Randolph's men’s soccer team was ranked 25th in the nation Tuesday by D3soccer.com. The ranking is a first for the undefeated WildCats, currently sporting a perfect 7-0 overall record going into Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play this week.
The poll, voted on by coaches, writers and school sports information directors, was released Tuesday morning. The WildCats earned 47 total votes, which was three more than the next team receiving votes, Plattsburgh State. The team ranking is the first in College history, though the men’s basketball team received votes last year in the D3hoops.com poll.
"It's a tremendous accomplishment for a team to achieve a national ranking," said head coach Bryan Waggoner. "It's taken hard work over the five years from all of our players, and this is not just and accomplishment for our team but for our Randolph family. We want to continue to build going forward, and I know our team is not satisfied and will continue to work even harder."
Randolph is the only ODAC school currently ranked, and one of only two Virginia schools with No. 2 Christopher Newport University being the other.
For more see http://wildcats.randolphcollege.edu/news/update.asp?id=1998
