Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer
Founded1983
Folded2020
UniversityValparaiso University
Head coachMike Avery
ConferenceMVC
LocationValparaiso, Indiana
StadiumBrown Field
(Capacity: 5,000)
NicknameCrusaders
ColorsBrown and gold[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996
Conference Tournament championships
Mid-Con 1996
Conference Regular Season championships
Mid-Con 1997–98
Horizon 2011

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

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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 5–8–30–4–15th of 6
1989 Danny Jeftich 5–16–00–6–07th of 7
1990 Danny Jeftich 4–15–10–7–08th of 8
Danny Jeftich: 49–74–7 .4040–17–1
1991 Mis’ Mrak 6–11–21–6–0t-8th of 9
1992 Mis’ Mrak 1–17–10–7–08th of 8
1993 Mis’ Mrak 2–17–00–7–08th of 8
1994 Mis’ Mrak 2-13-12-4-03rd of 4 (East)
1995 Mis’ Mrak 5-12-13-3-03rd of 4 (East)
1996 Mis’ Mrak 6-13-33-3-0t-2nd of 4 (East)L-NCAA Play-in game
1997 Mis’ Mrak 8-12-16-1-11st of 5 (West)
1998 Mis’ Mrak 6-11-13-1-11st of 6
1999 Mis’ Mrak 5-11-12-3-0t-4th of 6
2000 Mis’ Mrak 5-10-01–4–06th of 6
2001 Mis’ Mrak 6-10-11–3–16th of 6
2002 Mis’ Mrak 5-10-22–2–13rd of 6
2003 Mis’ Mrak 2-13-21–5–06th of 7
2004 Mis’ Mrak 2-13-21-3-26th of 7
2005 Mis’ Mrak 6-10-23-2-14th of 7
2006 Mis’ Mrak 7-10-02–4–05th of 7
Mis’ Mrak: 76–191–21 .30031–58–7
Valparaiso University (Horizon League[6]) (2007–2016)
2007 Mike Avery 4-11-32-4-27th of 9
2008 Mike Avery 6-10-31-6-18th of 9
2009 Mike Avery 10-7-24-2-23rd of 9
2010 Mike Avery 9-8-22-6-08th of 9
2011 Mike Avery 9-6-55-1-21st of 9
2012 Mike Avery 6-9-52–2–34th of 8
2013 Mike Avery 5-8-52–3–26th of 8
2014 Mike Avery 8-5-63–3–25th of 9
2015 Mike Avery 7-6-53–3–37th of 10
2016 Mike Avery 10-5-44–3–2t-5th of 10
Valparaiso University (Missouri Valley Conference) (2017–2019)
2017 Mike Avery 8–9–13–5–06th
2018 Mike Avery 6–9–42–1–33rd
2019 Mike Avery 4–13–13–7–05th
Mike Avery: 93–107–46 .47236–46–22
Total:218–372–74 .384

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Color Palette and Typography". August 10, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Division I Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Valparaiso makes it official, accepts Missouri Valley Conference invitation". Chicago Tribune. May 25, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Valparaiso to drop men's soccer, men's tennis". NWITimes.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "The Summit League Men;s Soccer Record Book" (PDF). The Summit League. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Horizon League Men;s Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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