Christa Racine has led the Drew University women's soccer program since 1994. The program’s all-time leader in wins, Racine has been named the Coach of the Year three times and in 1994 was named the DIII Coach of the Year by the CSANJ. She has led her teams to 16 conference playoff appearances, seven ECAC Tournament appearances and two NCAA Tournament berths.
Racine coached Drew University to the 2013 Landmark Conference Championship as the No. 3 seed in the league's postseason tournament. The Rangers went on the road to No. 2 Juniata College - where they lost 3-0 in the final game of the regular season - and pulled out a dramatic 3-2 overtime victory in the semifinals. At top-seeded University of Scranton, Drew took a 1-1 tie into a penalty shootout and won the conference crown after a 4-3 victory in the shootout.
The 2013 championship is Racine's second career league title after winning the Freedom Conference in 1997 with a 1-0 win over Elizabethtown College.
The 2010 Rangers put together one of the best seasons in school history after 15 wins and the first ever ECAC Tournament Championship. Racine had seven of her players listed on the Landmark All-Conference Team, establishing a new program mark.
A native of Morris County, Racine was an All-American at local high school Morris Catholic prior to attending Rutgers University. She led the Scarlet Knights to a four-year record of 50-24-7, with three consecutive ECAC Championships from 1990-1992. Her 39 career goals and 99 career points are third in school history and she holds the record for most assists in a game with four. Racine was most recently honored by the Newark Star Ledger as a member of New Jersey's “All-Century” Team.
Following her outstanding collegiate career, the Regional All-American played in the Olympic Festival, starring for the gold medal winning East Team in 1994. A USSF "A" license coach, Racine teaches coaching certification courses for the state of New Jersey. In addition to her duties as women's soccer coach, Racine serves as Drew's Director of Athletics. Prior to her appointment as AD, she was Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator at Drew.
