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TEAM FACTS

14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: 1989, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2017

6 REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2001 & 2005

7 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2007, 2014 & 2017

15 MLS DRAFT PICKS

32 PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS

2 FULL INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

2 CURRENT YOUTH INTERNATIONALS ON THE ROSTER

CURRENT MONARCHS IN THE PROS & PLAYING AROUND THE WORLD

EVAN WATT - AUSTIN FC II (UNITED STATES)

JAMIE WYNNE - WEXFORD FC (IRELAND)

FABIAN RIESER - SV FUGEN (AUSTRIA)

DAVID STRMSEK - FORTUNA WIENER MEUSTADT (AUSTRIA)

NICOLA MISSIROLI - FAENZA CALCIO (ITALY)

JOSEPH NANE - OAKLAND ROOTS ASSISTANT COACH (USL CHAMPIONSHIP)

MAX WILSCHREY - FC EMMELSHAUEN (GERMANY)

SIDNEY RIVERA - PUERTO RICO NATIONAL TEAM

EVAN NEWTON - DC UNITED GOALKEEPING COACH (MLS)

CHRIS HARMON - PHILADELPHIA UNION U18S HEAD COACH (MLS)

MONARCHS IN THE PROS

MONARCH MLS DRAFT PICKS

2006 - BRIAN CVILIKAS, 3RD ROUND, NEW YORK

2007 - EDSON ELCOCK, 3RD ROUND, KANSAS CITY

2007 - DAVID HORST, 1ST ROUND, REAL SALT LAKE

2007 - WILLIAM YOMBY, 2RD ROUND, KANSAS CITY

2010 - JOSEPH NANE, 4TH ROUND, TORONTO

2011 - EVAN NEWTON, 1ST ROUND, HOUSTON

2012 - ALEX DEJOHN, 2ND ROUND, NEW ENGLAND

2012 - YANNICK SMITH, 2ND ROUND, HOUSTON

2012 - JORDAN LEBLANC, 2ND ROUND, MONTREAL

2014 - SIDNEY RIVERA, 4TH ROUND, ORLANDO

2015 - MICHAEL NELSON, 4TH ROUND, SEATTLE

2025 GOALS

THE ODU WAY - ATTACKING PRINCIPALS

SUN BELT CONFERENCE: HOME OF ODU MEN'S SOCCER

A DAY IN THE LIFE SERIES: HOME GAME

A DAY IN THE LIFE SERIES: AWAY GAME

OLD DOMINION SOCCER COMPLEX

OPENED IN 1990

SURFACE: BERMUDA GRASS

CAPACITY: 4,000

1500 WEST 43RD STREET, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23529

THE HOME OF MONARCH SOCCER

ONE OF THE PREMIER FACILITIES IN ALL OF COLLEGE SOCCER. OUR COMPLEX IS HOME TO OUR LOCKER ROOM, TEAM ROOM, OFFICES, PRACTICE FIELD, AND GAME FIELD. THE STUDENT ATHLETE DINING HALL IS LOCATED A STONE'S THROW AWAY IN THE WHITEHURST RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE, AND OUR ACADEMIC CENTER, WEIGHT ROOM, AND ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM ARE LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE GAME FIELD IN OUR JIM JARRETT BUILDING. OUR PLAYERS ALL LIVE 1 STREET AWAY FROM THE COMPLEX IN OFF-CAMPUS HOUSES, MAKING THE LIFE OF A STUDENT ATHLETE HERE AT ODU ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES IN THE COUNTRY

ADJACENT PRACTICE FIELD

LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE GAME FIELD FOR DAILY PRACTICES

ODU SOCCER BUILDING

BUILT IN 2007 & HOME FOR THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ODU SOCCER PROGRAMS

THE HIGGINS FAMILY TEAM ROOM

LOCKER ROOM

OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES AT ODU

S.B. BALLARD STADIUM

HOME OF ODU FOOTBALL

CHARTWAY ARENA

HOME OF ODU BASKETBALL

OLD DOMINION ATHLETICS

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MONARCH

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

HOME OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING FOR ODU SOCCER

ATHLETICS ONLY DINING HALL

OPENED SPRING 2026 & IS ONE OF THE ONLY ATHLETE-SPECIFIC DINING HALLS IN THE SUN BELT. OFFERS BREAKFAST & DINNER 5 DAYS A WEEK

