Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer
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The Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer team represented Valparaiso University (Valpo) in NCAA Division I soccer competition[2] as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference[3] The Crusaders played home matches at Brown Field on the Valpo campus in Valparaiso, Indiana.
History
Valparaiso began playing men's soccer in 1983. The Beacons were a charter member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982 and entered Mid-Con soccer competition in 1988. In 2007, Valpo began a ten-year all-sports membership in the Horizon League. In May 2017, the Missouri Valley Conference extended an invitation for the Crusaders to join; after concluding conference play for the year, Valparaiso accepted the invitation on May 25, with the move being effective on July 1.[3]
Following the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Valparaiso will cut the sport and men's tennis in order to allow greater attention to the school's other sports teams.[4]
Honors
Sources: [5][6]
Mid-Continent Conference
Player of the Year – J.J. Ruane, 1998
Newcomer of the Year – Scott Daly, 1998
Tournament MVP – Tony Dal Santo, 1997
All-Mid East Team – Tony Dal Santo, 1996 & 1997
Coach of the Year – Mis’ Mrak. 1997, 1998, 2002
Horizon League
Defensive Player of the Year – Stefan Antonijevic, 2011
Goalkeeper of the Year – Ryan Schwarz, 2007; Kyle Zobeck, 2011 & 2012; Nico Campbell, 2015
Coach of the Year – Mike Avery, 2011
Record By Year
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
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Valparaiso University (Division I Independent[7]) (1983–1987) | ||||||||||
1983 | Danny Jeftich | 5–6–0 | ||||||||
1984 | Danny Jeftich | 7–7–0 | ||||||||
1985 | Danny Jeftich | 8–9–1 | ||||||||
1986 | Danny Jeftich | 7–8–1 | ||||||||
1987 | Danny Jeftich | 9–6–1 | ||||||||
Valparaiso University (Mid-Continent Conference[5]) (1988–2006) | ||||||||||
1988 | Danny Jeftich | 5–8–3 | 0–4–1 | 5th of 6 | ||||||
1989 | Danny Jeftich | 5–16–0 | 0–6–0 | 7th of 7 | ||||||
1990 | Danny Jeftich | 4–15–1 | 0–7–0 | 8th of 8 | ||||||
Danny Jeftich: | 49–74–7 .404 | 0–17–1 | ||||||||
1991 | Mis’ Mrak | 6–11–2 | 1–6–0 | t-8th of 9 | ||||||
1992 | Mis’ Mrak | 1–17–1 | 0–7–0 | 8th of 8 | ||||||
1993 | Mis’ Mrak | 2–17–0 | 0–7–0 | 8th of 8 | ||||||
1994 | Mis’ Mrak | 2-13-1 | 2-4-0 | 3rd of 4 (East) | ||||||
1995 | Mis’ Mrak | 5-12-1 | 3-3-0 | 3rd of 4 (East) | ||||||
1996 | Mis’ Mrak | 6-13-3 | 3-3-0 | t-2nd of 4 (East) | L-NCAA Play-in game | |||||
1997 | Mis’ Mrak | 8-12-1 | 6-1-1 | 1st of 5 (West) | ||||||
1998 | Mis’ Mrak | 6-11-1 | 3-1-1 | 1st of 6 | ||||||
1999 | Mis’ Mrak | 5-11-1 | 2-3-0 | t-4th of 6 | ||||||
2000 | Mis’ Mrak | 5-10-0 | 1–4–0 | 6th of 6 | ||||||
2001 | Mis’ Mrak | 6-10-1 | 1–3–1 | 6th of 6 | ||||||
2002 | Mis’ Mrak | 5-10-2 | 2–2–1 | 3rd of 6 | ||||||
2003 | Mis’ Mrak | 2-13-2 | 1–5–0 | 6th of 7 | ||||||
2004 | Mis’ Mrak | 2-13-2 | 1-3-2 | 6th of 7 | ||||||
2005 | Mis’ Mrak | 6-10-2 | 3-2-1 | 4th of 7 | ||||||
2006 | Mis’ Mrak | 7-10-0 | 2–4–0 | 5th of 7 | ||||||
Mis’ Mrak: | 76–191–21 .300 | 31–58–7 | ||||||||
Valparaiso University (Horizon League[6]) (2007–2016) | ||||||||||
2007 | Mike Avery | 4-11-3 | 2-4-2 | 7th of 9 | ||||||
2008 | Mike Avery | 6-10-3 | 1-6-1 | 8th of 9 | ||||||
2009 | Mike Avery | 10-7-2 | 4-2-2 | 3rd of 9 | ||||||
2010 | Mike Avery | 9-8-2 | 2-6-0 | 8th of 9 | ||||||
2011 | Mike Avery | 9-6-5 | 5-1-2 | 1st of 9 | ||||||
2012 | Mike Avery | 6-9-5 | 2–2–3 | 4th of 8 | ||||||
2013 | Mike Avery | 5-8-5 | 2–3–2 | 6th of 8 | ||||||
2014 | Mike Avery | 8-5-6 | 3–3–2 | 5th of 9 | ||||||
2015 | Mike Avery | 7-6-5 | 3–3–3 | 7th of 10 | ||||||
2016 | Mike Avery | 10-5-4 | 4–3–2 | t-5th of 10 | ||||||
Valparaiso University (Missouri Valley Conference) (2017–2019) | ||||||||||
2017 | Mike Avery | 8–9–1 | 3–5–0 | 6th | ||||||
2018 | Mike Avery | 6–9–4 | 2–1–3 | 3rd | ||||||
2019 | Mike Avery | 4–13–1 | 3–7–0 | 5th | ||||||
Mike Avery: | 93–107–46 .472 | 36–46–22 | ||||||||
Total: | 218–372–74 .384 | 77–121–31 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
References
- ^ "Valpo University Color Palettes". July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Division I Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Valparaiso makes it official, accepts Missouri Valley Conference invitation". Chicago Tribune. May 25, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Valparaiso to drop men's soccer, men's tennis". NWITimes.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Summit League Men;s Soccer Record Book" (PDF). The Summit League. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Horizon League Men;s Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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