Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer

Western Michigan Broncos
men's soccer
Western Michigan Broncos; men's soccer
Founded	1971
University	Western Michigan University
Head coach	Chad Wiseman (11th season)
Conference	MVC
Location	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Stadium	WMU Soccer Complex ; (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Broncos
Colors	Brown and gold;
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
	2017, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2017, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2003, 2017, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
	2003, 2022, 2023
Conference Regular Season championships
	2017, 2023

The Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer team represents Western Michigan University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. As of the next NCAA men's soccer season in 2023, the Broncos compete in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), following the dropping of men's soccer by WMU's full-time home of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team currently plays in the soccer-specific WMU Soccer Complex on the campus. The team has qualified for NCAA Tournament a total of four times, earning berths in 2003, 2017, 2022 and 2023. The team won the MAC regular season championship in 2017^[2] and the MVC regular season championship in 2023.

History

Joining the Missouri Valley Conference

Following the Mid-American Conference's decision to suspend sponsorship of men's soccer following the 2022 season, the Western Michigan Broncos joined the Missouri Valley Conference as affiliate members. Fellow MAC members Bowling Green and Northern Illinois also joined the Broncos in MVC men's soccer.^[3] Following their successful 2022 season, the WMU Broncos became the last men's soccer team to win the MAC championship.

Current roster

As of July 12, 2023 ^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Noah Dietrich
1	GK	USA	Ethan Brandt
2	DF	USA	Braxton Arpachinda
3	DF	USA	Jonathan Robinson
5	DF	USA	Jaylen Shannon
6	FW	USA	Dylan Sing
8	DF	USA	Christian Shannon
9	FW	KOS	Roni Sylejmani
10	MF	USA	Noah James
11	FW	USA	Noah Brumels
13	MF	USA	Connor Burkett
14	MF	USA	Praise Maduekwe
15	MF	CAN	Stephen Belanger
16	MF	USA	Tanner Hodgson
18	DF	USA	Kyle Scott
19	DF	USA	Dante Bailey
20	MF	USA	Ronan Wilcox
22	MF	USA	Ty Usiak
23	DF	USA	Ben Derby
24	DF	USA	Vianney Durand
25	FW	USA	Charlie Sharp
26	MF	USA	Landon Fisher
27	MF	USA	Carson Hodgson
30	MF	USA	Nick Biel
45	GK	USA	Sean O'Meara

NCAA tournament results

Season	Competition	Round	Seed	Opponent	Result
2003	NCAA Tournament	First round (48 teams)	–	at Milwaukee	L 4–1
2017	NCAA Tournament	Second round (32 teams)	No. 10	vs. Albany	W 2–0
2017	NCAA Tournament	Third round (16 teams)	No. 10	at No. 7 Michigan State	L 2–1
2022	NCAA Tournament	First round (48 teams)	–	at Louisville	W 2–1 (a.e.t.)
2022	NCAA Tournament	Second round (32 teams)	–	at No. 9 Lipscomb	W 1–0
2022	NCAA Tournament	Third round (16 teams)	–	at Portland	L 1–0
2023	NCAA Tournament	First round (48 teams)	–	vs. Green Bay	W 3–0
2023	NCAA Tournament	Second round (32 teams)	–	at No. 15 Duke	W 2–1 (a.e.t.)
2023	NCAA Tournament	Third round (16 teams)	–	at No. 2 Notre Dame	L 0–0 (p 4–2)

Year-by-year results


Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Rank^#
Pete Esdale (1971)
1971	Pete Esdale	5–7–0
Pete Esdale:		5–7–0
Pete Glon (1972–1977)
1972	Pete Glon	2–10–1
1973	Pete Glon	4–4–5
1974	Pete Glon	7–5–1
1975	Pete Glon	5–5–2
1976	Pete Glon	5–5–2
1977	Pete Glon	6–6–1
Pete Glon:		29–35–12
Scott Ferris (1978–1982)
1978	Scott Ferris	7–2–3
1979	Scott Ferris	4–9–2
1980	Scott Ferris	6–11–2
1981	Scott Ferris	6–9–3
1982	Scott Ferris	10–8–2
Scott Ferris:		33–39–12
Blake Glass (1983–1997)
1983	Blake Glass	8–10–0
1984	Blake Glass	9–7–1
1985	Blake Glass	9–8–0
1986	Blake Glass	8–9–1
1987	Blake Glass	10–8–1
1988	Blake Glass	12–5–2
1989	Blake Glass	11–6–1
1990	Blake Glass	8–9–2
1991	Blake Glass	10–8–0
1992	Blake Glass	6–7–2
1993	Blake Glass	10–8–0	2–3–0	4th
1994	Blake Glass	9–10–1	2–3–0	4th
1995	Blake Glass	6–12–1	1–4–0	5th
1996	Blake Glass	4–11–4	0–4–1	6th
1997	Blake Glass	5–8–4	1–5–1	7th
Blake Glass:		125–126–20	6–19–2
Chris Karwoski (1998–2008)
1998	Chris Karwoski	4–15–2	1–7–0	t-8th
1999	Chris Karwoski	2–15–3	0–5–2	8th
2000	Chris Karwoski	6–13–1	1–5–0	t-6th
2001	Chris Karwoski	5–13–1	1–4–1	5th
2002	Chris Karwoski	3–14–2	1–6–0	7th
2003	Chris Karwoski	12–7–2	3–2–1	3rd
2004	Chris Karwoski	9–7–4	3–2–1	4th
2005	Chris Karwoski	9–9–2	2–2–1	t-3rd
2006	Chris Karwoski	6–12–1	3–2–0	3rd
2007	Chris Karwoski	7–10–2	0–4–1	6th
2008	Chris Karwoski	3–15–1	2–4–0	5th
Chris Karwoski:		66–130–21	17–43–7
Stu Riddle (2009–2012)
2009	Stu Riddle	6–10–1	3–2–1	3rd
2010	Stu Riddle	10–8–2	4–2–0	2nd
2011	Stu Riddle	6–12–3	2–2–2	4th
2012	Stu Riddle	11–6–2	3–3–1	t-4th
Stu Riddle:		33–36–8	12–9–4
Chad Wiseman (2013–present)
2013	Chad Wiseman	9–9–1	4–1–1	2nd
2014	Chad Wiseman	8–7–4	2–2–1	4th
2015	Chad Wiseman	11–4–4	3–1–1	2nd
2016	Chad Wiseman	9–6–4	1–1–3	4th
2017	Chad Wiseman	17–4–1	5–0–0	1st	9
2018	Chad Wiseman	11–6–3	1–1–2	3rd
2019	Chad Wiseman	11–5–2	2–1–2	2nd	25
2020	Chad Wiseman	7–3–1	5–3–1	2nd
2021	Chad Wiseman	7–6–5	2–3–1	5th
2022	Chad Wiseman	16–3–2	5–1–2	2nd
2023	Chad Wiseman	17-1-4	7–0–1	1st	12th
Chad Wiseman:		123–55–31	37–14–15
Total:		356–411–94
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Notable alumni

Sean Lewis (soccer) - Player for Indy Eleven, graduated in 2012
Brandon Bye - Player for the New England Revolution, graduated in 2017
Drew Shepherd - Former player for Toronto FC II, graduated in 2017
Jake Rufe - Player for Birmingham Legion, graduated in 2018
Samuel Biek - Player for German football club FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, graduated in 2019
Charlie Sharp - Player for Toronto FC II, graduated in 2023