HEAD COACH CHARLIE DELONG

Head Coach Charlie Delong

One of the most respected coaches in North Texas, DeLong has served as the head varsity coach at Jesuit Dallas since 1980 and enters the 2023 season with 629 wins during his illustrious career. Coach DeLong is the 7th winningest active head coach in the nation and the second-winningest coach in the history of Texas boys’ high school soccer. DeLong has won 87 percent of the games he has coached and is a 17-time state champion at Jesuit.

On Feb. 4, 2020, DeLong won his 600th career game with a 1-0 decision against Plano H.S. With the victory, DeLong became the 19th soccer coach in high school history and the third high school coach in Texas to reach the 600-win plateau. In 2021, DeLong was inducted into the Jesuit Dallas Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2022, DeLong was named to the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches and Officials (TASCO) Wall of Honor.

DeLong has earned two consensus Texas Coach of the Year honors (2010, 2017) since Jesuit Dallas joined the University Interscholastic League (UIL) in 2004 and is a four-time Dallas Metroplex Coach of the Year (1988, 2006, 2010, 2017). In addition to earning the 1991 Region III High School Coach of the Year honor, DeLong helped the Rangers capture 15 Texas Christian Interscholastic League (TCIL) state titles and a pair of UIL titles in 2010 and 2017. On Feb. 4, 2020, DeLong earned the 600th win of his illustrious career with a 1-0 triumph over Plano.

The first of Jesuit’s two UIL state titles came when the bested Strake Jesuit in penalty kicks to capture the UIL 5A championship in 2010. With the victory, the Rangers became the first private school to ever claim a UIL state championship title in any sport. Jesuit ended the season as the top-ranked team in the nation according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) after finishing the 2009 season ranked eighth in the nation. The Rangers repeated the feat in 2017, defeating Texas top-ranked Arlington Sam Houston, 2-1, in overtime of the championship game to become the School’s first athletic program with multiple UIL state championships. Jesuit closed the season ranked third in the nation according to USA Today.

Throughout his time at the helm of the Ranger soccer program, DeLong has mentored several professional athletes and Jesuit Dallas Hall of Famers. DeLong coached Puerto Rico national team member Scott Jones ’02, who was drafted in the second round of the 2007 Major League Soccer (MLS) Superdraft, U.S. National Team member and nine-year MLS veteran Kenny Cooper ’03, 2012 MLS draftee Ian Kalis ’08 and Kingsley Bryce ’11, who was selected with the 28th pick of the 2015 MLS draft by the Chicago Fire. Entering the 2018 season, DeLong has coached 11 Jesuit Dallas Hall of Famers.

In addition to his coaching duties, DeLong has served as the head cross country coach and has been a varsity football assistant since 1987. He also serves as the chairman of the Jesuit Dallas physical education department. DeLong is set to be inducted into the Jesuit Dallas Sports Hall of Fame in the spring of 2021.

Licensed to coach by the USSF in 1971, DeLong has also coached a number of top club teams including seven North Texas State Club champions, five Region III club champions and two runner-up teams in the National Club championship. Prior to his career in coaching, DeLong played professionally on the reserve squad for the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League (NASL) for six seasons in the 1970s, and the Houston Summit of the Major Indoor Soccer League, reaching the MISL title game in 1980.

A native of Carroll, Iowa, DeLong played soccer collegiately at San Diego State University and earned a bachelor’s degree from UTDallas. He and his wife Diana reside in Dallas.

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS DURING UIL ERA

DAVID WILLIAMS ’96 • JUNIOR VARSITY HEAD COACH

Currently entering his 23rd season at Jesuit Dallas, Williams is sophomore counselor, art teacher, and junior varsity soccer coach. As a player, Williams won two TCIL state championships with the Ranger soccer team in 1995 and 1996.

Williams attended St. Louis University, where he played four years of Division I soccer and earned a bachelor’s degree in English. He received a master’s degree in education from SMU and is a licensed coach in North Texas. Williams lives in Dallas with his wife, Michele, and their two daughters.

