Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer

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.

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 professionals

 * Updated January 16, 2024
 * The players in bold have senior international caps.


 * John Hackworth (1991–1992) currently assistant coach with St. Louis City SC
 * Mike McGinty (1991–1994) currently assistant coach with North Carolina FC
 * James Riley (2001–2004) currently head coach with Ballard 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 goalkeeping coach with Richmond Kickers
 * Collin Martin (2012) plays for North Carolina FC
 * Ian Harkes (2013–2016) currently with New England Revolution
 * Jacori Hayes (2013–2016) currently with North Carolina FC
 * Jared Odenbeck (2014–2016) currently with Ljungskile SK
 * Jon Bakero (2014–2017) currently with Lleida Esportiu
 * Steven Echevarria (2014–2017) currently with Colorado Springs Switchbacks
 * Jack Harrison (2015) currently with Everton
 * Brad Dunwell (2015–2018) currently with Charlotte Independence
 * Luis Argudo (2016–2017) currently with New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
 * 🇬🇭 Ema Twumasi (2016–2017) currently with FC Dallas
 * Joey DeZart (2016–2019) currently with Huntsville City
 * Bruno Lapa (2016–2019) currently with Memphis 901
 * Mark McKenzie (2017) currently with Genk and has 13 caps for United States
 * Brandon Servania (2017) currently with Toronto FC and has 1 cap for the United States
 * Omir Fernandez (2017–2018) currently with Colorado Rapids
 * Andrew Pannenberg (2017–2020) plays for Carolina Core
 * Alistair Johnston (2018–2019) plays for Celtic and has 39 caps for Canada
 * Michael DeShields (2018–2020) currently with Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 * Isaiah Parente (2018–2020) plays for Columbus Crew 2
 * Calvin Harris (2019–2020) currently with Colorado Rapids
 * Garrison Tubbs (2020–2023) currently with D.C. United
 * Roald Mitchell (2021–2023) currently with New York Red Bulls

Wake Forest seasons

 * *Denotes Current Season. Statistics subject to change

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

All-ACC Players

 * The players are all first team All-ACC, unless otherwise noted


 * (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-ACC