2019 UCO Soccer Media Guide 2019 UCO Soccer Media Guide Central Oklahoma Soccer 21 Seasons of Excellence Seven Conference Championships 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances 309 all-time victories 111 All-Conference selections 76 All-Region honors 10 All-Americans 81-12-4 against Oklahoma schools 2019 UCO Soccer Media Guide 2019 Schedule Sept. 5 (Thursday) Dallas Baptist EDMOND 1 p.m. Sept. 9 (Monday) Southern Nazarene EDMOND 7 p.m. Sept. 13 (Friday) Oklahoma Christian EDMOND 7 p.m. Sept. 18 (Wednesday) East Central EDMOND 7 p.m. Sept. 20 (Friday) Northeastern State Tahlequah, Okla. 6 p.m. Sept. 22 (Sunday) Newman EDMOND 1 p.m. Sept. 27 (Friday) Rogers State EDMOND 7 p.m. Sept. 29 (Sunday) Northeastern State* EDMOND 1 p.m. Oct. 4 (Friday) Fort Hays State* EDMOND 7 p.m. Oct. 6 (Sunday) Nebraska Kearney* EDMOND 1 p.m. Oct. 11 (Friday) Missouri Southern* Joplin, Mo. 7 p.m. Oct. 13 (Sunday) Central Missouri* Warrensburg, Mo. 1 p.m. Oct. 18 (Friday) Emporia State* Emporia, Kan. 3 p.m. Oct. 20 (Sunday) Washburn* Topeka, Kan. 1 p.m. Oct. 25 (Friday) Northwest Missouri* EDMOND 7 p.m. Oct. 27 (Sunday) Missouri Western* EDMOND 1 p.m. Nov. 1 (Friday) Newman* Wichita, Kan. 7 p.m. Nov. 3 (Sunday) Rogers State* Claremore, Okla. 1 p.m. Nov. 8-17 MIAA Tournament TBD Nov. 22-Dec. 14 NCAA Tournament TBD Bold – Home Games; * – MIAA game Table of Contents General Information Records/History 2019 Schedule ................................... 1/Back Cover UCO Records .................................................. 22-23 UCO Quick Facts/Directory ................................... 2 All-Conference Players ........................................ 24 All-Region Players ............................................... 25 Coaches/Outlook All-Americans ..................................................... 25 Head Coach ....................................................... 4-5 All-time Letterwinners ........................................ 26 Assistant Coach .................................................... 5 Season-by-Season Results ............................. 27-28 Season Outlook .................................................... 6 All-time Series Records ....................................... 29 Players Tom Thompson Field .......................................... 30 Roster ................................................................... 8 Player Bios ....................................................... 9-16 About UCO University of Central Oklahoma .................... 32-33 Season Review About Edmond ................................................... 34 2018 Results ....................................................... 18 About Oklahoma City ......................................... 35 2018 Statistics..................................................... 19 President ............................................................ 36 2018 MIAA Standings/Awards ............................ 20 Athletic Administration ................................. 36-38 The MIAA ........................................................... IBC 1 2019 UCO Soccer Media Guide UCO Quick Facts Directory Mailing Address: University of Central Oklahoma ........... (405) 974-2000 100 North University Dr. Athletics Department ........................... (405) 974-2500 Edmond, Okla. 73034 Athletics Director Founded: Dec. 24, 1890 Eddie Griffin .......................................... (405) 974-2500 President: Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar 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 Director of Compliance and Legal Affairs: Jeremy Rogers Amel Muhamedagic ............................. (405) 974-2440 Assistant AD/Marketing: Brandon Baker Head Athletic Trainer Assistant AD/Media Relations: Chris Brannick Ed Kabrick ............................................. (405) 974-2188 Director of Ticket Operations:Bill Shaw Media Relations Director of Academic Support: Reggie Jordan Chris Brannick ....................................... (405) 974-2142 Head Athletic Trainer:Ed Kabrick Faculty Representative: Trey Cone National Affiliation:NCAA Division II School Nickname “Bronchos” was the nickname selected for Central Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Oklahoma in 1922 by Mary Agnes Lindsey Wantland, Nickname: Bronchos wife of long-time UCO football coach C.W. Wantland. School Colors: Bronze and Blue The name was chosen from a number of suggestions Enrollment: 16,000 for the name of UCO’s football team and became the nickname for all athletic teams at the school. Soccer Facts Mrs. Wantland was made an honorary member of the Head Coach: Mike Cook Letterman’s Club as a result of selecting the nickname, Years, Record