Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's soccer

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
men's soccer
Founded1979 (1979)[1]
UniversityCalifornia State University, Bakersfield
Head coachRichie Grant (6th season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationBakersfield, California, US
StadiumMain Soccer Field
(capacity: 2,000)
NicknameCSUB, Roadrunners
ColorsBlue and gold[2]
   
Home
Away
NCAA tournament championships
1997 (DII)
NCAA tournament College Cup
1995, 1997 (DII)
NCAA tournament Quarterfinals
1995, 1997 (DII)
NCAA tournament Round of 16
1995, 1997 (DII)
NCAA tournament Round of 32
1995, 1997, 2004 (DII)
NCAA tournament appearances
2011 (DI)
1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004 (DII)

The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's soccer team represents California State University, Bakersfield in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Roadrunners play in the Western Athletic Conference.

Roster

As of Jul 2026[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Juan Mendez
1 GK  AUS Zenden Hart
2 DF  CAN Nikola Kostic
3 DF  USA Armon Haghighat
4 DF  MEX Ulisse Alberti
5 DF  AUS Jackson Chambers
7 FW  USA Joey Velasquez
8 MF  GER Jakob Löpping
9 FW  GER Nils Heinrich
10 MF  ENG Jesse Wangusi
11 FW  AUS Lorimer Bouman
12 FW  USA Justin Knighton
13 DF  USA Khaelan Manuel-Zeitlin
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  SUI Jacob Bernauer
15 MF  USA Kevin Rodriguez
16 DF  NOR Filip Arras
17 MF  USA Kevin Estrada
18 MF  CAN Damian Jamal-Olander
19 MF  AUS Curtis Miley
20 MF  USA Dakoth Medina
21 FW  USA Jackson Mpawenayo
23 FW  USA Oshea Foster
25 FW  USA Chisom Ene
26 MF  USA Josh Robinson
27 DF  USA Javier Villatoro
28 DF  USA Ivan Bustos
30 GK  USA Diego Ramirez

Coaches

Current staff

As of March 22, 2019 [4]

Name Pos. Consec.
Richie GrantHead coach6th
James GarcesAssistant Coach5th
Chris McGaugheyAssistant Coach3rd

Coaching records

Coach Years Overall Conference
Record Pct. Record Pct.
Pepe Ortega 1979–80 1–22–0 .043 0–10–0 .000
Dave Atkinson 1981–86 13–80–6 .162 1–59–2 .032
Simon Tobin 1997–2013 305–188–52 .607 99–95–28 .509
Richie Grant 2013– 34–51–13 .413 18–25–7 .430
Total 353–341–71 .508 118–189–37 .397

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

CSUB has appeared in one NCAA Division Tournaments. Their record is 0–1–0.

Cal State Bakersfield vs Air Force in 2019
Year Round Rival Result
2011 First round St. Mary's (CA) L 0–1

NCAA Division II Tournament results

CSUB has appeared in seven NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their record is 4–5–2.[5]

Year Round Rival Result
1990 First round Sonoma State L 2–3 2OT
1994 Second round Seattle Pacific T 2–2 PK
1995 Second round
Semifinals
Grand Canyon
Southern Connecticut
L 1–2 3OT
1996 First round Seattle Pacific L 0–2
1997 First round
Second round
Semifinals
Final
West Texas A&M
Seattle Pacific
Truman
Lynn
W 3–2 4OT
W 4–3 4OT
W 2–0
W 1–0
2001 First round CSU Dominguez Hills L 0–1
2004 First round
Second round
CSU Dominguez Hills
Seattle Pacific
T 0–0 PK
L 0–3

Championships

National championships

Source:[1]

Rivalries

CSUB's primary rivals are Cal St. L.A. and Cal Poly Pomona, whom they have played the most matches against.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 History and Record Book on gorunners.com
  2. ↑ "Roadrunners Color Scheme" (PDF). Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Style Guide. September 11, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2026 Men's Soccer Roster". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  4. ↑ "CSUB Men's Soccer Coaches". gorunners.com. CSUB Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament Brackets" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Expanded Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gorunners.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.