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2018 UCO Soccer Media Guide Media2018 Soccer Guide 1 2018 UCO Soccer Media Guide Central Oklahoma Soccer 20 Years of Excellence Six Conference Championships 11 NCAA Tournament Appearances 287 all-time victories 102 All-Conference selections 64 All-Region honors Seven All-Americans 76-11-4 against Oklahoma schools 2018 UCO Soccer Media Guide 2018 Schedule Date (Day) Opponent Location Time Aug. 30 Thursday Oklahoma Christian Oklahoma City 5 p.m. Sept. 2 Sunday Southwestern Oklahoma State EDMOND 1 p.m. Sept. 5 Wednesday Midwestern State EDMOND 7 p.m. Sept. 9 Sunday Rogers State EDMOND 1 p.m. Sept. 14 Friday Southwest Baptist EDMOND 7 p.m. Sept. 16 Sunday Northeastern State Tahlequah, Okla. 1 p.m. Sept. 21 Friday Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 6 p.m. Sept. 23 Sunday Southwest Baptist* Bolivar, Mo. 1 p.m. Sept. 28 Friday Fort Hays State* Hays, Kan. 6 p.m. Sept. 30 Sunday Nebraska-Kearney* Kearney, Neb. 1 p.m. Oct. 5 Friday Lindenwood* EDMOND 5 p.m. Oct. 7 Sunday Central Missouri* EDMOND 1 p.m. Oct. 12 Friday Emporia State* EDMOND 7 p.m. Oct. 14 Sunday Washburn* EDMOND 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Friday Northwest Missouri* Maryville, Mo. 3 p.m. Oct. 21 Sunday Missouri Western* St. Joseph, Mo. 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Friday Northeastern State* EDMOND 7 p.m. Oct. 28 Sunday Missouri Southern* EDMOND 1 p.m. MIAA Tournament: Oct. 31-Nov. 3 NCAA Regionals: Nov. 9-11 Bold - Home game; * - MIAA game Table of Contents General Information Records/History 2018 Schedule ....................................... 1/Back Cover UCO Records ......................................................24-25 UCO Quick Facts/Directory .....................................2 All-Conference Players ............................................26 All-Region Players ....................................................27 Coaches All-Americans ...........................................................27 Head Coach ............................................................. 4-5 All-time Letter-winners ...........................................28 Assistant Coach ..........................................................5 Season-by-Season Results .................................29-30 Season Outlook ...........................................................6 All-time Series Records ...........................................31 Players Tom Thompson Field ...............................................32 Roster ...........................................................................8 Player Bios ............................................................. 9-18 About UCO University of Central Oklahoma ......................34-35 Season Review About Edmond .........................................................36 2017 Results ...............................................................20 About Oklahoma City ..............................................37 2017 Statistics ............................................................21 President ....................................................................38 2017 MIAA Standings/Awards ...............................22 Athletic Administration.....................................38-40 The MIAA ...............................................................IBC 1 2018 UCO Soccer Media Guide UCO Soccer Staff Directory UCO Quick Facts Directory Mailing Address: University of Central Oklahoma .... (405) 974-2000 100 North University Athletics Department .................... (405) 974-2500 Edmond, Okla. 73034 Athletics Director Founded: Dec. 24, 1890 Eddie Griffin .................................. (405) 974-2500 President: Dr. Don Betz Assistant AD/Operations Athletic Director: Eddie Griffin Gunnar Poff .................................. (405) 974-2176 Assistant AD/Operations: Gunnar Poff Head Soccer Coach Assistant AD/Business: Britni Brannon Mike Cook..................................... (405) 974-2136 Assistant AD/Compliance: Darnell Smith Assistant Soccer Coach Compliance Monitoring: Jeremy Rogers Amel Muhamedagic ...................... (405) 974-2440 Assistant AD/Marketing: Brandon Baker Head Athletic Trainer Head Athletic Trainer: Ed Kabrick Ed Kabrick .................................... (405) 974-2188 Faculty Representative: Trey Cone Media Relations National Affiliation:NCAA Division II Chris Brannick .............................. (405) 974-2142 Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Nickname: Bronchos School Nickname “Bronchos” was the nickname selected for Central School Colors: Bronze and Blue Oklahoma in 1922 by Mrs. C.W. Wantland, wife of Enrollment: 16,000 long-time UCO football coach C.W. Wantland. The name was chosen from a number of suggestions Soccer Facts for the name of UCO’s football team and became Head Coach: Mike Cook the nickname for all athletic teams at the school. Years, Record at UCO: 20 years, 287-112-30 Mrs. Wantland was made an honorary member Years, Overall Record: 25 years, 375-134-31 of the Letterman’s Club as a result of selecting the Assistant Coach: Amel Muhamedagic nickname, becoming the first woman admitted to 2017 Record: 7-10-2 that organization. 