NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
2023 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team
Founded1950
UniversityNorth Carolina State University
Head coachGeorge Kiefer (7th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
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
NC State v Clemson match in 2006

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.

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

As of November 30, 2023[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 United States USA Lucas Hatsios
2 DF United States USA Emil Thregod
3 DF United States USA Gio Ceja
4 MF South Africa RSA Vusumzi Plamana
6 DF Jamaica JAM Kendall Edwards
7 DF United States USA Jarvis Cleal
8 MF United States USA Will Buete
9 FW United States USA Luke Hille
10 FW South Africa RSA Junior Nare
11 FW Portugal POR Henrique Santos
12 MF Japan JPN Yuta Toya
13 MF South Africa RSA Calem Tommy
— FW United States USA Samuel Presser
15 FW United States USA Aidan Payne
16 MF United States USA Parker Underwood
17 MF United States USA Caden Tolentino
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW United States USA Jeremiah Luoma
19 FW United States USA Scotty Taylor
20 DF United States USA Jonathan Cisneros
22 MF United States USA Drew Lovelace
23 DF United States USA Dylan Mitchiner
24 DF Australia AUS Cam Murray
25 DF United States USA Gabi Velez
26 GK United States USA Samuel Terranova
27 MF United States USA Declan Brose
28 MF United States USA Brendan Peeples
29 GK United States USA Ben Voase
30 GK United States USA Maddux Francis
31 FW United States USA Hakim Karamoko
32 MF United States USA Lazaro Gonzalez
33 DF United States USA Andrew Fox

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]

NC State players and coaching staff during a match in 2006
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 Kiefer125495224.488

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

Notable alumni

Current Professional Players

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 (PDF). January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  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. ↑ "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  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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