Given the keys to begin the Columbus State Women’s Soccer program in 2004, Jay Entlich selected to mimic a Ferrari, the quintessential ride for speed and excitement.  His teams have followed suit playing a thrilling and entertaining brand of soccer that is annually one of the nation’s best.  Entlich will be entering his eight season as the head coach and has turned CSU into the class of the Peach Belt Conference.

It was another banner year in 2010 as he guided the Lady Cougars to their six straight regular season PBC Championship and their fourth PBC Tournament Championship in the past five years.  They finished the campaign fifth nationally in scoring offense (3.14 goals/match) and in shutout percentage (.682) after posting 15 shutouts.  The team allowed only 12 goals on the year, a new school record and posted the best winning percentage in CSU history, .886, after finishing the season
with a 19-2-1 mark.

During his tenure at CSU, Entlich has coached 33 All-Conference, 30 All-Region and five All-American student-athletes including the 2005 and 2007 Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year.  He has produced an overall record of 112-31-14 while manning the Columbus State sidelines sporting a .810 winning percentage and has had six straight winning seasons.

The Lady Cougars are just as successful in the classroom as five players were named Scholar All-Americans and four were tabbed as Scholar All-Region players.  The program has earned five straight (2006-10) Team Academic Award.  Entlich has picked up his own hardware twice earning National Soccer Coaches Association of America Southeast Region and Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year.

Prior to coming to Columbus State University, Entlich served as the head coach of the Carolina Courage of the Women’s United Soccer Association.  Among the players he coached were 2004 FIFA World Soccer Player of the Year Birgit Prinz and World Cup players Kristen Luckenbill, Tiffany Roberts, Carla Overbeck and Danielle Fotopoulos. Before the Courage, Entlich was a U.S. Women’s National Team staff coach where he coordinated player development, indentified and recruited players for the U.S Youth National Teams and instructed B and C license courses for coaches.

As head coach of the University of Tampa from March 2000 to January 2002, Entlich directed the Spartans to a record of 23-15 and earned 2001 Sunshine State Conference Coach of the year.  His overall collegiate coaching record stands at 135-46-14 which gives him the 13th best active winning percentage amongst Division II head coaches.

In addition, he served as Director of Coaching for the Countryside Lightning Youth Soccer Program with 22 competitive and 100 recreational teams under his guidance.   Previous to Tampa, he served as an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi and was a men's assistant at his alma mater, Virginia Tech.

Entlich was a four-year member of the Hokie soccer program that saw him earn All-Conference, All-State and team MVP honors in 1993, as well as serve as the team captain.  The ’93 season was one of the best single-season performances for a Virginia Tech player as he tallied the second most points (37), tied for fourth most goals (14) and tied for fifth most assists (9).  His career marks of 30 goals, 16 assists and 76 points place him in the top 10 in all three categories as well.

Entlich holds a United States Soccer Federation “A” license.  He graduated with a B. A. in Liberal Arts in 1994.  Jay and wife Megan have three children, daughters - Grace, Kathryn Analise and a son - Jacob Andrew.

Colin Barnes joined the Columbus State Women’s Soccer coaching staff as a Graduate Assistant in January 2011.  He will be studying to attain his Masters in Teaching.  Barnes arrives in Columbus with a very extensive coaching background at the club level, as well as the Olympic Development Program in North Carolina and Georgia.  

During his playing days, he was a four-year letter winner with UNC Asheville helping lead the Bulldogs to a Big South Regular Season Championship his senior season while serving as a team captain.  He was a First Team All-Big South selection in both his junior and senior seasons.   

After his collegiate career, Barnes played professionally with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the D3 United Soccer League and played in the USL National Finals.  He then began coaching full-time with the local club in Wilmington, Cape Fear SA, serving as the Assistant Director of Coaching.  This is also where he began working in the ODP with North Carolina as an assistant coach and as a coaching education instructor for the USSF “D” and “E” Licenses. 

The Alabama native has been part of the Georgia ODP staff since September 2004 serving as an assistant coach for three separate teams before taking over as the Head Coach of the 1994 Girls.  In March of this year, Barnes lead the '94G GA ODP Team to a 3rd Place finish at the ODP National Championships after winning the ODP Regional Championship in 2010.

He has been heavily involved in the coaching and administration with 6 clubs over the past decade, Highland FC (NC), Cape Fear (NC), Port City SC (NC), Peachtree City Lazers (GA), Chicago Magic (IL) and Concorde Fire (GA).  Barnes has had the opportunity of working with some of the leading coaches and players in the entire nation.  The last three clubs have all been ranked in the Top 25 Clubs in America by Soccer America, while he's been there:  Peachtree City Lazers (#14 for Girls), Chicago Magic (#1 for Boys) and Concorde Fire (#16 for Boys).

Barnes currently holds the USSF “A” Coaching License and also has a NSCAA Level II Goalkeeping License.

Viktoria Frost is entering her first year as a graduate assistant coach for the Women’s Soccer program in the 2011-2012 season. She will be studying to attain a master’s degree in Business Administration from CSU.

Frost arrives to Columbus State from the girl’s soccer club, the Concorde Fire, in Atlanta, GA.  There she worked full-time for the non-profit organization from fall 2009 until July 2011. As well as being a coach, Frost also severed as the Administrative Assistant. 

She received her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and a minor in German from Berry College in 2009. Frost played soccer all four years there as the team complied a record of 48-26-7. In her junior season, Frost made the All-Conference team as a defender for the Lady Vikings as they went on to the NAIA National Tournament. She scored the only goal for the team in the tournament in a 2-1 double-overtime heartbreaker. For her career, Frost scored four goals and had 14 assists.

Frost graduated high school in 2005 from Starrs Mill High School in Fayetteville, GA. She helped the Lady Panthers win the GHSA State Championship in her freshman season and then return to the state playoffs every year after.

Frost received her USSF “C” Coaching License in the summer of 2010.

Eddie Miranda is entering his first year as a student assistant coach for the women’s soccer team in the 2011-2012 season.

Born and raised in Columbus, Miranda graduated from Hardaway High School in 2006 where he played varsity soccer all four years. Miranda was named to the All Bi-City First Team in each of his four seasons.

Since obtaining his USSF “D” Coaching License in the summer of 2007, Miranda has assisted the Calvary Christian School girls’ team, both the boys’ and girls’ teams at St. Luke Middle School and the St. Anne-Pacelli boys’ squad.

He is currently the Director of Coaching for the Excel Soccer program for the Columbus Youth Soccer Club.

Miranda is studying to obtain a degree in Education from CSU.