Jacksonville University Men's Soccer

The Jacksonville University Men's Soccer Team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[1] The team is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Jacksonville's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at Southern Oak Stadium. The Dolphins are coached by Mauricio Ruiz.

Jacksonville University Men's Soccer
Founded1957
UniversityJacksonville University
Head coachMauricio Ruiz (7th season)
ConferenceASun
LocationJacksonville, FL
StadiumSouthern Oak Stadium
(Capacity: 500)
NicknameDolphins
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1998
NCAA Tournament appearances
1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008
Conference Tournament championships
1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008
Conference Regular Season championships
1959, 1999, 2007
For information on all Jacksonville University sports, see Jacksonville Dolphins

The Dolphins have been in several NCAA conferences over their 60-year history. In 1959, the Dolphins won the Florida Intercollegiate Conference. The Dolphins have won three Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournaments, with one coming 1987 and the other two coming from 1995–1996. In 2008, the Dolphins won the Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament.[2] The Dolphins best performance in NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 1998, where they reached the round of 16.[3]

Roster

As of December 28, 2020[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Matt Levy
2 DF  USA Zach Blice
3 DF  USA Alex Salvador
4 MF  USA Connar Lufkin
5 DF  CAN Gabriel Simoneau
6 DF  CAN Richy Lapointe
7 FW  USA Reggie Nicholas
8 MF  ENG Mason Tunbridge
9 FW  USA Reed Davis
10 MF  CUB Inti Antunez
11 MF  GUA Jake Johnson
12 MF  CAN Joshua Moreira
13 DF  USA Maxim Pencak
15 MF  BRA Lui Chaves
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  DOM Francisco Capellan
17 DF  CAN Habib Famuditimi
18 FW  USA Mohamed Soumah
19 DF  USA Jose Manzo
20 DF  TRI Josh Araujo-Wilson
21 MF  CAN Olivier Correa
22 MF  USA Jake Duncan-Smith
23 MF  BRA Cao Chaves
24 DF  USA Trey Demps
25 DF  SWE Nil Ringstrand
27 DF  USA Cole Reasonover
28 GK  TRI Jabari Gray
30 GK  BRA Eduardo Thome

Coaching Staff
  • Mauricio Ruiz – Head Coach
  • Thomas Buckner – Assistant Coach
  • Nawal Gurung – Graduate Assistant Coach
  • Enrique Barboto – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Individual achievements

All-Americans

Jacksonville has produced four All-Americans. The most recent All-American came in 2000.

Player Position Year
Aleks MihailovicMF1978
Jason PhitidesFW1984
Peter PopovicGK2000
Mladen DikicFW2000

Honors
  • Atlantic Sun Conference
    • Winners (Tournament) (1): 2008
  • Sun Belt Conference
    • Winners (Tournament) (3): 1987, 1995, 1996

References
  1. "Jacksonville Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. "ASun Men's Soccer Record Book - Championship Results" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. ASunSports.org. pp. 2–4. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  3. "Jacksonville Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Jacksonville Dolphins. Presto Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  4. "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". JU Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-28.


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