Nick Stifel enters his fourth season as an assistant coach at Wilmington College in 2025-26.
In his first season, Stifel aided Head Coach Cory Bucur in guiding the Quakers to a 12-6-3 overall record and the program's first appearance in an Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) championship game in 16 seasons. Seven Wilmington individuals earned All-OAC honors. The team finished 4-11-2 overall and 3-5-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during Stifel's second year on staff with Bucur at Wilmington in 2023. The 2023 season saw three Quakers earn All-OAC recognition.
The 2024-2025 season saw the Quakers finish with a 11-6-3 overall record and a OAC Tournament appearance. The Quakers ended the regular season 4-5 in conference play before falling to Otterbein in the first round of the OAC Tournament. Alfie Harris was selected to First Team Academic All-Ohio by the Ohio Collegeiate Soccer Association (OCSA) along with Luke Washenfelder who was selected to the Second Team. Randy Harris and Parker Burke were both selected to the All-Ohio Second Team. Jackson Beske, Jase Edmonson, and Alfie Harris were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). Five players were named All-OAC Honorees, Randy Harris First Team forward, Parker Burke Second Team forward, Alfie Harris Second Team midfielder, Kaden Young Third Team forward, and Jace Houck Third Team midfielder. Two players were chosen as OAC Player of the Week with Kaden Young (Oct. 7, 2024) and Parker Burke twice (Sept. 30, 2024 & Sept. 9, 2024). The Quakers were ranked for the first time since 2022 by the United Soccer Coaches (USC) in the second Region VII (Seven) rankings at No. 7 and peaked at No. 5.
Stifel came to Wilmington from Defiance College where he spent four years as a Yellow Jacket (three as a player and one as an assistant). Alongside Head Coach Cory Bucur on the sidelines, Stifel helped guide the Yellow Jackets to one of their best seasons in school history in the fall of 2021, coming a shootout away from winning the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Tournament and qualifying for the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament. As a player, he was an Honorable Mention All-Conference honoree and team captain.
Stifel has two degrees from Defiance - a bachelor's in business administration and an MBA.
*Last updated - August 12th, 2025*
