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Bolles girls soccer hires 15-time state champion coach
TL;DR
Bolles has hired Mike Pickett as their new girls soccer coach, who has won 15 state championships. He replaces Matt Tracy, who retired after 21 seasons with Bolles.
Key points
- Bolles hired Mike Pickett as girls soccer coach
- Pickett has 15 state championships
- He replaces retired coach Matt Tracy
- Tracy had 21 seasons and six championships at Bolles
- Pickett stepped down from St. Johns Country Day on March 31
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Bolles hired former St. Johns Country Day School girls soccer coach Mike Pickett, tied for the state's all-time lead with 15 Florida High School Athletic Association championships, to the same position on April 17.
Pickett, who won FHSAA championships in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012-22 and 2025, stepped down from St. Johns Country Day on March 31 after 28 years with the Spartans and 572 victories.
He will replace Matt Tracy, who retired in February after 21 seasons, six FHSAA championships and 358 victories at Bolles.
St. Johns Country Day coach Mike Pickett looks on during a high school girls soccer practice on February 21, 2022. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]
The move between two of the most successful girls soccer programs in state history — St. Johns Country Day owns 15 FHSAA championships, while Bolles has nine — immediately shakes up the Northeast Florida landscape in the sport.
Bolles completed the 2025-26 season at 9-10-4, advancing to the second round of FHSAA regionals before losing 1-0 to South Walton.
Pickett, a St. Johns graduate in the class of 1983, had coached the Spartans from 1998 to 2026, amassing streaks of 23 consecutive district championships (2004-26) and 76 consecutive victories (2015-18).
At St. Johns, Pickett received the Florida Dairy Farmers girls soccer coach of the year award in 2012, 2017 and 2018. St. Johns also finished atop the national United Soccer Coaches or MaxPreps rankings in 2017, 2018 and 2021.
For 2026-27 and 2027-28, the FHSAA has tentatively assigned Bolles to District 3-3A along with Baker County, Baldwin, Fernandina Beach, Jackson, Raines, West Nassau and Wolfson.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Bolles hires Mike Pickett as girls soccer coach
Q&A
Who is Mike Pickett and what is his coaching record?
Mike Pickett is the former coach of St. Johns Country Day School, with a record of 572 victories and 15 state championships.
Why did Matt Tracy retire from Bolles girls soccer?
Matt Tracy retired after 21 seasons, during which he won six FHSAA championships and achieved 358 victories.
What are Mike Pickett's achievements in high school soccer?
Mike Pickett is tied for the state's all-time lead with 15 FHSAA championships, winning titles in multiple years from 2005 to 2025.
