The Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer team represents

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men's

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competitions. The team is a member of the

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. Ohio State has an overall record of 456–516–123 (.473) in their 68-year history. They have appeared in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 12 times including a runner-up finish in the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Buckeyes have participated in the Big Ten Conference since the conference began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991. Since then, they have been 76–92–18 (.457) in the conference. The team has four regular season titles (2004, '09, '15, '24) and four conference tournament titles (2000, '07, '09, '24). The team has played their home games at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since 1999. The facility has a Natural Grass surface and has a capacity of 8,000. Brian Maisonneuve has been the head coach of the Buckeyes since 2018. He previously served as an assistant coach for the

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from 2010 to 2017 and played for the

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from 1996 to 2004.

Current roster

Seasons

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Team Management

Head Coaching history

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NCAA Tournament Results

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Awards and honors

Team

* NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship **Runners-Up (1):

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Big Ten Regular Season Championships

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Big Ten Tournament Championships

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Individual

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** 2024: Michael Adedokun * All-Americans ** Rich Nichols (LHB), 1951 Second Team ** Eugene Bak (RHB), 1954 Honorable Mention ** Richard Bertz (CHB), 1955 Honorable Mention ** Richard Bertz (IR), 1956 Honorable Mention ** Gunars Neiders (FB), 1956 Honorable Mention ** Hans Lesheim (CF), 1957 Honorable Mention ** Robert Black (GK), 1967 Honorable Mention ** Justin Cook (F), 2004 Third Team ** Xavier Balc (F), 2007 First Team ** Eric Brunner (D), 2007 First Team ** Liam Doyle (D), 2015 Third Team ** Michael Adedokun (MF), 2024 First Team ** Siggi Magnusson (D), 2024 First Team * Big Ten Player of the Year ** 2004: Justin Cook ** 2007: Xavier Balc * Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year ** 2009: Doug Verhoff ** 2010: David Tiemstra ** 2011: David Tiemstra ** 2015: Liam Doyle * Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year ** 2011: Chris Hegngi * Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year ** 2015: Chris Froschauer ** 2022: Keagan McLaughlin * Big Ten Midfielder Player of the Year ** 2022: Laurence Wootton ** 2023: Laurence Wootton ** 2024: Michael Adedokun * Big Ten Freshman of the Year ** 1998: John Monebrake ** 1999: John Tomaino ** 2000: Justin Cook ** 2009: Matt Lampson ** 2021: Laurence Wootton * Big Ten Coach of the Year ** 1992: Gary Avedikian ** 1999: John Bluem ** 2004: John Bluem ** 2009: John Bluem ** 2014: John Bluem ** 2024: Brian Maisonneuve

References

External links

* {{Big Ten Conference men's soccer navbox