Colgate Raiders men's soccer

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Colgate Raiders men's soccer
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Founded1920;105 years ago (1920) [1]
University Colgate University
Head coachErik Ronning (21st. season)
Conference Patriot League
Location Hamilton, New York
StadiumBeyer-Small '76 Field
(Capacity: 1,300 [2] )
Nickname Raiders
ColorsMaroon and white [3]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2017, 2018
Conference Tournament championships
1992, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018

The Colgate Raiders men's soccer is the intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing Colgate University, located in Hamilton, New York. The team is a member of the Patriot League athletic conference of NCAA Division I. [4]

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The University first fielded a soccer team in 1920, making its official debut v Hamilton College, to which easily defeated 8–0. Colgate finished that season with a 2–1 record. [1] Colgate is currently coached by Erik Ronning, [5] who has been in charge since 2005. [1]

The Raiders have won eight Patriot League tournament championships, the last in 2018. [6]

Players

Current roster

As of December 2025 [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mason Christiansen
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Widrick
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Cates
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Malik Samms
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Drew Stephans
5 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Julian Di Lucia
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Beerling
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Hearn
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex St. John
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cason Stafford
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Blake Pipkin
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gavin Krauss
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Harris
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlie Yates
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liam Winograd
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole Ramey
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Schachter
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Thygeson
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Hughes
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Conor Geraghty
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Otto Bourne
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Danaher
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Cheney
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Smith

Records

Professional players

The following list includes Colgate players that became professionals.

PlayerPos.Professional career (teams)Ref.
Flag of the United States.svg Barry Small New York Apollo [8] [9]
Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Kutler DF Greater Binghamton, Michigan Bucks, New York Red Bulls, Pittsburgh Riverhounds [10] [11]
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Miller DF, MF Ocean City Barons, Michigan Bucks, Jammerbugt, Wilmington Hammerheads, FC Tulsa, others [12] [13]
Flag of the United States.svg Jared Stroud FW New York Red Bulls, Austin, St. Louis City, D.C. United [14] [15]

Coaches

Current staff

PositionName
Head coachErik Ronning
Assist. coachRicky Brown
Assist. coachTim Stanton

Coaching history

#NameTenureSeasonsMatchesRecordPct.
1Col. James S. Ballentine1920–2453114–10–7.564
2James M. Dalgety1935–491510639–57–10.415
3Thomas R. Dockrell1950172–5–0.285
4Mark S. Randall, Jr.1951–641412574–42–9.628
5David F. Carrington19651127–5–0.583
6John W. Beyer1966–791416281–66–15.546
7Paul Rose1980–8457329–37–7.445
8Michael Doherty1985–200420361160–160–41.500
9Erik Ronning2005–present

Stadium

The team play their home games at Beyer-Small '76 Field, inaugurated in August 2014. The stadium featured a FIFA certified FieldTurf surface, with a capacity for 1,300 spectators. The stadium also serves as home venue to the women's soccer program. [16]

The stadium was dedicated to two key figures in Colgate's soccer history, coach John Beyer '63 (1925–2019, was in charge of the team from 1966 to 1979, serving also as basketball and tennis coach) [17] [18] and Barry Small '76 (a former soccer and baseball athlete who was part of the University Trustee). [2] Small was also a two-time All-New York Region selection. [19] Small would make a professional career, playing in New York Apollo [8] of now defunct American Soccer League (ASL). [20] [9]

Team statistics

NCAA appearances

Colgate's appearances at the NCAA D-I tournament: [1]

YearStageRivalRes.Score
1959 First round Bridgeport L2–3 ( a.e.t. )
1966 First roundBridgeportL1–3
2007 First round South Florida L1–2
2008 First round Boston College L0–2
2011 First round Rutgers L2–4
2016 First round UCLA L2–4
2017 First round UMass W2–0
Second round Michigan W3–2
Third round Louisville L0–2
2018 First round New Hampshire W1–0
Second round Wake Forest L0–2

Titles

Conference

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 2024 Record Book at colgateathletics.com
  2. 1 2 Beyer-Small '76 Field
  3. ↑ "Colgate Athletics Identity Standard Guide" (PDF). ColgateAthletics.com. October 15, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ Division I - Hamilton, NY | Colgate University on ncaa.com
  5. ↑ Colgate men’s soccer finalizes Class of 2026, featuring nine recruits on Soccerwire.com. 7 Jun 2022
  6. 1 2 Men’s Soccer Wins Patriot League Championship by Isabel Van Wie at The Colgate Maroon-News | November 16, 2018
  7. ↑ 2025 men's soccer roster at colgateathletics.com
  8. 1 2 "Barry Small to miss Apollo Opener", NY Apollo News Release, 29 Apr 1976
  9. 1 2 Money-Smart Kids/What money can't buy on CT Insider. 14 Feb 2012
  10. ↑ Ethan Kutler - Defender at MLS.com
  11. ↑ Kutler’s MLS dream will soon become reality at tompkinsweekly.com. 17 May 2018
  12. ↑ North Carolina FCs Open Cup Run Continues Against Ocean City Noreasters this Wednesday at USL Digital. May 21, 2018
  13. ↑ Steven Miller profile at NASL.com
  14. ↑ Jared Stroud profile at NY Red Bulls
  15. ↑ Jared Stroud profile at MLS.com
  16. ↑ New Field Enhances Soccer Program by Lindsay Wasserman at The Colgate Maroon-News. September 11, 2014
  17. ↑ John Beyer MA '63. Hall of Honor
  18. ↑ Colgate Mourns Passing of Legendary Coach Beyer Hamilton. 23 Jul 2019
  19. ↑ Barry Small (2007 inducted). Hall of Honor
  20. ↑ Barry Small profile at nasljerseys.com
  21. ↑ Men's Soccer Falls to Colgate in Patriot League Championship at AU Eagles. 13 Nov 2011
  22. ↑ Colgate Crowned Patriot League Men’s Soccer Champion at patriotleague.org. 13 Nov 2016
  23. ↑ Colgate men’s soccer wins second consecutive Patriot League Championship at Colgate University. 13 Nov 2017
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