2017 MIAA Record/Finish: 4-5-2 (7th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 20/10 11/4 School Colors Starters Returning/Lost: Bronze and blue were chosen as Central Okla- homa’s school colors in 1895 by school president Soccer History Edmund Dandridge Murdaugh. First Year of Soccer: 1998 The first public display of the bronze and blue was All-time Record: 287-112-30 in Guthrie when a student represented UCO in the Conference Titles: Six (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, first oratorical contest ever held in Oklahoma. 2006, 2007) NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances: 11 (2000, Production Credits 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, The 2018 UCO soccer media guide was written, 2014, 2016) edited and designed by sports information director NCAA Division II Playoff Record: 6-8-3 Chris Brannick. Photographs were provided by UCO Photographic Services. 2 2018 UCO Soccer Media Guide The Coaches 3 2018 UCO Soccer Media Guide Head Coach Mike Cook Mike Cook has been with snapped in 2008 in having their four-year string of LSC the Central Oklahoma soccer titles ended and ended up finished 13-6-3. program since its inception UCO bounced back in 2009, finishing 14-6-3 and and has built the Bronchos into winning the LSC Tournament title in a shootout to earn a a perennial NCAA Division II national tournament berth before losing a shootout in the contender, reaching the NCAA first round of the regional. Tournament 11 times in 20 The Bronchos went 11-8-1 in 2010 and started 0-3 in seasons of play. 2011 before winning a school-record 15 games in a row to The dean of the UCO qualify for the national playoffs despite playing an inde- coaching staff, Cook came to pendent schedule. UCO hosted one of the South Central Edmond when the school start- Regional tournaments and received a first-round bye before ed the program in 1998 and dropping a tough 1-0 decision to Dallas Baptist in the sec- has guided the Bronchos to an ond round. amazing 287-112-30 record Central joined the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athlet- over the past 20 years. He has a 23-year women’s record ics Association in 2012 and Cook led the Bronchos to a of 375-134-31, ranking among the Division II coaching runner-up finish and a second straight national tournament leaders in all-time wins and winning percentage (.723). appearance. UCO won its first-round playoff game before Mike has led UCO to 11 national playoff appearances falling 1-0 in the second round in finishing the season 16- since 2000, with the Bronchos winning six regular-season 3-3. titles and five tournament crowns during their tenure in the The Bronchos went 9-10-2 during an injury-plagued Lone Star Conference. Cook earned LSC Coach of the 2013 season, pulling off two upsets in the MIAA Tourna- Year accolades six times and was named Midwest Region- ment to make the finals before losing in overtime. al Coach of the Year twice. UCO got back on track in 2014, returning to the national He's coached 103 All-Conference, 59 All-Region and tournament and winning a first-round game en route to a seven All-America players during his highly-successful 14-5-3 finish. The Bronchos went 12-5-3 and finished as UCO tenure. MIAA runners-up in 2015. UCO was 11-9 in its first year of varsity competition in Cook had his team back in the national playoffs in 2016, 1998, then went 13-5-1 in 1999 while breaking into the with UCO making it to the second round before being Division II top 20 rankings during the season. eliminated. The Bronchos went 15-7-1 and handed Central The Bronchos had a breakthrough season in 2000, fin- Missouri its lone regular season loss before falling to the ishing 20-3 in winning both the regular season and league Jennies in the MIAA Tournament finals and again in the tournament titles. UCO made its first national playoff national tournament. Central had just its second losing appearance, beating Mesa State before falling to eventual season in 20 years in 2017, going 7-10-2. champion UC San Diego in the quarterfinals. Mike came to UCO after a highly-successful tenure at UCO followed that with a 15-6 league runner-up cam- Southern Nazarene. He started his career as an assistant paign in 2001, then tied for the regular season conference coach for the SNU men’s team from 1987-92 before taking crown and won the LSC Tournament in 2002 before falling over head coaching duties for both the men’s and women’s to Metropolitan State in the national tournament to finish teams in 1993. 20-3. He had a combined record of 146-66-3 in five