UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer

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The UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Southern Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UNCG's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1971. The team plays its home games at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro. The UNCG Spartans have a three pronged coaching system run by head coach Chris Rich (2019)[2] and assistant coaches Garrett McLaughlin (2018)[2] and Jaime Ibarra (2019).[2]

Historically, UNCG has been one of the most successful college soccer teams in North Carolina. In the 1980s, UNCG, while still playing in NCAA Division III, won five NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships. In the mid-2000s, the Spartans reached three Sweet Sixteens in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the program had several NCAA violations that caused the program to forfeit several losses; In addition to the losses, the program also suffered the loss of their head coach at the time,[3] a fine of $5,000 payable to the NCAA, and significant recruitment and recruitment communications suspensions.

Individual honors

First team All-Americans[4]
Nat. Player Position Year
 USA Mike Sweeney 1983
 USA Ed Radwanski 1983
 USA Eddie Radwanski (2) 1984
 USA Brian Japp 1985
 USA Jason Haupt 1989
 USA Jason Haupt (2) 1990
 ISL Sigurður Eyjólfsson 1997
 TRI Randi Patterson 2004
 PUR Scott Jones 2005
Second team All-Americans[4]
Nat. Player Position Year
 USA George Dyer 1984
 USA Carl Fleming 1988
 ISL Sigurður Eyjólfsson 1996
 USA Chris Goos 2004
 PUR Scott Jones 2004

Third team All-Americans[4]

Nat. Player Position Year
 USA Lewis Johnstone 1982
 USA Steve Harrison 1985
 USA Andrew Mehalko 1986
 USA Willie Lopez 1987
 ISL Sigurður Eyjólfsson 1998
 PUR Scott Jones 2006

Team honors

NCAA Division I honors

  • Big South Conference[5]
    • Regular season (4): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
    • Tournament (3): 1993, 1994, 1996
  • Southern Conference[6]
    • Regular season (8): 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015
    • Tournament (6): 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010

NCAA Division II honors

  • NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament[7]
    • Winners (5): 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
    • Runners-up (1): 1989
  • Dixie Conference[4]
    • Regular season (7): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
    • Tournament (6): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

References

  1. ^ "Brand Guide – University of North Carolina at Greensboro". Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "UNCG Mens Soccer/Coaching staff". UNCG Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Soccer-wire UNCG Men's Soccer". Soccer-Wire. 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "2020 UNCG Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). uncgspartans.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Big South Conference Men's Soccer Record Book". Big South Conference. August 13, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "SoCon Men's Soccer Record Book through the 2017 season" (PDF). Southern Conference. August 10, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "Division II Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NCAA. April 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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