OLD DOMINION MEN'S SOCCER RECRUITING GUIDE

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

28 PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS

2 FULL INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

CURRENT MONARCHS IN THE PROS

ALEX DEJOHN - ATLANTA UNITED (MLS) RETIRED 2023

EVAN NEWTON - VANCOUVER WHITECAPS (MLS) RETIRED 2023

JIMMY FILERMAN - MARYLAND BOBCATS (NISA)

JOSEPH NANE - OAKLAND ROOTS (USL CHAMPIONSHIP)

MAX WILSCHREY - FC KARBACH (GERMANY)

SIDNEY RIVERA - PUERTO RICO NATIONAL TEAM

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

2022 GOALS

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

CAPACITY: 4,000

SURFACE: BERMUDA GRASS

1500 WEST 43RD STREET, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23529

MEN'S SOCCER FACILITIES VIDEO

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

GEAR PROVIDED TO EACH PLAYER

OTHER ATHLETIC FACILITIES AT ODU

S.B. BALLARD STADIUM

HOME OF ODU FOOTBALL

CHARTWAY ARENA

HOME OF ODU BASKETBALL

OLD DOMINION ATHLETICS

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

HOME OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING FOR ODU SOCCER

MEN'S SOCCER STAFF

HEAD COACH TENNANT MCVEA

1ST SEASON AS HEAD COACH

11TH 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

5TH 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

1ST 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 LIONSBRDIGE FC (USL 2)

ASSISTANT COACH DEREK NEIDLINGER

2ND SEASON ON STAFF

JUCO ALL AMERICAN AS A PLAYER. 2 YEAR MEMBER OF THE ODU SOCCER TEAM & NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE WITH CORBAN

ATHLETIC TRAINER CAMBRIE COOKE

1ST 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

ABOUT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

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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

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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

NEARBY CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH

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