Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer


The Wake Forest University Demon Deacons men's soccer team is an amateur, NCAA Division I college soccer team composed of students attending Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They achieved their greatest result in 2007, winning the 2007 Division I Men's College Cup. Like all sports teams from Wake Forest, men's soccer competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Deacons play their home matches at Spry Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest.

History

Wake Forest fielded its first team in 1980, under the coaching of George Kennedy. The Deacons went 12-9-1 in their first season. They won their first ACC game that season, defeating Maryland 2–1. Coach Kennedy led Wake Forest through 1985 finishing with a 62-55-12 overall record and 6-27-3 in the ACC. Walt Chyzowych took over the program in 1986 until his death just prior to the 1994 season. Coach Chyzowych took the Deacons to a 77-59-22 overall record and 15-25-7 in the ACC in his eight seasons. The Deacons played in their first NCAA Tournament in 1988, losing in the first round to North Carolina. Since 1988, Wake Forest has reached the NCAA tournament 15 times. Jay Vidovich, an assistant under Coach Chyzowych, was named Head Coach in 1994. In 19 seasons under Coach Vidovich, the Deacons went 254-103-48 overall and 65-44-22 in the ACC.
To date, Wake Forest has won the ACC Regular Season Title in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, and 2017. They won the ACC Tournament in 1989, 2016, and 2017. With their inclusion in the 2009 College Cup, the Demon Deacons reached four consecutive College Cups, becoming the ninth team in NCAA history to achieve this feat.

2007 NCAA Champions

The most successful season in team history took place in 2007, when Wake Forest won the NCAA Division I Championship in a 2–1 decision over Ohio State. It marked the program's only championship to date. During their championship run, the No. 2 seeded Deacons defeated Furman 1–0, No. 15 West Virginia 3–1, and No. 10 Notre Dame 2–1 in overtime to reach the College Cup. In the semifinals, Marcus Tracy scored twice in a 2–0 win over Virginia Tech. In the final, Wake Forest scored two second half goals to come from behind to defeat Ohio State 2-1 to win the National Championship.

Current squad

Former players playing professional soccer

Awards

M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Winner:
ACC Coach of the Year:
ACC Offensive Player of the Year:
ACC Defensive Player of the Year:
ACC Freshman of the Year:

All-ACC Players

YearPlayer
1980Greg Heileman*
1982Jeff McNeill*
1983Mark Erwin*
1988Zen Luzniak*, Todd Renner*, John Stark*
1989Craig Congor*, Neil Covone*, Fleming Peterson*, Todd Renner
1990Craig Congor, Raimo de Vries*
1991Jelle Abma*, Craig Congor, Raimo de Vries, John Duguid, Thomas Finlay*
1992Jelle Abma*, Raimo deVries, Thomas Finlay*, Mike McGinty*
1995Serge Daniv*, Josh Timbers*
1996Serge Daniv, Ihor Dotsenko*, Josh Timbers
1997Chad Evans*
1998Kyle Bachmeier*, Serge Daniv, Chad Evans
1999Sean Conner*, Chad Evans, David Kawesi-Mukooza*, Jamal Seale*
2000Ben Stafford, Aaron Thomas*
2001Brian Carroll*, William Hesmer*, Aaron Thomas, Jeremiah White
2002Brian Carroll, William Hesmer, Justin Moose*, Michael Parkhurst*, Jeremiah White
2003Vicente Bastidas*, William Hesmer, Amir Lowery*, Justin Moose*, Michael Parkhurst, Scott Sealy*, Jeremiah White
2004Amir Lowery*, Justin Moose*, Michael Parkhurst, Scott Sealy
2005Justin Moose, Ryan Solle*
2006Brian Edwards*, Ryan Solle, Julian Valentin
2007Cody Arnoux, Sam Cronin, Brian Edwards, Pat Phelan, Marcus Tracy*
2008Cody Arnoux, Corben Bone, Sam Cronin, Michael Lahoud*, Ike Opara, Marcus Tracy
2009Corben Bone, Austin da Luz, Ike Opara, Zack Schilawski
2010Anthony Arena*, Akira Fitzgerald*, Andy Lubahn*
2011Jared Watts
2012Luca Gimenez*. Sean Okoli*, Jared Watts
2013Luca Gimenez. Sean Okoli, Jalen Robinson*, Jared Watts
2014Ian Harkes*, Michael Gamble
2014Jack Harrison
2015Alec Ferrell*, Michael Gamble*, Ian Harkes, Jack Harrison, Jacori Hayes
2016Alec Ferrell, Ian Harkes, Jacori Hayes
2017Jon Bakero, Ema Twumasi, Kevin Politz*