Mads Kaiser became the ninth head coach in the history of the USI Men's Soccer program in January 2026. Kaiser came to USI from Saint Francis University (Loretto, Pennsylvania) where he has directed the Red Flash to a 22-16-11 record over three seasons as the head coach.
In his three seasons at the helm of St. Francis, Kaiser was named the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year in 2023 when he directed the Red Flash to its only unbeaten Division I team (7-0-8 overall, 5-0-4 NEC). He also has guided St. Frances to three consecutive NEC Tournament appearances and coached a NEC Defensive Player of the Year (2023), two Goalkeepers of the Year (2023, 2025), and a NEC Rookie of the Year (2022).
St. Francis has had 11 All-NEC performers (10 first team, one second team) and seven NEC All-Rookie selections during his tenure at St. Francis.
The Red Flash finished second in the NEC regular season in 2025 and advanced to the NEC Tournament title game after finishing 8-9-1 overall and 7-2-0 in NEC play.
Kaiser started his career as Saint Francis' head coach with the longest unbeaten streak in program history, 8-0-8. It took a visit to West Virginia, ranked no. 3 in the country at the time, to end the unbeaten run in the second match of the 2024 season.
Prior to joining the staff at St. Francis, Kaiser worked as the graduate assistant men’s soccer coach at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. In his almost three years with the Rangers, he helped guide the team back to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Final, posting a 21-12-5 record.
Before coaching in the collegiate ranks, Kaiser served as the head coach at Kings Hammer SC in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he guided the U12 academy team to the state cup quarterfinals in his first season.
The Rheinberg, Germany native earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Davis and Elkins College (2018) and a master’s degree in marketing from Regis (2020). He also holds a U.S. Soccer C License (B-License candidate) and is a UEFA C/B candidate (DFB Germany).
