Coach Hales brings a tremendous amount of soccer IQ and high-level playing experience to Calvary Day School.

A former Calvary student, Lucas attended in seventh grade and went on to play for the Varsity team, where he scored a memorable goal against Davidson Day under Coach Ben Kerth. He later chose to pursue a higher level of competition in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy rather than continue with school soccer.

Following high school, Lucas initially committed to Appalachian State University. After the program was discontinued, he continued his collegiate career at Coastal Carolina University. During his time at Coastal, the team captured a Sun Belt Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, facing Wake Forest.

In 2022, Lucas transferred to UNC Greensboro, where he finished his collegiate career. While at UNCG, the Spartans won the Southern Conference Championship and made an impressive run to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament.

In addition to his college career, Lucas competed at a high level in USL League Two with the NC Fusion U23s for multiple seasons. His team achieved significant success, advancing to both the quarterfinals and finals while competing against over 130 teams. Along the way, he played alongside and against numerous players who went on to professional careers.

Lucas will graduate in December with a degree in Psychology. In August, he married his wife, Julianna, a talented graphic artist.

Playing Highlights

Club Soccer

• Twin City Soccer (6 years)
• NC Fusion Development Academy (5 years)
• 2019 NC Fusion Player of the Year
• Started 102 of 125 Development Academy matches

Coastal Carolina University
Freshman (2020–21)

• Appeared in 11 matches with one start
• Played a season-high 81 minutes vs. Georgia State
• Sun Belt Champion
• NCAA Tournament participant

Sophomore (2021)

• Played in 9 matches with one start
• Logged 253 minutes on the back line
• Helped limit opponents to just 7 goals
• Season-high 60 minutes vs. UNC Greensboro

UNC Greensboro (2022)

• Southern Conference Champion
• NCAA Elite 8 appearance

NC Fusion U23 – USL League Two

• Multiple seasons of semi-professional experience
• Advanced to league Final and Quarterfinals
• 2 Division titles

Coach Hales is from Youngsville, North Carolina and attended Friendship Christian School in Raleigh, NC. There he played 3 years of varsity basketball, baseball, and soccer. He had the pleasure of being part of 3 state baseball championship teams, was 2nd team all-state in basketball, and was named most-improved in basketball and soccer. He went on to play 4 years of basketball at Piedmont Bible College. From 1993 to 1996, he coached basketball at Sheets Memorial Christian School as the head JV coach and varsity assistant. He began his career at Calvary with the varsity boy’s soccer team in 2011 as assistant to his brother-in-law, Jeremy Pattisall. He continued from 2012 to the present, assisting Coach Kerth with both varsity boys and varsity girls. He has also been the head coach of JV boys soccer and middle school teams during this time. In 2014, he earned his E license. In 2021, along with Coach Kerth, Coach Hales shared the excitement of winning their first State Championship! They are excited about the future of Calvary soccer. He married his wife, Joy, in 1995 and proceeded to have a daughter, Corban, and a son, Lucas. Corban was born medically fragile and passed away at the age of 14. The Calvary soccer players and families honored her by placing a memorial bench at the field that the players touch before each game. Coach Hales’s first soccer coaching experience was with his 3 year old son at the YMCA. Lucas later played for NC Fusion Development Academy where Coach Hales was team manager for many years. In 2021, he was the game day announcer for the NC Fusion U23 USL team that Lucas played with. The only time Coach Hales is willing to miss a Calvary soccer game is when he is watching Lucas play at Coastal Carolina University. The primary goal of Coach Hales at Calvary is to train godly young men/women and help them understand their identity is in Christ.