Summit League postseason champion South Dakota State. Senior goalkeeper Haley Shelton received two Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honors, while junior Carly Cook earned the league's offensive player of the week once. Senior defender Ava Doetsch collected Second Team All-Summit League honors, and freshman midfielder Sophia Roux garnered All-Freshman honors. The Summit League placed Shelton on the Academic All-Summit team following the season.
Before founding the Omaha program, Klosterman began his coaching career as the junior varsity coach at Omaha's Creighton Prep High School, serving from 1977-79. During that period, he became the first Olympic Development Program coach in Nebraska. He also taught in the Omaha Public School system and was a physical education instructor and athletic director at Christ the King elementary school in Omaha.
From 1979 until 1983, he was the head men's soccer coach at Benedictine, when he became the first director of the Olympic Development Program in Kansas. During his four years with the Ravens, Klosterman had a 35-31-15 overall record. At Benedictine, he also was the assistant admissions director and a physical education instructor.
Klosterman became the head men's soccer coach at Creighton University in Omaha in 1984 and led the Bluejays to a three-year mark of 17-30-3. He also was a physical education instructor and served as the director of the Nebraska Special Olympics. During that period, he founded Klosterman Soccer Camps, Inc., hosting numerous coaching clinics and youth instructional camps, and he is still director of the camps and clinics.
After leaving Creighton, Klosterman became the boys' head soccer coach at Millard South High School in 1987 and led the team to seven state tournament appearances, including a runner-up finish in 1998, during his 10 years at the school. He was also the chairperson of the physical education department at the school and also coached club soccer and was the Olympic Development Program coach for under-14 girls and under-16 boys.
Klosterman graduated from Christian Brothers High School in St. Louis and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Benedictine (Kan.) College in 1974 and his master's in physical education from UNO in 1985.
He and his wife Suzie have two grown children, daughter, Bridget and son, Joe.
