Indiana University soccer is synonymous with tradition and excellence. Six-time National Coach of the Year Jerry Yeagley turned the Hoosier program into the most storied in college sports. After leading the Hoosiers for 31 years, Yeagley retired after the 2003 season and turned the reins over to long time assistant  and former Hoosier All-American, Mike Freitag. He was an assistant to Yeagley for 11 seasons before taking over the head job. Freitag did not skip a beat adding the program’s seventh national title in his inaugural year in 2004.
In their third decade of varsity competition, the Hoosiers are one of the most storied traditions in all of collegiate athletics. In the program’s 33 seasons, Indiana owns more wins (576), has appeared in more College Cups (17) and has a higher winning percentage in both regular season (.818) and postseason play (.760) than any other school in Division I soccer.
Yeagley guided the Hoosiers to six NCAA Championships (1982, ’83, ’88, ’98, ’99, ‘03), 16 College Cup appearances (1976, ’78, ’80, ’82, ’83, ’84,’88, ’89, ’91, ’94, ’97, ’98, ’99, ‘00, ’01, ‘03), and in the process, helped Indiana soccer hold the reputation of a program possessing a great deal of class and integrity.
In just his first season as the headman, Freitag led IU to the program’s seventh national title in 2004. It marked the third occasion in which IU had won back-to-back national titles and it was the program’s record 17th appearance in the College Cup.
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