Join us every Wednesday on erauathletics.com as we take a moment to remember and recognize each of our conference & national championships.
The 1999 season was the 11th season of competition for the Embry-Riddle men's soccer team and the sixth season under Head Coach
David Gregson. That year the Eagles took home their first regular season conference title, finishing 11-1-0 in Florida Sun Conference play.
The Blue and Gold opened the season with a 7-0 drubbing of Clearwater Christian before dropping contests to Florida Southern and Life. ERAU opened FSC play with a 2-1 win over Webber on Sept. 8, but fell at St. Thomas, 4-1, in its second conference game of the season. The Eagles bounced back with a 2-1 win over NCAA II Rollins, which set in motion a 13-game unbeaten streak that included 10 consecutive conference wins, capped by a 5-2 pounding of St. Thomas on Nov. 4.
As FSC regular season champions, the Blue and Gold earned the No. 1 seed in the FSC/Region XIV Tournament. Unfortunately, ERAU came up short against fourth-seeded Flagler, falling 3-2 in double overtime.
The Eagles received numerous postseason accolades following the 1999 season. Connally Edozien was named the FSC and NAIA Region XIV Player of the Year after scoring 15 goals and adding three assists for a total of 33 points. Edozien was also selected to the All-FSC first team and the All-Region team, along with Jasmin Kadric (16 goals, 8 assists), Dario Gravato (1.42 GAA, .720 save %), Ben Kearton (1 goal, 1 assist), Phillip Jones (8 assists), and Danny McNally (7 goals, 3 assists). Micah Young and Manuel Cerrato (4 goals, 14 assists) were also named to the All-FSC second team. In addition, Coach Gregson was named the FSC Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. Nationally, Edozien was named an NAIA Second Team All-American, while Gravato, Kadric, Kearton, Jones, and McNally all received All-America Honorable Mention.
Check back next week when we look back at the 2018 women's track & field season.