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
2020 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team
Founded1950
UniversityNorth Carolina State University
Head coachGeorge Kiefer (4th 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 November 6, 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
0 GK  USA Tyler Perrie
1 GK  GER Leon Krapf
2 DF  ESP Pablo Pedregosa
3 DF  ESP Pepe Garcia
4 DF  USA David Norris
5 DF  ENG Jamie Smith
6 DF  JAM Kendall Edwards
7 FW  USA Ivy Brisma
8 MF  ENG Brad Sweeney
9 FW  ENG Kuda Muskwe
10 MF  USA AJ Seals
11 FW  ESP Pau Palacin
12 DF  USA Parker Cross
12 MF  USA Alex Hernandez
14 MF  GHA George Asomani
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  USA Marco Cottone
17 FW  USA Jared Miller
18 MF  ISR Tal Segev
19 DF  USA Alex Bautista
20 FW  USA Sheldon China
22 MF  USA Aidan Foster
23 FW  USA James Orozco
24 DF  USA Cyrus Rad
25 MF  USA Jose Morales Jr.
26 GK  USA David Merola
27 MF  USA Declan Brose
28 MF  USA Bailey O'Connor
29 DF  USA Harry Adanuty
30 GK  USA Windham Ellis

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 Kiefer57272611.508

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. "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  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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