Award
ACC Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year Awarded for the best freshman in theAtlantic Coast Conference Country United States Presented by Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (1990–present) First award 1990 Currently held by Nick Simmonds,Virginia
TheAtlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year is an annual award given to the best head coach in theAtlantic Coast Conference during the NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The award has been given since 1990.
Notable winners of the award include:Claudio Reyna (who captained theUnited States men's national soccer team from 1998 to 2007),Jay Heaps (known for his association with theNew England Revolution as player and as coach),Paul Stalteri (Canadian regular, spending most of his career in Germany, most notably withWerder Bremen ),Kyle Martino (better known as acolor commentator forNBC Sports ), andPatrick Mullins (two-timeHermann Trophy winner).
Freshman of the Year (1990–present)[ edit ] Claudio Reyna won the award in 1991, whilst playing for theUniversity of Virginia .Jay Heaps won the award in 1995, whilst playing forDuke University .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "2012–13 ACC Record Book" (PDF) .Atlantic Coast Conference . p. 80. Retrieved8 March 2016 .^ "LEWIS NAMED ACC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR" . Boston College Athletics. 14 November 2013. Retrieved8 March 2016 .^ "Kubel Chosen as ACC Freshman of the Year" . Louisville Athletics. 13 November 2014. Retrieved8 March 2016 .^ "Harrison Named ACC Offensive Player and Freshman of the Year" . Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. 10 November 2015. Retrieved8 March 2016 .^ "2016–17 ACC Men's Soccer Release" (PDF) .Atlantic Coast Conference . Raycom Sports. p. 5. RetrievedNovember 19, 2016 .^ "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners" .theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. RetrievedNovember 7, 2017 .^ "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees" .theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. RetrievedNovember 7, 2018 .^ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced" .theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. RetrievedNovember 13, 2019 .^ "2020 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced" .theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 14, 2021. RetrievedApril 15, 2021 .^ "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled" .theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. RetrievedNovember 16, 2021 .^ "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced" .theacc.com .Atlantic Coast Conference . November 9, 2022. RetrievedNovember 10, 2022 .^ "2023 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced" .theacc.com .Atlantic Coast Conference . November 8, 2023. RetrievedNovember 8, 2023 .^ "2024 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced" .theacc.com .Atlantic Coast Conference . November 13, 2024. RetrievedNovember 13, 2024 .^ "2025 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced" .theacc.com .Atlantic Coast Conference . November 12, 2025. RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 .
Teams Championships Awards Seasons
Men's college soccer awards (United States)
National players of the year Individual awards Conference players of the year Conference freshmen of the year Conference coaches of the year