The 1992 men’s soccer team was the second team to bring a national championship title to York College, repeating the 1990 team’s victory at the Small College Athletic Association’s National Championship. The 1992 team’s record of 14-2-1 was capped with their championship victory over New Hampshire Tech 4-3.
The Panthers closed out the tournament with team and individual honors as Brian Edmondson, Darren Thompson, Matt Coppinger and Matt Smith were named to the All-Tournament team. Coppinger was also named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
The NSCAA named three Panther players to the All-American Team: Ricky Pruitt, Nathan Reiser and John Seaman.
Head Coach Brad Fisher earned his second national championship and gave all the praise to his team. "It was a team effort," he said. "There were a lot of guys that really wanted it. This year everyone played hard and deserved to win. The team went out and did what they needed to do to win."
Players from the 1992 championship team include James Jerome, Brian Glendenning, Steve Arledge, Corey Kuroiwa, Jeremy Maxwell, Drew Wetzel, Julio Ibarra, Jason Church, Matt Coppinger, Jerrod Crouch, Juan Grant, Tim Carr, Matt Smith, Lenny Virgili, Bobby Conner, Mark Assante, Travis Hulock, John Seaman, P.J. Smith, Lance Takao, Harold Pimenta, Johnny Parks, Ricky Pruitt, Nate Cleveland, Brian Edmondson, Jeff Fuller, Nate Reiser, Chris Luther, Darren Thompson, Kevin Reed, and Jeremy Colbeck.
Because of their accomplishment 25 years ago as the Small College Athletic Association’s National Champions, on October 20, 2017, the 1992 Panther men’s soccer team is inducted into the York College Athletic Hall of Fame as a Team of Distinction.
