2019-20 Men's Soccer Team
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- Year Inducted:
- 2025-26
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- Sport(s):
- Men's Soccer
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- Inductee Category:
- Team
The 2019 men's soccer team won its second consecutive NAIA national championship, finishing the year with a 25-1 record, a Heart Regular Season and Conference Tournament Championship, and a No. 1 national ranking. The team broke numerous school records along the way, including most wins in a season, fewest losses in a season, and highest single-season winning percentage. Central was dominant on the field all season, ranking first in the nation on goals scored (123), second in assists (97), and second in shutouts (15). In the national tournament, the Eagles outscored their opponents 18-2 and defeated Hastings College in the championship game, 3-1. For the second straight year, the program earned five NAIA All-Americans, the coaching staff was recognized as the NAIA United Soccer Coaches National Staff of the Year, and Alex Nichols was named NAIA Coach of the Year.
Team members include head coach Alex Nichols, assistant coach David Macsicza, graduate assistants Rafael Ortiz Ferreira and Ricardo Olaya, and athletic trainer Ryan Novatny.
Players included Harry Porritt, Vince Gelei, Hunter Gilliam, Andrea de Simone, Vincenzo Centrella, Luc Alvarez, Rodrigo Paredes, Junior Kazeem, Daniel Hernandez, Guzman Pery, Martins Veckagans, Colin Horn, Fabio Tarnowski, Victor Luengo, Christian Sanchez Ortiz, Jayton Johnson, Mark Csongradi, Carlos Scheckermann, Marcos German, Jakub Lacko, Qian Grosvenor, Alberto Pangrazzi, Alejandro Soerum, Rian Marques, and Zachary Simon.
