MaxPreps 2013 Soccer Early Contenders: St. Xavier boys

St. Xavier hasn't lost in its last 55 matches. That's good reason to be honored as a national title Early Contender, presented by adidas and Dick's Sporting Goods.

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Jul 16, 2013, 1:00pm

SCHOOL PROFILE
From left to right: Matt Effinger, Andy Schulten and Jack Somervell
From left to right: Matt Effinger, Andy Schulten and Jack Somervell
Photo by Wayne Litmer

State classification: KHSAA (Kentucky has one division for soccer)

Enrollment: 1,400 (all boys)

Athletic director: Alan Donhoff

2012 finish: 27-0-2 (No. 4 NSCAA rankings; No. 23 MaxPreps computer rankings; KHSAA champs)

Head coach Andy Schulten
Head coach Andy Schulten
Photo by Wayne Litmer
Head coach: Andy Schulten

Years at school: 20 (last 16 as head coach)

Career record: 316-43-18

Notable team achievements: Tigers have won eight KHSAA championships since 1997, and are currently on a 55-game unbeaten streak (53 wins, two ties).

Notable soccer alumni: Ray J. Burse (GK, Dallas Burn); Kevin Bick (two-time Kentucky Player of the Year, current captain at San Diego State); Oliver Brown (Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year 2010); Neil Henley (Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year 2011).

Notable non-soccer facts about school: Since the beginning of the 1997-1998 school year, St. Xavier teams have won 57 state championships, including 16 by the swimming and diving team, 13 by the tennis team, five by the golf team, five by the cross country team, and four by the football team, as well as three by the track and wrestling teams. Another 29 state and national titles have been captured by St. Xavier’s volleyball, power-lifting, hockey, rugby and lacrosse teams in sports not sanctioned by the KHSAA, the most recent being the state rugby title in 2013.