Wake Forest Athletics
Carson Porter Named Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
7/19/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
July 19, 2004
Winston-Salem, N.C. - Wake Forest head men's soccer coach Jay Vidovich has announced the hiring of Carson Porter to his coaching staff.
"We are thrilled about having a person with such a phenomenal soccer background on our staff," Vidovich said. "Carson will bring a wealth of knowledge in all areas of the game. He succeeded at the highest levels of not only the ACC, but all of college soccer. I have no doubt he will be able to translate that experience to our players."
"I am so excited to join the Wake Forest soccer family," Porter said. "I am thankful to Coach Vidovich for this tremendous opportunity. I enjoyed my time as a player in the ACC and now look forward to those same experiences as a coach."
Porter, 26, comes to Winston-Salem after coaching the past two years with the Capital Area Soccer League (C.A.S.L.) club program. Porter worked with the under-14 and under-19 boy's squads. He also coached current Demon Deacons Ryan Solle and Steven Curfman. Porter, who owns a USSF "C" License and NSCAA National Diploma, worked with the University of North Carolina on a volunteer basis this past spring.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Porter was a four-year letterwinner for the Tar Heels from 1997-2000. North Carolina went 50-29-3 in his four seasons highlighted by the 2000 squad that captured the ACC Championship and finished the regular season ranked #1 in the nation. The Tar Heels fell just one game shy of the 2000 College Cup.
Porter earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism/English from North Carolina in 2001. He worked one year in New York City for the advertising agency, D'arcy, before entering coaching.