PAULO COSTANZO ’98 • FRESHMAN HEAD COACH

Coach Costanzo played three years of varsity soccer during his time at Jesuit, helping the Rangers to a pair of TCIL state championships and the 1997 Jesuit-Meintser Invitational Tournament title. He played one year of collegiate soccer at St. Mary’s University before returning to Dallas to attend the University of North Texas, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in applied behavior analysis.

In addition to serving as coach of the Jesuit freshman team, Paolo also works as an outdoor education guide with various schools around the DFW area.

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Jesuit Soccer Championship History

TCIL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999

UIL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2010, 2017

UIL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006, 2010, 2017

UIL AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021

UIL BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022

UIL DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017

JESUIT DALLAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME MEMBERS • SOCCER

FORMER RANGERS COMPETING IN COLLEGE (PARTIAL LISTING)

Ryan Aubrey University of Buffalo

Beau Bellomy ..............St. Louis University

Sean Bellomy Georgetown University

Joe Benefield Trinity University (Texas)

Chase Burciaga Johns Hopkins University

Charles Bryce St. Louis University

Kingsley Bryce.............St. Louis University

Parker Christensen West Florida Univ.

Tanner Coffin Hardin Simmons

Joe Cooper ........................................ SMU

Paolo Costanzo St. Mary’s

Mark Daus Santa Clara

Ryan Dendinger St. Edward’s

Dustin Detrick Navy

Will Diebold ............................... Cincinnati

Josh Dillon St. John’s

Nathan Dombrowski Dayton

Bruno Dujmovic ................................. SMU

Nathan Escanuela Austin College

Dalton Eudy Kenyon College

John David Feist Cal Tech

Robert Fernandez Belmont

Tommy Flaim .... Washingston Univ.-St. Louis

Tyler Florkowski Miss. College

Chris Gangi Midwestern State

Billy Gannon ...................................... SMU

Nick Gannon St. Louis

K. Garciamendez Davidson

John Gardner George Mason

Andrew Gilchrist Rhodes College

Kyle Green NYU

Guy Harris ....................... Trinity University

Jeff Harwell SMU

Chris Helling Stanford

Jeremy Huynh ................. Trinity University

Alex Johnston St. Louis

Colin Jones Trinity University

Scott Jones UNC-Greensboro

Ian Kalis Duke/SMU

Owen Kalis ..................................Memphis

Will Kelton Hendrix

Brian Kerr Furman

Michael Knapp ....................... Notre Dame

Elliott Marshall UMBC

Chris Mathis University of Chicago

Matthew Marz Vanderbilt

Mateo Means St. Mary’s (Minn.)

Dennis Miles ............................... UT-Dallas

Chris Miller Colgate

Pryor Miller U.S. Coast Guard

Reilly Minigutti . Richmond International Acad.

Ethan Moore Trinity University

Ryan Morales American University

Jonathan Napper Harvard

William O’Dwyer Grand Canyon

Gavin Patterson ................... Regis College

Phil Peacoack Air Force

Arnold Perez Valenzuela East Texas Baptist

Jonny Phipps Dayton

Justin Pridmore ...................... Notre Dame

Robert Quinlan Lehigh

Juan Ramirez Austin College

Trey Rayfield ...................................... Tulsa

Alexei Reyes Florida Gulf Coast

Hansel Reyes St. Louis

Bobby Rubio Trinity University

Michael Scholten Xavier

Cullen Scott ............. Univ. of Pennsylvania

Griffin Scott Washington & Lee

Ryan Shea Univ. of Chicago

Ben Sloan ........................... Austin College

Zack Tavrou Tulsa

Sewell Strifler Dayton

Jason Tarde Marquette

Ryan Terracio Hendrix

Tim Trevino ......................... Oklahoma City

Connor Tullis Austin College

Bobby Wagner McMurray

Todd Wallace ...................... Oklahoma City

William Westbrook McMurray

Joe Whittaker Holy Cross

David Williams St. Louis

Adrian Winnubst Sam Houston

A.J. Zaugg ................... University of Dallas