Pete Cuadrado just finished his ninth season as the head coach of the North Dakota State women's soccer team.
The 2011 team set a school record for wins in a season with 15 en route to a 15-4-2 overall record and a 7-1-1 mark in league play. The squad also tallied a school record 11 shutouts. The Bison earned a berth in the Summit League tournament for the third straight season and advanced to the title game before falling to Oakland, 2-1. Abbey Moenkedick earned first team all-Summit League honors for the third straight season and was also named the league's Defensive Player of the Year. Off the field, Megan Dean became the first player in school history to be named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team.
Cuadrado's 2010 team won the program's first Summit League tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament for the first time in program history. The Bison defeated Western Illinois, 3-1, in the league title game after advancing on penalty kicks over South Dakota State in the semifinals. In the NCAA tournament, the Bison took on No. 9 Texas A&M and despite going down early, the team fought back and equalized on a long range effort from senior Quin Ryan. The Aggies advanced on penalty kicks, but the Bison made their mark on the tournament. For the second straight year, Cuadrado had two players selected to the All-Summit League first team in Abbey Stratton and Quin Ryan. The Bison finished the season 12-5-6 and 6-2-1 in Summit League play.
He led the 2009 squad to a 10-8-2 overall record and a 7-2 record in Summit League play. With a win over Centenary in the final regular season game, the Bison clinched their first-ever league title, sharing first place with IUPUI and South Dakota State. The team advanced to the Summit League tournament for the first time, but dropped a hard-fought 1-0 decision to eventual champion IUPUI. The Bison led the league in goals, assists and points. Junior Abbey Stratton and freshman Brooklyn Dyce became the first NDSU players to earn first team all-league honors since the Bison joined the Summit League in 2007.
In 2008, he became the winningest coach at NDSU with a 7-0 victory over Centenary. In 2007, he led the Bison to an 11-7-1 record in their inaugural Summit League campaign. NDSU finished the year with a 3-4-1 record in Summit League play, ending the season in fifth place.
He led the Bison to a 13-7-1 record in 2006 and a runner-up finish in the United Soccer Conference tournament. The Bison went 3-0 in conference play and earned the No. 1 seed out of the Western Division. In 2005, North Dakota State's second season in Division I, the Bison went 11-5-1 with 10 shutout victories. For his role in the successful season, Cuadrado was named Division I independent Coach of the Year.
In his first year at NDSU, Cuadrado guided the Bison to an 11-3-2 record. The .750 winning percentage during that 2003 season was the second highest in the history of Bison soccer.
Named head coach in March 2003, he is the third coach in the 14-year history of the North Dakota State University program. He came to NDSU from Illinois State University, where he served as an assistant coach for two seasons. Members of the Missouri Valley Conference, the Redbirds compiled an 11-5-3 overall record in 2002 and reached the MVC tournament championship game. Illinois State went 13-5 in 2001 and won the league's regular season title.
Prior to working at Illinois State, Cuadrado spent the 2000 season as an assistant at Valparaiso University. He earned his master's degree in athletic administration from Valparaiso in May 2002. The Crusaders finished that campaign with the young program's best mark of 8-9-1.
Cuadrado has been active in coaching Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams. His 1986 Indiana State team qualified for the 2002 national tournament and repeated the regional victory in 2003. In 2005 and 2006, he coached the 1990 North Dakota state team, the first ever squad from the state.He has also attained a USSF National "B" coaching license, the goalkeeping license and most recently the National Youth License.
Cuadrado began his collegiate soccer career at Northeastern Illinois University, where he started every game and was named team captain as a sophomore. He transferred to Texas Christian University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in marketing in 2000, and was a member of the Horned Frogs' men's soccer team. He also played one season of semi-professional soccer for the Chicago Stingers.
| Year |
School |
Record |
Position |
Pct. |
| 2000 |
Valparaiso |
8-9-1 |
1st Assistant |
.472 |
| 2001 |
Illinois State |
13-5-0 |
1st Assistant |
.722 |
| 2002 |
Illinois State |
12-5-2 |
1st Assistant |
.684 |
| 2003 |
North Dakota State |
11-3-2 |
Head Coach |
.750 |
| 2004 |
North Dakota State |
5-11-1 |
Head Coach |
.324 |
| 2005 |
North Dakota State |
11-5-1 |
Head Coach |
.676 |
| 2006 |
North Dakota State |
13-7-1 |
Head Coach |
.643 |
| 2007 |
North Dakota State |
11-7-1 |
Head Coach |
.605 |
| 2008 |
North Dakota State |
5-12-2 |
Head Coach |
.289 |
| 2009 |
North Dakota State |
10-8-2 |
Head Coach |
.550 |
| 2010 |
North Dakota State |
12-5-6 |
Head Coach |
.652 |
| 2011 |
North Dakota State |
15-4-2 |
Head Coach |
.762 |
| |
9 years (head coach) |
93-62-8 |
|
.595 |
| Total |
12 years |
126-81-21 |
|
.599 |