Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer
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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 Conference USA
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.
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.
TU has won four conference championships and four 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 seven NCAA tournaments during its history (1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009,2010). The school has produced first team All-American
, Ryan Pore
, who currently plays 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 currently playing in MLS. Dominic Cervi
plays for Celtic F.C.
of Glasgow
, Scotland
, and fellow goalkeeper Tyrel Lacey
has signed with FC Lyn Oslo of Oslo
, Norway
. Since 1995, the head coach has been Tom McIntosh, a prominent figure in Tulsa soccer for over 20 years.
, site of the 2009 C-USA conference tournament.
Ryan Pore
, First-Team All-American
, finalist for the 2004 Hermann Trophy
. Currently plays for the Portland Timbers
.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports team of the University of Tulsa. These teams are referred to as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane...
men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports
Varsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
team of the University of Tulsa
University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...
. The team is a member of Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
in the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
. In the last two decades, Tulsa has been regularly ranked in the Top 25 NSCAA
NSCAA
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. The NSCAA has grown from a handful of college soccer coaches to more than 22,000 members, making it the largest coaching organization in the world. Its members coach at all levels of...
Collegiate men's soccer poll.
History
John Brown University
The main campus in Northwest Arkansas has been the site of the university since it was founded in 1919. JBU has 2,183 students as of the 2011-2012 school year, 1,279 of which are traditional undergraduates. Of these, 878 live on campus. The Graduate School has 468 students...
.
Tulsa's third head coach, Randy Waldrum, led the school to their first NCAA tournament
NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...
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.
TU has won four conference championships and four conference tournaments. The Golden Hurricane has twice reached the elite-eight of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...
, falling to eventual champion Indiana in 2004 and top seeded Akron
Akron Zips men's soccer
The Akron Zips men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Akron. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Akron is regularly ranked in the Top 10 NSCAA Collegiate men's soccer poll, and have achieved...
in 2009. Tulsa has participated in seven NCAA tournaments during its history (1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009,2010). The school has produced first team All-American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
, Ryan Pore
Ryan Pore
Ryan Pore is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.-Youth and College:Pore attended Madison Comprehensive High School, and played college soccer at the University of Tulsa, where in 2004 he was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, twice named first team All-American, and the top...
, who currently plays for the Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers (USL)
Portland Timbers was an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 2001, the team played in various leagues at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, including the USL First Division and the USSF Division 2 Professional League, until the end of...
, and previously played for Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
. Terry Boss
Terry Boss
Terrence "Terry" Boss is a former American-born Puerto Rican international soccer goalkeeper.-College and Amateur:...
of Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in...
and Lawson Vaughn
Lawson Vaughn
Lawson Vaughn is an American soccer player.-College:Vaughn attended Lassiter High School in his hometown, Marietta, and began his college soccer at the University of South Carolina from 2002 to 2003, appearing in 34 matches in two seasons, he notched one goal and 3 assists...
of D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
are former Golden Hurricane currently playing in MLS. Dominic Cervi
Dominic Cervi
Dominic Cervi is an American soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Football League First Division club Greenock Morton on loan from Scottish Premier League side Celtic.-Personal life:...
plays for Celtic F.C.
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and fellow goalkeeper Tyrel Lacey
Tyrel Lacey
Tyrel Lacey is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently free agent.-Personal:Lacey grew up in Jenks, Oklahoma. He played for youth club Tulsa Nationals '86 and also attended Jenks High School.-College:...
has signed with FC Lyn Oslo of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Since 1995, the head coach has been Tom McIntosh, a prominent figure in Tulsa soccer for over 20 years.
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 StadiumHurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium is a stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Tulsa.The stadium has seating for 2,000, plus standing room if needed. It is home to the Golden Hurricane track and field and soccer teams.-External links:...
, site of the 2009 C-USA conference tournament.
Notable players
Ryan Pore
Ryan Pore is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.-Youth and College:Pore attended Madison Comprehensive High School, and played college soccer at the University of Tulsa, where in 2004 he was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, twice named first team All-American, and the top...
, First-Team All-American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
, finalist for the 2004 Hermann Trophy
Hermann Trophy
The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top male and female college soccer players.-History:...
. Currently plays for the Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers (USL)
Portland Timbers was an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 2001, the team played in various leagues at the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, including the USL First Division and the USSF Division 2 Professional League, until the end of...
.
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 ConferenceMissouri Valley ConferenceThe Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...
Regular Season:- Winners (1): 1991
- Missouri Valley Conference Tournament:
- Winners (1): 1991
- Conference USAConference USAConference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
Regular Season:- Winners (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
- Conference USA Tournament:
- Winners (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
Records
- Most Goals in a game: 16 (16–0) vs. Nicholls State UniversityNicholls State UniversityNicholls State University, founded in 1948, is a public university located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA. Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System of universities. Originally called Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the institution split from the Louisiana State University System in...
, September 9, 1990 - Most consecutive wins: 12, 1989
- Most home wins: 39, 1988–1992