Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer

Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer
Founded	1980;45 years ago (1980)
University	University of Tulsa
Head coach	Tom McIntosh (27th season)
Conference	The American
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Stadium	Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium (Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname	Golden Hurricane
Colors	Blue, Old gold, and Crimson
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2004, 2009
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2004, 2009, 2012, 2021, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
1991, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
Conference Regular Season championships
1991, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2021

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Tulsa. The team is a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In the last two decades, Tulsa has been regularly ranked in the Top 25 NSCAA Collegiate men's soccer poll.

History

The Tulsa men's soccer team started as a varsity sport in 1980. That year, they finished the season with seven wins, six losses and one tie. The first win came against John Brown University. Tulsa's third head coach, Randy Waldrum, led the school to their first NCAA tournament in 1991, and was the coach during Tulsa's record setting consecutive home wins and consecutive home games without a loss streaks, the longest in NCAA history, set during the same stretch of 39 games from 1988 to 1992. ^[1]

Tulsa faces eventual champion Indiana in the regional finals of the 2004 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship

TU has won four conference championships and eight conference tournaments. The Golden Hurricane has twice reached the elite-eight of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, falling to eventual champion Indiana in 2004 and top seeded Akron in 2009. Tulsa has participated in eleven NCAA tournaments during its history (1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016). The school has produced Soccer's first All-American Frank Velez in 1991. It has also produced its first team All-American, Ryan Pore, who played for the Portland Timbers, and previously played for Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Terry Boss of Seattle Sounders FC and Lawson Vaughn of D.C. United are former Golden Hurricane who played in MLS. Dominic Cervi played for Celtic F.C. of Glasgow, Scotland, and fellow goalkeeper Tyrel Lacey signed with FC Lyn Oslo of Oslo, Norway. ^[2] Since 1995, the head coach has been Tom McIntosh, a prominent figure in Tulsa soccer for over 20 years.

Current squad

As of October 2021

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. Nation Player 0 GK   USA Brady Moody 1 GK   ESP Alex Lopez 2 DF   GER Til Zinnhardt 3 DF   USA Rooks Hunter 4 DF   ESP Henry Sach 5 DF   SWE Noah Eckberg 6 MF   USA Chase Bromstedt 7 MF   USA Luke Jeffus 8 MF   USA Noah Golsalves 9 FW   USA Malik Henry-Scott 10 FW   USA Ben Barkley 11 MF   USA Marcos Moreno 12 DF   USA Mitchell Cashion 13 FW   USA Johan Juarez 14 FW   USA Will Edwards 15 FW   EST Alex Meinhard 16 FW   USA Takayoshi Wyatt

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   USA Logan Harrelson 18 DF   USA Cooper King 19 FW   GER Tom Protzek 20 MF   ESP Alvaro Torrijos 21 FW   USA Isaiah Quarcoo 22 DF   ESP Mariano Fazio 23 FW   USA Austen Schweinert 24 FW   USA Connor Gramke 25 DF   USA Jackson Grant 26 MF   USA Josh Baros 27 FW   USA Trace Ibrahim 28 DF   USA Eshwar Challa 29 DF   USA Alex Maxim 30 GK   USA Nolan Cosgrove 31 DF   USA Matthew Andree 32 DF   USA Zach Pena — FW   USA Thomas Wells

Colors and badge

The team uses the school colors of Old Gold, Royal Blue, and Crimson .

Stadium

The team plays in the Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium, site of the 2009 C-USA conference tournament.

Notable players

Ryan Pore

Ryan Pore, First-Team All-American, finalist for the 2004 Hermann Trophy. Played for the Portland Timbers, Montreal Impact, and Kansas City Wizards.

Frank Velez, 1991 Second-Team All-American, University of Tulsa Athlete of the Year 1991. Played for the Dallas Rockets

Head coaches

Listed according to when they became head coach for Tulsa (year in parentheses):

• 1970s–1980s: Walter Schnoor (1980), Bruce Palmbaum (1986), Randy Waldrum (1989)
• 1990s–2000s: Tom McIntosh (1995)

Achievements

• Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season:
  • Winners (1): 1991
• Missouri Valley Conference Tournament:
  • Winners (1): 1991
• Conference USA Regular Season:
  • Winners (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
• Conference USA Tournament:
  • Winners (4): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
• American Athletic Conference Regular Season:
  • winners (1): 2021
• American Athletic Conference Tournament:
  • Winners (4): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021

Records

• Most Goals in a game: 16 (16–0) vs. Nicholls State University, September 9, 1990
• Most consecutive wins: 12, 1989
• Most home wins: 39, 1988–1992
• Most Goals by a Freshman Frank Velez (17)
• Most Career Goals Frank Velez (62)
• Most Career Points Frank Velez (136)

See also

• University of Tulsa
• Tulsa Golden Hurricane
• College soccer

References

1. "OFFICIAL 2007 NCAA MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
2. "Her er Lyns nye keeper". TV2 Sporten. Retrieved July 31, 2009.

External links

• Official website