In January 2017, it was announced that Steve Christenson would leave the Women’s Soccer program at Keuka to go and focus on the Men’s Program. He led both the Men's and Women's Soccer teams at Keuka College the previous year.

Christenson returns to just the men's side after a four year break while coaching the women's team at Keuka College. He then took over both the Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams in the fall of 2016 and lead the men’s side to the NEAC championship game in his first year as head coach.

Christenson has several years of experience, after spending one year as the assistant men’s soccer coach for the University of Rochester and three years as the Utica College head men’s soccer coach.

He took the men’s team to two Empire 8 Conference tournament appearances in school history in 2007 and 2008 at Utica College. Prior to serving as head coach, he was a graduate assistant at Utica for two years.

The Churchville native also served as the head coach of the Rochester Ravens women’s soccer team, a member of the Women’s W-League, and he coached several club teams in the Doug Miller Soccer organization. Christenson also oversaw the club’s coaching staff and designed and organized the club’s training curriculum.

Christenson is also involved with the New York State West Olympic Development Program (ODP), where he has been on the staff since 2007. He was named Coach of the Year in 2009 and his ’92 Boys team advanced to the Region I finals in 2008.

Christenson and his son, Reid, live in the Rochester area. He holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “A” License.

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13 total seasons as a collegiate head coach

102-94-19 career record

6 seasons with Keuka College Men and 4 seasons with Keuka College Women

Posted a 37-27-6 record leading the Keuka College Women

42-39-10 record with the Keuka College Men, including a 29-19-5 conference mark – second most wins by a coach in program history

Took all eight teams he has led at Keuka College to the North Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament, guiding the men to the NEAC Championship in 2019

Coached 32 players to All-North Eastern Athletic Conference honors

Coached NEAC Men’s Player of the Year (Paulin Kolodja) and NEAC Women’s Rookie of the Year (Emily McGuigan) both in the 2016 season

1 All-Empire 8 selection

27 Empire 8 President's List student-athletes

78 NEAC Scholar-Athletes over his eight teams

Coached three CoSIDA Academic All-District players 

6 inductees into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honorary