NC State Wolfpack men's soccer

The NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. NC State's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1950. The team plays its home games at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh. The Pack is coached by George Kiefer.

NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team
Founded1950
UniversityNorth Carolina State University
Head coachGeorge Kiefer (3rd season)
ConferenceACC
LocationRaleigh, NC
StadiumDail Soccer Field
(Capacity: 3,000)
Nicknamethe Pack
ColorsRed and White[1]
         
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1990
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1990, 1991, 1992
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
NCAA Tournament appearances
1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
1990
Conference Regular Season championships
1994
For information on all North Carolina State University sports, see NC State Wolfpack

The Wolfpack had much of their success in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, where over the span of 10 seasons, the Pack appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. During this time, the Wolfpack won, to date, their only ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title, coming in 1990, as well as their only ACC Regular Season title, coming in 1994. Since then, the Wolfpack have made the NCAA Tournament on three occasions, qualifying in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 editions of the tournament.[2] Additionally, in 1990, the team had their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament, reaching their only College Cup in program history.[3]

Roster

For the 2019 Season.

Updated August 19, 2019[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 GK Nick Cournoyer
1 GK Leon Krapf
2 DF Pablo Pedregosa
3 DF Pepe Garcia
4 DF David Norris
5 DF Jamie Smith
6 DF Kendall Edwards
7 FW Ivy Brisma
8 MF Brad Sweeney
9 FW Kuda Muskwe
10 FW David Loera
11 FW Tyler Gabarra
12 GK Vincent Durand
14 MF George Asomani
No. Position Player
15 MF Gabriel Machado
16 MF AJ Seals
17 FW Tonny Temple
19 DF Alex Bautista
20 FW Sheldon China
21 MF Eleo Domingos
22 MF Aidan Foster
23 FW James Orozco
24 DF Cyrus Rad
25 MF Jose Morales Jr.
26 GK David Merola
28 MF Bailey O'Connor
29 DF Harry Adanuty
30 GK Windham Ellis

Captains in bold

Rivalries

Much of NC State's rivalries are also rivalries across other collegiate sports. The Wolfpack's primary rival, is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who they contest annually in ACC play.[5] Matches against other in-state ACC opponents, such as Duke and Wake Forest are known as Tobacco Road, due to the state' longstanding history of tobacco production.[6]

Coaching history

There have been nine head coaches in the program's history.[7]

Years Coach GP W L T Pct.
1950–1955Eric DeGroat56172910.393
1956John Kenfield8170.125
1957–1960Bill Leonhardt3611232.333
1961–1963Nellie Cooper3310221.318
1964–1977Max Rhodes157776911.526
1978–1985Larry Gross152106379.727
1986–2010George Tarantini47423419743.539
2011–2016Kelly Findley109455113.473
2017–George Kiefer57272010.561

Individual achievements

All-Americans

NC State has produced 12 All-Americans. The most recent was Aaron King, who won the honor in 2005.[8]

Player Position Year(s)
Kare KragasFW1951
Benito ArtinanoFW1962, 1963
Eddie LinkMF1967
Chris OguMF1982, 1983
Sam OkpoduFW1982, 1983, 1984
Tab RamosMF1985, 1986, 1987
Dario BroseMF1988, 1990
Henry GutierrezFW1988, 1990, 1991
Chris SzantoDF1989
Tom TannerFW1990
Scott SchweitzerDF1992
Aaron KingFW2005

References
General
  • "2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). NC State Wolfpack. July 6, 2016. pp. 1–14. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  • Featherston, Alwyn (February 1, 2006). Tobacco Road: Duke, Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest, and the History of the Most Intense Backyard Rivalries in Sports (1st ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Lyons Press. pp. 1–8. ISBN 1592289150.
Footnotes
  1. "NC State Athletics Brand Guide". Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. "NC State celebrates soccer legacy". WRAL (FM). Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  3. Morris, Neil (October 5, 2015). "Recalling the great 1990 N.C. State team". Soccer America. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  4. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  5. Tobben, John (November 25, 2014). "A Tale of Two Rivalries". Raleigh & Company. RaleighCo.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  6. Featherston, pp. 5–8
  7. 2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book, p. 8
  8. 2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book, p. 1
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