Jacksonville Dolphins men's soccer

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Jacksonville Dolphins men's soccer
Founded	1957; 68 years ago (1957)
University	Jacksonville University
Head coach	Ali Simmons (1st season)
Conference	ASUN
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
Stadium	Southern Oak Stadium (Capacity: 500)
Nickname	Dolphins
Colors	Green and white[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1998
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1998
NCAA Tournament appearances
1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2020
Conference Tournament championships
1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1959, 1999, 2007, 2020

The Jacksonville University Men's Soccer Team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.^[2] The team is a member of the ASUN Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Jacksonville's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at Southern Oak Stadium. The Dolphins are coached by Ali Simmons, who enters his first season in 2023.^[3]

The Dolphins have been in several NCAA conferences over their 60-year history. In 1959, the Dolphins won the Florida Intercollegiate Conference. The Dolphins have won three Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournaments, with one coming in 1987 and the other two coming from 1995–1996. The Dolphins won the ASUN Tournament in 2008^[4] and spring 2021 (part of the rescheduled 2020 season).^[5] The Dolphins' best performance in NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 1998, where they reached the round of 16.^[6]

Roster

As of 1 Oct 2024^[7]

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 1 GK  GER Christian Sekanina 2 DF  ESP Cristobal Molina 3 DF  USA Matthew Skinner 4 MF  SWE Kasper Davidsson 5 DF  USA Owen Guske 6 DF  GER Paul Danner 7 FW  NED Ken Raghoebar 8 MF  USA Evan Schweickert 9 FW  MEX Oscar Resano 10 FW  CAN Olivier Correa 11 MF  CAN Carson Wood 12 MF  USA Trey Demps 13 DF  NOR Daniel Wilkins 15 FW  USA David Robinson

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  PUR Orion McHugh 17 DF  MEX Julian Fernandez 18 DF  USA Shane Clancy 19 DF  USA Joshua Izu 20 MF  NOR Tobias Holtan 21 MF  NOR Iver Skorve 22 MF  CAN Michael Mancuso 23 MF  USA Pierce Amalberti 24 DF  USA Noah Dinnal 25 MF  MEX Juan Pablo Gonzalez 27 FW  NOR Aanensen Karlsen 28 GK  NOR Simen Havig 29 GK  USA Elijah Buford

Coaching Staff

• Ali Simmons– Head Coach
• Thomas Buckner – Associate Head Coach
• Nick Rulle – Assistant Coach

Individual achievements

All-Americans

Jacksonville has produced four All-Americans. The most recent All-American came in 2000.

Player	Position	Year
Aleks Mihailovic	MF	1978
Jason Phitides	FW	1984
Peter Popovic	GK	2000
Mladen Dikic	FW	2000

Honors

• ASUN Conference
  • Winners (Tournament) (2): 2008, 2021 Spring
• Sun Belt Conference
  • Winners (Tournament) (3): 1987, 1995, 1996

References

1. "Color Information" (PDF). Jacksonville Dolphins Usage and Style Guide. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
2. "Jacksonville Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
3. "Jacksonville Athletics Welcomes Simmons as New Men's Soccer Head Coach" (Press release). Jacksonville Dolphins. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
4. "ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ASUN Conference. December 18, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
5. "Jacksonville Crowned 2021 Spring Men's @ASUNSoccer Champion; Wins Program's Second League Title" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
6. "Jacksonville Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Jacksonville Dolphins. Presto Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
7. "Men's Soccer Roster". JU Athletics.

External links

• Official website