MEN'S SOCCER STAFF

HEAD COACH TENNANT MCVEA

3RD SEASON AS HEAD COACH

13TH SEASON ON STAFF

HELPED GUIDE THE PROGRAM TO TWO CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLES AS ASSISTANT COACH

AS A PLAYER WAS A 1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN AT LOYOLA MARYLAND AND PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY FOR FC LAHTI IN FINLAND

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH - NATHAN JONES

6TH SEASON ON STAFF

SPENT 3 SEASONS ON STAFF AT TIFFIN UNIVERSITY

AS A PLAYER WAS A 3 YEAR ALL-REGION GOALKEEPER AND CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AT URBANA UNIVERSITY. PLAYED FOR TRANMERE ROVERS FC IN ENGLAND UNTIL U18.

ASSISTANT COACH JOSH SPENCER

3RD SEASON ON STAFF

PREVIOUSLY THE HEAD COACH AT WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN

AS A PLAYER A FORMER CAPTAIN AND CONFERENCE CHAMPION AT WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN AND CAPTAIN OF LIONSBRIDGE FC (USL 2)

SPORTS PERFORMANCE COACH - PAUL SARAC

2ND SEASON ON STAFF

FORMER MEMBER OF THE ODU MENS SOCCER TEAM. STUDYING FOR HIS PHD IN EXERCISE SCIENCE AT ODU

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - MATTY DENNIS

2ND SEASON ON STAFF

HELPS ORGANIZE ALL TEAM GEAR, TRAVEL, FOOD & ASSISTS IN DAY TO DAY RUNNING OF THE PROGRAM

STRENGTH COACH TIM SOCHA

RUNS ALL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR THE PROGRAM

ATHLETIC TRAINER ASHLYNN VAN WINGERDEN

3RD SEASON WITH THE PROGRAM

OVERSEES ALL MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR THE PROGRAM. HELPS WITH WARMS UPS AND PRE-ACTIVATION ROUTINES DAILY AT PRACTICE AND ON GAME DAYS

TEAM PHOTGRAPHER RICH IMAGES

6TH SEASON WITH THE TEAM. COVERS PRACTICES AND ALL GAMES

ABOUT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

ODU QUICK FACTS

150+ DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED

TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 24,286

LOCATED IN THE COASTAL CITY OF NORFOLK

RANKED AMONG "AMERICA'S TOP COLLEGES" BY FORBES

CONTRIBUTES OVER $2.6 BILLION GDP ANNUALLY TO VIRGNIA'S ECONOMY

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ODU

MISSION STATEMENT

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORFOLK IN THE METROPOLITIAN HAMPTON ROADS REGION IS A DYNAMIC PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTION THAT SERVES ITS STUDENTS AND ENRICHES THE COMMONWEALTH, THE NATION AND THE WORLD THROUGH RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ACTIVE CIVIL ENGAGEMENT

ACADEMICS

OUR CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO BRING YOUR TALENTS, IDEAS AND GOALS TO LIFE. YOU WILL GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS AND PERSPECTIVE NEEDED TO LAND YOUR DREAM JOB, OR LAUNCH YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

LEADERSHIP

PRESIDENT BRIAN O. HEMPHILL PH.D. WAS NAMED THE 9TH PRESIDENT OF ODU ON JULY 1ST, 2021. HE IS AN UNWAVERING CHAMPION FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY AS WELL AS INNOVATION AND RESEARCH. HE IS A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR ODU ATHLETICS AND OUR PROUD LEADER.

OUR CAMPUS

WALKING CAMPUS TOUR

BUILDING OUR DOMINION

THE CITY OF NORFOLK

OCEAN VIEW BEACH IS ONLY 7.5 MILES FROM CAMPUS

NEARBY CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH

ADDITIONAL RECRUITING LINKS

ODU SOCCER HOMEPAGE
RECRUITING CAMPS
MEN'S SOCCER INSTAGRAM
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