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Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
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The Wake Forest University Demon Deacons men's soccer team is an 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 (ACC). The Deacons play their home matches at Spry Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest.
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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.
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Current squad
- As of 13 Sep 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical Staff
Notable alumni
Current professionals
- As of March 18, 2025
- The players in bold have senior international caps.
Steve Holeman (1987–1990) currently head coach with Texas State- John Hackworth (1991–1992) currently interim head coach with St. Louis City SC
- Mike McGinty (1991–1994) currently assistant coach with North Carolina FC
- Kelvin Jones (2000–2003) currently assistant coach with San Diego FC
- James Riley (2001–2004) currently head coach with Ballard FC
- Brian Edwards (2003–2007) currently goalkeeping coach with Charlotte FC
- Jamie Franks (2005–2008) currently head coach with Denver
- Zack Schilawksi (2006–2009) currently assistant coach with Pittsburgh
- Ike Opara (2007–2009) currently assistant coach with Sporting Kansas City II
Akira Fitzgerald (2007–2010) currently with North Carolina FC- Chris Duvall (2010–2013) currently assistant coach with St. Louis City 2
- Collin Martin (2012) currently with North Carolina FC
- Ian Harkes (2013–2016) currently with San Jose Earthquakes
Jon Bakero (2014–2017) currently with Charlotte Independence
Steven Echevarria (2014–2017) currently with Colorado Springs Switchbacks and has 1 cap for Puerto Rico
Jack Harrison (2015) currently with Everton F.C.- Brad Dunwell (2015–2018) currently with Midwest United FC
Bruno Lapa (2016–2019) currently with Ansan Greeners FC- Mark McKenzie (2017) currently with Toulouse FC and has 17 caps for United States
- Brandon Servania (2017) currently with D.C. United and has 1 cap for the United States
- Omir Fernandez (2017–2018) currently with Colorado Rapids
Machop Chol (2017–2020) currently with FK Žalgiris and has 3 caps for South Sudan- Andrew Pannenberg (2017–2020) currently with Carolina Core FC
Alistair Johnston (2018–2019) currently with Celtic FC and has 51 caps for Canada- Michael DeShields (2018–2020) currently with Charlotte Independence
- Isaiah Parente (2018–2020) currently with LA Galaxy
- Calvin Harris (2019–2020) currently with Colorado Rapids
- Nico Benalcazar (2019–2021) currently with FC Cincinnati 2
- Omar Hernandez (2019–2022) currently with Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
- Jahlane Forbes (2020–2023) currently with Charlotte FC
- Hosei Kijima (2020–2023) currently with D.C. United
- Garrison Tubbs (2020–2023) currently with D.C. United
Tareq Shihab (2021) currently with HK and has 2 caps for Yemen- Roald Mitchell (2021–2023) currently with New York Red Bulls
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Wake Forest seasons
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Awards
M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Winner:
- Marcus Tracy – 2008
- Ian Harkes – 2016
- Jon Bakero – 2017
ACC Coach of the Year:
- George Kennedy – 1981
- Jay Vidovich – 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
- Bobby Muuss – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
ACC Offensive Player of the Year:
- Jeremiah White – 2003
- Scott Sealy – 2004
- Corben Bone – 2009
- Jack Harrison – 2015
- Ian Harkes – 2016
- Jon Bakero – 2017
- Omir Fernandez – 2018
ACC Midfielder of the Year:
- Bruno Lapa – 2018
ACC Defensive Player of the Year:
- Michael Parkhurst – 2004
- Ike Opara – 2008, 2009
- Kevin Politz – 2017
- Garrison Tubbs – 2023
ACC Freshman of the Year:
- Justin Moose – 2002
- Corben Bone – 2007
- Jack Harrison – 2015
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All-Americans
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All-ACC Players
- The players are all first team All-ACC, unless otherwise noted
- (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-ACC
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Players in the MLS SuperDraft
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