at UCO: 21 years, 309-114-30 becoming the first woman admitted to that organization. Years, Overall Record: 26 years, 397-136-31 Assistant Coach: Amel Muhamedagic School Colors 2018 Record: 22-2 Bronze and blue were chosen as Central Oklahoma’s 2018 MIAA Record/Finish: 10-1 (First) school colors in 1895 by school president Edmund Dan- Lettermen Returning/Lost: 16/10 dridge Murdaugh. Starters Returning/Lost (5+ games): 8/4 The first public display of the bronze and blue was in Guthrie when a student represented UCO in the first Soccer History oratorical contest ever held in Oklahoma. First Year of Soccer: 1998 All-time Record: 309-114-30 Production Credits Conference Titles: Seven (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, The 2018 UCO soccer media guide was written, ed- 2007, 2018) ited and designed by sports information director Chris NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances: 12 (2000, 2002, Brannick. 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, Photographs were provided by UCO Photographic 2018) Services. NCAA Division II Playoff Record: 8-9-3 On The Cover Central Oklahoma soccer’s four seniors in 2019, Kelsey Gordon (top left), Asha Haile (top right), Madison Motil (bottom left), and Haley Post (bottom right). 2 2019 UCO Soccer Media Guide The Coaches 3 2019 UCO Soccer Media Guide Head Coach Mike Cook ike Cook has been with third straight regular-season league championship before falling the Central Oklahoma in a shootout in the national tournament to finish 18-3-1. Msoccer program since UCO claimed a fourth consecutive LSC regular-season title its inception and has built the and made its longest Division II playoff run in 2007, winning two Bronchos into a perennial NCAA games to advance to the Sweet 16 before losing to St. Edward’s Division II contender, reaching the in the Midwest Regional finals to end a 19-5-1 campaign. NCAA Tournament 12 times in 21 The Bronchos had a lengthy league winning streak snapped seasons of play. in 2008 in having their four-year string of LSC titles ended and The dean of the UCO coaching ended up finished 13-6-3. staff, Cook came to Edmond when UCO bounced back in 2009, finishing 14-6-3 and winning the the school started the program in LSC Tournament title in a shootout to earn a national tourna- 1998 and has guided the Bron- ment berth before losing a shootout in the first round of the chos to an amazing 309-114-30 regional. record over the past 20 years. He The Bronchos went 11-8-1 in 2010 and started 0-3 in 2011 has a 24-year women’s record of 397-136-31, ranking among the before winning a school-record 15 games in a row to qualify for Division II coaching leaders in all-time wins and winning percent- the national playoffs despite playing an independent schedule. age (.731). UCO hosted one of the South Central Regional tournaments and Mike has led UCO to 12 national playoff appearances since received a first-round bye before dropping a tough 1-0 decision 2000, with the Bronchos winning six regular-season titles and to Dallas Baptist in the second round. five tournament crowns during their tenure in the Lone Star Con- Central joined the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Asso- ference. Cook earned LSC Coach of the Year accolades six times ciation in 2012 and Cook led the Bronchos to a runner-up finish and was named Midwest Regional Coach of the Year twice. and a second straight national tournament appearance. UCO Cook won his first Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Asso- won its first-round playoff game before falling 1-0 in the second ciation regular season and postseason tournament titles in 2018 round in finishing the season 16-3-3. and was also named MIAA Coach of the Year and Central Region The Bronchos went 9-10-2 during an injury-plagued 2013 Coach of the Year. season, pulling off two upsets in the MIAA Tournament to make He’s coached 111 All-Conference, 76 All-Region and 10 the finals before losing in overtime. All-America players during his highly-successful UCO tenure. UCO got back on track in 2014, returning to the national 2018 was the most successful season in Central’s history. Cook tournament and winning a first-round game en route to a 14-5-3 led the Bronchos to a 22-2 season, finishing its historic season in finish. The Bronchos went 12-5-3 and finished as MIAA run- the NCAA Championship Round of 16. The Bronchos set a new ners-up in 2015. school record most wins in one season (22), most wins to start Cook had his team back in the national playoffs in 2016, with a season (16) and longest win streak in school history (16). The UCO making it to the second round before being eliminated. The