Vidovich, Porter Win National Coach of the Year Awards
1/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Jan. 17, 2009
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Wake Forest men's soccer head coach Jay Vidovich was named the NCAA Division I men's national coach of the year for the second consecutive year and assistant coach Carson Porter was named the Glenn "Mooch" Myernick College Assistant Coach of the Year, as announced Friday night at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America awards banquet.
Vidovich was named national coach of the year for the second straight year, becoming the first Division I men's coach to win the award in consecutive years since Indiana's Jerry Yeagley won the award in 1998 and 1999. Porter was named the assistant coach of the year for the first time in his career.
In 2008, Vidovich and Porter, along with assistant coaches Jon Lowery and Ryan Martin, developed Wake Forest into one of the most dominant teams in the history of college soccer. The Demon Deacons scored a school record 81 goals during the 2008 campaign, the most goals scored by any Division I team since 1998 when UNC Greensboro tallied 91 goals. Wake Forest only allowed 17 goals in 2008, sporting a goal differential of 64 goals.
The 2008 season marked the 15th season for Vidovich as head coach of the Wake Forest men's soccer program. The 2008 ACC Coach of the Year, Vidovich guided Wake Forest to a 21-2-1 record, a No. 1 ranking for most of the 2008 season and the team's third straight trip to the College Cup. Vidovich reached a career milestone during the 2008 season as he picked up the 200th win of his coaching career. His career record currently stands at 208-83-28, a winning percentage of just below 70 percent.
Porter completed his fifth season on the Wake Forest sidelines in 2008. A native of Charlotte, N.C., Porter has seen 10 Demon Deacon players earn All-ACC honors. Since his arrival in 2004, Wake Forest has an 88-20-11 overall record and the team has advanced to three consecutive College Cups, including the first national championship in program history in 2007.